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Do drones, Meadowbrook elk mix? Snoqualmie considers rules for pilotless craft — and might buy one for city use BY STUART MILLER smiller@snovalleystar.com

Drones have been the buzz around Snoqualmie and North Bend recently, with the City of Snoqualmie now exploring the idea of making rules and regulations for use

of the flying, video-taking aircraft, and also looking into acquiring one for official city use. An experience at Meadowbrook Farm by Kenya Dillon, who is on the Snoqualmie Planning Commission, sparked the

A quadcopter used by a student in the Mount Si High School Digital Media Academy program is used in 2014 to take varsity football action photos.

conversation in City Hall. During an August Planning Commission meeting, she brought up an incident that occurred while she was watching the local elk herd graze during sunset at Meadowbrook Farm. “I was laying on a bench, relaxing and unwinding. There were many other people

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Hiker killed after falling 100 feet at Teneriffe Falls

New port program does little to reduce truck traffic in NB

BY STUART MILLER smiller@snovalleystar.com

Trucks park on the shoulder of the Exit 34 off-ramp from westbound Interstate 90 in North Bend. A program to extend gate hours at container truck terminals in Seattle and Tacoma is having little effect on the number of trucks that park at Truck Town and on surrounding roadways. STUART MILLER | smiller@snovalleystar.com

BY STUART MILLER smiller@snovalleystar.com North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing has called a new program by the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma to extend gate hours at container truck terminals “excellent news for North Bend,” and “a step in the right direction towards helping to alleviate truck

parking issues for the region.” The new program, however, has had little effect on the truck parking situation in North Bend and Truck Town. The goal of the “peak season extended service hours program” is to keep cargo moving as efficiently as possible to prevent truck congestion at the terminal gates, and make sure cargo is being handled as

quickly as it can, according to Northwest Seaport Alliance Communications Director Tara Mattina. The alliance manages the Ports of Tacoma and Seattle. Though Mattina said there have been positive reviews of the program since it started Aug. 22, the effects haven’t been felt in North Bend. The Truck Town truck stop still fills its 140 parking spots

every night. The shoulders surrounding on-ramps and off-ramps at Exit 34 and surrounding areas are coveted parking spots once Truck Town inevitably fills up. “Container guys don’t use Truck Town so much,” longhaul trucker Michelle Madsen said. “Very seldom will you SEE TRUCKS, PAGE 8

A woman in her 40s died the morning of Sept. 9 after falling around 100 feet while hiking at Teneriffe Falls. As of Sept. 12, the identity of the victim had not been released by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. King County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Cindi West said the woman was at the falls and attempting to scramble up to a higher elevation to join a male hiker at that location when she fell. The hiker at the higher elevation called 911 at 10:44 a.m. to report the woman had fallen and was unconscious and unresponsive, West said. Multiple emergency vehicles assembled at the Teneriffe SEE HIKER, PAGE 6

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Council OKs funding for new North Bend City Hall designs

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intent to build a new City Hall. Today’s City Hall buildNorth Bend’s City ing was built in 1939, with Council approved funding an addition in 1949. The for drafting designs for a fire department building, new City Hall building dur- where Piccola Cellars now ing its Aug. 16 meeting. The operates, was added in the two design contracts may 1970s. cost up to $20,000 each. “It is an inefficient, inefA new City Hall buildfective operational model ing has been in the today, as it was 23 years works for 23 years, City ago,” Lindell said. Administrator Londi Many departments withLindell said. The city purin the city government are chased about 10 acres of scattered around differproperty in the 1990s with ent buildings throughout

North Bend because the current City Hall building cannot fit their offices. The layout impedes coordination and cooperation between departments, as they’d be more accessible to each other if under the same roof, Lindell said. City Council meetings are held at the Mount Si Senior Center because City Hall lacks the space. Lindell expects the city to see proposals for designs this month and then select an architect.

Community-building breakfast hosted by four Eastside YMCAs on Sept. 30 Snoqualmie Valley YMCA and three other Eastside YMCAs are hosting a breakfast Sept. 30 that will focus on how the organization, through programs and personal advocacy, can help create a healthier community. The 90-minute event begins at 7 a.m. at the Meydenbauer Center,

11100 NE Sixth St., Bellevue. The program will feature personal stories from local participants and community leaders. It will also include a presentation from Dr. Pooja Tandon of Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development. There is no cost to

attend for individuals. There will be an opportunity during the program to give in support of the YMCA, with a suggested donation of $150. To register for the breakfast or receive more information, contact Judy Smith at eastsideymcas@ seattleymca.org or 425-3957623.

