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September 12, 2013 VOL. 5, NO. 36

Adventure Time Festival promotes getting into the great outdoors.

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A dark night coming Ghouls, goblins neeeded to scare people.

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Mount Si football notches win in first game Page 10

Teacher’s strike averted

A trip down into a power plant

By Sherry Grindeland

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Opening Day Students head back to class Page 6

Police blotter Page 7

Tilth tour Farm holds annual tours.

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Defend yourself Class offers personal safety tips.

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I’m afraid of heights and petrified of deep holes.

So why have I made not one but two trips into the bowels of the historic Puget Sound Energy power plant at Snoqualmie Falls?

I’m just darned lucky.

My first trip was in May, 1999. My second trip was this month.

In between the two trips, PSE has spent $15 million renovating its two power plants at the Falls, one buried in the rock wall on the south side of the river and the other downstream on the north side.

Both plants divert water from the Snoqualmie River to run through large turbines to generate electricity. The northern plant is a piece of cake to get to – it is above ground.

Plant One is 270 feet below ground.

It is the world’s first underground hydroelectric plant,

By Greg Farrar

Dave Jenness, project manager for the power plant renovation, examines one of the turbines. and, with its sister plant downis generated by equipment that stream, provides enough power was first installed in 1898, back for 45,000 homes. Most of the See POWER, Page 8 power coming from Plant One

Snoqualmie Valley Education Association members approved a three-year contract agreement Sept. 8, averting a possible strike against the Snoqualmie Valley School District. Teachers voted 174-121, a 59-41 percent decision, to accept the contract. The union represents 363 teachers.

The vote came after a weekend of intense negotiations between the teachers union and the district. Negotiations have been underway since April. The contract expired Aug. 31.

The biggest stumbling block for an agreement was limiting class size in the district’s five elementary schools. Teachers have repeatedly said they cannot do a quality job when they try to teach too many children at once. Instead of limiting class sizes, the district offered options of extra pay or extra planning time.

Teachers may receive an extra $7 a day for each additional child in year one, $8 in year two and $9 in year three. In lieu of See TEACH, Page 3

Jazz musicians will play it again in North Bend

By Sam Kenyon Businesses will turn into musical venues during the Second Annual Jazz Walk Sept.

14 in North Bend. This year the event, which is Saturday, Sept.

14 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m., will have three times as many businesses participating as venues, and is expected to draw 1,500 fans, double the 750 from last year. With such growth following the first successful Jazz Walk last year, some of the performers, like Janette West, are very excited to play again in such a festive atmosphere.

“The air is electric. People are happy,” said the singer of

the Janette West Quartet, which will be playing at Twede’s. “You walk down the street and hear music coming from all these buildings.”

People describe Danny Kolke as the man with the original vision for the Jazz Walk, although he insists he did not do it alone. Kolke owns Boxley’s, a jazz club. He also founded the Boxley Music Fund, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to musical education for kids and the support of live music performances in North Bend.

The jazz club and the music fund combined with the Jazz Walk and its sister event, the Blues Walk held in the Spring,

have made North Tickets for Jazz Walk Bend an unexAdults: $20 advance; $25 day of event pected center for Youth (under 15): $10 advance; $15 day of event the musical arts.

To order tickets go to www.northbendjazzwalk.com.

“It’s astonishNote: To enjoy the music at the Pour House, you ing, actually, must be 21 or older. Children and youth are welthat we have that come at all other venues. wealth of musicianship in the area,” said Audrey Paisley, the phonist. Christlieb is a widely chair for the Jazz and Blues recorded studio musician who is Walk events. flying up from Los Angeles.

The growth of the jazz scene Greg Williamson, founder in North Bend means the event of the Pony Boy record label, draws high caliber musicians booked all the acts for the Jazz from near and far. Kolke, who Walk. He leads the Pony Boy plays piano and will be perform- All Star Big Band, which will ing with his trio during the be playing at the North Bend event, is particularly excited to play with Pete Christlieb, a saxoSee JAZZ, Page 2

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Jazz

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Jazz Walk schedule All events are Sept. 14

From Page 1 Theatre during the event. He also plays in a trio with Kolke.

The group has an album released through the Pony Boy label titled, “Sunday Nights: Live at Boxley’s.” Williamson has booked high quality jazz acts that may not normally have a chance to play in a small, intimate town.

“It’s a chance to see some world class musicians right in your own back yard, in North Bend,” he said. “It’s a special event in that regard.”

Kolke got feedback from the community after last year’s Jazz Walk. He heard from people how nice it was to be “just wandering around, enjoying their town. It’s a fun experience.”

Musicians and upper Snoqualmie Valley residents alike are sometimes surprised by the ability of their small area to do this kind of event so successfully.

“There is a very enthusiastic local community of jazz supporters,” Kolke said.

In his experience, Kolke has found that sometimes people think they don’t like jazz, but they have only been exposed to what plays in the background of Starbucks. For Kolke, the experience of live jazz is far superior to the recorded music. The jazz experience is further enhanced by the nature of the Jazz Walk.

Small venues mean the musicians are just a few feet away from the audience and the energy of the crowd wandering from business to business feeds the performances.

