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More money EFR firefighters could get 2 percent pay raise. Page 2
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Remembering the fallen John Lang, of North Bend, plays Taps for the victims of the 9/11 attacks in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Penn., at North Bend’s 10th anniversary memorial. Members of Eastside Fire & Rescue salute an American flag at half-staff in honor of the nearly 3,000 people — including 343 firefighters — who died when 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes and turned them into missiles.
A decade of changes since Sept. 11 Region is more prepared for disaster since terrorist attacks
North Bend woman’s work was never the same after 9/11
By Dan Catchpole
“What are we most likely to face in Snoqualmie Valley? It’s For much of its existence, the not terrorism, it’s flooding.” United States has been insulat-
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ed from overseas attacks. Surrounded by oceans to the east and west, and peaceful neighbors to the north and south, America had a secure feeling. That sense of safety was ripped apart Sept. 11, 2001. Suddenly, Americans had to worry about terrorism. The new fear spread to every corner of the country, even Snoqualmie Valley. The federal and state governments shifted resources to preventing terrorist attacks.
Air travel changed forever in the U.S. after Sept. 11, 2001. Today, taking a plane involves much more invasive and extensive security checks than it used to. Experts debate the effectiveness of the measures, and travelers often grumble at having to jump through added hoops before boarding a plane. But passengers go along with them. For Meryl Conner, the new security measures and heightened wariness that followed 9/11 changed her workplace
— Steve McCulley Snoqualmie Police captain
The federal government began awarding homeland security grants for local governments. It has given out about $35 billion in grants. In the 10 years since the attack, the Snoqualmie Valley See PREPARED, Page 7
“My first flight back after 9/11, I must have looked behind my back a hundred times and did not trust anyone who fit the profiles.” — Meryl Conner United Airlines flight attendant
environment. As a flight attendant for United Airlines, Conner’s job took on new aspects and dangers after the See WORK, Page 7
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EFR firefighters eye 2 percent raise By Caleb Heeringa Eastside Fire & Rescue staffers would receive a 2 percent raise every year through 2014 under a labor agreement that will go before the agency’s board Sept. 19. Craig Hooper, president of IAFF 2878, the firefighters union which also represents battalion chiefs and office staffers, said the 2 percent wage increase garnered the support of about 70 percent of union members. The EFR board must approve the agreement before it takes effect. EFR Chief Lee Soptich confirmed that the new labor contract — technically an extension of the old contract — contains automatic wage increases, but declined to comment on the specifics until it came before the board. The contract had called for wage increases to be determined by comparing EFR firefighters’ salaries to those of neighboring departments and averaging the numbers out. In past years that has led to wage hikes as large as 3 or 4 percent. With the recession squeezing the budgets of EFR’s partner cities — North Bend, Issaquah and Sammamish — the union agreed to forgo that comparison process the last two years. Wages were frozen in 2010 and tied to the cost of living in 2011, meaning a one-fifth of 1 percent increase. Fire administration officials
warned Sammamish representatives earlier this year that the union may seek to “recapture” some of the wage increases delayed due to the recession. Hooper said the board came to the union to offer the 2 percent increases for the next three years. Though it’s not as big a wage increase as the union was getting before the recession and likely isn’t as large as it could be if they had used the normal comparison system, Hooper said 2 percent is a good compromise. “If we had done (the comparison system) we probably would have come out a little bit higher,” he said. “But we’re satisfied with (2 percent) based on what’s going on in the economy.” The union also agreed to extend the existing labor agreement, which expires this year, rather than start from scratch on a new document. Hooper had been hopeful that they could renegotiate firefighters’ work schedules as part of this agreement, but said the union put the issue aside for now in hopes
of simplifying the process. The department uses the socalled Modified Detroit model — one day on, one off, one on, one off, one on and four off — but many in the agency would prefer to switch to a schedule that allows them to work two 24-hour shifts back to back in exchange for four days off more frequently. Hooper and other firefighters have argued that going back and forth from on days to off days creates irregular sleeping patterns, leading to more fatigue than one 48-hour shift with some naps during slow times. Hooper said it became clear during negotiations that getting the board to agree to the schedule change would be an arduous process, possibly stretching the labor talks into next year, involving professional arbitrators and making it difficult for the board to put together a 2012 budget. The union will continue to push for the schedule change outside of the labor agreement, he said. “It sort of convoluted everything else,” Hooper said. “We were trying to keep this agreement simple and save both sides the money and time and meetings.” Caleb Heeringa: 392-6434, ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Snoqualmie and North Bend seek new commission members Snoqualmie and North Bend are looking for a few residents who want to help run their cities. The two cities have openings on various commissions. Snoqualmie has vacancies on its Arts Commission and its Civil Commission. Applicants must live in the city’s limits. The Arts Commission advises Snoqualmie City Council on public artwork. It promotes and encourages public programs to increase interest in fine and performing arts. The commission also considers issues related to the city’s cultural heritage. The commission meets at 5 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Snoqualmie City Hall. For information or to apply, contact Nicole Sanders at nsanders@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us or 888-5337, ext. 1143. The Snoqualmie Civil Service Commission also has an open seat. The commission monitors relations between the city, and its firefighters and police officers. The commission conducts testing for new officers and promotional exams, and hears appeals of disciplinary actions. The new member will be appointed by Mayor Matt Larson and confirmed by City Council. Civil Service Commission members serve six-year terms.
Meetings are at 6 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the Snoqualmie Police Department, unless there is no pending business requiring commission action. Applications are available at www.cityofsnoqualmie.org, under the link “City Government” and then “Commissions and Boards.” Applications may be delivered to Snoqualmie City Hall, 39624 S.E. River St., or mailed to Jodi Warren, City Clerk, P.O. Box 987, Snoqualmie, WA 98065. For information, email info@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us or call Jodi Warren at 888-1555, ext. 1118. North Bend has an open position on its Economic Development Commission. The position’s term ends Dec. 31, 2013. The Economic Development Commission advises the North Bend City Council on the city’s economic development. Its seven members meet at 8 a.m. the third Thursday of the month. Applications for the position must be submitted by Sept. 20 to City of North Bend, Attn: City Clerk, PO Box 896, North Bend, Wash. 98045. Application forms are available at City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N., and on the city’s website, northbendwa.gov, by clicking on “Forms/Applications,” then “Commission Application.”
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Encompass offers fall parenting classes By Dan Catchpole Parenting is a full-time job that can leave parents pulling their hair and looking for answers. Encompass is offering several classes and workshops this fall to help parents handle the challenges of raising children in the 21st century. The programs cater to a range of needs from soon-to-be parents to parents of children in middle school. This year’s slate of programs builds on what the North Bendbased organization offers. Encompass runs a nationally accredited preschool and offers support services and programming for children and families. Encompass has expanded its service area, adding classes based at the Cedar River Watershed and Issaquah Highlands. Encompass recently relocated “Bringing Baby Home,” a twoday workshop cohosted with
the Gottman Relationship Institute, to the Cedar River Watershed Education Center. The idyllic setting “reinforces the theme of the workshop, which is that couples need to take care of their relationship while taking care of a newborn,” Encompass spokesman Clay Eals said. “That is why we are using the word ‘retreat’ to describe it. If you have ever had a meeting at the watershed, you know that the setting feels like a refreshing world apart.” Parents can register for any of the programs at encompassnw.org. For information about the programs, go to the website or call 888-2777. ❑ Parenting Skills for a Lifetime: For parents of children ages 3 to 11, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 20 to Oct. 25, at Encompass, 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend. Materials fee: $10. Free childcare available
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by pre-arrangement. ❑ Make Parenting a Pleasure: For Spanish-speaking parents of children from birth to age 7, 5:30-8 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 29 to Dec. 1 (not including Thanksgiving), at Encompass, 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend. Materials fee: $15. Free meal and free childcare. ❑ Bringing Baby Home: Gottman Relationship Institute retreat for soon-to-be parents and brand-new parents, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 1 and 8, at Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E., North Bend. Cost: $150 per couple (includes workbooks and materials). No childcare available, but infants under 1 can attend with parents. ❑ Strengthening Families: For middle-schoolers and their parents. Orientation: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 28. Classes: 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 5 to Nov. 16, at Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive, Issaquah Highlands. ❑ Emotion Coaching: For parents of preschoolers and grade-schoolers, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, YWCA Family Village Commons, 949 N.E. Ingram St., Issaquah Highlands. ❑ Children in the Middle: For separated, divorced and divorcing parents, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Encompass, 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend. Materials fee: $10. No childcare available.
