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Fire District considers expansion
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By Dan Catchpole
October 6, 2011 VOL. 3, NO. 41
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Snoqualmie public transit use studied in survey. Page 3
Leaflet away Judge allows man to distribute leaflets. Page 6
Police blotter Page 7
By Don Detrick
Homework time North Bend students get a bit of help. Page 14
Light from the late-afternoon sun is reflected in a rainbow below Mount Si. Snoqualmie resident Don Detrick caught this image while driving home from work in North Bend. He pulled over at a place where he often takes photos of the elk herd, but this time he was aiming for a different target — a rainbow. Rainbows are created when light is reflected in water droplets in the air. Contrary to legend, you can’t ever reach the bottom of a rainbow. The optical effect is created because of the angle that light hits the water droplets relative to where the viewer is standing, according to the website Atmospheric Optics. If you walk toward a rainbow, it will only move further away.
Caroline Loudenback, Geoff Doy seek fair fight in school board race By Sebastian Moraga
Take a walk Cascade View raises money by walking. Page 15
As consultants, Caroline Loudenback and Geoff Doy get paid to have the answers. This Election Day, however, they will be the ones asking one question: How about me? Doy, a telecommunications
consultant, and Loudenback, a Realtor and real estate consultant, vie for Loudenback’s Snoqualmie Valley School Board seat. Doy and Loudenback said they are friends, and Doy said he applauds what the current school board has accomplished.
Still, they disagree on some areas. The most pressing issue Asked what the most pressing issue is for the next four years, Loudenback said the See SCHOOLS, Page 3
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By Dan Catchpole Public Hospital District No. 4, which operates Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, is selling $15.3 million in bonds to refinance existing debt, raise money for initial work on the site of its new facility and buy new equipment for that site. The district’s board of commissioners approved the bond sale at its Sept. 22 meeting. “It takes a load off taxpayers,” said Jay Rodne, the district’s attorney.
It also puts the district near its limit for nonvoted debt of about $20 million, Rodne said. Of the money raised by the bond sales, $11 million will be used for refinancing existing debt, and $4 million will be spent on equipment and work for the site of the district’s new hospital. The facility is expected to cost about $30 million, and will be located on a nearly nine-acre See BONDS, Page 2
King County Fire District 38 could be getting bigger. The district’s board of commissioners is considering adding about 20,000 acres to the district, which serves areas around North Bend. If approved by the board, the addition could be completed within a year. The land, broken into seven parcels, includes state land and private property. The board held a public hearing on the annexation Oct. 4, after the Star went to press. Seventy-six percent of residents on about five acres of private property signed a petition for annexation into the district. The residents already pay taxes into the district, which provides fire coverage for the area, but they don’t have a vote. Annexation will formalize the relationship between them and the district, board member Ron Pedee said. Fire District 38 is a member of Eastside Fire & Rescue, which also provides fire services for North Bend. Despite the size of the addition, it will only add $23 million of assessed property value to the district, according to Pedee. Most of the land is forest owned by the state Department of Natural Resources. The district has already been responsible for providing fire service on the land since 1994, when the state Legislature gave several fire districts responsibility for state forestlands. The transfer left some property owners paying extremely high fire insurance rates, because their insurance companies didn’t consider them in the fire district, even though they paid taxes for it, Pedee said. The expansion will not affect EFR’s operating expenses or tax rates for district residents, he said. EFR is well-prepared and trained to handle forest fires, Pedee said. “Probably of all the fire departments on the Eastside, they’re the ones best equipped to deal with these incidents,” he said.
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Sharp differences between Snoqualmie City Council candidates By Dan Catchpole Both candidates for Snoqualmie City Council Position No. 4 — incumbent Kingston Wall and former Councilman Terry Sorenson — want to ensure the city’s continued fiscal health. But they differ greatly when asked about the leadership of Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson and his administration. Wall is a strong supporter of Larson, who cruised to re-election in 2009 but has drawn criticism from some residents since then. Sorenson’s voice has been among those questioning Larson’s push for a community center on Snoqualmie Ridge and annexation of a former Weyerhaeuser mill site. That makes him the only City Council candidate to have publicly criticized any major policy
Bonds From Page 1 site on Snoqualmie Parkway and Southeast 99th Street. Grading has already started on the site. The $4 million will also pay for infrastructure improvements on the site and equipment for
decisions made by the city. However, Sorenson’s campaign stumbled before it got going, waylaid by a Kingston Wall family issue Occupation: that has Small business taken up all owner his attenWebsite: tion, he www.friendsofsaid. He kingstonwall.com. declined to be interviewed by the Star.
“We have done a great deal to lay a foundation for the right opportunities to come our way, and, I am committed Terry Sorenson to continuOccupation: ing to preFederal employpare the ee way,” he Website: said. www.terryLike other sorenson.com city leaders, Wall wants to attract office and retail jobs to Snoqualmie. The small business owner — he owns Northwest Premium Services, a residential and janitorial services company — pointed to the city’s downtown revitalization project as evidence of its efforts to encourage tourist-
supported retail. City leaders have for years been trying to get more of the 1.5 million visitors to Snoqualmie Falls to stop in downtown Snoqualmie. Sorenson has also said he wants to attract businesses to the city. The focus in his public comments has been on cutting the cost of opening a business in Snoqualmie.
Tough decisions still lie ahead Snoqualmie city government has weathered the Great Recession well thanks to the cautious fiscal management of the mayor and City Council, but the city still faces hard decisions
ahead, Wall said. “Snoqualmie faces challenges similar to most small cities. Trying to stabilize and balance our sources of revenue is probably our greatest concern,” he said. In 2005 — the year Wall was appointed to an open seat on City Council — the council and mayor mapped out a plan to improve the city’s fiscal situation. “As can be seen in our current fiscal standing, the plan is working. We need to continue to execute on that plan and that is what I intend to do,” he said. As a councilman, Wall said, his job is to take input from experts and residents, and find the best course possible. Luring jobs to Snoqualmie won’t be easy, especially with a glut of office space available in more-developed neighboring cities, like Issaquah and Bellevue, Wall said.
the new facility. The equipment will include medical imaging machinery, Rodne said. “We’ll be leasing the hospital, but the responsibility to equip it still lies with us,” he said. Developer Terry Moreland will provide the construction financing and own the facility until the district buys it back three to five years after it is built. Moreland, based in
Bakersfield, Calif., could not be reached for comment. Moreland will lead a team that will include Soderstrom Architects, of Portland, and Absher Construction, of Puyallup. The district picked Moreland from several applicants this summer. Last April, the district sought developers to help build the new facility using a lease-leaseback
structure. The developer will help finance the new building, which the district will lease and then purchase. Under that approach, the hospital will not have to take on any debt. The district had been looking for a new hospital site for several years. In 2008, the district purchased a site near the interchange of Interstate 90 and state
Route 18, but that move fell through after the district found out that it would be too expensive to develop. The district settled a lawsuit from that sale in November, agreeing to buy land formerly used by the RV campground Leisure Time for $7 million. The Snoqualmie Tribe bought the existing hospital for $30 million, which it will pay off by May 2015.
Having a say Snoqualmie’s proposed annexation of a former Weyerhaeuser mill site has been one of the most contentious issues to be considered by the City Council in years. Sorenson has questioned the city’s approach, while Wall approves of how Snoqualmie has handled the matter. Since beginning negotiations on the annexation in late See COUNCIL, Page 3
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Council From Page 2 March, the city has considered the issue in a transparent, public forum, Wall said. While questions remain, he added, the city has handled the matter so far with the thoroughness and care that it approaches all problems. Wall said his primary concern is that Snoqualmie residents currently have only limited say about what goes on at the mill site, which is in unincorporated King County. Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
Schools From Page 1 board needs to continue the district’s momentum, ensuring children have every opportunity to succeed. “There’s an emphasis in getting every kid to go to college,” she said. “But nowadays one needs to prepare kids to not think they are a failure if they end up not going to college.” She added, “When you ask them what they want to do when they grow up, they already have an answer. It’s our job to ensure they have the tools to make that a reality and not judge whether that’s right or wrong.” The tools, Loudenback said, include good communication, thinking and problem-solving skills. Doy said the No. 1 issues were solving why the district can’t pass bonds and bringing more community involvement. “I go to school board meetings and I see very little debate,” he said. “The community needs to understand how decisions are arrived at.” Doy said district officials needed to be more cohesive and clearer with their priorities. He added the real goal of a school district is to prepare its children for life. That job has many facets: handling the district’s buildings well, updating
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Single-car crash causes six other crashes on North Bend Way A single-car crash near North Bend early Sept. 23 and scattered debris across the roadway, causing six other cars to crash. A Ford Mustang drove into a guardrail on North Bend Way about a quarter-mile south of Snoqualmie Casino. The driver left the scene. The crash threw debris across the roadway, which has a 50 mph speed limit. Six more cars were involved in accidents because of the debris, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office, which responded to the scene at about 1:45 a.m. “We have vehicles every-
where,” one of the first deputies on scene said, according to a sheriff’s office report. Deputies are still looking for the driver of the Mustang.