“The crowd’s really enthu-

6 to 9 p.m. q North Bend Theatre - Future Jazz Heads q Boxley’s - Pete Christlieb with Danny Kolke Trio q Valley Center Stage - The Cats: Neo-boogaloo with Zachary Kellogg q Cascade Office Supply - Endemic Ensemble 7 to 10 p.m. q Pioneer Coffee - Chris Symer and Dan Kramlich with Paul Green q Birches Habitat - Courtney Cutchins Duo q Emerald City Smoothie - Kelly Eisenhour and Brandon Beligni with Jay Roberts q Euro Cafe - Aria Prame Duo q George’s Bakery - Milo Petersen and Steve Griggs q Replicator Graphics - Chuck Deardorf and Ted Brancato q Scott’s Dairy Freeze - Leah Stillwell and Craig Hoyer

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Janette West (above) of the Janette West Quartet and the Danny Kolke Trio (below) will be performing at Jazz Walk.

8 to 11 p.m. q Pour House (21+) - Bernie Jacobs Quartet q Sno Valley Moose Lodge - Katy Bourne Quartet q Twede’s - Janette West Quartet q Chaplin’s - Pete Petersen Band 9 p.m. to midnight q North Bend Theatre - Pony Boy All-Star Big Band q Boxley’s - Randy Halberstadt Quintet q Valley Center Stage - Diana Page Quartet siastic, which to a musician is a lot of fun,” said Williamson.

He especially enjoys the idea of exposing people to music they wouldn’t otherwise hear.

“That’s what it’s all about, playing for people,” he said.

This event in particular has been very well received, which he attributes to the character of the town.

“North Bend is a very unique collection of people,” Williamson said The Mayor of North Bend, Ken Hearing, owns Scott’s Dairy Freeze, which is one of the 15 venues of the Jazz Walk. This is first time Hearing’s business

has participated as a Jazz Walk venue, and he expects the jazz duo that is performing in his restaurant will perform in the front of the space, similar to the duo that played there during the Blues Walk.

Hearing sees the Jazz Walk as one of several community events designed to entice people “to experience our downtown.”

West had such a great experience singing at Twede’s last year that she is excited to play there again.

“People just really came out for it,” she said. “It was so packed. The whole town was buzzing with activity.”

She is looking forward to more of the same from the event this year.

“I have a feeling it’s going to be tremendous,” she said.

Bringing people out to enjoy the music and the town, organizers hope, will become a tradition for many years to come in North Bend. They believe that community events like this add

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West is one singer that has been really taken with the whole experience.

For her, the Jazz Walk happens “just out of love for the community and for the good music.”

Free lance writer Sam Kenyon can be reached at sam.kenyon@gmail.com.

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Adventure Festival promotes outdoor life in Valley

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By Kaitlynn Miller The Adventure Festival returned to North Bend Sept.

7 for the second consecutive year. Encompass and the city of North Bend were the main organizers behind the event.

North Bend has an outdoor recreational culture and the target is to celebrate the environment, the mountains and rivers said Gina Estep, with North Bend’s Economic Development Department. The Adventure Festival, she said, is a way to promote the outdoor life and culture.

“We are working with businesses to draw people to downtown, and build tours around recreation, like hiking,” said Estep. “The concept is trying to bring excitement from outdoors to downtown, and celebrate the outdoor element to bring people to North Bend.”

Several booths lined the street as North Bend Way closed Saturday morning. There were active participation booths – an overhead zip line, bouncy houses for the children and a harnessed bungee jump called the Monkey Motion.

“This festival is aimed to showcase what North Bend has to offer,” said Geoff Doy, the chairman of economic development commission. “It is a great downtown atmosphere for people to come down, get to go on the rides and everything is free.”

JBM Press, as well as many other businesses, was happy to make an appearance at this year’s festival.

“We are based in North Bend and make t-shirts specific to North Bend and Snoqualmie,” said owners Calye and Phil Lacefield. “We come to all the events.”

The Iron Horse Relay Race

By Dave Frearson

Twin Falls Middle School teachers formed two teams for the Iron Horse Relay. Participants included: Eileen Harris, (from left) Dawn Dugan, Emily Rourke, Robbie Moore, Dawn Frearson, Chrissy Jensen, Sawn Lawrence, Nancy Kinsella-Johnson, Carolyn Phelps and in the back, Connie Shroades. Not pictured was Sara-June Treadwell. was a big part of the festival on Saturday, as people ran, biked, and kayaked either in teams or individually. “[The race] starts at the top of Lake Keechulus where the people will kayak, paddle, bike down, and run,” said Mary McManus, worker at Encompass.

The Iron Horse Race had about 1,000 people sign up this year for the 70-mile course. The race comes with a tradition – it is raining when the kayakers lift their paddles at 8:30 a.m. The rain slowly dissipated through the day.

“It was actually a good condition,” said Scott McCullock, a kayaker in the race. “Last year

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it was windy, this year it was sunny when we did the race.”

While some people preferred to run and bike, others preferred to just kayak.

“They needed a kayaker and I owned a boat,” said Jean Studley, a kayaker in the race.

A couple of female teachers from Twin Falls Middle School recruited other teachers – enough to field two teams.

“This was a great race for many reasons,” said Dawn Frearson, a teacher at Twin Falls Middle School. “We wanted to encourage team building as we transitioned from three to two middle schools and we could be role models for our kids.

“Plus we thought it would be

great fun.”

Family members lined the finish line where the runners released the bikers in the Iron Horse race, showing support and courage for their loved ones.

“I think its fun to see him [Nathan Sharpe] doing things that are fun and healthy,” said Linda Sharpe, supporting family member who was a runner. “He goes by the name ‘Dominate.’ ” Runners crossed the finish line at different times and at different paces, then tapped their team biker to continue the race.

