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Tribe proposes second roundabout near casino BY STUART MILLER smiller@snovalleystar.com

A proposed second roundabout outside the Snoqualmie Casino intended to help traffic flow and safety on Southeast North Bend Way has left some neighbors living next to the reservation frustrated by what they say is a lack of communication about the project.

Traffic and engineering consultants with the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe met privately with King County officials Aug. 30 for a pre-application meeting regarding plans for the new roundabout. The proposed roundabout is intended to improve safety and access along North Bend Way as the tribe builds a new gas station and convenience store

at the corner near its liquor and tobacco store. Many residents in the neighborhood directly west of the reservation say their efforts to contact the tribe and casino to provide input for the road improvements have been largely ignored. Melissa and Jerad Robbins have been living in the casinoadjacent neighborhood for 14

years, long before the casino opened in 2008. They’ve been trying to contact representatives from the tribe and casino for months, they say, to talk about the proposed roundabout, traffic and other issues. “I’ve left Jerry Lamb messages, who is supposedly in charge of neighborly relations but have not been able to talk with him,” Melissa Robbins

said. “There has been no ‘let’s be neighborly’ from them.” Lamb is part of the tribe’s Governmental Affairs and Special Projects Department. The tribe sent out a press release about the proposed roundabout plan Aug. 25, listing Lamb as the media contact. “The press release talked SEE ROUNDABOUT, PAGE 2

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Youngsters in face paint stand in line to play on an inflatable bounce house during Encompass’ 50th anniversary birthday party held Aug. 27 at Centennial Field for the nonprofit.

Encompass celebrates 50 years BY STUART MILLER

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Fifty years ago, a group of mothers living in the Snoqualmie Valley worked together to start the SnoValley School for Special Needs entirely from donations

and their own money. Today’s incarnation of that first organization is Encompass NW. It has grown up since 1966 to now serve approximately 1,900 children and families throughout the Snoqualmie Valley and surrounding areas.

Encompass celebrated 50 years of helping kids in the valley Aug. 27. Its birthday party saw more than 300 Encompass families and supporters come out to Centennial Field for food, face painting, field games, bounce houses and more. There was

even a speech by Mary Loop one of the original mothers who founded what has become Encompass. Growing up The original creators of the SEE FIFTY, PAGE 6

The Snoqualmie Ridge master-planned community is on its way to completion after the City Council voted Aug. 22 to approve the final plat application for more houses in the Eagle Pointe neighborhood. Fifty-three new single-family homes will eventually fill the site north of Southeast Moses Street and west of Southeast Swenson Drive. Much of the major infrastructure, including storm drains, streets and sidewalks, has been constructed, but some things like fire hydrants, utility lines and final paving are unfinished, Snoqualmie Community Development Director Mark SEE MILESTONE, PAGE 3

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Tribe to meet with county to apply for roundabout

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about improving safety for visitors, but there is not one mention of the community that lives here and has to deal with this on a day-to-day basis,” Melissa Robbins said. Elizabeth Cambier, a neighbor of the Robbins’, said Lamb is among four different people who have been called the “point person” for the project during her attempts at communication. Cambier first heard about the roundabout project in the spring after reading a landuse poster board about the new gas station. She met with Snoqualmie Casino CEO Jon Jenkins to talk about the project, she said. Cambier said that she later learned from Tribal Chairwoman Carolyn Lubenau that Jenkins had mischaracterized their meeting to the Tribal Council. He indicated he’d met with a group of neighbors, rather than just her, Cambier said. Jenkins said he has no knowledge of any misrepresentation. “I’m sure we can straighten that out with another conversation,” Jenkins said.

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A car (left) exits the Snoqualmie Indian Reservation near the tobacco and liquor store. A residential neighborhood stemming from 372 Ave. SE lies very near the stores and casino.