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the curriculum, adding technology and adding new teachers. “We need to look at every financial decision as, ‘Is this money well spent or could we bring a new teacher in instead?’” he said. Why make the choice? Doy said people should support him because of his Caroline Geoff Doy fresh ideas, willingness to Loudenback challenge the status quo and passion for education. “I can’t count how many schools’ reading programs and hours I have spent working at being the co-president of the schools,” he said. “And I love it. Valley’s PTSA in 2010. Teachers have their hands full, Loudenback said people classroom sizes have not gotten should vote for her given her smaller. If I can help out, that years in the Valley, her involvefrees up the teacher to do what ment in the schools and her she or he is there to do.” skills. Doy mentioned years of “I’m a consultant by nature involvement in different schools’ and profession,” she said. “So I PTSA, coaching soccer and the go in to solve problems. I serve Watch D.O.G.S. program, which on several committees to solve he said he brought to various problems with a team Snoqualmie Elementary School. approach. I never go in with an He also mentioned six years agenda.” of weekly involvement in grades Loudenback mentioned K-7, participation in two among her achievements as a
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No parking in front of grouped mailboxes on the Ridge It is now illegal to park within 10 feet of community mailboxes on Snoqualmie Ridge. The city will put reflective
board member the writing of grant applications for the playgrounds at Opstad Elementary School and her management of the installation of the equipment. “I solve problems,” she said. “I like to get my hands dirty and do whatever it takes. Great things are happening in the district and I can be a help to make it even better.” It’s 2016: How did you do? Doy said his term would be a success if the community feels someone hears them and fewer children are dropping out of Valley schools. He wants the district to have a solid long-term set of objectives by then, he added, and a set of higher standards than it does now. If re-elected, Loudenback said she would consider her new term a success if in four years she continues to feel excited and proud about what the district has accomplished. “People thank me for being on the board [and say] ‘It must
“No Parking” stickers on the side of mailboxes affected by the ordinance, which the City Council passed at its Sept. 26 meeting. The prohibition was fueled by complaints from the United States Postal Service that mail trucks have had difficulty parking near grouped mailboxes on the Ridge. “Sadly, this is a matter of legislating good manners,” Councilman Bryan Halloway said at the council’s Sept. 12 meeting, when the ordinance was introduced. Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson said that enforcing the prohibition will be complaint driven. “We won’t be out to browbeat people,” he said.
be very hard.’” she said. “No! I love it.” Who’s better? Loudenback said she believes she’s a better candidate because she has more school-related experience, more time living in the Valley and what she said was a better understanding of it. “This is a Valley that rallies around anyone needing help,” she said. “He sees it, too, but I think he’s more focused on North Bend. I have had to keep more of a Valley perspective.” Doy declined to answer why he thought he was a better candidate than Loudenback for the school board seat, saying he was not “into negative campaigning.” Instead, he praised the board. “The school board is a volunteer body and they do a great job to the best of their ability,” he said. “What I bring is experience, passion and the willingness to get things done.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Initiative 1183 — putting liquor sales in the hands of retailers instead of the state —is worth a yes vote. Last year, voters were asked a similar question, challenging the state’s monopoly on liquor sales. The voters said no. But I-1183 is vastly different. For one thing, small stores like mini-marts will not be allowed to sell liquor, squelching the fear that teens will have more access than ever. Only stores larger than 10,000 square feet will qualify, unless a smaller store is the only option in town. Second, under I-1183, state revenues will increase with the state out of the liquor business, primarily due to retail license fees equivalent to 17 percent of all liquor sales. The state Office of Financial Management estimates I-1183 could increase state revenues by about $200 million in the first year, and by another $200 million over the next six years. Liquor licenses can be denied to those outlets that sell to minors. With the state out of the business of selling alcohol, the Washington Liquor Control Board would have more time to concentrate on enforcement and oversight of its license holders. Don’t expect huge drops in liquor prices because the state’s high tax on liquor will not change. But, yes, prices will be more competitive with the state’s monopoly set aside. That’s the way a free enterprise system is supposed to work, and it will under I-1183. I-1183 is much improved over last year’s initiatives 1100 and 1105. There is little reason to vote against this bill. It is about privatizing liquor sales, not making access easier. Beware the anti-1183 campaign that attempts to create fears that are not based on the facts. Ballots will be in the mail mid-October. Watch for them, and vote yes on I-1183.
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Would you please explain why it is that the SnoValley Star, which claims to be a youth-, family- and community-oriented newspaper, would last week feature a two-page tobacco advertisement? I’m a little confused: Is there a double standard here that we should just ignore? Bill Hayden Snoqualmie
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identity theft To me, this is nothing to take lightly. This very morning, while at a church food bank, one of the volunteers stole my drivers’ license. I’m fuming mad! People’s lives are completely destroyed by these criminals. Harry Hughes
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Gangs have had little effect on the Snoqualmie Valley … yet. Even with a good, proactive police force, the day you decide not to get involved is the day you give up your neighborhood. Let’s keep looking out for each other, shall we? L. Silver North Bend
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Take one woman with you when you shop By Slim Randles We knew. We looked at Dewey and we knew tragedy had struck. Naturally we assumed his carefully planned courtship of Emily Stickles had died a stillborn dream, but that wasn’t it. He still hadn’t met her, turns out. When he came to the Mule Barn’s philosophy counter, he sorta collapsed into a chair, moaned and flipped his mug to the upright position. “Who’s going to ask him?” Doc finally said. “Oh hey, guys,” Dewey said. “My own fault, I guess. I mean, you know I wanted to get all rigged out with new clothes for my introduction to Emily, right? So both Mrs. Doc and Anita volunteered to go shopping with me and help me with color coordination. They said it was important.” “Oh crud,” Doc said in a whisper. “I mean it was nice of them and all …” Dewey stirred sugar into his coffee. “But then we got to the necktie. Mrs. Doc insisted I get the aqua-colored one, and Anita
spoke up for the one marked pastel pool. Before you know it, they were arguing, so I kinda sneaked Slim Randles out.” Columnist “So did you buy a tie there?” Steve asked. Dewey nodded. “What color?” “Oh yeah … got a blue one.”
Made sense. “It really is your fault, Dewey,” Doc told our local fertilizer king. “You should’ve studied your Chinese better.” We all looked at Doc. Doc nodded. “Chinese. Yes, indeed. If you’d boned up on your Chinese a bit, Dew, you’d know that the Chinese symbol for trouble is two women under the same roof.” Brought to you by Slim’s new book and great stocking stuffer “A Cowboy’s Guide to Growing Up Right.” Learn more at www.nmsantos.com/Slim/Slim.html.
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Outsider challenges incumbent for seat on Fire District 38’s board By Dan Catchpole Daniel Lang wants to bring a new voice to King County Fire District 38’s Board of Commissioners. The software executive and volunteer firefighter is running for Position No. 1 against incumbent Ron Pedee. In the coming years, Fire District 38’s commissioners must figure out how best to provide fire protection service while keeping the cost down for residents. Currently, the district belongs to Eastside Fire & Rescue, a partnership including North Bend, Sammamish, Issaquah and Fire District 10. But the agency faces an unclear future after its charter expires in 2014. Sammamish officials have indicated they could look else-
where for fire services. The district and North Bend are jointly building a $5 million fire station, which is being paid for by a bond that voters passed in February. The outsider and the insider Unlike the district’s current commissioners, Daniel Lang is not a professional firefighter. He is an executive at Expedia, a travel-booking website based in Bellevue. “I am running for District 38 fire commissioner to bring to the office an experienced voice outside of union firefighters,” Lang said. Pedee is a retired firefighter, and the district’s other two commissioners — Matt Talbot and Chris Dahline — are firefighters for Seattle. The commissioners have served the district well, but they
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all see issues from the same perspective, Lang said. As a volunteer firefighter, he understands the district’s needs, Lang said. “I also understand the needs of local homeowners,” he said. The district’s commissioners think too much as firefighters, he said. “I believe that every voice should be heard,” he added. The commission does consider every voice, Pedee said. “Just because a firefighter wants it, it doesn’t mean it’s something we should do,” he said. Having worked as a Bellevue firefighter for 33 years, Pedee said he understands the intricacies of running a fire department. He retired in 2005 as a deputy chief. He was elected to his first six-year term on District 38’s commission in 1999. He ran unopposed in 2005. The most important thing for him is continuing EFR’s success “under some flag or another,” he said. Future fire protection Whoever wins the election will have to handle the question of what to do after EFR’s partnership agreement ends in 2014. See DISTRICT 38, Page 7
By Warren Kagarise City and Salmon Days Festival officials cannot prevent a man from distributing religious literature at the festival, a federal judge decided as she declared the event’s “expression areas” unconstitutional. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle last month, Snoqualmie resident Paul Ascherl said Issaquah police officers threatened to arrest him for handing out Christian literature in places outside the pair of downtown “expression areas” on festival grounds last year. Ascherl relocated to the “expression areas” after police and a festival official intervened. In a Sept. 21 ruling, Judge Marsha J. Pechman said the “safety and congestion concerns” related to the Salmon Days leafletting ban “are likely speculative,” and issued a preliminary injunction to prevent city and festival officials from stopping Ascherl if he distributes leaflets at the upcoming festival. Salmon Days returned to Issaquah Oct. 1-2. Issaquah officials created a city ordinance — No. 5.40.040 in Issaquah Municipal Code — 11 years ago to address concerns about public safety as festival attendance climbed. In addition to banning leafletting in most areas at Salmon Days, the municipal ordinance also
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prohibits protests, unscheduled entertainment or nonprofit activities outside of booths and designated areas. Officials also raised concerns about leaflets leading to additional litter. The city allows people to dress up in animal costumes, carry large signs, purchase and eat food, and perform music on its downtown sidewalks and streets,” Pechman wrote. “All of these activities are more likely to cause congestion than allowing Ascherl and others to distribute literature.” Salmon Days organizers direct people distributing leaflets, political candidates and other unscheduled activities to a pair of “expression areas” near downtown festival entrances. “By banning leafletting and permitting other more congestive activities, the court finds IMC 5.40.040 is not narrowly tailored to serve a substantial government interest,” Pechman wrote. Pechman also denied the city’s request for more time to file a brief in response to Ascherl’s legal challenge. “While the public interest in maintaining a free exchange of ideas has in some cases been overcome by a strong showing of other competing public interests (for example, the safety and security of a nuclear testing site), no such showing is made here,” Pechman wrote. Attorneys from the Alliance Defense Fund, a legal advocacy group based in Scottsdale, Ariz., represented Ascherl in federal court. “Christians shouldn’t be threatened with arrest and quarantined in isolated ‘expression areas’ when they want to share their beliefs,” Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Nate Kellum said in a statement. “The federal judge did the right thing by halting the enforcement of a city ordinance that effectively censors anyone who wishes to express his or her beliefs through the distribution of literature. That violates the constitutionally protected right to free speech in public areas at a free event that’s open to everyone.”