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pay, teachers could pick a half day of additional planning time per student each trimester. A third option is to ask for one hour of aide time per week per extra student.

The options kick in when kindergarten classes reach 26 students, 28 or more students in grades 1 to 3 and 30 or more students in grades 4 and 5. In addition, teachers will receive a 2 percent raise each year.

Dale Folkerts, SVEA spokesman, said the teachers repeatedly emphasized that class size was more important than money.

Association President Lisa Radmer said the trigger language was the first to be included in a contract. “This is a big step forward for us,” she said.

Radmer added that the contract language still isn’t enough to guarantee the high quality education the union members want to provide.

That was why the vote for the contract wasn’t overwhelmingly affirmative.

On the district website Sept.

8, Superintendent Joel Aune said, “We are very pleased to have reached agreement with the association today. It feels good to know that our teachers and students will be in school on Monday, looking ahead to a great school year in Snoqualmie Valley.”

The District serves more than 6,000 students.

If a settlement hadn’t been reached, teachers would have begun picketing schools Sept.

9. Teachers had removed their personal belongings from classrooms before leaving campuses Sept. 6.

Information from the Seattle Times was included in this story.

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Letters

Now hiring! Local opportunities abound

North Bend Theatre thanks community

Looking for a job? The Eastside has become the land of opportunity!

When the Growth Management Act was adopted by the state more than 20 years ago, one of the goals was to encourage job growth near homes, with the aim of cutting down on traffic and new roads.

This fall, Issaquah’s growth at Grand Ridge Plaza as well as new businesses in the Valley spurred by a rebounding economy have led to numerous new job positions being created.

Already the Seattle-area unemployment rate was a mere 5.8 percent, a full percentage point less than the state average. Many economists consider an unemployment rate between 5 and 6 percent to be full employment.

While many of the new jobs will be at minimum wage or slightly higher, there are opportunities here locally for management level or manager-training positions, too.

With short commute times, low miles and no parking costs, the jobs may be even more appealing.

Marshalls, Home Goods, Dick’s Sporting Goods, RAM sports bar, Big Fish Grill, Safeway and many more are all hiring.

While jobs for teens have been almost non-existent the past five years, opportunities were more plentiful and should be strong going forward. Teens as young as 14 are allowed to work in Washington State.

Teens 14 and 15 years old can work up to three hours a day (16 hours per week) on school weeks. In the summer they can work up to 40 per week.

Teens 16 and 17 years old can work four hours a day, not to exceed 20 hours per week. They can work as late as 10 p.m. school nights, or until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights.

On non-school weeks, they are allowed to work up to eight hours a day, or 48 hours per week.

Employers are eager to hire close to home. They understand that local employees are happier without long commutes, and are more likely to take pride in their work and their community. That goes for both teens and adults.

If you are thinking of getting back into the work force — full time or part time — now may be the time to see what’s close at hand.

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On May 1, we embarked on an effort to raise $100,000 for a new digital projector. Today, just four months later, as a community we have raised nearly $98,000! This paves the way for the future of our theatre, ensuring that we’ll make the conversion to digital projection!

More than 550 amazing families and businesses have donated to our fundraiser! One-third of the money raised has come from contributions of $100 or less, one-third from contributions between $100 and $500 and one-third from $1,000 and $2,500. This has truly been a community-wide project! It has been so heartwarming to read such encouraging comments left at www. gofundme.com/northbendtheatre and rewarding to see how treasured our Theatre is in the community. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again for the generous support!

At the beginning of the campaign, we estimated the cost of the upgrade based on a model that would provide a quality image at an affordable price, as well as 3D capability. This model, featuring a 2K processor, has been installed in many smaller theaters facing the same dilemma as ours.

While this model would suffice for now, we were strongly advised to consider moving forward with a different projector powered by a 4K processor.

The 4K processor is the current, state-of-the-art projector and will have a longer, functional technology life. While this may be more technical information than you wanted to know, we felt it

was necessary to give some background on our decision.

As with all technology, the faster processor comes at a higher cost. We had a decision to make about what would be in the best, long-term interest of the theatre, as well as what would be the wisest investment of our funds, so we chose to follow the advice we had received. We selected the 4K projector, though this unfortunately means that our 3D capability will be postponed. The great news is that this projector has been ordered and is on its way! We anticipate installation in the next few weeks!

We will continue to seek $30,000 of funding in order to add 3D capability once the basic projector is installed. In the meantime, we’ll be able to provide our community with the latest, feature films as well as stunning image quality!

As we’ve gotten closer to our goal, we’ve had many people refer excitedly to our campaign and tell us that they “have been meaning to get to that!” Well, now is the time! The total expense for the upgraded projector, including marketing, installing “Hollywood stars” and creating plaques exceeds $115,000 - and payment is due at the end of September! We have some super fun events planned for the fall in order to help us completely close the gap, but if you or someone you know has been “meaning to get to that,” we’d like to encourage you to act now!

Congratulations to this terrific community for ensuring that the North Bend Theatre will continue to be an active part of the Snoqualmie Valley for years to come! We so appreciate your support, patience and confidence, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Cindy and Jim Walker

Home Country

This is the time to fall back into writing Dud Campbell could feel it in the mornings … the cool breeze on the skin, the slight chill in the air, the messages nature sent to tell us autumn is almost here.