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Court upholds state agency’s authority for shoreline rules By Warren Kagarise In a recent ruling, the state Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the state’s authority to sign off on shoreline management plans and regulations. The decision came just before the state Department of Ecology approved the Sammamish shoreline regulations, or shoreline master program. Meanwhile, Snoqualmie and North Bend are updating their shoreline master programs. The efforts establish shoreline rules in the cities aimed to determine appropriate creek and river areas for construction. Washington voters approved the Shoreline Management Act in 1972 to help minimize environmental damage to shoreline areas, reserve areas for water-oriented uses, and protect public lands and waters. The act grants local governments flexibility to tailor shoreline programs to respond to local conditions and needs. “While local jurisdictions play a role in tailoring SMPs to local conditions, the Shoreline Management Act dictates that the Department of Ecology retains control over the final contents and approval of SMPs,” Associate Chief Justice Charles Watson wrote in the unanimous Supreme Court decision. Under the 1972 law, local governments and the Department of Ecology cooperate on shoreline master programs. Citizens for Rational Shoreline Planning, Ronald Jepson and the Building
Industry Association of Whatcom County brought the case against the Department of Ecology and Whatcom County. The lawsuit attempted to invalidate key protections in Whatcom County’s stateapproved shoreline master program. The state approved the shoreline rules in 2008. The plaintiffs said because Whatcom County developed a proposed shoreline master program at the local level, approving the updated rules should be a local decision. The petitioners also said the rules violated state tax law. “The court’s decision clarifies that the collaborative process Ecology and local governments use to manage our shoreline areas is fair, transparent and flexible,” agency Deputy Director Polly Zehm said in a statement. “We all have a stake in protecting our treasured shoreline resources for ourselves as well as our children and future generations. Our shorelines make Washington a great place to live.” The court reaffirmed Ecology’s final approval for shoreline master programs. The agency must also ensure a list of requirements negotiated in 2003 among 58 different parties — including businesses, environmentalists, local governments, ports and shoreline user groups — is being met. Moreover, after Ecology approves a local shoreline master program, the agency commits to helping to defend the rules against legal challenges.
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For the second consecutive time, Eastside Fire & Rescue firefighters have realized the gravity of the larger economic situation during contract negotiations. This time around, they’ve agreed to a three-year contract with 2 percent annual raises. It’s a reasonable pay increase for uncertain economic times. The firefighters also agreed to opt out of the usual practice of factoring in the salaries of other area departments when considering what their raise should be. They were also willing to leave changes to their work schedule out of contract talks, which could have been held up by the issue. We hope the union and EFR board can reach an agreement on this issue without the motivating factor of the contract. Last time around, it was the firefighters who researched health insurance plans and found a cheaper alternative, saving firefighter jobs and taxpayer money in the process. Locking in a three-year contract also has a side benefit. The agreement which created the multi-agency EFR expires in 2014. Without the distraction of labor negotiations, partners can focus on how best to continue forward, either in partnership or separately.
I would like to thank the people in the Valley who donated school supplies and/or money toward the school supply drive at the North Bend Food Bank. With your generosity, more than 250 students (kindergarten through 12th grade) whose families depend on the food bank were given new school supplies and new shoes. Costco generously donated 200 backpacks and the Snoqualmie Valley Lions Club donated money toward this worthwhile project. Thank you to those who have volunteered their time to help bring this project together and make it successful. I would also like to thank the SnoValley Star newspaper for
Wildfires are no joke
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The unusual hot, dry spell of the last two weeks has filled yards and wooded areas with fuel for wildfires. Until there is a good soaking rain, the danger will continue. Eastside Fire & Rescue responded last week to a brush fire in Klahanie, just north of Issaquah. The cause is unknown, but the fire would not have spread so quickly nor so far if not for a ready supply of dry debris. EFR officials suggest doing a little cautionary cleaning around your home, watch where you dispose of cigarette butts and be wary of overzealous barbeques. Better safe than sorry.
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calling attention to this growing need in the Valley in some of your recent papers. Our numbers were amazing this summer, exceeding all previous years with sign-ups at the food bank. Due to your articles, people did take care of their own and made many donations. The need was met! Thank you for giving 250 students an opportunity to start their school year in a positive way. Nancy Flanagan North Bend
Speak up, Snoqualmie Okay, your signs got my attention. I had seen them down in the valley where residents might be more likely to hear noise (was the mill quiet?), but was surprised to see them on the ridge, where a sizable portion of the residents, I is a wonderful lady and her blog is amazing. Keep them coming. Thank you for the inspiration. Dixie Watson North Bend
would presume, are business folks and more likely to be probusiness. Yes, I’m a highlander living on the ridge, but renting because I can’t yet afford the home prices. Like casino noise abatement pleas from the Valley folks, I am puzzled by the crush/limit/reduce business sentiment when the ongoing financial crisis in our country begs for jobs to be had of any kind. Please let me know your political party affiliation, because I want to steer clear of it. As one recent opinion indicated, it would be foolish for the city of Snoqualmie to annex the old mill site if pollution responsibility currently belongs to King County. But then again we got more revenue now, so maybe it’s not a problem. Maybe I’m just missing the point altogether. Maybe the jobs lost at the casino or Dirtfish would have little effect on anyone, except possibly your neighbor, daughter, uncle or the local economy. Denis Morrison Snoqualmie
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When the stars align, buy a new necktie By Slim Randles There is a time when the stars line up just right, when the grass is at its peak in nourishment for the livestock, when the shirts are all on sale down at the store. There is a time that men and women know and have known, since dirt was young, that things are going to happen. It must have felt like that on Dec. 6, 1941, and on July 3, 1776. It sure felt that way to Dewey Decker as he walked along down Lewis Creek. In his right hand was a splendid streamer fly, a bivisible with jungle cock eyes, tied for him by that genius of piscatorial playthings and premeditated passion, Marvin Pincus. Maybe it was just the time of year that made Dewey feel so … ready. Ready for a girlfriend … a real one. A steady one. Ready for a change in his life. Would the woman be Emily Stickles from the county? Emily Stickles, that safeguard of county officialdom, that defender of bureaucratic brilliance. Emily of the incredible cheekbones. Emily, who tried to get Marvin’s Fly Tying Love Center killed. Or was it just the change to Fall. Could be. You see down there along the creek? Yep. The
kids are still swimming in the swimming hole, but now they aren’t staying in as long as they used to. There’s Doc Slim Randles and Bert, Columnist casting flies farther downstream, hoping to catch something besides another idyllic afternoon. Dewey counted his blessings as he went. After all, he knew he was accident-prone and all thumbs. He could never be a mechanic or a surgeon or a wait-
er. But he had found his niche in the fertilizer business. His product is worth absolutely nothing if he should ruin it. There is a constant free source of it at the dairy and the feedlot. The only instrument approaching sharpness is his shovel, and his only employees at the moment are earthworms, turning manure into high-grade compost. They work for free. He decided, right there as he walked along, to buy a new necktie for meeting Emily. Blue, I think. Life is good. Brought to you by Slim’s new book “A Cowboy’s Guide to Growing Up Right.” Learn more at http://www.nmsantos.com/Slim/Slim.html.
