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October 4, 2012 VOL. 4, NO. 40
Soccer team loses head-scratcher Page 8
Citizens worry about lack of warning following escape By Michele Mihalovich
Eagles clean up Grant helps spruce up Snoqualmie building. Page 2
Welcome to the Valley Spacelabs Healthcare moves into area. Page 2
Star wins awards SnoValley Star named No. 2 newspaper. Page 3
Fuzzy and comforting Family makes blankets for babies in the ER. Page 6
She’s a winner Valley student wins beauty pageant.
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Echo Glen Children’s Center neighbors voiced concerns about not being immediately notified of the potential danger when six inmates escaped the facility Sept. 22. Snoqualmie Police Chief Steve McCulley and King County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West said they understand residents’ concerns, but want to assure people that nobody was in danger during last week’s incident because of quick law enforcement response, and the fact that the Guardian One helicopter, using thermal imaging, “had eyes on the inmates” almost immediately. Echo Glen, which is surrounded by wetlands and thick forest, was built in 1967, decades before Snoqualmie Ridge neighborhoods even existed, said David Griffith, director of institutions for Washington’s Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration in Olympia. It houses boys ages 10-16 and
females ages 10-21 who have her keys and radio. been convicted of felonies, he That boy used the keys to said, adding that Echo Glen is release the other unit inmates, a treatment facility where resiwho all sleep in separate rooms. dents are taught behavioral skills There were 13 boys sleeping and given tools to manage stress in that unit, and seven of them and anger. decided to stay, Griffith said, And while adding that the “Our first concern is the the campus is seven helped not surrounded the staff memhealth and safety of by a perimeter ber who was the kids, as well as the fence, the maxknocked unconimum-security scious and community.” cottage where alerted authorithe incident ties about the happened is surescape. — David Griffith rounded by a North Bend Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration Police Chief 20-foot fence. Griffith, Mark Toner who lives in said that by Snoqualmie and used to work 11:30 p.m., law enforcement at Echo Glen, said officials are were on the scene. He said 21 early in the investigation, but deputies responded, two of them it appears at least one of the with dogs, plus numerous offiinmates made up his bed to look cers from the Issaquah Police like he was sleeping, while he Department, Snoqualmie Police probably hid in a bathroom. and Washington State Patrol. He said that at 11:20 p.m., an He said the helicopter spotinmate struck a 57-year-old staff ted the inmates right away: One member on the head with a frowas apprehended immediately zen water bottle, and then took with the help of a canine, one
was caught after getting stuck in a tree, two cried out for help and were apprehended, and the remaining two were caught in thick brush by 2:03 a.m. Griffith said statistically escapes from Echo Glen are rare. “In the last 10 years, 3,347 have come to the center. Only 12 have managed to escape and that includes the recent six,” he said. “And all have been apprehended quickly and close to the facility.” Griffith said the center’s protocol for an escape is to notify law enforcement immediately, “which we did. We will look at our security protocol to see if we need to change it, but it’s pretty strict right now. Our first concern is the health and safety of the kids, as well as the community.” McCulley said SPD does have what is referred to as “reverse 911,” where a message can be sent to a targeted neighborhood. “But it’s old technology and See ESCAPE, Page 2
Fundraiser for nursery owner is set for Oct. 4
Clash of the Titans
Valley Center Stage is dedicating a special performance of “See How They Run” to honor and give back to Nels Melgaard, owner of The Nursery at Mount Si, who has given the community gifts of dedicated, unwavering support and a commitment to building community in the Snoqualmie Valley, according to a VCS press release. All proceeds from the performance at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, at 119 W. North Bend Way, will be given as a gift to Melgaard and his family to help them manage the costs of medical treatment and his recovery from colorectal cancer, a diagnosis he received in early August, according to the release. Decide the admission amount you would like to pay. Regular ticket price is $15. Those who cannot attend but would like to support Melgaard and his family, can donate at A Night for Nels on Facebook. Melgaard is facing months of treatment and recovery, according to the release.
Tyler Button, a Mount Si High School wide receiver, runs in just one of the many touchdowns against Sammamish High School Sept. 28. Mount Si won, 63-0, its third shutout of the season. Mount Si will face Bellevue Friday, for more on the upcoming game, see Page 8.
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Grant improves look of downtown By Michele Mihalovich If your directions to downtown Snoqualmie businesses include “turn at the ugly, pink Eagles building,” you’ll have to come up with a different landmark now. The Sno-Valley Eagles building is one of five downtown properties where owners participated in a façade improvement design project, funded by a grant from the city and King County’s 4Culture. Eagles trustee Mike Baker, who almost singlehandedly eradicated the salmon-colored paint himself, said the building color has been referred to by a number of different names, “but I guess pink works. At least, it’s the only description that’s printable” in a newspaper, he said jokingly. The grant opportunity was announced in March. Nancy Tucker, Snoqualmie planning director, said then that the city recently completed a $3.2 million infrastructure improvement in the area, which includes Railroad Avenue Southeast and Falls Avenue Southeast, between Southeast King Street and Southeast River Street.
Sidewalks were widened; new lighting, landscaping and signs were added; streets and underground utilities were upgraded; and overhead utility lines were placed underground, she said. However, the upgrade project highlighted the need for building façade improvements. Most of the buildings in the targeted historic district were built between 1919 and 1928, and many of the storefronts needed repairs to maintain historical features, or rehabilitation to undo former inappropriate changes and restore a more authentic historic character, Tucker said. The $20,000 in grant monies went toward advice and a design plan from architect Douglas Ito, of SMR Architects in Seattle. She said Ito has expertise in historical buildings of that time period. The Eagles building, according to Baker, was built in 1919 and served as an auto dealership for decades. Phil Vivolo, also an Eagles trustee, said he thinks the fraternal order bought the building in the 1990s, but it was painted pink about five years ago. Ironically, the Eagles
Spacelabs Healthcare coming to Snoqualmie By Warren Kagarise
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Sno-Valley Eagles trustee Mike Baker takes a break Sept. 20 from eradicated the salmon-colored paint of the Eagles’ building on Railroad Avenue. were trying to select a paint color that was used during the time the building was built. “They had a whole pallet of colors from that historical time period to choose from,” he said. “I don’t know why they chose that pink. I wasn’t with the Eagles then.” Vivolo said Tucker and Ito met him on site recently, and after reviewing the area and looking at old photos of the building, Ito presented period colors to choose from, and now the build-
ing is painted beige, with brown trim and gray accents. He said the Eagles wanted to improve the look of the building so that it would be more in tune with the improvements the city had just completed in the downtown core. “Plus, we think the new colors will be more pleasing to our neighbors,” Vivolo said, adding that the unpopular pink color was often a topic of discussion with neighboring businesses.