Cambier said as recently as last week she had tried unsuccessfully to contact the tribe and Jenkins. After Lubenau was placed on administrative leave for undisclosed reasons in July, Cambier was told that Jaime Martin and Lamb, both employees in the tribe’s Governmental Affairs and Special Projects Department, are the contact persons for the project. Despite repeated efforts to communicate with a representative for the last few months, she has been either ignored or referred to someone else, Cambier said.

“If this roundabout is supposed to be so great, why don’t they give us more information on it?” Jerad Robbins said. Cambier and the Robbins are concerned about possible difficulties in access to their neighborhood via 372nd Avenue Southeast if traffic volumes increase. They also had problems with people constantly pulling U-turns in their neighborhood, the Robbins said. Despite the concerns about the casino and associated traffic, neighbors are more frustrated at a lack of communication from the tribe than anything else. “For all we know, the second

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe met with King County officials Aug. 30 for a preapplication meeting about plans to construct a second roundabout on Southeast North Bend Way, outside the Snoqualmie Casino. In a press release, the Tribe said that the proposed roundabout will “reduce congestion, reduce speed, and improve traffic flow into and out of the area, especially after the Tribe’s new convenience store opens for business.” The proposed roundabout would be built near the casino’s service

roundabout could be a great design, but they are going behind everyone’s back,” Jerad Robbins said. In a brief email response to questions from the SnoValley Star, media representatives for the tribe said, “Casino personnel have done some initial outreach with some of the neighbors, with more to come. However, the proper forum for comments and input is with the County

entrance/exit, between 372nd Avenue Southeast and the existing roundabout on Southeast North Bend Way. Traffic and engineering consultants for the Tribe met with King County Department of Permitting and Environmental Review in a private meeting Aug. 30 to discuss design and engineering, the permitting process and fees, according to the press release. The Tribe has agreed to pay all costs associated with the project, according to the press release. The Snoqualmie Casino and Snoqualmie Tobacco and Liquor Store would stay open during construction. through the formal process.” John Starbard, director of the King County Department of Permitting and Environmental Review, said in an email that the project is “a right-of-way permit. Similar to permits for single-family houses, a rightof-way permit does not have a public comment or review step.” Neither the Robbins nor Cambier are aware of any outreach to their neighbors.

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Infrastructure construction continues for the last large subdivision on Snoqualmie Ridge.

Hofman said. “It does mark the beginning of the end,” Mayor Matt Larson said of the City Council’s approval. The process has taken 20 years since the purchase and annexation of the Ridge area, Hofman said. “It’s a city milestone that the last plat came before the City Council,” Hofman said. Snoqualmie’s demographics have changed drastically since 1997, when the first family homes were built on the Ridge. Snoqualmie’s population grew from about 1,600 in 1997 to more than 13,000 in 2015. At one point it was the fastest growing city in the state, according to the city’s website. The City Council’s Aug. 22 vote began the process of giving the developer the legal right to sell the 53 single-family lots and start building homes on them, Hofman said. While this was the last large development parcel on the Ridge, there are still more building opportunities in the future. A smaller parcel just above the

Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is expected to be the site of 160 multi-family units in the future, Hofman said. “After that, we’ll fill some odds and ends (parcels), and the rest from there is infill for vacant lots,” Hofman said. Development in Snoqualmie may not end with the Ridge community. The Salish expansion project is progressing with plans for a new hotel, conference center, retail space, 175 homes and a 492-space parking lot in the vicinity of Snoqualmie Falls. The land where the Weyerhaeuser mill used to operate, next to Mill Pond, is also targeted for development. Hofman said he anticipates an annexation implementation plan for the site to go to the City Council in the next month or two. If that were approved, master planning and environmental review would begin. Larson called Snoqualmie Ridge a well-thought-out development that has had some nerve-racking and tough moments throughout the process. “It’s quite an achievement,” Larson said. “It feels surreal to be at the end of that.”