And in autumn, Dud knew, the duchess and the truck driver would return to his computer for yet another season of novel writing.

In fact …

Dud switched on the computer and sat down to work on “Murder in the Soggy Bottoms” once again.

Doc thought that sounded like mayhem in the neonatal ward, so we just called it the duchess and the truck driver.

Anita smiled when she saw her husband back at work on his dream book, and made coffee.

It was always hardest for Dud to type the first word, so he wrote “Dear Mom” as he always did, and then proceeded with the story. He’d delete the Dear Mom later.

“When the duchess came to the truck driver’s hometown,” he wrote, “she was startled by the small houses she saw. Where would they put the servants?

How could you hold a dance in one? And a garage for just two cars? But it was here her truck

driver lived, and here became … a special place.

“If she’d known those many years ago before their steamy relationship of the Slim Randles children: Columnist his daughter by his first wife and her dukelet by him, and the murders in the Soggy Bottoms that wrenched their idyllic tranquility into wrenched shards of cross-cultural agony…”

Dud smiled at that and sipped his coffee. Not bad. Not bad at all. The coffee was good, too. “… would she have fallen for this man of her dreams?

This man with the long billfold on a chain? This American with the stainless steel insulated coffee mug with the lid on it? This paragon of practical pursuits?”

Oh yes, Dudley, he told himself. This year I think we’ll finally finish this novel.

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Obituary Lawrence ‘Chris’ Alves II Chris Alves, loving husband to Jill, abiding father to Larry, Jerry, Richie, Kobe, Kailea and Carissa, devoted son to Larry and Beve, brother to Shari and Derek, and grandpa to Braydon, passed away Sunday, Sept. 1, in Snoqualmie.

A celebration of Chris’ life was held at Snoqualmie Valley Alliance.

Friends are invited to view photos and share memories in the family’s

Get your ghoulish act together

Bring out your inner ghoul and goblin: Be a character in the annual Night on a Dark Trail.

Auditions will be held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., through Sept. 12. To participate in the community Halloween celebration, participants must be between sixth grade and the age of 99.

The event requires dozens of performers and volunteers to create scary scenes along a trail.

This year’s Night on a Dark Trail will be held Oct. 25 and 26 in Snoqualmie. The goal is to engage youth and

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John Boyle, of Carnation, loving husband to Barbara and father to Shawna and Matt, passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, at home. He was 66.

A private committal service was held at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent. A celebration of John’s life will be at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 28, at Sno Valley Senior Center in Carnation.

Friends are invited to view photos and share memories in the family’s

adults in an artistic event that helps build a stronger community while having a good time.

To reserve an audition time, call 425-466-6158 or go to: http://nightonadarktrail.weebly.com.

The Night on a Dark Trail is a partnership between the Snoqualmie Ridge ROA, the City of

Dorothy “Corky” Lenk, of Snoqualmie, loving mother of Richard and Kathrin, passed away at home on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2013.

She was 79 years old.

A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, at the Snoqualmie Valley Eagles, 8200 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie.

Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.

Snoqualmie Park and Recreation Department, Church on the Ridge, the Mt. Si Food Bank, Ignite Dance and Yoga, Cascade Dance Academy and Mark’s Pet Pals.

Proceeds from the Night on a Dark Trail benefit those in need in the Upper Snoqualmie Valley by supporting the Mt. Si Food Bank.

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First day excitement fills the halls at Snoqualmie Valley schools

By Kaitlynn Miller When students were asked how they felt about the first day of school on Sept. 4 in the Snoqualmie Valley School District, the common answer was “I’m excited.” They were excited about starting at Mount Si High School’s new freshman campus, excited about new teachers, seeing old friends, and excited about having new opportunities.

Sidney Huntley, a ninth

grader, was even excited about the opportunity to study a foreign language.

“I am the most excited about Spanish because it’s cool to learn a new language,” said Huntley.

The switch from middle school to high school is different for many students their freshman year.

The new campus is at the Snoqualmie Middle School, so many students already know their way around.

“The new campus is a

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Sophia Daly, left, and Georgia Daly, arrived early for the first day of school at North Bend Elementary.

good change, and I am excited about how I know the school already,” said Justin Johnson, a freshman at Mount Si. While many students are enthusiastic, it is also nerve-wrecking being in a new school for some.

Something the children have in common is being nervous because they won’t be able to locate their classes in a new school.

“I am excited to see the new experiences high school can offer us,” said Jeremy Johnson, a freshman at Mount Si. “But, I am just nervous about navigating my classes.”

Being around new people and unfamiliar faces is difficult for some children who are back in school.

According to Huntley, she doesn’t know a lot of people and seeing all the new faces makes her nervous for the school year.

Children at North Bend Elementary admitted to similar nerves.

“I am nervous about meeting new people,” said Tanner Swanson, a 3rd grader.

North Bend Elementary students are more excited than anything, though, and find that their nerves washed away as they arrived at the school.

Children walked up to the doors with their parents, Superhero backpacks, Barbie lunchboxes and

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Students get off the bus and head into North bend Elementary School on the first day of school. smiles.

“I am excited because this is my first year with a boy teacher,” said Sophia Daly, a fourth grader.

Some students believe it is more comforting and exciting to have a teacher they are already familiar with, and already know they like.

“I am the most excited about having my brother’s teacher,” said Natalie Swanson, a second grader.

“I am barely nervous at all.”

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Nicholas Killian, a 3rd grader, is the most excited about doing math with his teacher.