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Issaquah-based Spacelabs Healthcare, a medical device manufacturer, plans to relocate to Snoqualmie, executives announced Sept. 17. Spacelabs’ parent company, OSI Systems Inc., paid $14 million for a 176,000-square-foot building in the Snoqualmie Ridge Business Park. Spacelabs should complete the move east by next spring. In Issaquah, Spacelabs leases space in a corporate office park wedged between East Lake Sammamish Parkway and Lake Sammamish State Park. “We continue to seek opportunities to enhance our facilities while simultaneously reducing our
Escape From Page 1 hard to get a message out, and is very slow,” he said, adding that by the time neighbors would have been notified, the incident was well under control. However, McCulley said he recognizes that today’s society wants immediate information, and because of that, the department will be looking into updating that technology. He also said he and Captain Nick Almquist
operating expenses in a sustainable manner,” Deepak Chopra, OSI Systems CEO, said in a statement. “The new headquarters in Snoqualmie provides a significant upgrade from our current headquarters and at a lower cost.” (OSI Systems CEO Chopra is not the same person as the noted physician and writer Deepak Chopra.) The industrial building in Snoqualmie once housed a manufacturing plant for Philips Oral Healthcare. The electronics giant manufactured the Sonicare toothbrush in the space, before Philips relocated the jobs to China in 2009. OSI Systems — based in Hawthorne, Calif. — purchased Spacelabs for about $50 million in 2004.
are going to set up their smart phones so that they can notify the media and Yahoo groups about emergency situations in the future. West said the sheriff’s office is developing a Code Red or reverse 911 system. “It’s in the works,” she said. “But in this particular situation, we literally had them in our sights because of Guardian One. We knew exactly where they were and knew we had them contained. It was really good police work all around.”
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Korean government official to work and study with Snoqualmie By Michele Mihalovich The city of Snoqualmie is hosting its third Korean government official, who for the next 18 months will study local, state and federal emergency management systems. Hoon Choi, a director with the National Disaster Management Institute for the Ministry of Public Administration and Security for the Republic of Korea, is here with his wife and two teenage sons until February 2014. Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson said the relationship with Korea developed several years ago. “We were visited by a high level delegation of Korean may-
Star wins second place at statewide competition The SnoValley Star won second place in the General Excellence competition of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Sept. 28 in Yakima. The Star competed in the contest’s Group III, for newspapers with circulation between 5,001 and 12,750 copies. It is the newspaper’s first General Excellence award in its four-year history. At the WNPA’s 125th annual convention, the Star received two more awards. The Star’s staff won third place in the “Tourism and Community Guides” category in Group III for its “Gateway to the Cascades” guide. Reporter Sebastian Moraga won third place in the “Best Story on the Arts” category in Group III for his article on the North
Funds From Page 1 Having begun a multiweek regimen of daily doses of chemotherapy and radiation in early September, Melgaard will have surgery and then go through another regimen of daily doses of chemotherapy and radiation. Through CarePages, Melgaard and his family have created a private space where friends and family can support one another regarding his
ors, county executives and federal officials, who were sent on a mission by the Korean president to examine communities that were designed to provide a high quality of life for its residents,” he said. “The University of Washington sent the delegation our way.” Larson said that a few months later, one of the delegates, a director from the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, contacted the city about the possibility of he and his family coming for 18 months. “He offered to provide $5,000 every six months to cover any costs for hosting him,” he said. “All additional personal expenses like apartment, food, medical,
Bend folk duo Little Black Bottles. The Star’s sister paper, the Sammamish Review, also won second place in the Group IV General Excellence contest. The WNPA comprises about 130 community newspapers in Washington state.
Drive-thru flu vaccinations offered
Flu season is just around the corner and Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is offering drivethru flu shots Oct. 6. The Centers for Disease Control say thousands of people die each year from influenza and even more require hospitalization, according to a press release from the hospital. The CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older receive a flu vaccine. Snoqualmie Valley Hospital will offer drivethru flu shots from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6 at the hospital campus,
treatment and recovery. Visitors to CarePages members must register with the site. The registration process takes just a minute or two, and there’s no charge to register or visit CarePages, according to the press release. Earlier this year, Nels was named North Bend’s 2011 Citizen of the Year. He also served as Grand Marshall of the 2012 Festival of Mount Si Parade, and has been recognized for his generous gift of time and effort with youth organizations, service groups and the Sallal Grange.
travel, car, etc., were entirely covered by the Korean government. We have followed this same funding formula for subsequent visitors/guests.” That first visitor, Young Hoon Mun, was instrumental in facilitating Snoqualmie’s Sister City relationship with Gangjin, Korea. Larson said any surplus revenue from the $15,000 provided by Korea has been given to the Snoqualmie Sister Cities Association to support its activities without using a dime of local taxpayer revenue. Mun, who now works in the Blue House, the Korean version of the U.S. White House, also recently published a book about his experiences in Snoqualmie.
near the intersection of Meadowbrook Way and North Bend Way, for anyone 12 and older. Children younger than 12 may receive their flu shots at the Snoqualmie Ridge Medical Clinic. “Influenza is a serious respiratory disease that kills an average of 36,000 people and hospitalizes more than 200,000 persons in the U.S. each year,” Alison Gabel, occupational health coordinator for Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, said. “The frail and elderly are particularly vulnerable to complications, including death, from influenza.” Most cases of the flu occur between October and May. Flu symptoms include fever, chills, body aches, headaches, cough, and sore or dry throat. While symptoms are the worst the first few days, it can take up to two weeks to feel completely better. In some cases, the flu can lead to other bacterial infections and even death. This is especially true for the elderly and those with chronic illnesses, according to the press release. This year’s seasonal vaccines, which only last for one year, will provide protection against the three virus strains that global surveillance indicates are likely to be the most com-
Larson said the book is about how small American cities enjoy true local autonomy, whereas Korean towns are highly dependent upon the federal government. The “work study abroad program” is a common practice for all civil servants advancing through the ranks within the Korean administration, so they can become immersed in other cultures and learn new approaches to government administration that can be applied back home in Korea, Larson said. The benefits to Snoqualmie, he said, is “a nice feather in our cap, given that the quality of planning and design was receiving international recogni-
mon this year. Drive-thru flu shots are fast, convenient and there is no need to leave your vehicle, according to the press release. The shots cost $30 cash. If necessary, Medicare, Medicaid or Affordable Access will be billed, or the hospital will provide a receipt for you to send to other insurance providers. “No appointment is necessary,” Gabel said. “We’ll be ready for you, rain or shine, and you can stay warm and comfortable in your own car.” Vaccines will also be provided at the hospital and clinics during the flu season. Call the Primary Care Clinic at 831-2333 or get more information at www.SVHD4.org.