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Chamber hosts candidate forum The Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting two legislative candidate forums featuring candidates running for state Senate and House seats, and one gubernatorial candidate. An evening event Sept. 21 will feature state Senate candidates Mark Mullet and Chad Magendanz, and state House candidates Darcy Burner and Paul Graves. The moderated event runs from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. Attendees must register in advance and pay $15 to attend. A luncheon will be held Sept. 28 featuring state House candidates Jason Ritchie and Jay Rodne, along with gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant. Gov. Jay Inslee is unable to attend the forum. This moderated event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. The cost is $30 for chamber members, and $35 for nonmembers. No walk-ins will be allowed. To register for one or both of these events, visit snovalley.org/events, then search the date of the forum. There will be an option to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Register Now.â&#x20AC;? TPC Snoqualmie Ridge is located at 36005 SE Ridge St. in Snoqualmie.

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Welsh springer spaniel Gunner comes out the end of an obstacle course tunnel as North Bend resident Sherry Bain gives praise during the third Doggiestock festival of music and pets at Tollgate Farm Park in North Bend. The event attracted hundreds of people and just as many pets Sept. 10 for a free day of doggie olympics, a hotdog-bobbing contest, continuous offerings of live music, just-for-fun animal judging contests, vendor food, animal crafts and the chance to meet representatives of several animal shelters and pets in need of new homes.

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OPINION

State elections trump national elections BY STUART MILLER

In our current political climate, it seems like everyone and their mother is focused on which lesser-of-two-evils is going to win the U.S. presidency in November. It’s hard not to — the talking heads on TV are constantly spouting blather and insults about Democrats, Republicans and every other politiStuart Miller cal label. The divisiveness of this election cycle has even rubbed off into the sports world, with a national debate buzzing about appropriate personal conduct during the pre-game national anthem. In these presidential election years, voters often get tunnel vision and neglect to inform themselves about candidates in state and local races. These races are not as exciting as choosing the leader of the free world. Not as exciting as Trump’s next controversial statement, or Hillary’s next scandal. However, when all the madness is over and we’ve chosen our leaders for the next few years, the people we elect to state and local offices will likely have a much bigger impact on our daily lives than whoever is in the White House. Issues like traffic, development, taxes, environmental protection — they start with our state legislators. For instance: Mark Mullet, our current 5th District senator, told me a few months ago he has been working hard to get work on the Interstate 90/State Route 18 interchange started years sooner than scheduled, and to implement temporary improvements ASAP. But voters must ask, could his opponent Chad Magendanz do a better job on this issue, and others? Countless other daily concerns that we face in the Valley and surrounding area will be in the hands of these state legislators and the governor. I’d like to encourage all voters to attend the upcoming candidate forums for state Legislature that will be held at TPC Snoqualmie Sept. 21 and 28, and to be vocal, if possible. Ask the questions that you need answers to, and don’t let the candidates dodge giving a substantive response. Unfortunately, the candidate forums are not free and people must register to take part. That’s a failure on the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce, in my opinion. I understand they must cover costs, but a “luncheon” seems too much like a candidate fundraiser rather than a candidate forum. Regardless, if you have the money and time to attend one of the forums, try to make it. If not, take a couple hours to inform yourself about the state legislative candidates. Look at their voting record and campaign donors — that is often the most telling information. It will pay off down the road. Email Stuart Miller at smiller@snovalleystar.com. Valley View is a weekly column by SnoValley Star reporter Stuart Miller. It does not necessarily represent the editorial views of the newspaper.