Parents and faculty members also want their kids to have a good school year and keep learning along the way.

Sarah Bothwell, the mother of first grader Fiona Bothwell, and third grader Daphne Bothwell, said she hopes her kids have a happy and safe year and continue learning.

“I hope he makes new friends and learns a lot,” said Mike Killian, Nicholas

Killian’s father.

Faculty members, such as Sue Beatty, a paraprofessional at North Bend Elementary, said the school has a community feel and it is a great school to learn from. This community will only benefit the needs of their students and their education.

“I hope each student has a great year and meets their potential,” said Nancy Flanagan, an instructional aid for fullday kindergarten.

Free lance writer Kaitlynn Miller can be reached at miller.kaitlynn@gmail. com.

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Vandals hit two vehicles

Threatening actions Unapproved An officer responded to art work

An officer responded to a call at 2:21 p.m.

Sept. 2 on West Ribary Way. Windows had been smashed in two vehicles parked on the side of the road.

Casing the joint?

At 9:08 p.m. Sept. 2, an officer responded to a call from the 300 block of Southeast Orchard Drive.

The caller said that an unknown young man, wearing dark shirt, blue jeans and a backpack, approached her in front of her house and claimed he was selling cleaning products. The caller

SnoValley Tilth Farm holds annual tours The SnoValley Tilth Farms will hold its annual Farm Tours, Farm Faire and Pig Roast from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 21.

The local farm fun for the whole family starts

drove to the library. He stopped a suspect pushing the bike down the sidewalk.

a 7:09 p.m. call on Sept.

2 at a T/A Truck Town about a worker threatening his co-worker.

The worker pantomimed shooting the other with a gun and warned that he kept a “.45 in the car.”

At officer responded to a call from North Bend Elementary School at 8:52 a.m. on Sept. 3. An unknown person had used black spray paint to decorate four school buildings.

Fire lane blocked – again!

Walking away with the evidence

An officer on patrol checked the parking lot at 1:59 a.m. Sept. 4 at Rock Creek Ridge apartments in the 1600 block of Stone Creek Circle S.W. Once again, cars were parked in the fire lane.

They received the usual parking tickets.

A woman called the police at 11:49 a.m. Sept 5 to report that an acquaintance had spotted her stolen bicycle near the bike racks at the North Bend Library.

Police Chief Mark Toner was nearby and

with tours of various farms in Fall City at 10 a.m. and includes a chance to pet alpacas and miniature donkeys.

For the farm tours go to www.snovalleytilth.org/farmtours. Suggested donation is $10 per family.

Families can learn about the role of native plants and animals in agri-

culture and get produce storage tips from local farmers.

At 3 p.m., everyone is invited to Jubilee Farm, 229 W. Snoqualmie River Road N.E., Carnation, for tractor-pulled wagon rides, scavenger hunts and pig roast country picnic dinner.

There will be live music

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Someone forgot their vehicle

At 2:15 a.m. Sept. 4, an officer issued an impound order for a vehicle parked in the 45500 block of Southeast North Bend Way. It had been in the same location for 45 days, the maximum time allowed.

Snoqualmie fire reports Heating up the kitchen

Firefighters responded to the report of a smoke alarm going off at a home on Sorenson Street.

No one was home but there was a haze of smoke inside the house.

Crews entered the house through an open window and found that the

by Ask Sophie and wine and beer will be available for purchase.

Tickets to the Farm Faire and Pig Roast are $20 each, and kids 10 and under are free.

Purchase tickets at the Carnation Farmers Market on Tuesdays

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oven was on cleaning mode. Smoke from the intense heat of the self cleaning oven had filled the house and set off the alarm.

Firefighters turned off the oven, ventilated the smoke and notified the home owners by telephone as to what had happened.

Hot car attracts attention

Firefighters responded to a call from the Snoqualmie Falls parking lot on Sept. 1 about a possible car fire.

It was determined that the smoke was from an oil leak, not a fire.

The Star publishes names of those charged with felony crimes.

Information comes directly from local police reports.

from 3-7 p.m., at Miller’s Community and Arts Center in Carnation or at brownpapertickets. com.

For a full menu and schedule, visit www. snovalleytilth.org/farmfaire and www.snovalleytilth.org/farm-tours.

Fest From Page 3 “My goal is to get in better shape for next year,” said Diego Arguea, a biker waiting for his runner to release him. “There are a lot of great athletes out there.”

According to Doy, it is exciting when the community gets together and they see a lot of local teams participating in the race.

Volunteers, sponsors and workers in charge of the Adventure Festival are hoping for growth in the years to come.

“We want to just get more involvement in the community so it becomes more of an attendance,” said Doy. “We hope for more teams racing next year and we are relying on volunteers.”

According to Estep, they are hoping every year the festival will grow, become more of a regional draw and gain more sponsorship.

“We hope to grow it because it’s a new festival,” said McManus.

Free lance writer Kaitlynn Miller can be reached at miller.kaitlynn@gmail. com.

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Power

the 19th century, Baker’s project was the first longdistance transmission facilFrom Page 1 ity in the Northwest.

Baker came to the when electricity was conNorthwest as a design sidered an on-again, offengineer for the Seattle, again proposition.

Lake Shore, and Eastern People lucky enough to Railroad. He helped design have electricthe rail lines ity in the that eventuNorthwest ally reached Celebrate the then lived in the Upper reopening of mill towns, Snoqualmie a fringe benSnoqualmie Falls Valley but efit of steam he left the Park generators company Celebrate the new hikthat provided before the ing trails at the Snoqualmie juice for line was Falls Park 10 a.m. to 3 heavy equipcompleted. p.m. Sept. 14. In addition ment.