Fashion show fundraiser is Oct. 3 at Boxley’s Birches Habitat in North Bend is hosting a fashion show to raise money for Helping Hands homeless programs, according to a press release from Birches owner Nancy Wray. The show will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way. “All the models are local women who are donating their time for fittings and the runway show,” Wray said in
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tion.” Larson said it’s also an inexpensive cultural exchange of ideas for city staff. “We often understand ourselves and the way we do things more clearly when seen through the eyes of another culture/system,” he said. But the cultural exchange isn’t only affecting city staff. Larson said Choi’s two 13-year-old sons recently attended a river rafting and camping adventure with the Snoqualmie Valley Venture Crew, which they described as “awesome.” Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www. snovalleystar.com.
the release. “Birches is covering the cost of the show, and Danny (Kolke, Boxley’s owner) has donated the restaurant for the night and is helping to promote it.” Cost of the fashion show is $10.
Ready? Set? Bag! The Washington Food Industry Association is calling for contestants to compete in their annual Best Bagger event from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center. BUNZL Distribution USA Inc. and WFIA are co-sponsoring the “Best Bagger” Championship Finals for Washington. It is free for guests to attend, but bagging competitors must pay $50. Details on how to enter the contest can be found on the WFIA website:
www.wa-food-ind.org. The deadline for entering the competition is Oct. 10. “In a grocery store, superior front-end service is the last — and perhaps the most critical — opportunity for sending the customer off with a good feeling about their shopping experience,” said Jan Gee, President and CEO of WFIA. “The Best Bagger contest is one of the most effective and fun ways our stores support and train their front-end employees, teach proper bagging technique, emphasize great customer service, and recognize and reward the best of the best in this industry.” In addition to winning a $1,500 cash prize, the Best Bagger champion will get the chance to compete in the grocery industry’s acclaimed “national bagoff” event sponsored by the National Grocers Association in February.
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We would like to commend the King County Sheriff’s Office and particularly Deputy Shaman Wicklund for the great service in recovering our stolen property. We reported our bicycle stolen on a Tuesday and it was returned to us on a Thursday. The fast results were due to the excellent activity of Deputy Wicklund. He is very experienced and knowledgeable in the North Bend community, so was able to track down the bike very quickly. We also appreciated the positive and helpful attitude he displayed, giving information and advice on how to deal with and avoid this happening again. What could have been very traumatic was turned into a good learning experience. It also reinforced the appreciation we have for those who serve and protect this community. It makes one wonder why this fine police department is being replaced. Thank you, Deputy Wicklund and the King County Sheriff’s Office. Marilyn Maeve and Shannon Lewis North Bend
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Two thumbs up to the Snoqualmie Police Department and King County Sheriff’s Office. While neither agency immediately notified neighbors about a potentially dangerous situation Sept. 22, when six teens escaped from Echo Glen Children’s Center, both expressed a desire to do so in the future. SPD Chief Steve McCulley said that while they wait for updated technology for its reverse 911 system, he and his captain are going to set up their smart phones so that they can alert the media, Yahoo groups and residents who’ve taken a neighborhood leadership role, of crisis situations in the future. KCSO Sgt. Cindi West, who does an excellent job keeping the media informed about everything newsworthy (we wonder if the poor woman ever gets to sleep), said the county is working on a Code Red, or reverse 911 system. But she also said the county should probably be looking at a notification system right now, where people sign up by email to receive alert notifications for specific areas. We just learned that the Seattle Police Department has implemented a new program where officers are tweeting neighborhood news. While that’s interesting, does the public really need to know that Snoqualmie police are responding to yet another bear-in-the-garbage call? They do need to know if a violent suspect is on the loose or if inmates have escaped from Echo Glen. McCulley also wants folks to know that they will not be given a text with all of the information. He said he understands that people want to know everything there is to know about certain incidents, but “people need to understand that during those situations, every resource we have is being used to get control of the situation.” Keeping the public safe is their top priority. McCulley said a text during the recent escape would probably look something like this: Inmates have escaped from Echo Glen. Stay inside. Lock your doors. We’ll update you later. Short and sweet. But it’s everything we would need to know at that particular time.
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Home Country
Sometimes people can talk too much The car pulled up in front of the sign that said “Fly Tying Love Center.” Marvin lifted the magnifying lenses above his head and got up from his fly-tying bench and walked to the front room. He looked out the window at the woman staring at his sign. “Do you know her, Marge?” “Mrs. Richardson. Ardis’ mom. She might have a first name but I don’t know what it is.” Mrs. Richardson was admitted and smiled. “Do love flies work for people my age?” she asked. “Because if they’re just for kids, it won’t do me any good, will it? Well, I was saying to Ardis just this morning, if you think a love fly will help me find a guy, maybe I should go over and see Marvin Pincus, that’s what I told her and she said, ‘Mother, that’s a good idea. I know Marvin and Marjorie and they’re really nice people.’ Now wasn’t that nice of her to say that? Of course it was. Well, Marvin, may I call you Marvin? Good. Well, Marvin, you see, ever since I lost Mr. Richardson … he passed about 10 years ago now. You might have known him, worked down at the water company, and he was one of their best employees, too. Well, ever since he passed, I’ve been kind of lonely, you know? Of course you do. That’s how you can help all these people with the love flies. So will you tie one for me? I was hoping you would. Where do you want me to sit?”
Marvin pointed to the green easy chair in the consulting room/flytying parlor and excused himself for Slim Randles a minute to retrieve some- Columnist thing from the laundry room. Then, he came back in and sat at his vise and began tying a larger-thanusual fly. “… certainly, I have Ardis, but she wants to have her own life, too, you know. You know those young folks, right? So here I am, ready to find someone and get your advice on finding the right man and getting that lucky love fly. I’ve heard you have done really well with other people, and this is really exciting for me. You don’t talk much, do you? Well,
that’s not necessarily bad. Mr. Richardson didn’t talk much, either. Sometimes he’d leave me little notes when he left for work, but when he was home he was awfully quiet. Talked with Ardis a lot, though. Never could figure that out. Men are strange, aren’t they?” Marvin held his hand up for silence, then handed her what look like a large bass bug tied on a wooden clothespin. “That looks like a wooden clothespin…” “It is,” Marvin said, holding up his hand for silence again. “My sincere advice to you, Mrs. Richardson, is when you meet a good man, clip this fly to your earlobe and it’ll remind you to just smile and not say anything.” Brought to you by “Home Country” (the book). Read a free sample at www.slimrandles.com.