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OPINION

Valley View

Rest in peace, river rope swing BY STUART MILLER

Guest Column

Being good neighbors is a cultural value of tribe BY STEVE DE LOS ANGELES

The rope swing on the Snoqualmie River float-route is no more. I recently read that the Fall City fire chief cut down the rope swing near the Plum 1 put-in area that I’ve used for years to begin my floats. Apparently he has done that before, but a replacement rope swing always found its way back up onto Stuart Miller the branch hanging over the water’s edge. However this time, after the fire chief cut the rope, an unidentified vigilante logger later came in and cut the iconic tree down with a chainsaw. And then he, or she, just left it there in the water. The rope swing has apparently been the catalyst for many injuries over the years, and also is on private property. But I wonder why this unidentified person cut down a tree that has been such an integral part of thousands of floaters’ good times? Was the person concerned about safety, and didn’t want a replacement rope swing to be put back up? Possibly, but then the person also created a huge safety hazard by leaving the tree lying in the river. I’ve personally seen many more people put in danger by downed trees than by the rope swing. Was it to keep people off private property? Also possible, but why now? After so many years of it being there, you’d think the person would have chopped the tree down long before now, or just let go of the resentment. Maybe the culprit had some kind of personal grudge against the tree. The tree might have wronged the person by forcing him or her to swing from it and injure himself or herself. Then again, some people just want to watch the world burn. Rest in peace, Rope Swing Tree. You will be missed.

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe has called this area home since time immemorial. We are not a large tribe, but we are a closeknit community united by cultural values that our ancestors have passed down for thousands of years. Our ancestors taught us the importance of being good neighbors and looking out for all who call this area home. We are proud stewards of the land and water we all share, but we also value our role in today’s modern economy. In 2008, several years after the federal government rerecognized our tribe as a sovereign nation, we opened the Snoqualmie Casino. Today the Casino is by far the Snoqualmie Valley’s largest employer, providing jobs for more than 1,100 people (94 percent of whom are non-natives). We proudly operate our casino with area vendors who’ve benefitted from more than $6.6 million in local business over just the past year. And we

Email Stuart Miller at smiller@snovalleystar.com. Valley View is a weekly column by SnoValley Star reporter Stuart Miller. It does not necessarily represent the editorial views of the newspaper.

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warmly welcome thousands of visitors from around the world who come for gaming, entertainment and good food. But our cultural values extend far beyond our role as an employer. We believe we have a responsibility to share our resources — especially with our neighbors in need. We proudly support local food drives. We gladly pitched in to serve the community of Oso after the devastating landslide in 2014. And we help underwrite operational costs of nonprofits providing critical services to the community such as the Snoqualmie YMCA as part of our commitment to our home. The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe also places tremendous value on arts, science, culture and preservation. Our elected government makes careful decisions about good work worth investing in. Since 2010, our tribe has donated more than $5 million to hundreds of nonprofit organizations in Washington state. It’s our small way of giving back to our community, just as our ancestors have done before us.

We of course face our challenges, too. We will always oppose irresponsible development, especially if it means paving over the bones of our ancestors. We will never tolerate racial and cultural discrimination, which has no place in our world. We will always strive to improve our government-to-government relationships with the City of Snoqualmie, King County, the State of Washington and the United States of America. And we will always ask our neighbors to respect the land and water and resources given to us by our Creator — while warmly welcoming the millions of people from around the world who want to enjoy and experience Snoqualmie Falls. As always, we invite all people to visit Snoqualmie and to learn more about the work of our tribe. We have been here since time immemorial and we proudly look forward to being your neighbors for generations to come.

and active in the city government process. This free course will help our citizens understand how city government works, the ins and outs of city operations, and how they can become more involved. Over the past 10 years, more than 200 Snoqualmie citizens have graduated from this informative, fun, and informal course led by our city directors. Learn

how city tax dollars are spent, the future of development in Snoqualmie, recent successes, and upcoming challenges. There is a Saturday session at the Police Department that is highly interactive! I encourage citizens to call me to hear more about how much they’ll get out of the course and how much fun it can be. Jodi Warren City Clerk, City of Snoqualmie

Steve de los Angeles is a member of the Snoqualmie Tribal Council.