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Police Blotter Snoqualmie police Drunken driving At 4:09 a.m. Sept. 23, police patrolling the 9600 block of Snoqualmie Parkway saw a black 2003 Toyota Matrix traveling at 48 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone. As police turned to intercept the vehicle, it could no longer be found. Police found the vehicle near the intersection of Jacobia Avenue and Swenson Avenue, still speeding. Police stopped the vehicle and approached the driver, 39year-old Keith Forte, of Maple Valley. Forte had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and a strong odor of alcohol. After failing
District 38 From Page 6 Everything must be considered, Lang said. “Fire protection after 2014 should be rigorously debated,” he said. “All options should be on the table.” The district must also find ways to maximize its revenue, he said. Pedee is keeping an open mind about future fire protection as well. Whatever the format, the important thing is to continue providing regional fire service, he said.
field sobriety tests and a breath test, Forte was arrested for driving under the influence and his car was impounded. Police took Forte to the Issaquah City Jail.
one had broken the windshield of his car with a golf ball. The man said he did not know who had done it, but wanted to file a report in case it happened again.
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At 3:01 p.m. Sept. 27, police received a call about an abandoned house in the 7000 block of Southeast Eagle Lake Drive. The caller reported seeing signs of life inside the home. Police found the house unoccupied, but the gas fireplace and furnace on, set by thermostat.
At 11:16 p.m. Sept. 28 police responded to a call from the 7700 block of Melrose Lane Southeast. The caller had reported that a bear was in his front yard and had begun to inspect a neighbor’s garbage. Police found the bear and chased it away.
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At 1:05 p.m. Sept. 28, police responded to a call from the 7900 block of Silva Avenue. A man told police that some-
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Pedee also wants to change how EFR’s firefighters are employed. Currently, they technically work for Fire District 10, which has allowed EFR’s board of directors to make personnel decisions. The arrangement could create a situation where District 10’s commissioners are at odds with EFR’s board, Pedee said. “It’s a shipwreck waiting to happen if we don’t fix it,” he said. One solution could be to create a nonprofit organization that would employ the agency’s firefighters. Figuring out District 38’s future will require tough questions to be asked, Lang said. “By having a political out-
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Chamber of commerce hosts money handling workshop Oct. 12 Business consultant Bob Cole and local banker Rob Wotton are teaming up to offer advice for businesses interested in increasing their financial knowledge. They are hosting a workshop — “Show Me the Money” — from 9-10:30 a.m. Oct. 12 at the Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway. The event is free and sponsored by the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce and the city of Snoqualmie. Cole will talk about the best practices for businesses to track their money. According to him, business owners who have the best handle on their money are more likely to be successful. Cole will walk workshop participants through the process of building financial statements. With financial statements in hand, Wotton will explain how banks can assist businesses with various services. He will explain the differences between shortand long-term financing, and the different types of loans available for small businesses. Cole is a business consultant who also consults for the city of Snoqualmie, specializing in economic development. Wotton is
a business banker and branch manager in North Bend. Register by calling the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce at 888-4440 or go to www.snovalley.org.
Dave Reichert visits Snoqualmie to thank three state senators Congressman Dave Reichert stopped by Snoqualmie Pointe Park on Sept. 27 to thank three Republican state senators for their support of conservation efforts. He presented awards from the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust to state senators Andy Hill (R-Redmond), Steve Litzow (RMercer Island) and Joe Fain (RAuburn). The trust recognized Litzow, Hill and Fain for their bipartisan support of continued funding for a key wildlife conservation program during the 2011 legislative session. Gov. Chris Gregoire had marked the program — the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program — for elimination in her proposed budget. The program has helped pay for at least a dozen projects in the Mountains to Sound Greenway, which runs along the Interstate 90 corridor from Cle Elum to Puget Sound.
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Oct. 10 is deadline to register to vote in November election By Warren Kagarise Snoqualmie Valley residents face choices in city council, school board and various district races, plus a series of state ballot measures, on the November ballot. The deadline for people to register online or by mail to vote is Oct. 10. Qualified residents can register in person at King County Elections in Renton or a registration annex at the King County Administration in Seattle. In order to register as a Washington voter, a person must be a U.S. citizen, a
Washington resident, at least 18 by Election Day and not under the authority of the state Department of Corrections. In Washington, voters do not register by political party or declare political party membership to vote in primary or general elections. If a voter misses the Oct. 10 deadline, he or she can still register in person at the elections office or the Seattle annex by Oct. 31. King County Elections opened the Seattle annex to offer people another opportunity for in-person registration assistance, Elections Director Sherril Huff said.
The annex handles address and name changes, voter notification cards and voter registration drive materials. Citizens can also cancel voter registration at the annex. However, the annex does not offer services other than voter registration issues. Voters should contact the elections office about replacement ballots, signature problems and other issues. “People register to vote or update their registration information every day,” Huff said in a statement. “We often see long lines form when deadlines for in-person voter registration occur. Providing this
additional location offers added convenience to voters throughout the year and helps manage those days when we see our highest levels of demand.” Election Day is Nov. 8. The elections office plans to mail ballots to voters next month. Voters can return completed ballots at a drop box or through the mail. Mailed ballots require a first-class stamp. Ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 8 or returned to a drop box by 8 p.m. the same day. The drop box closest to the upper Snoqualmie Valley is at Issaquah City Hall during elections.
Register to vote Residents can register to vote, or learn more about the process, at the King County Elections registration website, www.kingcounty.gov/elections/registration. People can also register in person at King County Elections from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays at 919 S.W. Grady Way, Renton. Or, register in person at the Voter Registration Annex in the King County Administration Building, 500 Fourth Ave., Room 311, Seattle. The annex is open from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2-4:30 p.m.
Federal prosecutors announce crackdown on ATM ‘skimming’ By Warren Kagarise How can you tell when a scam is becoming commonplace? When its victims include the top federal law enforcement official in the region. U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan, the lead federal prosecutor for Western Washington, is one of many victims of skimming — a high-tech trick that thieves use to gather sensitive financial information. The thieves then use that information to empty bank accounts and run up credit card charges. Federal authorities are urging people to pay close attention when using a debit or credit card at an ATM or similar machines. Thieves install high-tech devices, such as a tiny camera aimed at the ATM keypad to record customers’ entries and a
storage device to record the numbers from thousands of cards. In September, the U.S. Secret Service’s Electronic Crimes Task Force conducted a sweep in Washington that netted several arrests, including an Issaquah man. The task force has made skimming arrests a priority in the past 18 months. “The suspects arrested over the last few weeks account for more than $1 million in losses to banks and consumers,” Durkan said in a statement issued Sept. 19. “We believe that with this most recent arrest, we have located and dismantled the nerve center of one of the most prolific rings, which used illegal immigrants from Romania to commit the frauds.” Throughout the skimming crackdown, investigators seized forms for making card skimmers,
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What to know Consumers can follow tips from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle and the U.S. Secret Service to avoid skimming scams: ❑ If the access door to a lobby ATM is broken, do not use the ATM; go somewhere else. ❑ If a bank or another facility includes more than one ATM — and a sign has been placed on one of the units saying it is out of service — go somewhere else. The sign could be directing traffic to the machine equipped with
fake faceplates for ATM machines, gift cards and electronic equipment for encoding stolen account data onto the cards. Durkan also announced the arrests of Kirkland residents Ismail Sali and Eugen Tirca for possible skimming activity. Tirca is a Romanian citizen in the United States illegally. Investigators found docu-
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skimming devices. ❑ Check the machine before putting a card in. Is the card slot securely in the machine? Has anything been installed around the edges of the machine to possibly conceal a camera? Is glue or a sticky substance around the keypad or card slot? ❑ Always attempt to cover your hand when you enter your PIN, so if a camera is installed, the numbers cannot be captured. ❑ Watch your account activity and report any unauthorized credit or debit charges to your bank immediately.
ments at the suspects’ Kirkland residence tying Sali to people arrested and prosecuted in the past for skimming. If convicted, Sali and Tirca faced up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The arrests came less than a month after authorities arrested Issaquah resident Mihai Elekes in Pasco. Prosecutors said he placed a
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Repaving work is scheduled for Meadowbrook Way Repaving work will take place on Meadowbrook Way Southeast during the next week, depending on weather. Workers will repave the road between state Route 202 and 384th Avenue Southeast. One lane of the roadway will be open at all times with workers directing traffic through the area. During October, guardrails will be installed on Meadowbrook Way Southeast between state Route 202 and North Bend Way.