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Team pays tribute to one of its biggest fans By Sebastian Moraga Years ago, the Black Widows, a team of preteen girls from North Bend, ceased being a team and started being a family. That’s what happens when children and their parents share far more than a soccer game. They share schools and hometowns, snacks and hobbies, and wins and losses, on and off the field. Watching it all was Sharon Banducci, grandmother of defender Allie Banducci, as devoted a fan as you ever saw. She lived in Idaho and yet rarely missed a game. So when Sharon started not showing up to games and team functions in October 2011, the team felt it as a loss. And when Banducci lost her battle with cancer almost a year after her diagnosis, the loss hit much harder. The team knew Banducci well. Knew of her son Tom, her granddaughter Allie and of Allie’s mom’s job as a flight attendant that required Banducci’s help during her absences. The team also knew of her energy and personality on the sidelines. “I’ve known Allie for a long time,” Emily Blankenburg, a teammate of Allie’s, said. “Her grandma would come and support us a lot.” “She was amazing,” said Chantal Blankenburg, Emily’s mom. When the doctors said brain cancer, the trips from Idaho became more and more sporadic until they ceased altogether. For a week after her Sept. 5 death, Allie refused to talk much about it, Chantal said. The team grieved and missed its longtime supporter. As a way to show their
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The Baxter girls display a small sampling of blankets they made for the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital. From left are Madison Baxter, 12, Makinzi Baxter, 13, Rachel Weber, SVH director of nursing, Makayla Baxter, 18, and Beverly Davidson, SVH emergency nurse.
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The Black Widows, a soccer team from North Bend, pays tribute to the grandmother of one of its members, who died from cancer. Sharon Banducci was one of the team’s biggest supporters before she fell ill, traveling to games from Idaho. support for Allie’s family and their love for her grandma, the teammates wore pink wristbands to their Sept. 15 game. Chantal said that by then, the team had known of Sharon’s death for about a week. The team also knew that pink is most often associated with breast cancer. Moreover, it also knew the gesture might face an uphill battle, soccer being a notoriously strict sport when it comes to in-game jewelry. Still, the team went for it. Before the game, they
held a team talk to explain the purpose of the wristbands. “The girls were sad,” Chantal said. “They were all somber.” Still, they wore the wristbands, played well and won the game. The team wanted to call attention to brain cancer, but it also wanted to honor Sharon, Chantal said. The team continues to grieve for Sharon, but they continue to play hard and train hard. “They are sad for Allie and her mom and dad,
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but it’s not like they go around moping,” Chantal said. Fitting tribute for a lady who let very little stop her on the way to her next game. “She was amazing,” Chantal said. “She just got in her little car and drove here from Idaho to games. Didn’t even matter if it was snowing.”
Nurse’s soft spot results in blankies By Michele Mihalovich When registered nurse Mariann Baxter walked by the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital’s emergency room one day, she heard the sound that breaks every mother’s heart — the wails of a crying baby. “I heard a little baby crying and felt really bad,” said the mother of three daughters. “I wanted to be
able to offer something to help the family feel comfortable.” Baxter, who moved here in March from St. George, Utah, went home that night and thought about what she could offer families in the future, and came up with the idea of making soft, cuddly blankets. “Wrapping up in a See BLANKET, Page 7
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Valley actress, Denise Paulette, captivates audiences in Scotland shows stars in my review and The Scotsman, the national She really believed this newspaper, chose ‘Zelda’ was it. as one of the five shows to Having toured with see Aug. 25.” her one-woman play In its review of the play, “Zelda,” about the wife of U.K.-based BroadwayBaby. American writer F. Scott com called the play a Fitzgerald, Snoqualmie “strongly informative and Valley actress Denise emotional portrayal that Paulette thought a perdeserves to be seen, even formance in Scotland in if it does not quite feel like August would be the apex the spitting image of Zelda of her run as the title role. visually.” “I really thought this Scottish crowds were was the cherry on the quite familiar with Zelda, cake,” she said. Paulette said. Instead, she traveled to “The woman who wrote Scotland, the article “I would take a step, where for the the play Fringe there would be success was a hit, Biscuit,” in that, then I would take she said, and met someone referring the next one and the willing to to an next one, and it would promote Internetthe show based have the most amazing before reviewer synchronicity.” and durof the ing a Edinburgh — Denise Paulette Fringe, potential Actress “she said, second run in ‘I saw you Scotland in the in 2013. program, Lack of promotion which has 2,800 shows in was the only thing that it, but I have always been hurt the show, the only drawn to Zelda.’” besmirch on a dream If unfamiliar with trip that included great Zelda, most audiences reviews, appreciative knew of her husband. emails and standing ovaPaulette had to change tions from the crowd at nothing from her play, the Edinburgh Fringe written by American Festival. William Luce and per“It was great,” Paulette formed in an Alabaman said. “I got four out of five accent.
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Blanket From Page 6 comfy blanket feels reassuring,” she said, so she pitched the idea of making snuggly, fleece blankets to her daughters: Madison, 12, Makinzi, 13, and Makayla, 18. “My oldest had to do a service project for school, so she was all over this idea,” Baxter said. “We went to a fabric store and bought about 40 yards of fleece. My girls put together the blankets over the span of about a month and a half this summer. They did all the work and had a great time!” Rachel Weber, SVH director of nursing, said in an email that the 40 donated blankets were gone in less than a month. “They were initially intended for ill and scared
children to warm and comfort them, but we have given them out also to homeless individuals … and our older patients always feel a bit cold in the emergency department, and this helps them stay warm,” she said. Baxter said she and her daughters will continue to make the yard-by-yard blankets. “It’s probably going to be an ongoing project for us,” she said. Weber said she purchased some fleece for the Baxters to keep the project going. Anyone wishing to donate blankets or soft, fleece fabric for blankets can drop off the materials at the hospital’s front desk at 9575 Ethan Wade Way S.E. in Snoqualmie. Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
Paulette put on six performances while in Scotland. The review came out on a Thursday and her last show was on a Saturday. Bigger audiences, she said, was the only “little piece of the puzzle” that was missing. “It didn’t run long enough to get the numbers,” she said. Everything else, she said, clicked, as if by magic. “I would take a step, there would be success in that, then I would take the next one and the next one, and it would have the most amazing synchronicity,” she said. “It seemed like a huge process and it was, but piece by piece, one foot in front of the other, it manifested beautifully.”