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Calendar of events Saturday, Sept. 3 Jay Thomas & The Cantaloupes and NeoBoogaloo, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Piccola Cellars, 112 West Second St., North Bend, jazzclubsnw.org/ northbend/calendar Walk to Big Cedar, 10 a.m. to noon, Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave. NW, North Bend, free, 831-1900 Charlotte Seawell, 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, 831-3647 Loco Motive, with special guests Juliet Tango, 7 p.m., Finaghty’s Irish Pub, 7726 Center Blvd. SE, 888-8833

Boalch Ave. NW, North Bend, free, 831-1900 City Council meeting, 7-9 p.m., Mt. Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend First Tuesday Book Club: “The Martian” by Andy Weir, for adults, 7-8:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 East Fourth St., 888-0554 Parks & Public Works committee meeting, 5-6 p.m., City Hall, 38624 SE River St., Snoqualmie Community Development committee meeting, 6-7 p.m., City Hall, 38624 SE River St., Snoqualmie

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Thursday, Sept. 8 Story Times: toddlers, ages newborn to 3, 10-10:45 a.m.; preschool, ages 3 and older, North Bend Library, 115 East Fourth St., 888-0554 North Bend Farmers Market and Summer Concert Series, 4-8 p.m., featuring music by The Ginger Ups from 5:30-7 p.m., 400 SE Orchard Drive Rodney Carrington, ages 21 and older, 7:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom, bit.ly/2bvFdUX Planning Commission meeting, 7-9 p.m., City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N., North Bend Anton Schwartz & Josh Nelson, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Piccola Cellars, 112 West Second St., North Bend, jazzclubsnw.org/northbend/ calendar Ali Holder, 7:30 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, 831-3647

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At left, Mary Loop, a founding mom and an executive director of Encompass between 1976 and 1990, looks through a scrapbook of articles and photos. Above, Jessica Kitz, a classroom assistant, wears antennae with blinking ‘50’ numerals to celebrate the birthday of Encompass.

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Sno-Valley School for Special Needs were a group of parents, mostly moms, who lived in the valley with children with special needs, said Nela Cumming, the executive director of Encompass. There were no services available in the isolated rural community to help with the kids, so they decided to get together to create a safe, welcoming place for those children around the valley. Sno-Valley School for Special Needs operated out of churches and other spaces around the valley that donated space to the organization. “They were funded only by donations and their own money,” Cumming said. “It was very grassroots.” Lacking the money to hire teachers, the group taught themselves how to work with the kids, Cumming said. By 1977, they had added services for adults with developmental disabilities. In 1980, they began offering home-based early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities. Over the years, the organization started receiving funding from government programs and was able to expand its services. After launch-

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North Bend resident Taylor Steele, 5, just graduated from Encompass preschool and entering public school kindergarten this month, swings three hula hoops like a pro .

ing a new preschool for low-income children near Mount Si High School, the organization changed its name to Children’s Services of Sno-Valley. The 1990s saw a large expansion of Children’s Services of Sno-Valley. A capital campaign, organized with support from volunteers and local donors, raised over $1 million to build a facility on Boalch Avenue in North Bend. A board member who worked at Weyerhaeuser arranged a lumber donation, Cumming said. A month after the move, a flood swamped the former preschool campus they’d left.

By 2005, the organization had grown up from its humble roots and grown out of its name. “The old name made it sound like a scary government place, and didn’t reflect what we did,” Cumming said. “We chose Encompass because we really encompass everything families with young children will need with our services.” Today, Encompass operates a preschool, hosts parenting classes and workshops, summer camps, clinics for children who need speech, occupational and/or physical therapy, provides a social skills group, a reading program, and more.