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Police & Fire Snoqualmie police No hunting allowed At 7:26 a.m. Sept. 2, police arrived at the 8800 block of Weiting Avenue Southeast to respond to a report of a man with a bow and arrow near the water reservoir. Police contacted the man and warned him about hunting within city limits.
Car prowl At 9:35 a.m. Sept. 3, police received a call about a car prowl in the 34800 block of Southeast Ridge Street. A woman had parked her vehicle in front of her house and left it unlocked the night before. That morning, the woman realized someone had entered her vehicle and searched through her glove box and stolen her GPS device, valued at $200.
Suspended license At 12:50 a.m. Sept. 4, police traveling south in the 9200 block of Meadowbrook Way stopped a vehicle with expired tabs. The driver had no driver’s license and could only provide an insurance card, arguing that the car was not his and that that was why he had not realized the registration had expired. A check of the driver’s status showed his license had been suspended due to several unpaid tickets. The driver said he knew and that he was driving to pick up a friend who had no ride home. The driver received a verbal warning and notice that he would receive a mailed citation for driving with a suspended license.
Driving privilege revoked At 6:26 p.m. Sept. 5, police
saw a gray Chevrolet Lumina drive past the patrol car near the intersection of Southeast King Street and Railroad Avenue Southeast. Police recognized the driver, checked his status and saw that he had a suspended license and a misdemeanor warrant out of King County for driving under the influence. Police stopped the driver and arrested him. He was taken to the Snoqualmie Police Department, where he was fingerprinted and photographed. He was later taken to the Issaquah City Jail for booking. The car was released to the driver’s dad.
Snoqualmie fire ❑ At 11:19 p.m. Sept. 2, EMTs responded with Fall City firefighters to a car accident just outside the roundabout by Snoqualmie Casino. A 30-yearold woman had drifted off the road while driving and struck a pole. She was evaluated, and transported to the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital by Fall City’s aid car. ❑ At 9:08 p.m. Sept. 3, EMTs were dispatched to Snoqualmie Casino for a medical call. The patient was evaluated and then transported to a hospital by EMTs. ❑ At 11:01 p.m. Sept. 3, EMTs were dispatched to Snoqualmie Casino for a medical call. The patient was treated and then transported to a hospital by a private ambulance. ❑ At 12:15p.m. Sept. 4, firefighters responded to Snoqualmie Casino for a woman who had slipped on water in the restroom and injured her back. ❑ At 7:13 p.m. Sept. 4, firefighters responded to a fire inside a detached garage on Maple Street. The homeowner had extinguished the fire using a fire extinguisher. ❑ At 12:10 p.m. Sept. 5,
Snoqualmie and Fall City firefighters were dispatched to Snoqualmie Ridge for a motor vehicle accident. The patients were treated and then transported to a hospital by Fall City firefighters. ❑ At 5:15 p.m. Sept. 6, firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Salish Lodge & Spa. ❑ At 3:20 p.m. Sept. 7, Snoqualmie EMTs responded to a request for a medical evaluation of a patient in police custody at the Snoqualmie Police Department. The patient was cleared medically and left with police officers. ❑ At 7 p.m. Sept. 8, firefighters helped clear a downed tree on Meadowbrook Way.
North Bend police Gas cap caper At 11 p.m. Aug. 29, police patrolled the Rock Creek Ridge apartments for prowlers when an officer saw two vehicles parked west of the entrance to the apartments, near the intersection of West Ribary Way and Rock Creek Ridge Boulevard. The cars had their gas doors open and gas caps hanging. Police obtained prints from the gas doors and submitted them into evidence at the North Bend substation.
Unwelcome returners At 2:30 p.m. Aug. 30, police arrived at the 600 block of Janet Avenue Northeast and found a man who said he owns the house there. Renters had moved out days before and the owner had not collected keys nor changed locks. That day, he had found the rear door open, with one empty beer can, two dirty socks and two burnt matches inside the residence. Nothing had been stolen or vandalized. The owner said the person who
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 entered probably had a key, since the locks were untouched.
Shoplifting At 3:30 p.m. Aug. 30, police arrived at the Volcom Outlet Store, 461 South Fork S.W. to investigate a theft. The store manager said that a woman entered the store with a small child and a friend. The woman carried a large bag from another store and walked to the center of the store where the jeans were. She then walked to the register and showed her three pairs of jeans, much too small for the woman’s size. The woman said she wanted to return the jeans for a larger size but that she could not remember where she bought them originally and that she did not have a receipt. The manager recognized the jeans as being from a Volcom store. The manager called the corporate office, which advised her to I.D. the woman and allow her to leave with the jeans. The manager photocopied the woman’s driver’s license. After the woman left the store, the manager inventoried the store’s jeans and there were three pairs missing, in the same colors, size, brand and model that the woman had taken. Loss is valued at $129.20. Corporate officials are reviewing surveillance tapes.
Five finger discount At 4:30 p.m. Sept. 3, two men working as plainclothes loss-prevention officers at QFC, 460 E. North Bend Way, saw an 18year-old man stuff a package of candy worth 99 cents and a box of Lunchables worth $2.19 into his boxers. They saw him leave the store without paying. Outside the store, the men stopped the thief and notified
the police. Police told the man he was under arrest. The man told police he was homeless and had been living in a tent off Edgewick Road. Police checked and he had a clean record, then trespassed him from QFC, Fred Meyer’s and Shell gas stations. Lastly, they contacted the North Bend food bank, got the man some food and took him back to his tent.
North Bend fire ❑ At 8:05 p.m. Sept. 5, firefighters responded to a structure fire on 436th Ave. S.E. They were aided by other firefighters from Eastside Fire & Rescue. The Star publishes names of those arrested for DUI and those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.
EFR warns of fire danger Hot, dry weather continues to increase the possibility of a brush fire getting out of control in Snoqualmie Valley. Eastside Fire & Rescue is cautioning residents to take precautions to minimize the likelihood of wildfire. EFR firefighters extinguished a brush fire covering about 400 square feet in Klahanie on the Sammamish Plateau Sept. 8. A King County Fire Investigator is investigating the cause of the fire. Brush fires can be sparked by discarding cigarette butts, discharging illegal fireworks, burning debris, and people playing with matches or lighters. Seven out of every 10 fires is caused by a human, according to EFR. The agency recommends that homeowners protect their houses by creating a firebreak around the building. Parents should talk with children about fire safety. For information on preventing wildfires, go to www.eastsidefire-rescue.org or www.firewise.org.