Skimming From Page 8 Idaho and Arizona. If convicted, the men could face up to 30 years in prison. The men targeted ATMs at BECU, First Tech Federal and Watermark credit unions, as well as Chase Bank branches, prosecutors said. Investigators said the men sometimes installed the skimmer on the access door to the lobby housing the ATM.
Electric vehicle charging stations will be built in Snoqualmie, cost split with installation company By Dan Catchpole
Location Charging stations Community Center 2 Falls Avenue 1 City Hall 1 Old City Hall 1 Total Source: City of Snoqualmie
In an effort to encourage drivers to switch to electric cars, Snoqualmie is building four charging stations. The city is splitting the cost of installation with ECOtality, an Arizona-based company that will run the facilities. The project will cost a projected $38,990, of which Snoqualmie will pay $12,355, according to the agreement approved by the Snoqualmie City Council. The city will also pay for the electricity used by customers. ECOtality is still developing how much it will charge consumers, according to the contract. Whatever it collects, Snoqualmie will get half.
“There’s really no way of telling whether that will cover the costs of electricity,” City Attorney Pat Anderson said. But he expects that it will. Three of the locations will be downtown and one will be on Snoqualmie Ridge. The downtown locations will be City Hall’s parking lot, on Falls Avenue north of its intersection with River Street and in the parking lot next to Old City Hall on River Street. The facility on the Ridge will have two charging stations at the Snoqualmie Community Center, currently under con-
Cost per site $13,811 $7,934 $10,282 $6,963 $38,990
ECOtality share $10,490 $5,245 $5,450 $5,450 $26,635
struction. In August 2009, ECOtality received $99.8 million in stimulus money from the U.S. Department of Energy to build charging stations in targeted areas across six U.S. states, including Washington. The money is part of the Department of Energy’s support for the development of a large, public infrastructure for electric vehicles. The carmaker Nissan, which produces the battery-powered Leaf, is a partner in the project. The charging stations are designed to give a Nissan Leaf’s
City share $3,321 $2,689 $4,832 $1,513 $12,355
City’s percent 24 34 47 22 32
battery an 80 percent charge in 30 minutes. The stations can also charge a Chevy Volt. The 2012 passenger models for the two cars start at $36,000 to $39,000. Data collected from charging stations built as part of the EV Project will be used by the energy department, ECOtality and Nissan to analyze vehicle use and charging patterns. King County and the Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition are also supporting separate efforts to install charging stations in the region.
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Presentation pays tribute to a bygone hometown By Sebastian Moraga Sometimes, you really can’t go home again. The town of Snoqualmie Falls can be found only in history books and videos, which makes events like an Oct. 8 presentation a homecoming of sorts for people like Snoqualmie’s Dave Battey. Battey lived until he was 4 years old in the old mill town and has prepared a digital presentation about life in the town. The DVD will be shown at 10 a.m. at the Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave., in North Bend, with a discussion to follow. The defunct logging town has long captivated Battey. In 1992, Battey wrote a series of articles about it, based on information he found in the Weyerhaeuser archives. In 1997, he helped organize a reunion of former Snoqualmie Falls residents at the Mount Si High School commons. “Three hundred people signed up and 500 came,” Battey wrote in an email, “and we made it work.” At about the same time of the reunion, he began working on a
video based on the articles. Now he has converted the video from tape to DVD and that’s what he will show at the interpretive center, along with silent archived material from the early decades of the 20th century. According to “Gone Missing: The Town of Snoqualmie Falls,” by artist Donald Fels, the Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Co. began building houses for loggers and mill workers in 1917. A few years later, the town had 250 houses, a community hall, schools, ballfields, a post office, a company store, a barbershop, a hospital, a hotel and a railroad depot. “Grandpa Swenson raised his family by selling bottled milk door to door in the 250-home mill town,” said Battey of his mother’s father. The town disappeared in 1958, with most of the homes being sold and relocated elsewhere. “They had to tear down the mill manager’s house and the assistant manager’s house because they were too big to move,” Battey said. “But most of the homes were moved and sold.”
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The town of Snoqualmie Falls will come to life in a digital presentation Oct. 8 at the Meadowbrook Farms Interpretive Center. Some of the homes, he added, are still in the Valley somewhere. Residents moved away, some before the end of the town and only came to find out of its demise years later. “A woman who had moved,” Battey said, “wanted to show her son where she had lived. She
had no idea the town was gone.” The town may be gone but the memories remain. After he moved to Seattle at age 4, Battey kept spending weekends at his grandpa’s farmhouse for years. “It was a place for everybody,” he said. “Nobody locked
their doors. There was basically no crime because everybody knew everybody else. It was an interesting time that basically cannot be recreated.” Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
Caramel Apple French toast is an autumn favorite blender. Blend well. Lay bread slices in baking pans. Pour blended topping over the bread, being sure that each is covered well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
By Deanna Morauski Every year, our family decorates for fall the night before school starts. Fall leaves, rustic orange candles and mini wool pumpkins adorn our mantel. Candy dishes are filled to the rim for guests. Yes, honest, it’s for our guests. That is, unless we happen upon our favorites first. Fall is good for the soul and that includes the cozy comfort foods that come with it. This dish is no exception. Overnight Caramel Apple French Toast is perfect for guests. Most of it can be prepared the night before and baked in the morning. The cinnamon apple aroma will wake everyone up for you.
Overnight Caramel Apple French Toast For the apple pie filling: Ingredients: 5 honey crisp apples 2-3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 3 cups water 3 tablespoons cornstarch 3 cups sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon salt
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Directions: Peel and cut apples into small squares, keeping pieces similar sized. Coat apples with lemon juice. Set aside. In blender, blend together water and cornstarch. Place apples, cornstarch mixture and remaining ingredients in a saucepan. Stir continually over medium high heat for about 15-20 minutes or until thickened and apples are soft on the outside. Cool and then refrigerate overnight. For the French toast: Ingredients:
One large loaf of French bread cut into 1-inch slices (makes about 10 slices) 6 large eggs 1 1/2 cups whipping cream 1 cup brown sugar 8 ounces cream cheese (softened) 2 tablespoons cinnamon 1/4 cup melted butter 1 teaspoon salt Directions: Set out a baking pan large enough to hold all 10 slices of bread. Place eggs, cream, brown sugar, cream cheese, cinnamon, melted butter and salt into
For the streusel: Ingredients: 1 stick cold butter, cut into small pieces 1 1/2 cups flour 2/3 cup of uncooked oatmeal 2/3 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1/2 cup pecans Directions: Pulse ingredients in small amounts in food processor, watching texture to be sure it clumps only in pea-sized bits or a little larger. If you place food processor on low, the streusel will become a ball of dough, so be sure to watch it closely. Place in a container and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove French toast from refrigerator and place on a buttered baking sheet. Top with apple filling and then streusel. Bake for about 45 minutes. While
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About Deanna Deanna Morauski owns, operates and cooks at the Old Hen Bed and Breakfast near North Bend with her husband, John. She also blogs about food and cooking at www.thecleverculinarian.com. Follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/clvrculinarian.
French toast is baking, make caramel sauce. See TOAST, Page 13
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Obituary Joemik Harlow Fedyk Joemik Harlow Fedyk, of Snoqualmie (and formerly of Issaquah), passed away Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, in Bellevue. Joe was born March 30, 1947, in Rahway, N.J., to Mike and Edithdale “Queenie” Joemik Fedyk. He Harlow Fedyk graduated from Rahway High School and completed his bachelor’s degree after attending Boston University and Monmouth University. Joe married Bonnee S. Schaeffer on July 5, 1969 in Rahway, N.J. Joe worked for Crown Cork and Seal for 33 years, until his retirement as an accounts manager in 2007. In 1985, they moved to Issaquah, where they made their home until 2001, when they moved to Snoqualmie.
Toast From Page 12 For the caramel sauce: Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup whipping cream 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Directions:
Joe was a member of the TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge, where he enjoyed golfing. His love of the outdoors included fishing and hiking. As an avid sports enthusiast, his love of sports included coaching for the Issaquah Lions Club’s Youth Football, soccer and baseball teams. Joe will be remembered as a friendly and gregarious man, who generously helped others when he could. He was also known to entertain, whether it was amusing the listener with his skills as a great storyteller, or singing a standard on karaoke night. What he loved most of all was the time he spent just being with his family and friends. Joe is survived by his wife Bonnee Fedyk, of Snoqualmie and their three sons: Ted Fedyk, of Bozeman, Mont., Myke Fedyk, of North Bend, and Ryan Fedyk, of Seattle. He is also survived by his sister Robin Shipley, of Rahway, N.J., and five grandchildren: Luke, Dyllan, Ella, Ashlyn and Jasper Fedyk. Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family’s online guestbook at www.flintofts.com. Melt butter on medium-low heat, watching closely so it does not burn. After melting butter, add sugars. Whisk and let simmer on medium heat until it gets foamy. Let cook this way for about 4 minutes. Stir in cream, salt and vanilla. Set aside until ready to serve. Remove French toast from oven. Place on plates and serve topped with caramel sauce. If desired, sprinkle with chopped pecans, a dollop of whipped cream and a sprig of fresh mint.