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Unfettered access to public records is an essential cost of democracy BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE SEATTLE TIMES

PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS IN SNOQUALMIE

recent report from the state Auditor’s Office says state and local governments spent $60 million to fill more than 285,000 public-records requests during a recent 12-month period. While the cost may sound alarming, the report should not be used to shut down public access to government records. In fact, the state of Washington should be celebrating this important way of helping citizens keep track of their governments. Any changes to the state Public Records Act should make information easier to access, not more difficult. The $60 million cost is a relative bargain, representing about one-tenth of 1 percent of the cost to run Washington’s state and local governments. (The total cost is likely higher, however, because not every government agency responded to the auditor’s request for information for the report.) As the auditor’s report prepared at the behest of the Legislature begins, “Transparency and accountability are essential components of good government.” But the report goes on to express concerns about the way the open-records law is making life difficult for state and local governments. The report says the explosion of information available and the cost to store and organize it is a burden on government agencies. Toby Nixon, president of the Washington Coalition for Open Government, worries that the report could be used to weaken the state’s records laws. The citizens of Washington want and need a strong open-records law. As the auditor’s report acknowledges, “Full access to public records helps maintain public confidence in government at all levels.” If government budgets are overburdened, one way to cut the cost of responding to records requests would be to automatically post more information online for everyone to see. The report makes some good suggestions: Disclose information before it is asked for and organize records for easy search and retrieval.

City of Snoqualmie statistics for the most recent fiscal or calendar year, as reported by the state auditor: Number of public records requests: 377 Who requests records: Individuals (50 percent), government (15 percent), insurers (15 percent), law firms (5 percent), media (5 percent), incarcerated persons (5 percent), current or former employees (5 percent) Total cost to fulfill public records requests: $78,254 Amount of time to fill requests: Same day (30 percent), 2-5 days (50 percent), 6-20 days (15 percent), 21-120 days (5 percent)

IN NORTH BEND City of North Bend statistics for the most recent fiscal or calendar year, as reported by the state auditor: Number of public records requests: 83 Who requests records: Organizations (41 percent), individuals (31 percent), law firms (14 percent), anonymous (8 percent), insurers (4 percent), media (1 percent), government (1 percent) Total cost to fulfill public records requests: $64,894 Amount of time to fill requests: Same day (63 percent), 2-5 days (14 percent), 6-20 days (19 percent), 21-120 days (4 percent)

Other suggestions are troubling, such as, “Collect and retain only necessary records.” Necessary to whom? Who decides what is necessary? Transparency is essential to democracy. It’s how citizens keep track of their government’s actions. The Legislature should tread carefully before making any changes to the state Public Records Act that would make it more difficult for the public and the press to watch over their governments.

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North Bend Blues Walk returns Sept. 24

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the event for adults and $12.50/$20 for youth ages 15 and younger. To order tickets, go to bit. ly/2cn31r2. The schedule is as follows:

JazzClubsNW presents the annual North Bend Blues Walk Sept. 24, featuring live music in 21 venues in downtown North Bend. The event runs from 6-9 p.m. 6 p.m. to midnight. All n SnoValley Moose venues are all ages except Lodge: Polly O’Keary and the Pour House, which is 21 the Rhythm Method and older only. n Pioneer Coffee: Nick

Vigarino n North Bend Theatre: Mark DuFresne Band n Valley Center Stage: Elnah Jordan Experience n Piccola Cellars: C.C. Adams Band featuring Mary Ellen Lykins n Chang Thai: Star Drums & Lady Keys 7-10 p.m. n Wildflower Wine Shop: HeatherBBlues n Birches Habitat: Annie

O’Neill n Umpqua Bank: Blue Madness n Compass Outdoor Adventures: Rod Cook n Euro Café: Paul Green & Brian Butler n Georgia’s Bakery: Mia Vermillion n Twede’s Café: Margaret Wilder Band n Pro Ski: Kevin Andrew Sutton n Scott’s Dairy Freeze: Ross Robin

n Mountain Valley Montessori: Brian Lee & The Others n Mount Si Senior Center: Jesse Weston Band n The Swirl: Chris Stevens Band

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9 p.m. to midnight n SnoValley Moose Lodge: Stacy Jones Band n Pioneer Coffee: Mark Riley Trio n North Bend Theatre: 8-11 p.m. Red House n Pour House: John n Valley Center Stage: Stephan Band McTuff n Brickyard Brewing: CD n Piccola Cellars: Two Woodbury Band Scoops Combo n Chaplin’s: Heather n Chang Thai: Greta Jones and the Groove Matassa Quartet

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Emergency personnel and search-and-rescue volunteers gather at the trailhead to Teneriffe Falls on Sept. 9 to recover the body of a female hiker who fell 100 feet and died.