“We provide programs for all children under 8 years old, regardless of development problems or ability to pay, Cumming said.” An Encompass staff of nearly 80 people operates on a $4.2 million annual budget, an amount of both people and money unimaginable in the early days. From early childhood programs to classes and workshops for parents and grandparents, Encompass is involved in all stages of its clients’ lives. Encompassing a lifetime “Originally, my mom was teaching parenting classes at Encompass,”

said Hannah Tankersley, an assistant teacher at the preschool. “Then I went to a couple of Encompass summer camps in elementary school. The first year I was able to start working at the camps was when I was 14. I’ve been working there every summer since.” Tankersley has been involved with Encompass in some way or another for nearly all her 25 years of life. “It feels like another home. It never felt like a school to me,” Tankersley said. The organization has a community feeling to it, Tankersley said. Administrative office workers keep their doors open, softening their divide with the education and pediatric therapy departments, she said. “It’s pretty amazing that we’ve had services available for this long,” Tankersley said. “There is a demand for these services.” Thriving with Encompass One family in particular comes to mind when Cumming thinks about the services Encompass provides. After experiencing hardships trying to have a baby together, Staci and Sean Ray adopted 2-year-old Abigail and 7-week-old Liam in 2011. The siblings had been

severely neglected and abused before adoption, Cumming said. They were infected with scabies and staph infections and struggling with developmental delays. The Ray family sought help from Encompass, and received it in many different ways. Foster care services, early intervention programs for special needs, preschool, parent-child interaction therapy and behavioral programs were utilized by the family. In 2013, they adopted another newborn sibling from the biological mother. A few weeks later, Staci found out she was pregnant with a healthy baby girl. “They’re such a great family and have used so many different services from us,” Cumming said. “There is no doubt in my mind that if they hadn’t used our services, they wouldn’t be thriving like they are today.” Cumming said that in 50 years, the thing that hasn’t changed about the organization is the passion for young children and a strong belief that what happens early in a child’s life is important. She is proud that Encompass was started by local parents who saw a need and worked to fulfill it themselves. “This is what the valley has created for itself,” Cumming said. “We hope to be here for another 50 years.”

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Police & fire blotter Snoqualmie police reports

Car prowl A wallet, sunglasses and backpack were reported stolen at 1:21 p.m. Aug. 20 from a Jeep Liberty from Mount Si High School at 8651 Meadowbrook Way SE.

DUI hit & run At 8:18 p.m. Aug. 20, a back Suburban NL crashed through the gate at the Eagle Nest Development at Southeast Turnberry Street and Ardmore Avenue Southeast. Officers located the driver who required medical assistance due to his level of intoxication. Police plan to charge the suspect with property hit and run and reckless driving.

Turf war

pects flipped over some tables, the vendors came back to guard against future attacks. The officers advised the vendors not to take the matters into their own hands.

EZ auto theft At 9:39 p.m. Aug. 23, the owner of a 1991 Ford Escort reported the car was stolen after leaving keys in the car while in the EZ Mart at 302 W. North Bend Way. Snoqualmie fire blotter

Smells like a false alarm

At 8:53 a.m. Aug. 18, Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched to a smell of smoke in the area of 466th Place Southeast. The crew drove for about one mile until the road deteriorated and became too tight for a fire engine. No signs of smoke or fire were found.

fire. The homeowner stated the oven was not in use when it started to smoke and caught fire inside. The crew arrived and secured power and gas to the unit. No fire was visible in the oven upon arrival. Crew checked walls and floor and nothing was found. They removed the unit from the wall and advised the homeowner to contact a certified technician to repair or replace the unit.

Mobile home, brush-fire toss up

At 3:16 p.m. Aug. 20, Snoqualmie firefighters and Eastside Fire & Rescue were dispatched to a brush fire on eastbound Interstate 90. The EFR crew stopped to handle a small brush fire on the freeway while the Snoqualmie crew checked on a report of a motorhome fire. The motorhome was found broken down but no smoke or flames were present.