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Snoqualmie may get new sister city By Sebastian Moraga The idea of traveling to the Peruvian town of Chaclacayo (Chocolate-KI-o) is indeed sweet to many parents in the Valley. Not just because of the beauty of the place, or because the proposed new sister city to Snoqualmie speaks a language easier to grasp than the current sister city of Gangjin, Korea. It’s also because Cuzco, the town that houses the ruins of Machu Picchu is only an hour and a half away by plane. “Machu Picchu is in a lot of people’s bucket lists,” said Tina McCollum, who is spearheading the effort to make Chaclacayo Snoqualmie’s second sister city. The expected agreement between Chaclacayo, a town 40 miles outside Peru’s capital city of Lima, does not mean goodbye to Gangjin. McCollum said that since a free trade agreement between Peru and Korea started Aug. 1, Gangjin could become a sister city to Snoqualmie and Chaclacayo. Ken Larson, mayor of Snoqualmie, said some larger cities have handfuls of sister cities. Gangjin has five, McCollum said. If the city seals the sister-city agreement, Mount Si High School students would travel to Chaclacayo during the Peruvian winter and Peruvian students would visit
Chaclacayo at a glance
❑ Population of Chaclacayo district: 41,110 people ❑ Location: 27 kilometers, or 16.7 miles east of Lima, Peru’s capital city ❑ Size: 5.01 square miles ❑ Weather: Dry in summer and foggy in winter, with little rain and with sunshine almost year round ❑ Altitude: 2,148 feet above sea level, located in the valley of the Rimac River ❑ Meaning: Chaclacayo means “At the foot of the reeds,” in the Aymara language of native Peruvians. ❑ Founded May 7, 1940. Its first mayor was Enrique De Ravago Velarde. One of four charter “regidores” (regents, or council members) was E. Villanueva Valcarcel. ❑ Current mayor is Alfredo Valcarcel. Source: website, city of Chaclacayo, www.munichaclacayo.gob.pe Snoqualmie in the fall. Thomas Tilton, of Mount Si High School, said the popularity of the Spanish program at the school would ensure interest in travel to South America. “People are already signing up” to travel to Peru, McCollum said. Students interested in working at an orphanage in Chaclacayo could earn community service hours toward graduation, McCollum added. The trip to Peru, like the one to Korea, is long, but the time difference is much smaller, two to three hours, said Mary Corcoran with the Sister City Association. No shots are required and the climate is mild (see sidebar). Passports and a round-trip
ticket are required, McCollum said. The idea to have Chaclacayo as sister city began with a trip McCollum took to Peru. In Peru, she met tour guide Ernesto Riedler, who had once been an exchange student to the United States. McCollum and Riedler liked the idea of a cultural relationship between the two countries and under McCollum’s instructions, Riedler began to look for a city similar to those in the Valley. The exchange would grow beyond student trips. McCollum said she foresees dignitaries coming and teacher exchanges between the two nations. “Peru,” she added, “is a fascinating place.”
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Homework Club is an early call to success By Sebastian Moraga It’s early morning. Class won’t start for 30 minutes. All of the classrooms at North Bend Elementary School’s secondgrade aisle are noise-free. Except one. Six children sit around a long desk in Room 12, and while they are talking to each other in low voices, they are making a huge noise that cannot be heard with human ears but only with what’s between them. “Just the fact that they are here speaks volumes,” said Chrissy McCloskey, secondgrade teacher at North Bend Elementary and the lead teacher of the school’s Homework Club. “They could be outside playing.” Students voluntarily show up twice a week half an hour before school starts to catch up on work, or get ahead or get extra help. Nobody is here because they acted out. The Homework Club is not a punishment. On the contrary, students who finish their work during the 30 minutes get a treat.
“A lot of them like it,” said Jim Frazier, principal at North Bend Elementary, who oversaw the start of the club two years ago. “They want to be there.” Reasons to come to Homework Club vary as much as the assignments students work on. Some children are struggling, some want to get ahead, some lacked enough time for an assignment because of a sport and some just want to do homework. All of them, though, take it seriously. No hanging out or web surfing between these four walls. These children come to work. “We finish our homework and that way we don’t miss assignments and stuff,” said Yasmin Pena, a fifth-grader. McCloskey agreed, saying the children at the club show much initiative. At the club, teachers and students reach out to each other in a more individual way than in a classroom full of children. Judy Stapleton, a paraprofessional for bilingual students who
By Sebastian Moraga
Chrissy McCloskey, center, helps student Yasmin Peña while Jocelyn Morales, left, finishes her work. McCloskey supervises the Homework Club, an early-morning group that allows students to catch up on their assignments, get extra help or simply get ahead. helps McCloskey, agreed. “It’s added support for the day,” she said. “You can never have enough of that.” Attendance at the club has ranged from one to nine chil-
dren, but it’s only the third week of school. “Homework will get harder as we go along, so it will get busier,” McCloskey said. After two years of the club,
progress is palpable, Frazier added. “Students who go in there seem to feel more comfortable in class,” he said. “The club is doing a good job.”
North Bend teacher enjoys her move to the head of the class By Sebastian Moraga It took Salina Marth several years but she finally did it. She finally moved three feet. But not just any three feet. She moved from the students’ side of a classroom at North Bend Elementary School to the teachers’ side. As a student, Marth was in fifth grade at the same school from which she draws a paycheck. Furthermore, she teaches fifth grade. “At first, it was a strange feeling, having professional conversations with people who had known me as a child and helped shape who I am,” she said of her first day as a teacher at her old school. At the first meeting with her coworkers, Kim Wagner, who had also been Marth’s teacher, showed everyone Marth’s fifthgrade picture. “That was fun to look back on with everyone, and laugh at,” she said. Besides Wagner, Alan Tepper and Dan Thompson have gone from former teachers to colleagues of Marth’s. It was in the domain of Tepper, a physical education teacher, where she really took a
By Sebastian Moraga
Salina Marth teaches fifth-graders at North Bend Elementary School. Not too long ago, Marth was a North Bend Elementary fifth-grader herself. trip down memory lane. “Walking into the gym for the first time really brought me back,” she said. “It smelled exactly the same! I started hav-
ing flashbacks of P.E. as a fifthgrader.” Raised in Bellevue until the fifth grade, she also lived in Minnesota but always found her
way back, attending Mount Si High School after her middleschool years had ended. There, she encountered teachers that influenced her to this
day. People like Lynn Fallows and Kim Sales have had a lasting impact, she added. When she decided to teach, Marth said she knew she was following her passion. Her enthusiasm for working with children led her to earn a Western Washington University dual-endorsement in elementary and special educations. She then taught for almost two years in Bellingham’s Geneva Elementary School before returning to the Valley. She learned she had a knack for teaching years before her time in Bellingham. “I found through coaching, baby-sitting and helping in classrooms that working with students in the younger grades was where my heart was,” she said. Marth’s mom said Marth’s passion — working with children — has been lifelong. What has changed has been how she was going to do it. At first, Valerie Marth said, Salina wanted to be a child psychologist. “She was probably in fourth or fifth grade,” said Valerie, a school bus driver in the Seattle See TEACHER, Page 15
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Walk-A-Thon brings the noise, brings in the cash Teacher By Sebastian Moraga
From Page 14
Thousands of laps meant thousands of dollars for the Cascade View Elementary School Cubs. The students at the Snoqualmie school walked lap upon lap Sept. 29 during their annual PTSA Walk-A-Thon to raise money for teacher grants, enrichment projects and supplies. The April 2011 version of the event resulted in $21,000 and more than 19,000 laps. This year, the goal was $30,000. The total raised won’t be known for at least two weeks. Students walked wearing outfits of different color, according to grades. More than 100 parents volunteered during the two Walk-A-Thon sessions. With music blaring, parents got into the mix, shaking and dancing to the beat. Some wore fake afros, wigs or in the case of Principal Ray Wilson, a Woody Woodpecker hat and pink glasses. The bird theme may repeat later in the year. If students reach the goal, Wilson has to dress like a chicken and the teachers will have to do the Chicken Dance in front of the whole school. On this day, the parents and the children took care of the crazy outfits. “I’m here to motivate and cheer on the children and have some fun,” said April Hoffman, sporting an afro worthy of Angela Davis. Wearing the afro on a hot day was a small sacrifice when compared to the fun she was
School District. “That continued through most of middle school.” In high school, she started thinking about teaching special education, which she did for a year in Bellingham. “She loved it and the teachers loved it,” Valerie said. “She was getting baby-sitting jobs from some of the parents. They loved her.” She also baby-sat for the children she coached in sports, Valerie said. “She just loves kids,” she said. “I’m very proud of her.” Now, the cycle is repeating itself, with students of Salina’s saying they want to teach someday. “I usually hear them talking about wanting to teach their favorite subjects,” Salina said. If some of her students do become teachers, Salina will gladly watch it happen in the place she calls home, which is the hometown of her mother, too. Having Salina teach in the neighborhood is “pretty wild,” Valerie said. “She was very excited about it. It’s pretty cool to have her right where she grew up,” Valerie said. Her daughter agreed. “I love the Valley,” Salina said. “This was a fantastic place to grow up and I have a lot of great memories here.”