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country and what he was doing was not illegal, Dillon said. From Page 1 “If you spook these animals, that constidoing that.” Dillon said. tutes harassment,” Fish “It was peaceful and tran- and Wildlife Officer quil. All of the sudden I Chris Moszeter said. hear a high pitched buzz- “Regardless of what ing noise hovering over.” you’re doing, that’s illeThe noise came from gal.” a drone above her. The Proving harassment pilot flew the drone over claims can be difficult. to the elk herd, presumOfficers must catch a ably to get closer video person in the act or have footage of the animals. good evidence there was “It was over 20 feet harassment occurring, away,” Dillon said of Moszeter said. Even then, the drone, but “the elk the defined threshold of appeared agitated, they what constitutes harasswere kind of moving ment can be blurry. around and a couple An official in the were dispersing.” Legislative Affairs departWhen confronted, the ment of Washington Fish drone pilot said that he and Wildlife cited an didn’t think it was bothincident a few months ering the elk, it was a free ago when a man was

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charged with harassment of wildlife for flying a drone too close to orca whales in Puget Sound. The charges were eventually dropped because there was not enough proof and “harassment” was too general to define. Meadowbrook Farm board members have decided not to take any action against drones for now. “I don’t think we feel like we are having particular issues,” Mary Norton, president of the Meadowbrook Farm board, said. Norton said they have had a similar level of calls for issues regarding dogs harassing elk, as well as kids or photographers getting too close to them. When

Falls trailhead at Southeast Mount Si Road and 480th Avenue Southeast. Hikers with large packs and helmets were on standby and multiple search-andrescue vehicles were still arriving as the day stretched into the afternoon. By 1 p.m., 33 King County Search and Rescue volunteers, some

they are not harassing animals, drones can be a positive presence at Meadowbrook, Norton said. “Drones can be a great tool, and get seriously good footage of wildlife,” Moszeter said. Likewise, Dillon said drones are affordable and educational. “I think there are useful aspects of drones,” Dillon said. “ I don’t want to curb the benefits and peoples recreational activities – but I think we need to set up some sort of governance around operation of them.” The Federal Aviation Administration requires drones to be registered with the agency. Recreational drones cannot fly within 5 miles

SNOVALLEY STAR on ATVs, were in the process of recovering the woman’s body, King County Search and Rescue Public Information Officer Alan LaBissoniere said. Teneriffe Falls is approximately 2.2 miles southeast of the summit of Mount Si. According to a description of the hike by the Washington Trails Association on its website, wta.org, “Due to funding issues, (the last section of the trail) has not been brought

up to standards. As a result, DNR does not consider the trail complete. The viewing area is a small, mostly flat area with a steep downhill drop-off, so be careful where you step and where you set your pack. If you choose to scramble down to the level area between the upper and lower falls, be aware of slippery rocks and sketchy hand and foot holds. Both make it difficult to get down and then back up to the trail safely.”

of an airport without permission, must be kept within the pilot’s line of sight, must yield to manned aircraft, must be less than 55 pounds and must comply with community-based guidelines. Snoqualmie Community Development Director Mark Hofman said that the City of Snoqualmie currently has no restrictions on drones other than FAA requirements. The city may be limited in how it can restrict drones, Hofman said. There appears to be some areas where a city can say “no drones,” Hofman said, such as in city parks. Puget Sound Energy currently bans the use of drones at Snoqualmie Falls. Meadowbrook Farm bans aircraft with internal combustion engines, including certain radio controlled model airplanes, from

flying over the preserve, board member Dave Battey said. They are banned because of the noise they make. Dillon said noise from the drone was disruptive during the incident in August. She likes to listen to the elk breath and make different noises, but those sounds were muffled by the buzz of the drone, she said. Besides conflicts with wildlife, drones also bring up privacy rights issues. Drones are becoming more affordable and more common. The City of Snoqualmie is even considering buying one to help get a better picture during emergency situations, like the frequent flooding in town, Hofman said. “It’s a good conversation to start having,” Dillon said. “We can come together and figure something out that is agreeable for everybody.”