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on Southeast Mill Pond Road. The crew arrived to find police on scene with a rolled over Jeep, on its side, off the roadway. It appeared that all occupants were out of the vehicle and were uninjured. The crew established command and after initial triage, it appeared that all occupants were uninjured, all but one of the four were over 18. Due to one of the occupants being under age, his parents were contacted and advised that he was uninjured, and they gave permission for

are held once a week, most from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at City Hall. Some weeks classes will include a tour of facilities. The first week is an introduction to the history of Snoqualmie. Subsequent weeks will focus on the topics Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Legal and Finance, Police Services, Community Development and Fire and Emergency him to remain at the scene with the police. All other occupants denied injury and did not want to be evaluated. The crew then turned the scene over to Snoqualmie police for follow-up investigation.

Fire alarm is accidently set off

At 9:36 a.m. Aug. 22, Snoqualmie firefighters responded to Technical Glass for an automatic fire alarm. The maintenance superintendent met the crew and

services. A graduation ceremony with certificates of completion will be held at the Oct. 24 City Council meeting. To sign up for the course, go to ci.snoqualmie.wa.us/ CityGovernment/ CitizensAcademy.aspx for the application and instructions. For expedited registration, contact Jodi Warren, City Clerk, jwarren@ ci.snoqualmie.wa.us or 425-888-1555 ext. 1118. indicated all occupants were out of the building. The maintenance superintendent said an employee accidently activated the detector while on a high lift. The crew confirmed there was no fire and it was an accidental activation then reset the alarm system. In addition to the above calls, Snoqualmie EMTs responded to 13 medical aid incidents bringing the total number of calls to date to 735. In 2015, there were 878 EMT calls.

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Bernhard Langer rallies, wins Boeing Classic in a playoff BY SCOTT HANSON Seattle Times staff reporter

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With Mount Si in the background Bernhard Langer holds up for spectators the Boeing Classic trophy for the second time on the 18th green at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Aug. 28. Langer finished in a three-way tie at 13-underpar and birdied a one-hole playoff to win. The German golfer’s first Boeing Classic win in Snoqualmie was an 18-under-par 198 on Aug. 29, 2010.

the bunker shot right in the fringe and it kind of killed it and it just trickled down the hole to about 5, 6 feet or so, and I made a really good putt.” On the playoff hole, Sutherland hit his tee shot into the bunker and ended up just miss-

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SNOQUALMIE — Never doubt Bernhard Langer, no matter how dire the situation might seem. Things looked bleak for the German superstar after his first nine holes Sunday in the Boeing Classic at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, when he was 1 over on his final round, six shots behind the leader and tied for 14th place. But Langer, who turned 59 Saturday, birdied four consecutive holes to begin his second nine, made a birdie on the 18th to get into a playoff with Woody Austin and Kevin Sutherland, then birdied the 18th again to win on the first playoff hole. “Things weren’t going very well for me earlier today,” said Langer, who made a couple of long par putts on the front nine that proved to be critical. “But I had a different swing thought after my tee shot on No. 8. I realized what I was doing wrong. So from the ninth hole on … I gave myself great opportunities. Hit it pretty close a number of times.” Langer joined Tom Kite as the only players to win this event twice. He also won here in 2010, the same year he won the U.S. Senior Open at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish. And it was his 29th career victory on the 50-and-over Champions Tour, tying Lee Trevino for second most (Hale Irwin leads with 45). “I always wanted to tie him,” joked Langer, who finished at 13-under 203 and made $300,000. Langer’s biggest feat might have been his birdie on the final hole of regulation. His second shot on the par-5 took a bad bounce into the bunker. “That bunker shot was impossible,” Langer said. “I didn’t think I had a prayer, but I landed

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the putt. “The thing about 18, especially with the flag in the front, if you go for the green (on your second shot), you can’t miss the green,” Austin said. “But you’re trying to win

the tournament; you’re not going to lay up.” Austin’s missed putt left Langer, who chipped just past the hole with his third shot, needing to make a 3-footer to win, which he calmly did.