By Sebastian Moraga
Cascade View Elementary principal Ray Wilson talks to his students at the Walkathon fundraiser. Wilson wore a Woody Woodpecker hat for the occasion. having, Hoffman said. Fourth-grader Tyler Roddy built a cardboard dinosaur costume and let his friends wear it. “Our team is the ‘Purple Running Raptors,’” said Isaac Barney, a classmate of Roddy wearing the costume. “So we made this.” “I made this,” Roddy quickly chimed in. Students loved having a respite from school. The grownups did not mind either — it was only for a little while and it was for a good cause, said Monica Niemela, president of
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the school’s PTSA. The children couldn’t care less if their parents were watching as they looped around the city fields adjacent to the school. “It’s not like it was when we were in school,” said Bernice Springings, one of the volunteers. “I hated it when my parents came to school.”
The work toward this school year’s Walk-A-Thon started in June, she said. Enrichment programs, reading and math specialists, and family fun nights will be paid for with the Walk-A-Thon money, Springings said. This will be the only WalkA-Thon this year. The 2010-11 school year had two.
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Mount Si takes to the air in win at Interlake By Dan Catchpole Mount Si started strong, wavered and refocused to win 26-14 at Interlake. The Wildcats dominated the first half, taking a 17-0 lead into
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Wildcats wide receiver Tyler Button pulls down a 12-yard pass during the first quarter.
halftime. The offense faltered in the second half, but still managed to tack on another nine points. Despite the school’s reputation for smash-mouth football, the team wasn’t afraid of putting the ball in the air. “In our attempt to diversify our offense, which means passing for us, you know, it would be second and four, and we’d pass the ball,” Wildcats head coach Charlie Kinnune said. “So, normally, a Mount Si offense would be second and four, and we’d jam it down their throat.” But not this year. Passing figures to play a bigger role for the Wildcats, who improved their league record to 2-0 with the win (3-1 overall). “We have to become a better, more efficient passing team,” Kinnune said. Mount Si’s offensive line and quarterback Ryan Atkinson are giving Kinnune the confidence to take to the air with more frequency. “We’re always going to play to our strengths,” Kinnune said.
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Mount Si quarterback Ryan Atkinson gets plenty of protection from the Wildcats’ offensive line while picking out a receiver during the team’s 26-14 win at Interlake. Still, there is room for improvement, Atkinson said. “After a game like that, I feel
like we have a lot of work to do,” he said. He and the rest of the offense
need to work on their mental See FOOTBALL, Page 17
Pint-sized pigskin pals at Chief Kanim put the ball in football By Sebastian Moraga With brains, brawn and wit, eighth-graders at Chief Kanim Middle School can’t wait until they play football with the big boys. Jeff Hanley, Nick Polito, Cory Cotto and Cam Page want ninth grade to get here but they won’t rush. “I just like playing football,” said Cotto, a linebacker with two siblings in the Mount Si High School football program. “I would like to be better than my brothers.” Polito wants to play for the Wildcats. Hanley wants to play in college. Page just wants to play. “I’m not going to Mount Si,” he said. “I’m going to Redmond. My sister went to Mount Si and she didn’t really like it.” The boys don’t like the idea of Page not playing for Mount Si, especially Cotto, who has known Page since birth. “My mom and his mom were in the same area of the hospital when we were born,” Cotto said. “It sucks that he’s going to Redmond.” Two years ago, the boys took their first Chief Kanim snaps with knees knocking. In his first practice, Hanley broke a thumb and lost a tooth. Soon, the pain healed, fear
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Chief Kanim Middle School football players have a blast while waiting for their turn as high school players. From left are Jeff Hanley, Nick Polito, Cory Cotto and Cam Page. turned into excitement and excitement turned into confidence. Now, years later, some deny they were ever scared. “I never thought football was scary,” Page said, “because I’m
fairly large, compared to Nick.” Polito smiled. Another Nickis-short joke. Oh well. Besides one-liners, the boys learn responsibility, discipline and toughness. The coaches, Cotto said, treat them like foot-
ball players. “It helps me be focused,” Hanley said. Also, Page said, girls love it. Yes, Cotto said, “because we are so cute.” Two girls eavesdropping to
the right of Hanley nodded. Polito likes soccer and so does Hanley, but the lessons learned on the gridiron will stick regardless of the sport. “Football showed me I can get it if I work for it,” Polito said. “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” The boys smirked. “It also helps people,” Page said, “create clichés like that.” Polito might have a point, though. Against Snoqualmie Middle School, Polito ran for 209 yards, while Cotto and Page ran for 1. Cotto is a linebacker and Page is a defensive end. Polito is a running back. Still, it was SMS, their archrivals. Pressure to win is never higher than against the Eagles, especially since this year is the group’s last shot at something wonderful. “My brother told me this was the funnest time of his life,” Cotto said. After this year, they will trade their mid-afternoon contests for the lights of Friday nights, in Redmond or Snoqualmie. They think they are ready. At least three do. The fourth one just knows. “Cottos just get better,” Cotto said, pointing at himself. “But this is the best Cotto.”
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The Snoqualmie Valley Cascade FC won the 2011 Island Cup tournament in the boys U10 division. The tournament was held Aug. 26-28 on Bainbridge Island. When the tournament began, the team wasn’t sure how it would do. It was its first game, coach Peter Rackers said. But Cascade FC took its first match, 8-1. “The next two games in the round robin portion of the tournament were close,” Rackers said. Cascade FC took the matches with scores of 2-1 and 5-4. The wins put the team into the final against the Issaquah Soccer Club Gunners. “It was a low-scoring, defensive affair that had the team come back late to tie the game at 1-1 and take it into overtime,” Rackers said.“Late in the
Interested in lacrosse? The Mount Si Lacrosse Club will hold two free lacrosse clinics from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 7 and 14 at Mount Si High School. The clinic will be led by the club’s Head Coach Woodroe Kiser and the club’s Youth Boys Coach and Player Development Director Dennis Simmons. No equipment is necessary. Just come dressed to play outside. The clinics are open to children in grades two through eight. Register at www.mountsilacrosse.org/register.
Scoreboard Prep football KingCo Conference 3A Standings: Bellevue 3-0 (L), 50 (S); Mount Si 3-0, 4-1; Mercer Island 2-1, 3-2; Liberty 2-1, 2-3; Juanita 1-2, 2-3; Sammamish 12, 1-4; Lake Washington 0-3, 23; Interlake 0-3, 0-5. Sept. 30 Game MOUNT SI 26 INTERLAKE 14 Mount Si 10 7 0 9 – 26 Interlake 0 0 0 14 – 14 First Quarter MS – Connor Deutsch 1 run (Cameron Vanwinkle kick) MS – Vanwinkle 42 FG Second Quarter MS – Tyler Button 28 pass from Ryan Atkinson (Vanwinkle kick) Fourth Quarter Int – Jordan Todd TD run (Rigel Kuhn kick) MS – Jimbo Davis 28 pass fro Atkinson (kick failed) MS – Vanwinkle 39 FG Int – Ryan Turman TD pass from Kamana Adriano (Kuhn kick)
Prep girls soccer KingCo Conference 3A/2A Standings: Interlake 6-0-0 (L), 8-0-0 (S); Liberty 6-0-0, 7-1-0; Lake Washington 4-2-0, 4-3-1; Bellevue 2-3-1, 2-3-2; Mount Si
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Players and coaches of the Snoqualmie Valley Cascade Football Club pose after winning the 2011 Island Cup tournament. second overtime period, our team pressure paid off, and we scored another late goal. We
2-4-0, 3-5-0; Mercer Island 1-41, 1-6-1; Sammamish 1-4-1, 16-1; Juanita 0-5-1, 1-6-1. Sept. 29 Game BELLEVUE 2, MOUNT SI 1 Mount Si 0 1 – 1 Bellevue 1 1 – 2 First half scoring: 1, Isabelle Butterfield (B, unassisted), 28:00. Second half scoring: 2, Megan Young (B, Corinne Foster assist), 45:00; 3, Alyssa Proudfoot (MS, unassisted), 54:00.
Prep volleyball KingCo Conference 3A/2A Standings: Mercer Island 8-0 (L), 8-1 (S); Mount Si 6-1, 9-4; Interlake 4-3, 5-3; Juanita 4-4, 4-4; Lake Washington 3-4, 3-5; Bellevue 2-5, 2-6; Liberty 1-6, 1-7; Sammamish 1-6, 1-7. Sept. 29 Match MERCER ISLAND 3, MOUNT SI 1 Mount Si 24 25 19 23 – 1 M. Island 26 23 25 25 – 3 Mount Si statistics: Lyndsay Carr 15 kills, Rachel Hayford 19 digs, Sarah McDonald 26 kills, 3 blocks; Lauren Smith 41
held on for a tense few minutes to secure the Island Cup for our division.”
assists. Sept. 28 Match MOUNT SI 3, BELLEVUE 0 Bellevue 17 16 19 – 0 Mount Si 25 25 25 – 3 Mount Si statistics: Lyndsay Carr 11 kills, Sarah McDonald 12 kills, 5 aces; Lexie Read 5 aces, Lauren Smith 24 assists, 3 aces.