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Denise Paulette as Zelda Fitzgerald during a performance last year. The Valley actress took her one-woman show to Scotland’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, earning great reviews and the chance to return next year for a longer run.
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Mount Si to face Bellevue Friday in battle of top rated teams By Jayson Jenks Seattle Times staff reporter Every Friday night or Saturday morning for the past few weeks, I’ve immediately jumped to the scores of two teams. One is Bellevue. The other is Mount Si. My reason for doing so is simple: I want to see if either defense finally cracked and allowed a touchdown in the first three quarters of a game. That’s right, through five games this year Mount Si has yet to allow a touchdown in the first three quarters of a game. True, Bellevue did allow 24 points against Trinity from Euless, Texas, in Week 1, but Trinity is a Texas powerhouse, and since then Bellevue has allowed only one touchdown in four games. Not coincidentally, Bellevue and Mount Si are ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the 3A rankings. The schools might have the best defenses in all of 3A and perhaps in the entire state. And those defenses will play on the same field when the teams meet Oct. 12 in one of the biggest games of the year. Bellevue features playmakers all over the field. The Wolverines have Division-I linebackers in
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Mount Si High School’s defensive line doing what it does best — stopping the ball. The Wildcats beat Sammamish High School, 63-0, Sept. 28. This is Mount Si’s third shutout this season. Sean Constantine and Myles Jack, who has produced the two biggest hits I’ve seen this season. They have Michael Carlson, who scored two defensive touchdowns in a game earlier this year. They have Darien Freeman, who controls the interior of the line. And they have Budda Baker, a threat on offense but a valuable
piece of the puzzle at safety. The Wolverines haven’t allowed a touchdown in three games. Mount Si has posted three shutouts this season, including against then-ranked opponents Kennedy Catholic and Issaquah. The Wildcats have given up 14 points the entire season, and both scores came in the fourth
quarter against Mount Si’s backup defense. “Fast, fearless and physical,” said Interlake coach Jason Rimkus, whose group scored eight points against Mount Si. “Well-coached is the bottom line with those guys. Their secondary runs the show and the front seven do the heavy lifting.”
That’s also the way Mount Si coach Charlie Kinnune sees it. Kinnune knew what he had in the secondary. Defensive backs Hunter Malberg, Trent Riley, Jimbo Davis and Tyler Button returned this year as proven players. Kinnune wasn’t as sure with his group up front. But through five games, the front seven have produced at a high level. Griffin McLain and Blake Herman have been forces at defensive ends while Hank Van Liew and Evan Johnson lead the linebackers. Kinnune said, so far, this is the best unit he’s had in his 21 years at the school. “It’s a 10-game schedule,” he reminded, “but, right now, through the first five games, I don’t recall us playing like this.” And here’s the really fun part: There’s a good chance both teams could enter with those streaks intact on Oct. 12. Bellevue plays Interlake, which scored eight points in the fourth quarter against Mount Si. The Wildcats play Lake Washington, which didn’t score against Bellevue. Jayson Jenks: 206-464-8277 or jjenks@seattletimes.com
Wildcats soccer faces perplexing loss to Islanders By Sebastian Moraga The game started at 7:30 p.m. It lasted 90 minutes. The postgame chat started at 9 p.m. It lasted 60 minutes. It was that type of evening for the Mount Si Wildcats, who dominated undefeated, leagueleading Mercer Island for much of the game, but still lost, 2-0, at home Sept. 27. “I don’t know what’s going on. We can possess [the ball] with anybody all night long,” head coach Darren Brown said. “But on the attacking third, we are having problems with execution. I can’t even explain.” Mount Si set the pace in the first half, bringing danger to the Islanders’ gate repeatedly. “We were playing all together and keeping possession,” Wildcats co-captain Miranda Rawlings said of the first half. “We weren’t trying to do too much individually.” In the second half, Mount Si’s pressure eased a bit, as did the teamwork. “We couldn’t get our shots off and we were getting frustrated,” Wildcat Alyssa Proudfoot said.
“Our communication dropped later in the game and that’s how they scored.” Mercer Island took advantage of the miscues to score twice on three tries. “We outpossess them 65-35 percent and we lose 2-0?” Brown said. “I have never seen that happen.” The loss stopped the Wildcats’ winning streak at three, after a trio of shutouts against Sammamish, Lake Washington and Bellevue. Against Mercer Island, their own unselfishness hurt them. The Wildcats kept passing the ball without pulling the trigger. “We want to get closer to the goal and have the perfect shot,” Rawlings said. “But there isn’t going to be one.” The result was a loss as painful as it was damaging. The team lost a streak and a chance to take first place from the vaunted Islanders. “They weren’t better than us in any way except they finished their chances and played as a team,” Rawlings said. Proudfoot agreed.
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Elle Wilson in action for the Wildcats against Mercer Island. Wilson and the Wildcats dominated the action but ultimately yielded in a 2-0 shutout to the league-leading Islanders “I don’t really feel they played better,” she said. “They just kept their heads in the game.” Next for the Wildcats was an Oct. 2 contest against Liberty. They will visit Juanita at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4.
Then, three weeks and four matches later, they will meet Mercer Island once again, on Oct. 23. Next time, Proudfoot said, the team will have improved. “We won’t give up. We will play the full 80 minutes,” she
said. “We have to communicate, get our shots and create opportunities.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Comedian headlines fundraiser at Twin Falls Middle School Encompass when my sister’s kids were younger,” You bring the money, Friesen said from Los they’ll bring the funny. Angeles. A trio of comedians, Besides the headliner headlined by 20-year pro Friesen, Hawaii comic Don Friesen, will host a Shawn Felipe will perform. fundraiser for the Twin A third comic, as yet Falls Middle School unnamed, will serve as PTSA Oct. 21. opening act. Friesen, twoFriesen always time winner of brings two comthe San Francisco ics every year, International Shroades Comedy said. Competition, Friesen recently describes starred in his comehis own dy as “not Showtime squeaky comclean but edy special accessible “Ask Your to everyMom.” He body,” returns to an event along the that has become lines Don Friesen an annual tradiof the tion. humor Friesen first brought his featured on sitcom jokes to the Snoqualmie “Everybody Loves Valley in 2003. His sisRaymond.” ter, Twin Falls secretary “I have always worked Connie Shroades, helped on what I call TV-clean,” start the comedy night, he said. although the venue has Shroades said the fundchanged. raiser will not accept any“It was originally for one under middle-school
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age. “There has to be a cutoff,” she said. “We want to make it special for the middle-schoolers.” That way, she said, elementary-schoolers have something to look forward to. Anyone younger than 16 needs to come with an adult, a press release from Friesen’s publicist stated. Showtime is 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children 16 and younger. All the money goes to the PTSA, Shroades said. Besides his comedy special, Friesen has opened for the Goo Goo Dolls and Counting Crows. He has appeared in television shows like “Live at Gotham,” “Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black” and “The Best of Comics Unleashed.” “I love standup,” Friesen said. “I take a lot of pride in being at a certain level that few get to. I have goals outside of comedy, but this is what I love, and it’s become more so over the years.”