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Prepared From Page 1 has become safer but not because local police have ramped up their training to prevent terrorism. The Valley is safer because 9/11 prompted local agencies to increase training in responding to all disasters – natural and manmade. “What are we most likely to face in Snoqualmie Valley? It’s not terrorism, it’s flooding,” Snoqualmie Police Capt. Steve McCulley said. Much of the Valley’s floor is in the floodplain and the Valley sits across a major fault line. The area’s emergency services are more likely to have to respond to natural disasters than a manmade one. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, there has been a shift in emergency services to be ready to handle large disasters. “They’ve changed the focus to an all-hazards approach, which makes more sense,” McCulley said. The police captain has experience with terrorism prevention. Before joining the Snoqualmie Police Department, he was a trooper with the Washington State Patrol. For several years after 9/11, he worked in WSP’s Homeland Security Division. The change in focus has affected fire departments as well, said Snoqualmie Fire Chief Bob Rowe.
Smaller agencies can also call on larger ones for specialized equipment when needed, McCulley said. Snoqualmie belongs to the Coalition of Small Police Agencies, formed in 2002 to allow its 14 members to pool their resources. Small agencies can also call on the King County Sheriff’s Office and Washington State Patrol for help. The Sheriff’s Office has benefited from the change in focus to an all-hazards response, but given its larger jurisdiction, it has more dedicated terrorism training for some deputies. Much of this training has been for its Transit Division, which polices King County Metro. “It’s certainly changed what we pay attention to,” Sheriff Sue Rahr said in an interview. Transit police are trained to recognize strange things that could signal a potential terrorist. Rahr said she would like to see more resources shifted to local agencies. The FBI has shifted more resources to fighting terrorism, sometimes leaving local agencies to pick up the slack on crimes such as bank robberies. “Most homegrown terrorism is spotted by local law enforcement, but the federal government focused resources on federal law enforcement,” she said. Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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heartfelt hugs for our losses, and thanked us for our sacrifices and all that we do in our From Page 1 jobs,” Conner said. The flight back to Seatac terrorist attacks. Airport was unlike any of the The North Bend resident thousands she’d taken before. was in Los Angeles on a lay“My first flight back after over when two United Airlines 9/11, I must have looked and two American Airlines behind my back a hundred planes were hijacked. Three of times and did not trust anyone the planes were bound for Los who fit the profiles” of a suspiAngeles; the fourth was headed cious person — and potential for San Francisco. terrorist, Conner said. In response to the attacks, She thought about changing the Federal Aviation careers, but decided it wasn’t Administration worth starting ordered all comall over in a “Total strangers gave us mercial and prinew occupaheartfelt hugs for our loss- tion. Instead, vate planes in the air to land es, and thanked us for our she’s become immediately. accustomed to sacrifices...” The planes’ the new norflight crews — Meryl Conner mal that develwere told to Flight attendant oped in the block the cockwake of 9/11. pit doors with The new their heavy normal food service carts and instruct includes a wariness not present passengers to remain seated before 9/11, when hijackings until they landed. The FAA kept were a foreign phenomenon all commercial and private and only briefly covered in planes grounded until Sept. 14. flight attendants’ training. Like other airline crew mem“Just the other day my sensbers across the country, es were alerted with a passenConner found herself stranded ger, so I inquired with his travat a time of national trauma eling partner if he was feeling and grief. She and her colall right,” Conner said. leagues comforted each other. The passenger’s companion Before returning home, told her that the man was comConner and other crew meming from India to the U.S. to get bers attended a memorial sertreatment for opium addiction. vice for the 9/11 victims, who “I kept a very close eye on included at least 33 crew mem- him, and told my flying partbers on the hijacked planes. ners and the cockpit about the “Total strangers gave us situation,” she said.
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King County projects $70 million in savings King County is projected to save more than $70 million in the decades ahead, or about $3 million per year, after refinancing sewer revenue bonds Aug. 22. The county Wastewater Treatment Division issued $494 million worth of sewer revenue bonds at a rate of 3.79 percent. The savings to county taxpayers is projected at more than $70 million through 2034. Officials intend to use most of the proceeds to refinance $458 million of outstanding sewer revenue bonds issued in 2001, 2002 and 2004. The rest is to be used to fund the completion of the Brightwater Treatment Plant project and other capital improvements. Brightwater is a $1.8 billion treatment plant under construction near Woodinville that is scheduled for completion next year. The credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s reaffirmed the AA+ rating of the sewer revenue bonds. Moody’s, another credit rating agency, also reaffirmed the Aa2 rating based on sound management practices, the system’s large service area, continued progress on a complex capital improvement plan and satisfactory debt service coverage. The excellent credit ratings lower the annual costs to borrow money. Ratepayers then repay the sum through monthly sewer rates and charges.
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Civic leader keeps her cool in wake of identity theft By Sebastian Moraga Her poker face has become a staple of Snoqualmie Valley School Board meetings. Rarely cracking a smile, but rarely losing Caroline her cool, Loudenback either. So when she learned her identity had been stolen in California, Caroline Loudenback did what she’s been known to do. She stayed calm and went to work. “I took charge,” she said. “I immediately picked up the phone.” Someone had tried to open an account and failed at a department store, which then alerted her. By that time, the thief or thieves had already hit her up for thousand of dollars in clothes at other stores. Once she started making phone calls, she realized the irony of having to correct identity theft by sharing every important piece of data about her with people she could not see. “When you’re fighting this, I can’t tell you how many times you have to give out your birthday, your social security number,” she said. “It’s amazing. And then they want you to put stuff in the See THEFT, Page 16
By Mary Miller
People gather at Si View Park in North Bend during the city’s 9/11 vigil on the day’s 10th anniversary.
Community spirit rekindled at 9/11 vigil By Sebastian Moraga Off in a corner children played. Up in the sky a Cessna flew by. In many ways, time ticked away like usual. But in another spot of Si View Metropolitan Park, time stopped. It rewound to Sept. 11, 2001. And people from many walks of life paused a moment to reflect and remember the attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., on the 10th anniversary. “We have stopped to take a minute,” said North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing at the city’s 9/11 memorial, “to reflect on what it’s like to be an American.” Hearing and King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert noted how everyone remembers where they were and what they
were doing when the planes hit the towers and the Pentagon, the same way they remember other milestones of modern America, like the death of John F. Kennedy and the Challenger explosion. Like those events, Lambert said, the attacks on the World Trade Center and the nation’s capital “changed the course of history.” That September day, she said, Americans learned that our divisions and differences are meaningless in times of tragedy. After the ceremony, which included a candlelight vigil and songs by the Cascade Covenant Church Choir, North Bend Police Chief Mark Toner encouraged people to not just
While being there for others, you might begin feeling there’s no one there for you. Kim Arellano knows the symptoms well, having worked for almost a decade rescuing animals. Philip Koziol also knows the symptoms, having spent decades as a psychiatric nurse. “Empathizing with people and trying to make their lives as comfortable as possible can really take a toll on people,” said Koziol, senior services manager at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital.
Arellano said that back in the day, people just called it burnout. Now, the burnout feeling is known as compassion fatigue, the feeling of helplessness affecting those who have made a career, and sometimes a life, out of caring for others. “I know this is something I struggle with,” said Arellano, executive director of the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Foundation. “I know lots of people in health care and human services and nonprofits struggle with it.” Because of that, the founda-
North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing said he will never forget 9/11. He is even less likely to forget Ken Hearing what happened five days later. He and his friends in Yakutat had no TV, so they watched the events of the day at the local bar. Stuck in Alaska, they waited five days
for the first flight out. That Saturday, Sept. 16, 2001, some of Hearing’s friends returned home while Hearing stayed back. One of his friends on the flight relinquished his seat so Hearing would not be alone. The next day, after a fishing trip, that friend had a heart attack. Hearing performed CPR for 45 minutes before help arrived, but his friend died. “If he had gotten on the airplane and gone home, he probably would not have,” Hearing said.