Prep boys cross country KingCo Conference 3A/2A Sept. 28 Meet SAMMAMISH 27, MOUNT SI 42, LAKE WASHINGTON 53 At Marymoor Park, 5,000 meters Top finishers: 1, Devon Grove (LW) 16:10; 2, Nick Martin (S) 16:11; 3, Richard Carmichael (MS) 17:00; 4, Zanwar Faraj (S) 17:24; 5, Dominick Canady (MS) 17:25; 6, Alex Marvick (S) 17:41; 7, Hank Tea (S) 17:44; 8, Tommy Danielsen (S) 18:02; 9, Timothy Corrie (MS) 18:06; 10, Joe Castro (LW) 18:07; 11, Aran Kagen (LW) 18:19; 12, See SCOREBOARD, Page 18
Wrestling camps come to the Snoqualmie Valley The Snoqualmie Valley will host two wrestling camps this fall, including one taught by a former U.S. Olympian. On Oct. 8-9, Ken Chertow is bringing his camp to Mount Si High School. The two-day camp involves four components: technique instruction, drilling, live wrestling and sports science. The last component includes discus-
Football From Page 16 game and focus, he added. Mount Si’s passing game had some problems as the game wore on. After completing three of five pass attempts in the first quarter, Atkinson went four for 10. But the problem wasn’t with the senior’s accuracy or the defense’s coverage. The team’s receivers let a few passes slip by, and that is something they will work on, Kinnune said. Nonetheless, the Wildcats’ passing game paid off against Interlake, and Wildcat receivers caught the ball when it mattered the most. Two of Mount Si’s three touchdowns came from pass
sions about mental preparation, nutrition, strength training, setting goals and earning a college scholarship. The camp costs $175. Mount Si wrestling coach Tony Schlotfeldt said the camp is good for wrestlers in grades two through high school. Throughout October, Schlotfeldt will run a beginner’s wrestling camp called Taste of the Mat. It is for children in kindergarten through fifth grade with little or no wrestling experience. “This camp is designed to give them a taste of what wrestling is all about,” Schlotfeldt said. The camp teaches students basic takedowns, defensive takedowns, escapes and pins. For details on either camp or to register for Taste of the Mat, contact Schlotfeldt at Schlotfeldtt@svsd410.org or 8318253. Register for Chertow’s camp at www.kenchertow.com, scroll over ‘Weekend Warrior Camp’ in left column, and then click on ‘2011 Dates & Locations,’ and then click on the link for Mount Si High School.
plays. Wide receivers Tyler Button and Jimbo Davis each had 28-yard touchdown receptions. But the Wildcats’ bread and butter is still a running-centered power offense. Running back Connor Deutsch led the ground attack. He had 81 yards on 22 carries, including a 2-yard touchdown run. The defense had trouble containing Interlake running back Jordan Todd. The 5-foot-6 senior ran for 338 yards on 28 carries. “Defensively, we’ve got to tackle better,” Kinnune said. Todd’s speed and agility still weren’t enough to overcome the Wildcats’ lead. Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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Scoreboard From Page 17 Tommy Kirby (MS) 18:23; 13, Ryan Olson (MS) 18:25; 14, Spencer Ricks (MS) 18:48; 15, Nathan Maris (LW) 18:49; 16, Jason Curlanis (LW) 18:50; 17, Conor Lanning (S) 18:56; 18, Kenny Drabble (LW) 19:02; 19, Jordan Backous (S) 19:12; 20, Kurt Lamon (LW) 19:34. Other Mount Si runners: 24, Sam Isen 19:52; 25, Justin Klock 19:54; 26, Colby Bentley 19:54; 28, Landon Storrud 20:04; 30, Sean Hecker 20:13.
Prep girls cross country KingCo Conference 3A/2A Sept. 28 meet MOUNT SI 34, SAMMAMISH 41, LAKE WASHINGTON 46 Top finishers: 1, Pascale De Sa Silva (S) 19:38; 2, Abbey Bottemiller (MS) 20:18; 3, Bailey Scott (MS) 20:20; 4, Lacy Coan (LW) 20:31; 5, Laynea Viniotis (S) 20:56; 6, Angelina Belceto (MS) 21:24; 7, Mackenzie Toher
(LW) 21:49; 8, Liz Green (S) 22:06; 9, Lauren Gwinn (LW) 22:32; 10, Erin Rylands (MS) 22:44; 12, Rianne Peterson (LW) 22:57; 13, Ashley Jackson (MS) 23:00; 14, Chloe Burns (LW) 23:10; 15, Delaney Hollis (MS) 23:18; 16, Ava Ludlum (S) 23:31; 17, Rachel Roberts (S) 23:44; 18, Annie Shaw (MS) 24:01; 19, Ella Thompson (MS) 24:02; 20, Zoe Spati (LW) 24:18. Other Mount Si runners: 23, Madelynn Esteb 24:35; 25, Danielle Curley 24:44; 27, Madeleine Bezanson 24:47; 29, Sally Miller 25:41; 30, Mari Patis 26:31.
Prep boys golf KingCo Conference 3A/2A Sept. 28 Match MOUNT SI 173, JUANITA 190 At Wayne GC, par 31 Medalist: Wesley Nelson (MS) 32. Other Mount Si scores: Sean Ballsmith 34, Mitchell Gardunia 35.
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OCTOBER 6, 2011
Public meetings ❑ Snoqualmie Valley School Board, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6, 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ Snoqualmie Arts Commission, 10 a.m. Oct. 10, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie public hearing: Floodplain management, 7 p.m. Oct. 10, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie City Council, 7 p.m. Oct. 10, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ North Bend Public Health and Safety Committee, 4 p.m. Oct. 11, 211 Main Ave. N. ❑ Snoqualmie Community and Economic Affairs Committee, 5 p.m. Oct. 11, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Shoreline Hearings Board, 5 p.m. Oct. 12, 38624 S.E. River St. ❑ Snoqualmie Public Safety Committee, 5 p.m. Oct. 13, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway ❑ Public Hospital District No. 4 board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13, Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie ❑ North Bend Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Oct. 13, 211 Main Ave. N.
Events ❑ The Valley Center Stage’s 2011-2012 season opens with “Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” The terrifying tale isn’t for the faint of heart. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday to Oct. 15, Valley Center Stage, 119 W. North Bend Way, second floor, North Bend. Tickets can be purchased at www.valleycenterstage.org. ❑ “Purl One, Listen Too,” 1 p.m. Oct. 6, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. Learn new stitches, meet new friends, listen to new books and talk about knitting. ❑ Pajama story times, 7 p.m. Oct. 6, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. All young children welcome with an adult. ❑ Poetry open mic, 7 p.m. Oct. 6, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ Aria Prame Duo, 7 p.m. Oct. 6, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Bryant Urban’s Blue Oasis, 7 p.m. Oct. 7, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ Town of Snoqualmie Falls video and discussion, 10 a.m. Oct. 8, Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend. Learn and share stories about the former logging town that is no more. ❑ “Life After High School: Finding Money For College,” 10 a.m. Oct. 8, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. The workshop provides a complete review of how to identify and apply for all types of grants, scholarships, work study and student loans.