National math competition comes to Snoqualmie Ridge By Sebastian Moraga The Olympics in London may be over but a different kind of muscle got flexed in Snoqualmie. TriMathlon, a mathematics competition for students in grades three through six, took place across the nation the weekend of Sept. 28 at multiple branches of Mathnasium, a company specializing in providing extra math help for children. The Snoqualmie branch held its TriMathlon Sept. 29. Like its outdoor cousin, the triathlon, the math competition consists of three events: The Counting Game, Magic Square Challenge and Mental Math Workout. Lynda Ochs, administrator of the Snoqualmie Mathnasium, said any
child in grades three through six could participate, not just Mathnasium customers. Children interested in playing should inquire if walk-ins are welcome. Registration is free, Ochs said. This was the second TriMathlon, but the first for the Ridge’s Mathnasium. “We want to build awareness in the community, for sure,” Ochs said. “We are still sort of new, and we want people to know we’re here to help parents take the frustration out of math.” The Counting Game asked children to complete patterns by counting in increments of halves, twos, threes and more. Magic Square Challenge gave children a grid with numbered squares and
math problems with blanks. They had to fill in the blanks with the numbers in the grid. The Mental Math Workout was just what it sounds like, children doing math in their heads. Children of each grade competed separately but at the same time, Ochs said. Second-graders could participate if they could do third-grade math, she said. The top three from each grade moved on to the national TriMathlon later this year. The top three national scores in each grade got cash prizes, Ochs added. More than $10,000 in prizes was split among the three top scores. Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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North Bend girl wins pageant Abigail Hamilton, a 9-year-old from North Bend, won the top prize in her age group at the Pierce County International Girl Pageant Sept. 9. Hamilton won the photogenic competition and Best Interview to take home the overall crown. The win happened in the wake of hard-luck performances at the state National American Miss Pageant in August. At that pageant, Abigail had struggled. For the first time in four years she did not finish in the top five. Meanwhile, her younger sister Emily won several awards in her age group. “It took some encouraging from me to get Abigail to do another pageant,” their mother Donna said. The win also means Abigail will represent North Bend in the state version of the International Girl Pageant in May 2013. It also allowed her to make appearances at the Puyallup Fair. She will also represent Pierce County in next year’s contest.
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Abigail Hamilton shows her first-place trophies. Emily also won in her age group. That means the fees for both 6-yearold Emily and her sister are paid. “She’s a trooper,” Donna said of Abigail. “Things don’t come easy for her. When she falls, and she does, she gets right back up.” International Girl is an all-natural contest, where girls cannot wear hairpieces, makeup, inappropriate clothing (like floor-length dresses), dental flippers (to cover missing baby teeth),
or look any older than they are. They are quizzed on the qualities of their hometowns. Contestants younger than 6 do not have to present a talent. Abigail danced “Amazing Mayzie” from “Seussical The Musical.” “Dance and natural pageantry have taught Abigail that natural beauty is more than just looks,” Donna said. “It comes from within. Her positive attitude and personality shine through in all that she does.”
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Obituaries
Police blotter
Jerry Main
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Jerry Main passed away suddenly Sept. 24. A celebration of his life is being held Sunday, Oct. 7 at 1 p.m. at Snoqualmie Eagles hall. A donation fund has been set up for the family at any Sno Falls Credit Union branch. Just tell the teller your donation is for the Jerry Main fund.
Drunken driving At 1:15 a.m. Sept. 22, an officer noticed a vehicle driving 50 mph in a 35 mph zone and weaving. The officer stopped the driver on Railroad Avenue. Gregory P. Anderson, 45, no town listed, was arrested for DUI and was transported to the Issaquah Jail.
Stewart Leonard Rose Jr.
Mirror, mirror not on the wall
Stewart Leonard Rose Jr., of North Bend, passed away on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. He is survived by his wife Dorothy; children David E. Thompson, Marilyn L. Tillman and Joy’e M. Willman; and brothers Raymond Rose and Arthur Rose. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 11, 2012, at Eastridge Christian Assembly, 24205 S.E. Issaquah-Fall City Road, Issaquah. Full obituary and online guest book are at www.flintofts.com.
In pursuit
At 9:05 a.m. Sept. 23, a city of Snoqualmie parks department worker reported a broken mirror in the women’s bathroom at Community Park.
At 12:36 a.m. Sept. 26, Kittitas County was in pursuit of a domestic violence subject. Washington State Patrol spotted the vehicle at the corner of North Bend Way and 436th Avenue Southeast and asked SPD to assist.
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Tipsy thieves A QFC manager contacted police at about 10 p.m. Sept. 14 to report that two juveniles, who appeared to be intoxicated, had shoplifted unnamed items. Both were given breath tests, which indicated the boys, whose ages were not given, had been drinking alcohol. The boys were banned from
Council recommends funding for the Valley The Puget Sound Regional Council is recommending $1 million in funding for projects serving
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the store and theft charges may be filed later.
Arrests made After receiving a report about subjects being aggressive toward hikers near Bendigo Boulevard, police made contact with two men at about 3 p.m. Sept. 15. Both men had outstanding warrants, and were arrested and transported to the Issaquah Jail.
That’s not my name
At 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19, police spotted a man they recognized and knew had an outstanding felony warrant. The man denied he was the person wanted on the warrant, and had no identification on
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him. Police were able to identify the man, and fingerprinted him. He was transferred to the Issaquah Jail.