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Compassion fatigue: When caring turns costly By Sebastian Moraga
A long week in the wilderness
tion organized a one-hour lecture about compassion fatigue at the Snoqualmie Fire Department, and true to Arellano’s words, health Kim Arellano professionals from all over the Puget Sound area attended Sept. 1. “It’s important for people to know they are not alone,” she said. “We want to make sure they know they are not alone
and that there are resources so they can continue to do their passion.” Otherwise, she said, people might have to walk away, like Arellano did in the mid-2000s, after eight years of dealing with pets in peril. “More than the dogs, it was the people,” Arellano said. “It was very, very difficult to deal with the people who wanted a dog but weren’t really understanding what it meant. I finally had to say ‘I can’t do it anymore.’” The lecture by Lauren Glickman, of the Feral Cat Project, another animal rescue organization, focused on how compassion fatigue can paralyze
and alienate a person. The continued need to offer sympathy and empathy may result in compassion fatigue. “Compassion fatigue is the cost of caring and being fully present and open,” she said. “But it’s not inevitable.” Something as simple as telling oneself “good job,” might help stave off symptoms. People rely on others for a pat on the back, while the solution lies on selfvalidation and taking care of oneself, Glickman said. “Caretakers are notoriously bad at self-care: They don’t eat well, they eat at their desk, they don’t take vacations,” she said. See FATIGUE, Page 9
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Another key to avoiding compassion fatigue is learning the difference between attachment and commitment to an outcome. Commitment means you measure your worth by your performance. Attachment means you measure your worth by the outcome itself. “If I’m committed to give the best possible care I can, and I do,” Glickman said, “I set myself up for success.” People from the Valley and beyond applauded Glickman’s lecture and said they hoped she returns for longer than an hour. “It was excellent,” said Steven Uy, the community liaison for Seattle’s Jewish Family Services. “If you don’t know the warning signs, you don’t know how to prevent the illness.” Arellano said she would contact Glickman to bring her back for a full-day workshop instead of just one hour. With the population living longer and the economy limping, the need for more knowledge about the subject has grown, she said. People in nonprofit organizations are being asked to do more with less, so learning how to deal with that stress is crucial. “You can keep doing what you love in a healthy way,” Arellano said. “That’s the main lesson.”
day, but to rekindle the unity and solidarity that followed in their wake. “Continue with the positive that brought the communities and the country together,” he said. He later added, “It’s not just remembrance. Take the action from that and run with it, let it build.”
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will host a one-day food drive Sept. 17 to refill the inventories of local food banks. Last year’s event brought in 5,500 pounds of food for the Mt. Si Food Bank and 2,500 pounds to the Fall City Food Bank. Overall, more than 30,000 pounds of food were given to six Eastside food banks along with $8,000 in cash. “We were able to feed 5,000 people six meals each,” said Robert Johnson, president of the Bellevue South Stake, which oversees 10 congregations in five cities. “We are striving to be members of the community, helping our neighbors, strangers, those our members may not interact with just on Sundays” said Johnson. Members of the North Bend and Snoqualmie congregations will leave flyers on doors prior to the food drive. Residents can set out food on the doorstep for pick-up, or donate food at any one of the local, participating grocery stores.
Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
Everyone felt 9/11’s effects Now 20 years old, Noah Phillips was a fifth-grader at Fall City Elementary School when alQaida terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes and turned them into missiles. After arriving at school, he and his classmates watched it all unfold on TV. “It was very quiet,” he said at the vigil. “Everybody was very sad. It impacted everybody a lot, even though we were kids. It doesn’t matter how old you are, you still see the hurt.” That day in 2001, Hearing was in Yakutat, Alaska. He and his friends had left to go fishing early in the morning. Returning from the water, they saw all the town’s emergency vehicles heading to its small airport. When they stopped for gas, they found out why: A 747 wanted to land in Yakutat. After learning that four hijackings had been carried out, the Federal Aviation Administration landed all commercial and private airplanes and closed U.S. airspace to incoming foreign flights. “It had been refused in Seattle, refused in Vancouver and it was running out of fuel,” Hearing said. The plane eventu-
By Mary Miller
Duncan Wilson (left) lights candles for Eastside Fire & Rescue personnel during North Bend’s ceremony.
ally landed in Whitehorse, Canada. After the speech, Hearing said people cannot afford to forget 9/11 and need to remain conscious of sacrifices ahead. “Freedom isn’t free,” he said, later adding, “Taking off our
shoes before we get on an airplane is a minor inconvenience when compared to the alternative.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 21, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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By Sebastian Moraga
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eavier backpacks, thicker books, busier days. All part of not being a freshman anymore. But to sophomore Krista Cassidy, the biggest sacrifice of her second year in school has less to do with what occupies her time and more with what doesn’t. “Eye candy,” she said. “Boys.” Cassidy and her buddies Erminia Hoeppner and Laurel Kroschel are all sophomores and all cannot believe how much has changed, for better or worse now that they’re in the tenth grade and they are dealing with a more hectic schedule than they did a year ago. “Freshman year is the easiest year,” Cassidy said. “The level of stress is higher now.” Kroschel has one honors class. Cassidy has three. Kroschel is in two clubs. Cassidy is in four. There’s hardly time for anything. Even finding a date. “Last year, new school, one of our main concerns was getting a date for homecoming,” Cassidy said. “Now it’s harder classes so it’s a lower priority.” Not just that, college is a year closer, too. “When I was younger, I would put off school for everything else,” Hoeppner said. “Now getting school work done is one of my important priorities.” Not everybody is in with the new order of things. Some of the girls’ fellow sophomores are still acting like secondyear frosh, they said. And since they are all sophomores, sometimes the greener ones and the more grown-up ones get stuck in the same classroom. “If you get the misfortune of meeting someone you’re not very fond of,” Kroschel said, “you might have them again.”
“When I was younger, I would put off school for everything else. Now getting school work done is one of my important priorities.” — Erminia Hoeppner Mount Si High School sophomore
Some upperclassmen still treat sophomores as newbies. “I get called freshman by guys I had classes with last year,” Hoeppner said. Still, being a year older has its perks, Kroschel said, like walking around school on the first day and actually knowing where things are. “Your freshman year, everything hits you like a brick wall,” Hoeppner said. “Sophomore year it doesn’t hit you as hard.” Then, there’s two of the sweetest words in the Teen-glish language: Driving permit. ”I hope our parents will trust us more to do more things with their permission,” Cassidy said. Hoeppner agreed, sort of. “With their permission,” she said. “But without them there.” Their hopes and fears about their future hint that perhaps they have matured enough to earn a mom-less outing or two. Hoeppner said that before she even thinks about hitting the parties, she’ll hit the books first. “If I don’t step up my academics,” she said. “I won’t achieve my goals.” Cassidy nodded. “Getting a date for homecoming is kind of ‘Ooo!’” she said. “But then you realize, ‘You’ve got that geometry test’.” By Sebastian Moraga
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Erminia Hoeppner, Laurel Kroschel and Krista Cassidy (from left) talk about dealing with the fact that college is a year closer and play time is over.