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Calendar of events Saturday, Sept. 17

Sunday, Sept. 18

Adventures in Forest Ecology, for adults, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road SE, North Bend, $15, bit.ly/2cIkIQr Meadowbrook 101, PowerPoint history of the Snoqualmie Valley, 10 a.m. to noon, Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave. NW, North Bend, 831-1900 NaNoWriMo to Published Workshop Series, for adults, 10:30 a.m. to noon, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 Snoqualmie Ridge Big Community Garage Sale, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., homes in Snoqualmie Ridge with red balloons Snoqualmie Valley Block Party, featuring live music, bouncy houses, face painting, vendor booths, block party bingo, princesses, mechanical bull, Snoqualmie fire truck and more, noon to 12:30 p.m., Center Boulevard Southeast, Snoqualmie, bit.ly/2cr486U Washington Trails Association’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, featuring outdoor activities, scavenger hunts, new gear and a beer garden for adults, noon to 6 p.m., Snoqualmie Point Park, 37580 Winery Road, $15 for adults, kids free, bit.ly/2cIlBIS Sno-Valley Teen Closet, featuring free clothing for students in sixth to 12th grade, 4-6 p.m. Mt Si Lutheran Church, 411 NE Eighth St., North Bend, free, snovalleyteencloset@gmail.com Off the Cuff: An Evening with Gary Schwartz, $15, 7:30 p.m., Valley Center Stage, 119 W. North Bend Way Mordy Ferber Trio, 7:309:30 p.m., Piccola Cellars, 112 W. Second St., North Bend The Lumen, 8 p.m., The Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 831-3647

Blues Brunch with The Groovetramps, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Playwrights Workshop with Susan Bradford, 2-5 p.m., The Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 831-3647 Snoqualmie Ridge Big Community Garage Sale, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., homes in Snoqualmie Ridge with red balloons Twilight Towns of the Watershed, for ages 10 and older, 1-3 p.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road SE, North Bend, register online at seattle.gov/util/crwec, $10 Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for tweens, 3-5 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m.; Vox Outside the Box Vocal Jam, 7:30 p.m., Piccola Cellars, 112 W. Second St., North Bend

Monday, Sept. 19 Indoor Playground, for ages newborn to 5, 9:30-11:30 a.m., $1 donation per visit, Si View Gymnasium, 400 SE Orchard Drive, North Bend, snovalleyindoorplayground.org Merry Monday Story Times, ages newborn to 24 months, 11-11:45 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 City of Snoqualmie meetings: Parks & Public Works committee, 5-6 p.m.; Community Development committee, 6-7 p.m.; Parks Board, 7-8 p.m.; Planning Commission, 7-8 p.m., City Hall, 38624 SE River St., Snoqualmie Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for K-12, 5-7 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 Family Film Festival Movie Night: “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” all ages, 6:30-8:15 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. SE, 888-1223

Library, 7824 Center Blvd. SE, 888-1223 City Council Town Hall: Public Safety Levy, 6:30 p.m., Cascade View Elementary School, 34816 SE Ridge St., Snoqualmie Planning Commission meeting, 7-9 p.m., City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N., North Bend Family Story Time, for all young children, 7-8 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. SE, 888-1223 Full Circle Jazz Ensemble, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Piccola Cellars, 112 W. Second St., North Bend Missoni Lanza, 7:30 p.m., The Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 831-3647 GREG FARRAR | gfarrar@snovalleystar.com

Life Enrichment Options present its annual Challenge Day Soap Box Derby Race from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 17 at the Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 Snoqualmie Parkway. To participate in this free event, register at abbey.white@lifeenrichmentoptions.org. Learn more at lifeenrichmentoptions.org/events.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 Encompass Moms meeting with keynote speaker Carlos De Imus, 9:30-11 a.m., 36017 SE Fish Hatchery Road, 888-2777 Community & Economic Development Committee meeting, 4-5 p.m., 126 E. Fourth St., North Bend Finance & Administration committee meeting, 6-7 p.m., City Hall, 38624 SE River St., Snoqualmie North Bend City Council meeting, 7-9 p.m., Mt Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend

Wednesday, Sept. 21 Economic Development Commission meeting, 8-10 a.m., City Hall, 38624 SE River St., Snoqualmie Indoor Playground, for ages newborn to 5, 9:3011:30 a.m., $1 donation per visit, Si View Gymnasium, 400 SE Orchard Drive, North Bend, snovalleyindoorplayground.org Story Times: Toddlers ages newborn to 3, 10-10:30 a.m.; preschool, ages 3-6, 11-11:45 a.m., Snoqualmie Library,