He partto new hiking trails, Puget But entrenered with Sound Energy, which operpreneur Seattle pioates the park, has added Charles Baker neer David envisioned Denny to new boardwalks and a building a build an lower level observation plant that electric street platform to give visitors could light car compaa look at the falls from up everyny. He and below. There will be givething from Denny lost aways and door prizes.

Olympia to everything Some of the new hikBellingham. but their ing trails will connect the He began shirts. upper park level to the construcBaker lower level. There is also a tion in 1898. then tried to new launch site for kayaks On July 31, buy options and canoes. After the Sept.

1899, his on street14 celebration, there will be 18-monthcar lines in two parking lots, too – the old daughter, Seattle and traditional upper level lot Dorothy the land and a lower level lot. threw the around No parking will be switch that Snoqualmie available on site during opened the Falls. His the celebration. There will lines from dad, a be free parking at Space Snoqualmie wealthy man Labs, 3530 S.E. Center St., Fall to subin Chicago, Snoqualmie. Free shuttle stations in bankrolled buses will provide transIssaquah, the project. port to the park.

Renton, Building For more information Seattle and the project on the celebration, go to Tacoma. underwww.pse.com/snofalls.

It took ground, three times Baker decidthat long to ed, would refurbish the plants. protect the machinery Today power compafrom the constant mist of nies send electricity across the falls and from freezing mountains, rivers and weather – which was more states on demand. Back in common then. Indeed,

SnoValley Star one historical photograph taken during the construction shows the falls as well as the construction equipment, completely covered with ice.

Laborers worked 24-hours a day to build the plant. Ironically, the refurbishment also required 24-hour-a-day shifts due to safety limits on the number of workers allowed below ground at the same time.

Workers dug a shaft through the adesite rock (a type of volcanic rock), and then excavated a cave that was 200 feet by 40 feet by 30 feet. They painted the rock walls with whitewash to make it reflect light.

They also dug penstocks – or shafts for pipes to bring water to the turbines.

This century’s renovation has expanded the width of the cavity, allowing extra space for control panels and other equipment. One original walkway has been walled off to create an escape route in case of emergency. Formerly the only “escape” path was a catwalk that hangs over the 450-foot long tailrace – the man-made stream bed used to expel the water after it has been through the turbines.

Up above, Puget Sound Energy stabilized the roadway area to the power plant and has moved a couple of original buildings. An old railroad depot and the old carpenter shops will be museums.

Old control panels and even the switch that little Dorothy Baker used to open the plant will eventually be on display.

Baker eventually lost his plant after his father died.

The son wasn’t listed as an owner so the plant became part of the father’s estate.

Baker had other woes, too.

In 1903, a fire destroyed the elevator, a transformer building and damaged the generators. The plant was

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

By Greg Farrar

A wooden walkway provides access to the tailrace, where water flows back into the river. off line for 36 hours and offered only limited service for a couple of weeks.

Baker believed the fire was arson.

A fifth generator was added to the original four in 1905. That generator was never as reliable as the original four.

Some things about the plant haven’t changed.

Although a faster, modern elevator is under construction, the trip down in a metal cage still takes longer than I can hold my breath.

I struggled to hide my fears – I was accompanied by Dave Jenness, the PSE project manager and Issaquah Press photographer Greg Farrar. I kept telling myself, I can fly an airplane and land an airplane, I can cook and serve a seven-course gourmet dinner, I can swim a mile at a time, I can survive this.

But my inner fears kept playing the same tape – I’m standing under the equivalent of a 27-story building, there’s a water fall that’s taller than Niagara Falls next door and we’re in earthquake country.

I practiced a lot of deep

water-powered and if the breathing. operator didn’t pay proper I was a little relieved attention during braking, when we walked out on it would bounce and go the catwalk along the right back up to the top tailrace – Jenness pointed without stopping. out the new bolts drilled Our elevator trip was into the rock when they smooth both ways. replaced the original wooden walkway. One Sherry Grindeland can be reached at thing there has changed. editor@snovalleystar.com or 425-392The new walkway doesn’t 6434 ext. 246. sway like the old one did.

It still ends at the base of the falls. By peering around the corner, we could see tourists on the walkways across the river.

I relaxed a bit.

Then, Jenness pointed out a black mark on generator number 4. In January 2009, the tunnel flooded to there — about 2.5 feet off the ground.

I reminded myself that I volunteered for this story.

And then I remembered

By Greg Farrar something else about the origiRenovation team workers put finishing nal project. The touches on the equipment. The pipes over their heads carry water to the turfirst elevator bines. was supposedly

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SCHEDULE THIS: Don’t let the littlest ones get bored at home this school year.

Take them to Sno-Valley Indoor Playground from 9:30-11:30 a.m. starting Sept. 16 at Si View Community Center Gymnasium, 400 Orchard St., North Bend. The activities continue every Monday, Wednesday and Friday school is in session. For parents and kids through age 5. Cost is $1 perchild.

Send your news Send items for Your Week to newsclerk@ isspress.com by noon Friday.