Sutherland had the best round of the tournament, an 8-under 64. After making pars on the first five holes, he made eight birdies on the final 13. “I’m disappointed now, but I played tremendous golf,” Sutherland said. Also disappointed was second-round leader Gene Sauers, who opened a four-shot lead after making birdies on his first two holes. Sauers was still leading at 13 under through his first nine holes (Langer was 7 under through 9), but he made four bogeys on his final nine and finished one shot out of the playoff. “I didn’t make any putts today,” Sauers said. “One of them days, I guess.” Even while struggling early in his round and falling further behind, Langer never gave up. “The game is so crazy,” he said. “I’ve seen just about it all. I blew tournaments when I had a lead, and I’ve come from seven behind, so you just never know. … I started hitting perfect shots.” Scott Hanson: 206-4642943 or shanson@seattletimes.com

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Mount Si puts its faith in star Natalie Weidenbach BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@ snovalleystar.com Every Class 4A KingCo Conference opponent will have their eyes on Mount Si star Natalie Weidenbach, so the Wildcats’ fate for the 2016 girls soccer season hinges on how well her supporting cast performs. The Wildcats themselves don’t deny that Weidenbach, a senior who has orally committed to the University of Texas, is the glue that holds them together. “She’s going to be our rock this year,” said junior midfielder Mia Fowler. “We’re going to have to depend on her a lot. She’s fast on and off the ball. She can strike a ball like no other person and she’s the hardest worker on the field.” “She definitely motivates people and she works really hard on the field, so it kind of sets the tone for everyone else,” senior midfielder Bella DiDomenico added. Weidenbach played right

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Natalie Weidenbach (12), Mount Si High School forward, gets the ball past a Bothell defender and the goalkeeper for the first goal in the Wildcats’ 6-1 win over the Cougars last year.

back this summer for her select team, Eastside FC 98 Red, which qualified for the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships. She has the

versatility to play any position on the field and Mount Si coach Darren Brown plans to use her as an attacking midfielder after she spent the 2015

season as a forward. “We’re going to move her to a position where we can get her more involved with the ball,” Brown said. “We’ve

got a lot of experienced girls around her. We’ve just got to get them up to speed with what we’re doing this year and our formation.” Mount Si lost several veterans from a squad that had its ups and downs last season. The Wildcats showed how good they could be in handing KingCo champion Skyline its only loss, but also had some maddening results. They were winless in their last seven games, including five shutouts, and were eliminated in their playoff opener against Inglemoor. This year’s players are much more “green,” Brown said, and they’ll have to mesh quickly in order to compete with more seasoned teams like Eastlake, Issaquah and Skyline. Weidenbach will pull the strings in the middle of the field and will look to senior forward Avery Lane at the point of the attack. The Wildcats should have the ability to bring numbers forward as Fowler, DiDomenico and SEE SOCCER, PAGE 11

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Wildcats’ five seniors look to go out with a bang BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@ snovalleystar.com The first 15 minutes of her varsity squad’s first practice session simply weren’t good enough for Mount Si volleyball coach Bonnie Foote. Voice raised and animated, Foote gave her players a quick tonguelashing, lined them up and had them sprint from sideline to sideline. The message was simple but effective – slacking off won’t be tolerated. “It was a long three days of tryouts,” Foote said. “They came in

today a little bit sluggish, so I just wanted to let them know that’s not OK. But you know what? They work hard and sometimes I need a little bit of a poke to get them going.” Foote doesn’t expect to be a disciplinarian all season. She has five seniors who’ve been varsity players since they were freshmen. And they’re hungry to lead the program back to the state tournament for the first time since 2012, the year before they arrived. One of those seniors, Katie McCreadie, hopes to instill the virtues

of Wildcats volleyball into her younger teammates. After years of being a middle blocker, McCreadie is selflessly moving to outside hitter because that’s where the team needs her most. The Wildcats went 10-6 last season but didn’t win a postseason game, dropping matches to Inglemoor and Bothell at the Class 4A KingCo Conference tournament. And McCreadie acknowledges the challenges of advancing farther with what is still a relatively inexperienced team. “You can’t be scared,”

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Senior middle blocker Katie McCreadie shouts excitedly during Mount Si’s Aug. 22 volleyball practice. At 6-foot-2, McCreadie is a key player for the Wildcats as they try to advance farther into the postseason and improve upon last year’s 10-6 record.