7824 Center Blvd. SE, 8881223 One-on-One Computer Help, for adults, 1-3 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce presents 2016 Legislative and state candidate forum from 5:30-8 p.m. at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, 36005 SE Ridge St., $15, register in advance at snovalley.org/events Future Jazz Heads, 6 p.m., Piccola Cellars, 112 W. Second St., North Bend Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., The Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 831-3647 Friends of the Snoqualmie Library meeting, for

adults and teens, 7-8 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. SE, 888-1223

Thursday, Sept. 22 Story times: toddlers ages newborn to 3, 10-10:45 a.m.; preschool ages 3 and older, 11-11:45 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 8880554 Family Open Gym, all ages, noon to 1 p.m., Si View Community Center, 44 SE Orchard Drive, North Bend, $3 for adults/$2 for kids SnoValley Book Club, for adults, 1 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. SE, 888-1223 Study Zone, for K-12, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Snoqualmie

Friday, Sept. 23 Indoor Playground, for ages newborn to 5, 9:3011:30 a.m., $1 donation per visit, Si View Gymnasium, 400 SE Orchard Drive, North Bend, snovalleyindoorplayground.org Family Fund Day: Matt Baker Comedy Stunt Show, all ages, 6:30-8 p.m., Si View Park, 400 SE Orchard Drive, North Bend, $10 suggested family donation, Larry Murante, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Brewery Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. SE, Snoqualmie Family Fun Night at Sallal Grange: Community Game Night, all ages, 7-10 p.m., Sallal Grange, 12912 432nd Ave. SE, North Bend, free, 831-1900 Strong Sun Moon, 8 p.m., The Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 831-3647

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that come through are container trucks. There are often no container From Page 1 trucks at the truck see a container parked stop. here.” It is mostly long-haul Madsen drives as a trucks that use Truck team with her husband Town, Madsen said. for a company out of Container trucks usuMichigan. They stay at ally operate close to Truck Town about once port. Containers needa week and it is always ing to go long distances full, she said. Their trailer across states are usualis a refrigerator unit — a ly put on a train rather common sight at the truck than a truck, Madsen stop. There are also many said. dry vans, car haulers and “The program will be flatbeds. more helpful closer in Much less common to city,” Madsen said. are container trucks. “That’s where the beneAn attendant at Truck fits come,” during mornTown’s truck mainteing, midday and evening nance center estimated traffic congestion. that one in 100 trucks Northwest Seaport

Police and fire blotter Snoqualmie police reports

Drive by cuss-out At 9:35 p.m. Sept. 4, an employee of Wildhare Vintage, at 8050 Railroad Ave. SE, reported someone drove past yelling threats at employees.

Cool coyote At 10:52 a.m. Sept. 9, a resident reported a coyote, the size of a wolf, had been sitting across the street

on Vaughan Street near the school for more than an hour. She added it didn’t appear to be afraid of humans and that her neighbor was calling Fish and Wildlife. A responding officer spotted the coyote standing near the road, noting it did not flinch while driving by and waving at it. The officer parked and after starting walking toward it, the coyote ran into the woods.

Alliance’s extended hours program reimburses private longshoremen management companies to open an hour early at 7 a.m., stay open for the lunch hour, or operate an extra hour per weeknight or weekend. Truck Town remains the only full-service truck stop between Ellensburg and Seattle, and the only one in King County. North Bend City Council restricted Truck Town’s ability to expand into the surrounding undeveloped land in a controversial April vote. In an interview with the Star, Hearing said that he wasn’t sure how helpful the extended hours

Burglary At 2:45 p.m., a resident reported after leaving the garage door open overnight discovering a $200 set of golf clubs were stolen. Snoqualmie fire reports

Burning ballast At 8:28 a.m. Sept. 1, Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched to the DirtFish business office for a report of smoke and electrical smell with no signs of fire. Upon arrival, the crew found

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trucks parking in the area. “At the very least, we got state’s attention, we got the ports’ attention,” Hearing said. “Hopefully they’ll be able to come up with some

no signs of fire from the outside and the building was not evacuated. The manager led the crew to an office with a strong smell of burnt ballast coming from a light. After removing the light cover, the crew found a soot-stained ballast but no fire. Management was advised to seek maintenance and leave the light off until it could be repaired.