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q Anime and Manga Club, 3-5 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., practice drawing and watch anime, 888-1223

q Public Safety Community Meeting: Personal Safety, 6-8 p.m., Mt. Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., discuss ways to optimize safety of the community

q Art opening for Kristin Lockwood and Ike Balmer, 5:307:30, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647 q Kids Night Out at Mount Si Gymnastics Academy, 6-10 p.m., Mount Si Gymnastics Academy, 1546 Boalch Ave. N.W. Suite 20, North Bend, $25 for ages 3+, register at 2923152 q Kid Free Fridays, 7-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 S.E. Ridge St., $10 per kid, 256-3115 q Tween Nights, 7-10 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, 5th8th graders, $5, 831-1900 q Dan Kramlich Trio, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307 q Mount Si vs Issaquah football game, 7 p.m., Issaquah High School, 700 2nd Ave. S.E. q SingerSongwriters Circle, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8313647

q Household Recycle and Residential Document Destruction Event, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Centennial Field, 39903 S.E. Park St., Snoqualmie, recycle your waste free of charge, 888-1555 q Special Needs Story Time, 10-11:30 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., for developmental ages 3-6 but all children are welcome with adult caregiver, 888-0554 q Grand Re-Opening of Snoqualmie Falls Park and River Trail, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project and Park, 6501 Railroad Ave. S.E. q Self Defense Seminar for Women, 1-3 p.m., Si View Metropolitan Park District, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, learn to protect yourself from an assault, $20 per person ages 12+ q North Bend Jazz Walk, 6-11 p.m., Downtown North Bend, $20 in advance, $25 day of, visit northbendjazzwalk.com for full schedule and tickets q Sundaes on Monday, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8313647

q Family resource fair: Everything You Need to Succeed at Mount Si High School, 5:30-8 p.m., Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., mshsptsainfo@ gmail.com

q Northwest Railway Museum Train Rides, leaving from Snoqualmie station, 38625 S.E. King Street, at 12:01, 1:31, 3:01 and 3:46 p.m., North Bend station, 205 McClellan Street, at 12:31, 2:01 and 3:31 p.m. q Building Your Urban Pantry: Canning 101, 2-3 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., learn to preserve fruit for the winter, 888-0554

q Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307

q Public Works Committee, 5-6 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., dhumes@ ci.snoqualmie.wa.us, 831-4919 q Planning and Parks Committee, 6:30-7 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., gberry@ ci.snoqualmie.wa.us, 888-5337 q Parks Board, 7-8 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., itreptow@ ci.snoqualmie.wa.us, 831-5784

q Planning Commission, 7-8 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., gberry@ ci.snoqualmie.wa.us, 888-5337 q CHK Workshop, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Moms (women’s group) meeting: Communicating in a Chaotic World, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Snoqualmie Valley Alliance Church, 36017 S.E. Fish Hatchery Road, free to attend, $5 for childcare q Finance and Administration Committee, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., jwarren@ ci.snoqualmie. wa.us, 888-1555 ext. 1118 q City Council Meeting, 7-9 p.m., Mt. Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend, 8887627

q Bob Baumann and Danny Kolke, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307

q Future Jazz Heads, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307 q Jazz Heads, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307 q Friends of the Snoqualmie Library Meeting, 7-8 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd.

S.E., help support the library through volunteerism, fundraising and sponsorship, 888-1223

q Open mic ft.

Ask Sophie, 8 p.m., Snoqualmie Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., 8312357

q Styx, 7 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, ages 21+ with valid ID, $65-$120, purchase tickets at http://bit. ly/15NBVCT q Randy Halberstadt Duo, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307

q Crud Guns and GabQ and Minority Child, 7:30 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8313647

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SNOVALLEY STAR

sports

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Photos by Calder Productions

Parker Dumas, sophomore wide receiver, hauls in a pass and lands in the end zone for a touchdown in Mount Si High School’s 35-12 victory over Kennedy High School.

Mount Si football opens season with decisive win over Kennedy the Wildcats defense when it thwarted Kennedy’s runMount Si Wildcats ning plays. made their first mark of The first half was a the season in the win shutout. The Wildcats column by sweeping the scored four unanswered John F. Kennedy Lancers touchdowns, putting them 35-12. The with a “We went in this week Wildcats 28-0 lead comover the and worked really hard manded Lancers. on our passing game, the field “We on offense we’re came out and executed and extremely defense by well.” accurate scoring, and constopping — Nick Mitchell sistent plays, and Quarterback in the accurate passing consistent game,” passing. said Dedicated Wildcat supCharlie Kinnune, head porters flooded the stands coach. in scarlet colors cheerQuarterback Nick ing as the Mt. Si football Mitchell demonstrated his team’s passing game sliced ability to throw and move through the Lancers. Fans the ball, completing 16 were equally ecstatic about out of 19 throws. Four of

By Brandon Adam

the tosses were touchdown passes.

Mitchell, who was intercepted twice in the recent Scarlet and Gray innerscrimmage, was pleased in his performance.

“I thought I bounced back well,” Mitchell said.

“We went in this week and worked really hard on our passing game, came out and executed well.”

Mitchell was able to evade defenders while picking up yards.

“This offseason I worked a lot on my footwork through speed camps through summer,” Mitchell said. “That definitely helps a lot.”

It didn’t take long for the Wildcats to put points on the board. The first touchdown of the night went to sophomore receiver Parker Dumas, catching a short but affective threeyard pass from Mitchell.

The Wildcats followed up with another touchdown, this time a pass to junior running back

Photo by Calder Productions

Senior quarterback Nick Mitchell lofts a pass over the oncoming Kennedy defence.