McCreadie said. “I struggled a lot with that when I was younger. I would go out scared to play against all these older girls, but you really just have to go out there, be confident in yourself

and play as hard as you can. And that’s how you can improve your time and get out on the court more.” Mount Si lost only two players to graduation but took a blow when

outside hitter Patience O’Neal transferred to Tahoma High. That prompted McCreadie’s positional switch. Foote thinks McCreadie SEE VOLLEYBALL, PAGE 11

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Courtney Kasel return to the midfield group. Three sophomores – Sierra O’Dell, Gabby Krueger and Nicole Sauer – bring strong work rate to the field and could see a lot of playing time early in the season. “They’re very tenacious players, very aggressive, good pace to their game, good on the ball, so we’re excited about everything they’re going to bring to the table this year,” Brown said. Goalkeeper Nellie

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can be an effective outside hitter even though it’s something she has never tried. It doesn’t hurt that she’s 6-foot-2. “(It’s) based on her ability to put a ball away, to terminate,” the coach said. “I think that we are very well-rounded right now and we just needed the power on the outside.” Senior Courteney Carr is the Wildcats’ most experienced setter but

Joselyn helped the 2015 team construct a respectable defensive record – no opponent scored more than two goals in a game. But Joselyn has graduated and her potential replacements, juniors Renee Anderson and Callie Rose, are untested at the varsity level. “It’ll be a competition, for sure,” Brown said of the ‘keeper situation. Fowler indicated the midfielders will need to give the back line some support, since five defenders from last season are no longer there. “We’re going to have a green defense, but I

think we just have to work on the tactical side of things and once we have that down, I think we’ll be solid back there,” she said. Another key, DiDomenico said, is to play fearlessly and look to challenge for every loose ball, even if it means a few more fouls per game. “One of our things that we’re really going to have to drill into the new kids’ heads, especially, is we’re going to have to be physical, both on and off the ball,” she said. “If we’re not physical, it’s not going to work out for us this year. I think we have a lot of strong,

physical players. It’s just a matter of applying it.”

she might also move to the outside if circumstances dictate. Jessica Hanners and Emma Anderson are the other options at setter. The other seniors are defensive specialists Cameron Kendall and Katie Larson, and Sophia Click, who’s listed as a middle blocker but could play virtually anywhere, Foote said. Regardless of how the 2016 season goes, the Mount Si program looks to have a bright future as Foote kept 42 players on her three squads and half of them are ninth-

graders. The coaching staff, which includes 12-year assistant Dave Bachman, also got a boost as Ryann Carter, a former college player, took over Mount Si’s “C” team. And next-level alumni Sarah McDonald (North Carolina-Charlotte) and Zoe Gogan (Montana State) have also lent their support. Foote stressed that her five seniors will have a lot to say about what happens this fall. “I’ve known them for a long time, and so I’m looking forward to their

leadership and what they’re going to bring to our court this year,” she said.

Mount Si Wildcats n 2015 record: 5-5-6, advanced to conference tournament n Key graduation losses: D Camryn Buck, F Miranda Fischer, GK Nellie Joselyn, D Kelsey Willard, F Curstyn Williamson n Key returning players: MF Bella DiDomenico, sr.; MF Mia Fowler, jr.; MF Courtney Kasel, sr.; F Avery Lane, sr.; MF Natalie Weidenbach, sr. n Key newcomers: Gabby Krueger, soph.; Sierra O’Dell, soph.; Nicole Sauer, soph.

Mount Si Wildcats n 2015 record: 10-6, advanced to conference tournament n Key personnel losses: OH Haley Holmberg, OH Patience O’Neal n Key returning players: S Courteney Carr, sr.; MB Sophia Click, sr.; L Cameron Kendall, sr.; L Katie Larson, sr.; OH Katie McCreadie, sr. n Key newcomers: S Emma Anderson, jr.; Jessica Hanners, jr.

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