North Bend fire calls
Five fire engines responded to a structure fire at 6 a.m. Sept. 22 in the 38000 block of Southeast Newton Street. Two fire engines responded to a vehicle accident with injuries at 4:44 p.m. Sept. 27 in the 100 block of Southeast Cedar Falls Way.
The Star publishes names of those arrested for DUI and those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.
Projects include: ❑ Snoqualmie Parkway intersection improvements between state Route 202 and state Route 18 — $310,000 ❑ East North Bend Way/Downing Avenue/ East Park Street roundabout — $200,000 ❑ West North Bend Way (Bendigo Blvd./state Route 202 to bridge over South Fork of Snoqualmie River) overlay — $150,000 ❑ North Bend Downtown Plaza — $350,000 “These projects were selected on their merits and support the region’s economic development and growth,” said Bellevue Councilwoman Claudia Balducci, chairwoman of council’s Transportation Policy Board. “When Congress approved these funds earlier this year, their focus was on growing and sustaining jobs. These projects, large and small, will put people to work and shore up the foundations of our economy for the future.” The PRSC is encouraging public comments on the projects proposed for funding and on the region’s draft Transportation Improvement Program for 2013-2016. The public comment period runs through Oct. 25. The vote by PSRC’s executive board to approve the 20132016 Transportation Improvement Program is scheduled for Oct. 25. A complete list of all projects and more information is available at psrc.org. Mail comments to Puget Sound Regional Council, Attn: Kelly McGourty, 1011 Western
Ave., Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104-1035, or via email to kmcgourty@psrc. org.
PSE recruiting for home makeover Puget Sound Energy is recruiting for Re-Energized by Design, a new campaign in which six residential PSE customers will compete in a series of energy-efficient makeover challenges. The entry deadline is Oct. 31. Contestants will complete a series of room makeovers using the latest energy-efficient products provided by PSE, GE and Frigidaire with the help of a design coach. A local celebrity judge panel will review and score each makeover challenge. The lowest-scoring contestant in each round will be eliminated. The final three contestants will win a highefficiency clothes washer and matching dryer, and the final two will win an ultra-efficient kitchen with refrigerator, dishwasher, range and microwave. The last contestant standing will win a $5,000 prize. Contestants will be filmed and PSE will release the results in a series of “webisodes.” All home-owning PSE electric and natural gas customers living in an existing single-family property or attached housing with four units or less are eligible to become contestants. To enter, customers must create a short video introducing themselves and their home and upload it to PSE.com/ ReEnergizedByDesign by Oct. 31.
Calendar
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Snoqualmie Library All events unless otherwise noted occur at 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. Call 8881223 to learn more. ❑ In The Garden: “Orchard Mason Bees,” 3 p.m. Oct. 6. Learn from Master Gardener Missy Anderson about these bees, how they differ from other bees and how you can get them in your garden. ❑ Preschool Story Time, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 8, 15. 10:30 a.m. Oct. 10, 17, ages 3-6 with adult. ❑ Young Toddler Story Time, 9:30 a.m. Oct. 10, 17. Ages 6-24 months with adult. ❑ Anime and Manga Club, 3 p.m. Oct. 10, 17. Watch anime movies, eat popcorn and practice your anime drawing. All skill levels welcome. ❑ Study Zone, 3 p.m., Oct. 10 and 17, free homework help in all subjects from volunteer tutors. ❑ EReader Assistance, 11 a.m. Oct. 11 and 18. Learn how to download eBooks to your eReader or computer during this demo. Adults only. ❑ Pajama Story Times, 7 p.m. Oct. 11, 18. All young children welcome with adult ❑ Spanish/English Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Oct. 13, all ages welcome with adult. ❑ Radical Robots, 3:30 p.m. Oct. 18. Children and families explore the world of robotics while becoming real robot programmers. ❑ Family Film Night, 6 p.m. Oct. 22. Come watch “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!” and have snacks.
Volunteer opportunities ❑ The Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank is looking for volunteers to help unload food at noon Mondays, sort food at 9 a.m. Tuesdays or hand out food on Wednesdays. Call 888-0096. The food bank is also looking for candidates to serve on its board on a three-year commitment. Appointments for interviews will be set up in October. The food bank seeks a skilled bookkeeper to help as it reorganizes its bookkeeping procedures. Contact Karen Birzell at kbirzell@ yahoo.com or 831-7062.
Churches ❑ Youth group high school yard sale at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church Parish Hall, 4:30-6 p.m. Oct. 20. All donations accepted at the parish hall from 3-7 p.m. Oct. 19. 39025 S.E. Alpha St., Snoqualmie. ❑ Mount Si Lutheran Church’s annual Harvest Carnival, 4-7 p.m. Oct. 28, Benson Barn, North Bend. Free to the community; donation of canned goods for Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank encouraged. Children also encouraged
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Kareem Kandi, a jazz saxophonist from Tacoma, will perform at Boxley’s , 101 W. North Bend Way, at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 with his band. There is no cover charge. Call 292-9307 for reservations. People of all ages are welcome to the show.
to wear costumes. Barn is at 14120 424th Ave. S.E. Email Lauren Frerichs at lauren@mtsilutheran.org to learn more.
Classes ❑ Yoga at Meadowbrook, 9-11 a.m. Oct. 6, Meadowbrook Farm. Come learn the history of yoga, physical poses and the different types of yoga in this workshop. Come prepared with a mat and comfortable clothes. $25. 1711 Boalch Ave. North Bend. ❑ Super Sitters workshop for children ages 11-15 at Encompass. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 27, 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend. $40. Register by calling 888-2777 or at www. encompassnw.org. The class covers parent expectations, child development and home security.
Events ❑ Pink Passion Month kicks off at the Salish Lodge and Spa, with an evening of fun and creativity hosted by nationallyrenowned romance expert Dr. Pepper Schwartz, who will share tips on relationships and keeping the spark alive. Tickets are $85 per person via 1-800-2-SALISH. Ten percent of the proceeds will benefit the Puget Sound Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure campaign. ❑ Auditions for “A Christmas Carol” will occur 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at Valley Center
Stage, 119 North Bend Way. Play is looking for a young man between 18 and 22, a young woman ages 20-30, four to six children ages 8-15 and adults of any age. The play will run Nov. 29 through Dec. 15. ❑ “Pay It Forward Week” in the Snoqualmie Valley for the week of Oct. 14-21. Everyone in the community is encouraged to participate by spreading kindness around the Valley. Event kicks off with a free showing of “Pay It Forward,” starring Helen Hunt, at the North Bend Movie Theater, 7 p.m. Oct. 10. Sponsored by Snoqualmie Valley Women in Business. ❑ Pizza Party and Workshop at Snoqualmie City Hall, 7 p.m. Oct. 15. Come learn about the city’s comprehensive plan and policies that address the city’s growth for the next 20 years, including land use, housing, transportation and economic development. ❑ Mount Si Lacrosse Fall Clinic, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 and 26, for girls and boys grades two through eight at Mount Si High School’s stadium. No fees or special gear needed. Register at www.mountsilacrosse.org. ❑ Valley Animal Partners’ Chili Cook-off and Dessert Auction, Oct. 20, time TBA. Come support pets and their families in our community. Spots still open for people wanting to show off their chili-cooking and dessert-making skills.