Mount Si High School neighbors try to live and let drive By Sebastian Moraga A new school year is here and this bunch accepts the reality that summer is over with a mixture of resignation, patience and good, old-fashioned dread. Not teachers, not students, not parents, but the neighbors of Mount Si High School, who see their streets, parking spots and sometimes driveways invaded daily by droves of vehicles. While some take it as part of living and playing near a school, others wonder if students and teachers forget they work and study near a neighborhood. The fact that school ends in the afternoon is of little solace to these people. Traffic intensifies in the evening, and so does the speed. “It’s awful,” said Diana
Richards, who lives on Meadowbrook Way. “I don’t know if it’s the school people but the traffic from 4 to 6 p.m. is so loud I can’t hear my computer speakers.” Richards said she has elderly friends who visit and she would like them to park near the house. That’s hard to do when vehicles line the east side of her street. Her neighbor Greg Planellas has been living on Meadowbrook for two months. He has tried to be patient and while he is nowhere near the end of his rope, he does use one. “Kids had been parking in our parking lot,” he said. “So my brother put up a rope.” Pulling out of the driveway takes a good eye and a better brake pedal. Since parked cars line the sidewalk on both sides,
Planellas has to inch forward and look around the cars to see oncoming traffic. “Maybe they should park by the school,” he said, meaning the west edge of Meadowbrook, “That’s where they are going.” The Snoqualmie Police Department has emphasized patrolling speeds in school zones. Richards’ Bible study friends have received two tickets on Meadowbrook already. Gloria Purcell lives on Park Street and she said police can only do so much. “They are out here, but there aren’t enough of them,” she said. “People race, they don’t stop for stop signs.” The darker it gets, the worse the speeding gets, Purcell said. Becky Munson, public information officer for the SPD said
people should still let police know. “Even if we don’t get down there in time to catch the person speeding,” she said. “If they can give us as much information as possible, that would help.” Purcell’s daughter-in-law Cathy Martin said that though they don’t speed, sometimes yellow buses don’t stop for pedestrians. “They start pulling out of the school and it’s like a little freight train,” she said. Karen Guy, who lives behind the school, said lines of on-street parking affect the bus drivers. “I’ve seen them come for morning kindergarten pick-up,” she said from her home on Schusman Street, “and it’s hard for the buses to get around corners sometimes.” Karen’s husband Roy, who
has lived in the same house for 32 years, said it’s not just the young drivers speeding, but some of the more seasoned ones, too. “Teachers and parents speed, too,” said Roy, whose children and grandchildren have attended Mount Si High School. Roy’s son played football across the street from her house, so the busy Friday nights are not a problem. Most of the people interviewed shared the sentiment: Once a week it’s OK, every day at all hours, it’s not. “We’re used to the busy football nights,” Karen said. “My son played football, that’s no problem. It’s the daily thing. It’s called courtesy.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Phonathon’s first day pulls in $8,500 for Valley schools
By Sebastian Moraga
Siri Smith, Miranda Gillespie and Kim Anderson (from left) answer phones during the 2011 Phonathon at Twin Falls Middle School. By Sebastian Moraga The busy phones and piles of receipts tell the story of the Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation’s 2011 Phonathon. The fundraiser for the foundation raised nearly $8,500 its first night, more than two-thirds of the way toward eclipsing their 2010 total of $12,000. “It went really well,” said Cheryl Duncan the foundation’s treasurer. “That’s $8,500 that we didn’t have when we started out.” Students and adult volunteers called homes in the Snoqualmie Valley School District on Sept. 12 and 13. Carmen Villanueva, the foundation’s executive director said the day went well because more people were at home than last year, when the fundraiser coincided with a large candlelight vigil for a Mount Si High School student. This year, more students volunteered to make the phone calls and more people answered their phones. At one point during the night, students were working each of the 20 phone lines available. “I think 95 percent of the kids who signed up actually showed up,” Villanueva said. She nevertheless stopped short of calling the evening a success. There was still one more day of calls left, and the goal was $20,000. Surprised by generosity Mount Si student Christine Stapleton returned to the Phonathon after a two-year absence. Her friend Gina Heidel participated for the first time. “As a first-timer, it was really interesting,” Heidel said. “I was really surprised to see how generous people were. It was nice to know they want to support the schools. Not everyone donated, but those who didn’t were polite,
To donate Don’t worry if you missed a call from the Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation’s Phonathon volunteers. You can still make a donation online at www.svsfoundation.org.
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Taylor Pearlstein and her father, Jonathan, (above) answer phones while Carmen Villanueva (below), president of the Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation updates the total raised by this year’s Phonathon.
Stapleton said. No handsets were slammed into their base and no complaints were directed at the school district like last year. “They said things like, they were making dinner or stuff like that,” Heidel said. “Nothing really rude.” The money raised will pay for math programs at all three levels of education. “It’s nice to be able to help the community,” Stapleton said, “And know that students will get a better education because we’re raising the money for them.”
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Mount Si stuns Bothell on record-setting night By Sebastian Moraga The Mount Si Wildcats turned in a promising performance Sept. 10, defeating 4A school Bothell 26-14 on the road. The Wildcats (1-1) avenged a home loss to Bothell last year and erased much of the sour taste from last week’s home loss to Woodinville. “It was a total team effort,” head coach Charlie Kinnune said. Bothell struck first, with a 13yard pass from quarterback Austen Dahl to wide receiver Trent Sewell in the end zone. Mount Si punted on its next drive and left Bothell starting at the 50-yard line. Just when it looked like Dahl might engineer another Cougar score on a short field, Mount Si’s Josh Mitchell collided with the Bothell center with 12 seconds left in the first quarter. The game was stopped for about 20 minutes while the trainers tended to the Cougar player, who left the field on a gurney. Instead of galvanizing the team, the injury left the Cougar offense in flux, with Dahl dealing with errant snaps for the rest of the night. On the first post-injury drive, early in the second quarter, Bothell had the ball on first-and15 at the Mount Si 35. A bad
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Cameron VanWinkle kicking during the Mount Si-Bothell game. VanWinkle broke the school’s career record for field goals, broke the school’s record for field goals in a single game, tied the school’s record for field-goal distance, and is two shy of the school’s record for field goals in a season. snap cost the Cougars 18 yards. The Cougars would eventually punt on fourth and 41. Wildcat QB Ryan Atkinson, took over at his own 24 yardline, and began moving the chains up. On second-and-eight, he connected with Tyler Button twice to find the end zone. On the next Bothell drive, a holding penalty erased Dahl’s 80-yard touchdown run.
Forced to punt, the Bothell snap rolled between Dahl’s legs and Mount Si got the ball at the Cougars’ 20. The drive stalled, and kicker Cameron VanWinkle was asked to nail a 47-yard- field goal. The ball sailed easily through the uprights. The Wildcats had the lead and VanWinkle had himself a tie for the 30-year-old school record for distance.
Ahead 13-7 at halftime, Wildcat fans fretted over a repeat of last week, when the Mount Si team emerged lifeless after the break. For a while, their fears looked well-founded, too. After forcing Bothell to punt on the first drive, Button touched the punt as it slipped behind him. Bothell recovered and on the next play, Sewell had his second touchdown of the night.