2, Snoqualmie fireto get the system fully fighters responded back online. to an automatic fire alarm at Timber Ridge Proactive fire Elementary School. crew The crew arrived to At 6:40 p.m. Sept. 5, find bells and strobes Snoqualmie firefighters activated with no signs of fire. The build- heard an alarm sounding across the street ing had been evacufrom the fire station ated by the contractor and responded before onsite. The overnight being dispatched. They custodian advised the found a business under crew the alarm was construction with detecin the gym, but there tors covered. One was were no signs of fire. flashing red. No smoke A beam detector on or heat was found and the south end of the gym had been tripped. the alarm was reset. After several attempts In addition to the to reset the alarm by above calls, Snoqualmie the fire crew, the conEMTs responded to 10 tactor successfully medical incidents brindeactivated the beam ing the total number detectors. Contractor of calls to date to 781. and school officials In 2015, there were 878 were advised to seek a EMT calls. technician forSANDY.ePROOF.SR.CMYK. repairs

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BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@snovalleystar.com The visiting Monroe Bearcats scored a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter and defeated the Mount Si Wildcats, 19-7, in a nonleague football game Sept. 9 in Snoqualmie. The Wildcats went in front, 7-6, in the second quarter when Cale Millen passed to Jesiah Irish for a 5-yard touchdown. The score stayed that way until the final quarter. Monroe (2-0) had a lopsided win over Meadowdale in Week 1 but Mount Si (1-1) gave the Bearcats a much tougher challenge as it intercepted quarterback Zach Zimmerman three times. Two of the picks came from Carter McFadden, the other from JJ Wright. Zimmerman finished the night 14 of 20 passing

for 170 yards and a touchdown. Running back JJ Jerome was the Bearcats’ workhorse, carrying 20 times for 153 yards and two scores. Mount Si hosts Bothell (2-0) at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 in the Class 4A KingCo Conference opener for both teams.

Mount Si’s Jonny Barrett (88) hauls in a first-quarter reception as teammate Justin Lutz (33) and Monroe’s Blake Bingham watch the play unfold.

Boys tennis Mount Si lost to visiting Sammamish, 4-3, on Sept. 12, dropping the Wildcats’ overall record to 0-4. The teams split the four singles matches, with Mount Si’s No. 2 player, Ryan Cantalini, taking a 7-5, 6-4 win over Ryan Lank. No. 3 player Dhruv Khurana needed three sets to beat Ryan Ching (6-1, 3-6, 6-2). The Wildcats’ No. 3 doubles team of Cole Griffin and Parker O’Keefe also won a 6-0, 6-4 decision SEE ROUNDUP, PAGE 11

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Issaquah junior forward Siarfo Abekah drives the ball up the sideline for a shot on goal as Mount Si sophomore defender Gabby Krueger pursues during the first period.

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Beware, Class 4A KingCo Conference opponents, if the Issaquah Eagles consistently perform anywhere close to the level they were at Sept. 8. Defending state champion Issaquah scored three times in the first 14 minutes, had a sixgoal halftime cushion and pummeled Mount Si, 10-2, in a KingCo girls soccer opener in Snoqualmie. The Eagles didn’t waste any time putting the sword to the Wildcats. Their 1-0 nonleague win at Arlington two days earlier served as a bit of a wakeup call.

“We just had a lot of intensity and we were ready to go from the start,” said junior forward Mariah Van Halm, who scored four goals, including a first-half hat trick. “We really wanted this SEE SOCCER, PAGE 8

Boys golf Mount Si finished its first week of KingCo matches with a 1-1 record, defeating Issaquah on Sept. 6 and losing to Newport on Sept. 7. Freshman Drew Warford shot 1-under par 35 to take medalist honors against Issaquah. Seniors Jordan Lau (37), Jake Brady (38) and Gavin Gorrell (38) were close behind. The Wildcats won the match by 10 strokes, 187-197, at Mount Si Golf Course. Against Newport at Newcastle Golf Club’s China Creek Course, the Knights captured a four-stroke win, 192-196, despite Lau’s round of 35 (1-under). Newport’s

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