Call Andrea Logan at 466-4621. ❑ Slipper and boot sale at the Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 20. All sizes of sheepskin slippers and boots for children, men and women. ❑ The Snoqualmie Valley Museum presents: “Beyond Smokey: The USFS In The Snoqualmie Valley,” 1-5 p.m. Saturdays through Tuesdays, 320 Bendigo Blvd. S., North Bend
Music/entertainment ❑ Valley Center Stage presents Phillip King’s “See How They Run,” Thursdays through Saturdays through Oct. 13, 119 W. North Bend Way, 831-5667. Order tickets at www.valleycenterstage.org. ❑ Jason Stewart, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-DOGS ❑ Kareem Kandi Trio, 7 p.m. Oct. 5, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307 ❑ Valley Green, 8 p.m. Oct. 6, The Black Dog ❑ Leah Stillwell Quartet, 7 p.m. Oct. 6, Boxley’s ❑ Danny Godinez, 8 p.m. Oct. 6, Snoqualmie Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-2357 ❑ Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m. Oct. 7, Boxley’s ❑ Poetry Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Oct. 11, The Black Dog ❑ The Hipsters, 9 p.m. Oct.
❑ Mount Si Fish and Game Club, 7:30 p.m. first Thursday of each month, October through May at the Snoqualmie Police Department, 34825 S.E. Douglas St. ❑ Snoqualmie Fraternal Order of Eagles Women’s Auxiliary, first and third Tuesday, 7 p.m. Men’s Aerie, first and third Wednesday, 7 p.m., both at 108 Railroad Ave., 888-1129 ❑ Cancer survivor group, 9 a.m. second Saturday, Sawdust Coffee, North Bend Factory Stores mall, 461 South Fork Ave. S.W., Unit K. newellvl@yahoo.com ❑ Loyal Order of Moose, 108 Sydney Ave., North Bend; men at 6 p.m. first and third Monday; women at 7 p.m. third and fourth Tuesday; 888-0951 ❑ Washington Freemasons, 7:30 p.m. first Wednesday, Unity Lodge No. 198, North Bend, 888-5779 ❑ Mental illness support group, 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway, free for anyone with a mental illness or who has a family member with a mental illness, 829-2417 ❑ Mount Si Artist Guild meeting, 9:15-11 a.m. third Saturday, Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend, www.mtsiartistguild.org ❑ SnoValley Beekeepers, 7 p.m. first Tuesday, Meadowbrook Interpretive Center, Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend, www.snoqualmievalleybeekeepers.org ❑ Trellis gardening club, 10 a.m. third Saturday, Valley Christian Assembly, 32725 S.E. 42nd St., Fall City, new and experienced gardeners are welcome ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club, 7 p.m. Thursdays, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Survivors of the Snoqualmie Valley School District, third Monday 7 p.m. at Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Second Tuesday, Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, 292-7191 Submit an item to the community calendar by emailing smoraga@snovalleystar.com or go to www.snovalleystar.com.
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Si View Parks District asking voters to continue funding By Michele Mihalovich The Si View Metropolitan Park District will ask voters in November to renew the current one-year maintenance and operations levy. Travis Strombaugh, executive director of Si View, said that if the proposition isn’t approved, the district stands to lose $486,936, or 51 percent of its property tax rev-
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After working for the city of North Bend for more than a decade, Public Works Director Ron Garrow will retire at the end of the year. “I’ve enjoyed working in public/private service as a professional engineer for over 36 years, and have especially appreciated the opportunity to serve as North Bend’s Public Works Director,” said Garrow in a press release from the city. “While the decision to leave was very difficult, because North Bend has been my home away from home, and the mayor, council and staff are great people to work with, I am ready to explore a new phase of my life. “I know that North Bend will continue to thrive and I am confident that I leave the city in the good hands of quality professionals.” The city has hired Frank Page, of Cody, Wyo. Page, who begins Oct. 15, will spend time with Garrow to learn about city opera-
enue, which could affect day-to-day operations and cut multiple recreation programs and community events. He said he wants to make it clear that voters will not be paying any more in 2013 than they did in 2012 if the levy passes. Proposition No. 1 allows Si View to maintain the current level of funding, Stombaugh said. He said 60 percent of
the voters need to approve the levy this November in order for the district to collect .27 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. Si View operates and maintains the Community Center, parks, pool, playgrounds and play fields, trails and more than 300 recreation programs.
tions and current projects, according to the press release. Page is a registered professional engineer who brings to the position more than 27 years of engineering, operations, administrative, design and construction experience in both the public and private sector. The city expects to confirm Page’s appointment at its Oct. 16 City Council meeting. Mayor Ken Hearing said it has been a pleasure working with Garrow. “Ron’s position is a very important one and he leaves big shoes to fill,” Hearing said in the release. “Ron has always put the city of North Bend first, and that is a quality we all observed and appreciated. I wish him well in his retirement and hope he can enjoy whatever life has to offer him in this next stage of his life.”
Hospital board member, has achieved the company’s highest award to district managers and agents for “outstanding overall performance,” according to a company press release. Hauglie joins a select group of fellow achievers as a member of the 2012 prestigious Presidents Council. Farmers President of Distribution Mhayse Samalya announced the selection of Hauglie at Farmers’ Los Angeles-based home office. Presidents Council members were honored at a conference held in September. “Council selections are based on outstanding customer service, sales production in all insurance lines, overall professional competence and maintenance of the highest quality standards,” Samalya said in the press release. “The prestigious Presidents Council membership is attained by only a small percentage of district managers and agents serving Farmers’ customers throughout the United States. This year, 160 individuals earned the distinct honor to attend the conference,” Samalya said.
Kevin Hauglie gets Farmers Group’s highest honor Kevin Hauglie of Fall City, an agent for Farmers Group Inc. and a Snoqualmie Valley
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