Jason Chapman. That gave Mount Si a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The Wildcats formidable defense stopped the Lancers consistent running plays throughout the first half. The Lancers seemed

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to have trouble getting past midfield.

The Lancers had one chance to kick for a threepoint field goal but missed the mark. They were not able to get within scoring range within the rest of the first half.

The second quarter opened and ended in a similar fashion with Wildcats completing two more touchdowns and denying any scoring for the Lancers.

The third touchdown of the night was a catch by receiver Trevor Daniels.

The scoring position was set up on the previous play when Mitchell threw a 45-yard pass connection to running back Bailey Takacs.

Linebacker and tight end, Beau Shain, showed his ability to hit hard on defense and make touchdowns. One of Shain’s See FOOTBALL, Page 11

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A pause in the pool refreshes canine participants at the Dog Days of Summer The Snoqualmie Valley Pet Food Bank would like purchase of 900 pounds of pet food. The pet food to thank the community for a fun Poker for PAWS will be distributed to low-income dog and cat ownWalk and Dog Days of Summer. ers in the valley. For more information go to www.

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Football From Page 10 biggest defensive plays was a sack on the Lancers quarterback near the end of the second quarter.

Shain got a big offensive play at the end of the second quarter. He caught one of Mitchell’s throws and ran it in to score.

That upped the Wildcats score to 28.

The scoring for the Wildcats slowed down in the second half. Senior running back Drew Cotto made the last Wildcat touchdown of the night.

Mitchell showcased his running ability by evading a blitz while picking up 22 yards in the process.

The Lancers made a brief rally late in the second half, scoring two quick touchdowns.

Lancers capitalized on

earned it.” a fumbled Wildcat ball With a successful seabut failed to complete a son opening performance two-point conversion.

by Mount Si, Kinnune The game ended 35-12, hopes the Wildcats will Wildcats. become even “Our “We can get a lot better as the defense season conplayed better.” tinues. particu“It set larly well,” — Charlie Kinnune Kinnune Coach the stage,” Kinnune said. “We said. “We can bent a little get a lot better.” bit but we never broke.”

The Wildcat’s next Though the Lancers game will be at 7 p.m. managed to put some Sept. 13 at Issaquah High points on the board, School.

Kinnune was still content with the Wildcat’s defensive performance.

“We forced them to Free lance writer Brandon Adam can be reached at brandon.adam89@ play hard,” Kinnune said. gmail.com.

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Are you safe? personal safety tips offered Find out how to keep your family, friends and yourself safe in the ongoing Public Safety Meeting series. The next session will be held at 6 p.m. Sept.

19 at the Mt. Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend.

The meeting will focus

on ways to enhance personal safety by being aware of your surroundings, knowing how to best respond to different situations, and learning specific tactics.

The guest speaker is Sgt. Don Gulla, a veteran King County officer with nearly 30 years in the department. Gulla’s current assignment is ongoing training for the

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). He has developed an Advanced CIT Force Options Course that is being taught throughout the state.

Gulla has been involved in martial arts and combat training for over 45 years, and is internationally recognized for his dedication to the training of police, military, and the public in defense techniques to

avoid injury to all parties.

The Public Safety Meeting series is open to all ages and no reservations are necessary.

Auction planned to help SnoValley Winter Shelter Auction donations are needed for the Snoqualmie Valley Renewal Center

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

auction and wine tasting party that will be held at 3 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Cedar River Watershed Education Center. Proceeds from the party will benefit the SnoValley Winter Shelter and Community Meals programs.

North Bend Police Chief Mark Toner will be the auctioneer.

There will be no admission charge for the event.

Tickets for the wine tasting portion of the party are $15 per person.

For more information go to www.valleyrenewalcenter.com.

Photography club seeks members

Sandy Horvath, also known as SnapShotSandy, is offering free memberships to his photography club, Club SnapShot.

Photographers of all ages and skill levels are welcome.

Members have access to discounted class prices, gift certificates, equipment rentals, custom camera settings, editing software advice and more.

Horvath’s Photography Made Easy classes will teach you to use your digital camera and teach you simple tricks to make your photos look professional.

Advanced photographers who have completed the Photography Made Easy series can also join free Snoqualmie Valley Photography Safari workshops. Horvath’s photos have been published in newspapers and magazines and as of Sept. 2013, he has taught over 1300 students.

To join, visit www.snapshotsandy.com/FREE_mem-

bership.html and fill out the online form.

Nearly 1,300 ticketed for distracted driving In the past six weeks, law enforcement agencies throughout King County have participated in emphasis patrols to reduce the number of people driving while distracted.

The patrols targeted drivers using cellular phones, texting or involved in other behavior that affected their ability to drive in a safe manner.

More than 1,100 citations were issued to drivers for the use of cellphones and 180 drivers were ticketed for texting while driving. Law enforcement made more than 2,300 contacts with drivers, which included driving while suspended and DUI. Officers also made arrests of subjects with felony warrants, and recovered two stolen vehicles.

“Despite the warnings in the media, we still found a lot of drivers without their full attention on the road,” Lt. Mike Rupert, of the Washington State Patrol, said in a news release. “This special campaign is over, but officers and troopers continue to be on the lookout for cellphone violations.”

In Washington state, drivers are prohibited from texting or talking on cellphones without the use of hands-free device. The fine for the violation is $124 but could be increased in the case of a collision.

Drivers younger than 18 are not allowed to use any cellphone device.