Unlike last week, Mount Si shoved back. With four minutes left in the third, Van Winkle kicked his team back into the lead, with the third of his schoolrecord four field goals in a game. With a minute left in the third, Mount Si’s defense came up large and shut the door on the Cougars for good. On second-and-goal at the 7, Dahl connected with Nick Anthony for six yards. On thirdand-goal at the 1, the defense stuffed the Cougars and on fourth-and-one Dahl overthrew to Anthony. On the next Cougar drive, Mount Si’s Zach Usselman picked off Dahl at the 50-yard line, and the Wildcats were in business again. With 3:43 left in the game, on first-and-goal at the Bothell nine-yard line, Riley Reed took it to the 1 and then Elijah Mayfield punched it in. Mount Si had a 23-14 lead. A late field goal by Van Winkle and a Nick Mitchell interception of Dahl with 50 seconds left in the contest sealed the victory. “It felt great,” Josh Mitchell said. “We came out, played all four quarters and stuck together as a team.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
Duo trades in the gridiron for putters and a nine iron By Sebastian Moraga They have heard the jokes and the putdowns. They have seen the disappointment in their friends’ eyes, and their disbelief. Switching high school football for golf? Really? Hut-hutfore? “The switch was pretty difficult,” said Erik Stai, one of two varsity golfers at Mount Si High School who traded the gridiron for the links this year. “Telling my coaches and teammates was really hard because I was going into my junior year and was fighting for the starting varsity quarterback decision.” A quarterback since fifth grade, Jake Archambeau became a defensive end last year. This year, he did not turn out for football. “People have said, ‘Golf is a wimpy sport, and you’re just scared.’ I just say when you have to make a 10-foot putt to win a tournament, that’s just as scary as many situations in football,” Archambeau said. The teammates have played
golf for years, but only this year did they begin playing competitively. The individual nature of golf, after years of team sports, enticed them. Stai had a practical reason, too. A longtime skier, it had become too difficult to balance skiing and football. “Football is a big commitment in the Valley and my passion is skiing,” he said. “I chose to play golf to keep me doing something in the fall that wasn’t as much a commitment.” Golf has the shortest schedule of all the school’s varsity sports. The duo still miss certain things about football, like the big crowds on Friday nights that Stai never got to experience as a starting quarterback. That atmosphere, he said, is the only thing that would make him consider putting the pads on again. If given the choice between being drafted by the NFL or handed a PGA tour card, Stai said he would take the card and travel the world. Archambeau was more hesitant, mentioning
Monday Night Football and the fact that golfers who don’t make the cut make no money. Still, they love their new game. They love the focus and commitment it takes to improve. They love the solitude of it and how they are in control of their own performance. Well, sort of. Sometimes they swing and that little dimpled ball does its own thing. “Makes me want to get back out on the gridiron and hit some people,” Archambeau said. The only thing that would make him return to high school football, he said, is if someone else returns with him. “Jake Locker,” he said. “If he decided to go back to high school and play for the Wildcats and I would get to play wide receiver.” Until the former Husky ditches the National Football League for the KingCo Conference, Archambeau will keep golfing, and so will Stai. Both want to make it to state before they graduate. The fact that it’s state golf
By Sebastian Moraga
From left, Erik Stai and Jake Archambeau. The Mount Si golfers share a passion for the game and a past as varsity football players. and not state football matters little to them, but not everyone is as lenient. “My coaches were very understanding about how important skiing was to me and felt like I should follow my dream,” Stai
said of the Wildcats’ football staff. “My teammates are still mad I’m not playing.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Panthers pounce on national unicycle title By Emily Baer
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The walls of North Bend Learn more about the Elementary School’s gym are Panther Pride Unicycle Team covered with a combination of physical education posters and photographs of unicyclists ages 4 to 60. schools to put on smaller, more P.E. teacher by day, coach of personal clinics. the Panther Pride Unicycle Team When they aren’t practicing by evening, Alan Tepper proudly or teaching others to unicycle, talked about the members of his the team performs at special team who qualified for the inter- events or venues including national unicycling champiHusky half-time shows, the onship in Bressanone, Italy. Thanksgiving parade in Seattle, Tepper has been coaching the the Salmon Days parade and team since 1978, when he other local parades, Seafair, the moved from New York to North Seattle Center and the Bend. Paramount Theater. The team Twenty of the Panthers’ 100 used to perform at Sonics halfunicyclists competed in July at time shows — before the basketthe North American Unicycle ball team moved to Oklahoma. Convention and Championships Similar to sports like ice skatin Madison, Wis. Unicyclists were ing, horseback riding and gymrequired to place first or second nastics, unicycling competitions in an event to receive an invitaare divided into several catetion to Italy. Tepper estimated gories and events. that a couple hundred unicyclists Contestants in artistic events participated in the weeklong wear costumes akin to those of national championship. figure skaters and choreograph The Panthers took home 51 routines to perform in front of gold medals, 43 the judges. silver medals They may com“There are some that have and 48 bronze pete individualmedals, and an uncanny cat-like balance ly, in pairs or were named the and self-confidence, and in small all-around groups. In flatwithin two years can be at champions of land competithe expert level. For the rest tions, riders the artistic and track events. showcase their of us, it would take a few “It’s an years. It’s a commitment like skills doing honor when an tricks without official body of any other sport. You’ve gotta adding any have commitment, drive and artistic flair. a sport invites you to repreDuring criteriparent support. And you sent your counon events, ridhave to stay healthy.” try in that ers are judged sport,” Tepper — Alan Tepper on their ability said. “What a to meet a set of Panther Pride Unicycle Team coach learning expericriteria. Street ence and unicycling asks growth expeririders to perence.” form a variety The qualifying unicyclists had of tricks using objects found in to decide whether to make the an urban setting. trip to Italy last Thursday. The Unicyclists race around a cost of attending both the track and enter field contests in Wisconsin and Italian competiaptly named track events. Trials tions is $5,000 — an expense competitions rate how well conthat not all families can meet. testants can negotiate obstacles. “We are going to be in great Riders competing in mountain need of doing many fundraisers unicycling must race through in order to help riders achieve rough, natural terrain. In their dreams,” Tepper said. marathon unicycling, riders race In the past, the team has long distances. raised funds by hosting large Though men and women, clinics for a dozen schools or boys and girls are judged sepamore in their home gym at rately in some speed events, othNorth Bend Elementary. This ers allow all contestants within year they hope to visit other the same skill level to compete
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Alex Lancaster performs a trick during the North American Unicycle Convention and Championships during the Panther Pride Unicycle Team’s run to its national championship. against each other, regardless of gender. Riders are designated as novice, intermediate, advanced or expert unicyclists based on their universal skill level and must compete within that level. Tepper said that the length of time it takes to become an advanced or expert unicyclist depends on the person. “There are some that have an uncanny cat-like balance and self-confidence, and within two years can be at the expert level,” he said. “For the rest of us, it would take a few years. It’s a commitment like any other sport. You’ve gotta have commitment, drive and parent support. And you have to stay healthy.” Though riders often compete individually, Tepper said that unicycling is “very much a team
sport with a great deal of camaraderie.” Members of his team help each other make routines and teach each other new skills. “They’re texting each other all the time and they have events together,” he said. “A lot are good buddies and spend a lot of time together.” Many even make friends overseas. “A lot of these kids grow up together because they see each other often at different competitions they go to as they’re growing up,” Tepper said. “There are those nationally and internationally that keep in touch with each other.” Despite the international nature of the sport — Tepper said unicycling is popular in Europe and Japan — unicycling is not an Olympic game nor is it
a part of the X Games. Recently, officials from the latter have been exploring the idea. “If the X Games take unicycling in and it gets that kind of exposure, it will probably get a better chance,” he said about the prospect of the Olympic Games including unicycling. While there are many unicycling clubs in the state of Washington, Tepper’s is the only one that competes in national and international contests. The Seattle School District includes unicycling in its physical education curriculum, Tepper said. Though the Snoqualmie School District does not, North Bend Elementary supports Tepper in introducing unicycling to its students. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Public meetings ❑ North Bend Economic Development Commission, 8 a.m., Sept. 15, 126 E. Fourth St. ❑ Snoqualmie Public Works Committee, 5 p.m. Sept. 19, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Planning and Parks Committee, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Sept. 19, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Parks Board, 7 p.m. Sept. , 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ North Bend Community and Economic Development Committee, 1:45 p.m. Sept. 20, 126 E. Fourth St. ❑ Snoqualmie Finance and Administration Committee, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 20, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ North Bend City Council, 7 p.m. Sept. 20, 411 Main Ave. N. ❑ North Bend Transportation and Public Works Committee, 3:45 p.m. Sept. 21, 1155 E. North Bend Way ❑ Si View Metro Park District Board of Commissioners, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend (1st and 3rd Wed of month) ❑ North Bend Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Sept. 22, 211 Main Ave. N. ❑ Snoqualmie Valley School Board, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie
Events ❑ Pajama story times, 7 p.m. Sept. 15, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. All young children welcome with an adult. ❑ Open mic, 7 p.m. Sept. 15, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. ❑ Si View Family Night: Mad Science presents Up! Up! And Away!, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16, Si View Park, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend. Show starts at 7 p.m. There is a suggested donation of $10 per family. ❑ Special-needs story time, 10 a.m. Sept. 17, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. Come for stories, songs and activities designed for children with special needs and their families. This program targets developmental ages 3 to 6, although children of all ages and abilities are welcome with an adult caregiver. Library opens at 9:30 a.m. for participating families. ❑ Walk to Big Cedar, 10 a.m. Sept. 17, Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend. Take a
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short hike to see a 500-year-old cedar tree, and learn about how American Indians and early settlers used cedar. Dress for the weather. ❑ Aging Well with Consciousness book club and conversation, 10:15 a.m. Sept. 17, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. This month: ‘The Power of Pause: Becoming More by Doing Less’ by Terry Hershey. Drop-ins welcome. ❑ Northwest Railway Museum Train Shed Exhibit Building open house, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 17, 9300 394th Place S.E., Snoqualmie. Catch a ride to the building by hopping on a train at Snoqualmie Depot, 38625 S.E. King St., Snoqualmie. RSVP by calling 888-3030, ext. 202, or emailing info@trainmuseum.org. ❑ Developmental screening, 1-3 p.m. Sept. 17, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. Encompass is offering free developmental screening for children 3 months old to 5 years old. The 10 minutes screenings will give parents recommendations regarding motor, speech, social and cognitive skills. ❑ Campfire USA information meeting, 7 p.m. Sept. 19, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. ❑ Joseph Weisnewski’s “The Dinner,” 8 p.m. Sept. 17, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. Black Dog Theatre presents Weisnewski’s
bold new work. ❑ The Voodoos, 10 p.m. Sept. 17, Finaughty’s Pub, 7726 Center Boulevard S.E., Snoqualmie. ❑ Home Buyer Workshop, 3-4:30 p.m. Sept. 18, 102 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. Three professionals from the real estate industry will talk about the home-buying process. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP to James Dennis, 5337854. ❑ Danny Kolke Trio, 7 p.m. Sept. 18, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Merry Monday Story Times, 11 a.m. Sept. 19, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. For newborns to 3year-olds accompanied with an adult. ❑ Home Buyer Workshop, 10-11:30 a.m. Sept 19, 102 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. Three professionals from the real estate industry will talk about the home-buying process. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP to James Dennis, 5337854. ❑ Afternoon Preschool Story Times, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 19, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. For ages 3 to 6 with an adult. ❑ App Night, 7 p.m. Sept. 19, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. Stop by for a show-and-tell format discussion of apps for iPad, iPod Touch and smartphones. ❑ Toddler Story Times, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 20, North Bend
Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. For ages 2-3 with an adult. ❑ Preschool Story Times, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 20, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. For ages 3-6 with an adult. ❑ Snoqualmie Book Group: ‘Big Stone Gap’ by Adriana Trigiani, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. ❑ Friends of the Snoqualmie Library, 6 p.m. Sept. 21, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. ❑ Pajamarama Story Times, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. All young children are welcome with an adult. ❑ Open mic, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21, Twede’s Café, 137 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. ❑ Open mic, 7 p.m. Sept. 22, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. ❑ Young Toddler Story Times, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 21, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. For ages 6 months to 24 months with adult. ❑ Preschool Story Times, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 21, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. For ages 3 to 6 with an adult. ❑ Teen laser tag, 1:30-6 p.m. Sept. 23, Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend. For children in grades 6 to 12. To register or for information, call 831-1900 or go to www.siviewpark.org. ❑ Meadowbrook 101, 10 a.m. Sept. 24, Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend. Learn about the history of the Meadowbrook area from a local historian. ❑ SnoValley Writers Work Group, 3 p.m. Sept. 25, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. Join other local writers for writing exercises, critique and lessons regarding voice, plot and point of view. Email snovalleywrites@gmail.com for assignment prior to coming to class. Adults only please.
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pass out food on Wednesdays. Call the food bank at 888-0096. Elk Management Group invites the community to participate in elk collaring, telemetry and habitat improvement projects in the Upper Snoqualmie Valley. Project orientation meetings are at 6 p.m. the third Monday of the month at the North Bend City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N. Email research@snoqualmievalleyelk.org. Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is accepting applications for ages 16 or older to volunteer in various departments of the hospital. Email volunteer coordinator Carol Waters at carolw@snoqualmiehospital.org to arrange an interview. Senior Services Transportation Program needs volunteers to drive seniors around North Bend and Snoqualmie. Choose the times and areas in which you’d like to drive. Car required. Mileage reimbursement and supplemental liability insurance are offered. Call 206-748-7588 or 800-2825815 toll free, or email melissat@seniorservices.org. Apply online at www.seniorservices.org. Click on “Giving Back” and then on “Volunteer Opportunities.” Mount Si Senior Center needs volunteers for sorting and sales in the thrift store, reception and class instruction. The center is at 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend. Call 888-3434. Hopelink in Snoqualmie Valley seeks volunteers for a variety of tasks. Volunteers must be at least 16. Go to www.hopelink.org/takeaction/volunteer.com or call 869-6000. Adopt-A-Park is a program for Snoqualmie residents to improve public parks and trails. An application and one-year commitment are required. Call 831-5784. Study Zone tutors are needed for all grade levels to give students the homework help they need. Two-hour weekly commitment or substitutes wanted. Study Zone is a free service of the King County Library System. Call 369-3312.
Classes Mid-Life Career Changing in the New Economy, 7 p.m. Sept. 20, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. Learn about the problem of 'Ageism', how age discrimination affects your job search and most important, what you can do to empower yourself. S.A.I.L. (Stay Active and Independent for Life) exercise class meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend. Led by certified exercise instructor Carla Orellana. Call 888-3434.
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The office’s website states identity thieves tend to target Social Security numbers and other personal identification, and use it to obtain a credit card in your name. In case of identity theft, the office recommended gathering and keeping all papers related to the crime, including receipts, and cancelled checks. Loudenback said she monitors her credit every few days to see if the thief or thieves have struck again. Just days before this interview, she had received a bill from Macy’s in the thousands of
dollars from the first spree. None of this has scared her a bit, she added. She’s been through worse. Her brother died when she was 21 and she was the one who had to tell her parents. “This is minor,” she said. “Compared to being a caregiver, someone dying of cancer, losing a brother. This is minor. Not much shakes me these days.”
“This is minor. Compared to being a caregiver, someone dying of cancer, losing a brother. This is minor. Not much shakes me these days.” — Caroline Loudenback Snoqualmie Valley School Board member
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