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Local musicians Camelia Jade (left) and Mike Antone are bringing their eclectic style to The Black Dog. The two will play a morning set from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 8 at 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. ❑ Bernie Jacobs Quartet, 7 p.m. Oct. 8, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ SnoValley Writers Work Group, 3 p.m. Oct. 9, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. Contact snovalleywrites@gmail.com for assignment prior to coming to class. Adults only please. ❑ Tony Foster Trio, 6 p.m. Oct. 9, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Friends of the North Bend Library monthly meeting, 9:30 a.m. Oct. 10, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. ❑ Merry Monday Story Times, 11 a.m. Oct. 10, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. For newborns to 3-year-olds accompanied with an adult. ❑ Afternoon Preschool Story Times, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 10, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. For ages 3 to 6 with an adult. ❑ Master Gardeners’ Plant Clinic, 6 p.m. Oct. 10, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. Snoqualmie Valley Master Gardeners offer free gardening answers to questions on a wide range of topics. ❑ Carolyn Graye Singer’s Soiree, 7 p.m. Oct. 10, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Toddler Story Times, 9:30 a.m. Oct. 11, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. For ages 2-3 with an adult. ❑ Preschool Story Times, 10:30 a.m. Oct. 11, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. For ages 3-6 with an adult. ❑ “Life After High School: College Admissions 101,” 3 p.m. Oct. 11, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. Presented by Katie Konrad Moore, of Collegewise. What are colleges really looking for? Are grades, test scores and activities all equally important? What other factors are considered dur-
ing the admissions process? ❑ Study zone, 3 p.m. Oct. 11, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. Drop-in during scheduled Study Zone hours for free homework help from volunteer tutors. ❑ Study zone, 3 p.m. Oct. 11 and 4 p.m. Oct. 13, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. Drop-in for free homework help from volunteer tutors. ❑ Professional Artist Critique Nights, 7 p.m. Oct. 11, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. North Bend painter and art teacher, Michael McDevitt, will be offering free professional critiques to interested artists of any age or competency. ❑ Future Jazz Heads, 7 p.m. Oct. 11, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Young Toddler Story Times, 9:30 a.m. Oct. 12, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. For ages 6 months to 24 months with adult. ❑ Preschool Story Times, 10:30 a.m. Oct. 12, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. For ages 3 to 6 with an adult. ❑ SnoValley Teen Closet, 5-7 p.m. Oct. 12, 8020 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. Donations of new and gently used teen clothing and shoes needed as well as gift cards/cash to purchase clothing. For information, contact snovalleyteencloset@comcast.net. ❑ Pajamarama Story Times, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 12, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. All young children are welcome with an adult. ❑ Pearl Django, 7 p.m. Oct. 12, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Open mic, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 12, Twede’s Café, 137 W. North Bend Way, North Bend ❑ Open mic, 7 p.m. Oct. 13, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie
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❑ Valley Animal Partners fundraising chili cook-off and auction, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 15, Fraternal Order of Eagles, 8200 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. Open to the public. Tickets: $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for kids 7-15 years old, children under 7 are free. For information about donating a dessert or entering the chili cook-off, go to www.valleyanimalpartners.com/chi li_dinner_and_dessert_auction. ❑ Mount Si Lions Club Winemakers Dinner and Silent Auction, 5 p.m. Oct. 20, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. Tickets: $45 per person. Tickets must be purchased by Oct. 17, and are available at Boxley’s, Toad’s Coffee, Hauglie Insurance or online at www.mountsilionsclub.com. ❑ Snoqualmie Pass Women’s Group Oktoberfest Fundraiser, 5-9 p.m. Oct. 22, Alpental Ski Resort. Cover: $15 (includes dinner and one beer).
Volunteer opportunities ❑ Snoqualmie Sister Cities Association invites community members to join a newly formed group to support Snoqualmie’s new sister city, Chaclacayo, Peru. The association already has developed a close relationship with sister city Gangjin, South Korea, which more than 30 residents have visited in the past four years. Email maryrcorcoran@gmail.com or call 503-1813. ❑ The Mount Si Food Bank is looking for volunteers to help unload food at noon Mondays, sort food at 9 a.m. Tuesdays or pass out food on Wednesdays. Call the food bank at 888-0096. ❑ Elk Management Group invites the community to participate in elk collaring, telemetry and habitat improvement projects in the Upper Snoqualmie Valley. Project orientation meetings are at 6 p.m. the third Monday of the month at the North Bend City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N. Email research@snoqualmievalleyelk.org. ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is accepting applications for ages 16 or older to volunteer in various departments of the hospital. Email volunteer coordinator Carol Waters at carolw@snoqualmiehospital.org to arrange an interview. ❑ Senior Services Transportation Program needs volunteers to drive seniors around
North Bend and Snoqualmie. Choose the times and areas in which you’d like to drive. Car required. Mileage reimbursement and supplemental liability insurance are offered. Call 206-7487588 or 800-282-5815 toll free, or email melissat@seniorservices.org. Apply online at www.seniorservices.org. Click on “Giving Back” and then on “Volunteer Opportunities.” ❑ Mount Si Senior Center needs volunteers for sorting and sales in the thrift store, reception and class instruction. The center is at 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend. Call 888-3434. ❑ Hopelink in Snoqualmie Valley seeks volunteers for a variety of tasks. Volunteers must be at least 16. Go to www.hopelink.org/takeaction/volunteer.com or call 869-6000. ❑ Adopt-A-Park is a program for Snoqualmie residents to improve public parks and trails. An application and one-year commitment are required. Call 831-5784. ❑ Study Zone tutors are needed for all grade levels to give students the homework help they need. Two-hour weekly commitment or substitutes wanted. Study Zone is a free service of the King County Library System. Call 369-3312.
Classes ❑ S.A.I.L. (Stay Active and Independent for Life) exercise class meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend. Led by certified exercise instructor Carla Orellana. Call 888-3434. ❑ English as a second language, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. Learn English grammar, reading, writing and conversational skills. ❑ One-on-One Computer Assistance, 1 p.m. Wednesdays, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. A KCLS volunteer instructor can give you one-on-one assistance with computer questions.
Clubs ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Youth Hub provides cultural, athletic, recreational and educational opportunities to more than 4,000 young people in the Valley. Call 831-1900. ❑ Washington Freemasons meet at 7:30 p.m. first Wednesday at Unity Lodge No.198 in North Bend. Call 888-5779. ❑ Mount Si Artist Guild meeting, 9:15-11 a.m. the third Saturday, Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend, www.mtsiartistguild.org Submit an item for the community calendar by emailing editor@snovalleystar.com or go to www.snovalleystar.com.
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Law enforcement oversight chief confirmed County Council members appointed a former Los Angeles police investigator as King County’s inaugural law enforcement oversight chief Sept. 26. In a unanimous decision, the council confirmed Charles Gaither as director of the Office of Law Enforcement Oversight, a county agency established to monitor the King County Sheriff’s Office’s complaint and investigation process. “Today’s appointment of Mr. Gaither is a major milestone towards realizing the important reform of implementing civilian oversight of the Sheriff’s Office,” Councilman Bob Ferguson — Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee chairman and sponsor of the appointment — said in a statement. “Mr. Gaither’s extensive experience will be invaluable to increasing transparency in the complaint process and further building public trust between law enforcement and the community.” Ferguson and Councilwoman Julia Patterson led the effort to create the office. The independent agency is responsible for receiving complaints related to possible officer misconduct, monitoring the sheriff’s office internal investigations unit and more. County Executive Dow Constantine appointed Gaither to the post in July, after a nationwide search. The position
required council confirmation. “The people of King County will benefit from the experience and leadership that Mr. Gaither brings to the position,” Constantine said in a statement. “We look forward to the transparency and professionalism that is integral to the trust our residents have in law enforcement officials. Gaither, a former Seattle resident and Seattle University School of Law alumnus, served as a special investigator for the Los Angeles Police Commission. In the role, he reviewed investigations involving officerinvolved shootings, in-custody deaths and law-enforcementrelated injuries. “I wish to thank the King County Council for entrusting me to head the Office of Law Enforcement Oversight and for assuring accountability of county policing,” he said in a statement. “As countless members of the community, the council and the sheriff’s office have labored for the formation of this office, I will work diligently to assure the public’s trust of law enforcement operations in King County.” Sheriff Sue Rahr said the appointment completes a key recommendation of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Sheriff’s Office Accountability. The report, released in 2006, called for independent oversight of the sheriff’s office and reforms to the department’s culture. “I am pleased that we have a great partner going forward in
continuing to build trust, respect and open collaboration with the public we serve,” she said.
Home elevation dispute moves toward resolution Snoqualmie and the state are ironing out their differences over documenting and reimbursing home elevations with grants from the Federal Emergency Management Administration. The disagreement had halted several home elevations that the city had approved. But the state stopped reimbursement payments to the city in 2010, citing concerns that construction costs were not being adequately documented. Snoqualmie officials disputed the state’s claim. “We are meeting soon to discuss the approach to the next round of elevations,” City Attorney Pat Anderson said, “but the one thing we know is that the city cannot be hanging out waiting for reimbursement like the last round.” The state’s Emergency Management Division had threatened to hold up nearly $4 million in two federal grants for home elevations in Snoqualmie. Homeowners could have to pay contractors up front and then get reimbursed, Anderson said. “The city cannot be taking the risk of delay in reimbursement or possible nonreimburse-
OCTOBER 6, 2011 ment,” he said. Snoqualmie is trying to find a way to help people get interim financing so they don’t have to pay the total cost up front, he added. “But so far we have not succeeded in finding a solution,” he said.
Task force created to consider ban on schools built in rural areas King County has delayed a decision on a proposed controversial policy change to prohibit new schools being built in rural areas. The change would have left the Snoqualmie Valley School District and six other school districts unable to use 15 properties worth about $12 million. The county’s Growth Management Planning Council appointed a task force to evaluate the issue at its Sept. 27 meeting. The School Siting Task Force consists of officials from school districts, cities, public health and the county. It will review rural properties currently owned by school districts, and recommend the best location for schools considering the interests of students, taxpayers and the state Growth Management Act. The task force will report its findings to the council and King County Executive Dow Constantine in February 2012. The group’s formation
stemmed from a compromise reached by King County, Seattle, Bellevue and the Suburban Cities Association to further explore the issue. The policy change is backed by anti-sprawl advocates who say that it would bring county codes inline with existing state law. School officials and the Suburban Cities Association pushed for properties already owned by districts to be grandfathered in. The site Snoqualmie Valley district officials are concerned about is next to Twin Falls Middle School and is earmarked for an elementary school in 15 to 20 years. The district paid $675,000 for 40 acres in 1998, half of which it used for the middle school.
Police arrest 1,824 for DUI during crackdown Officers from the Snoqualmie and North Bend police departments and other law enforcement agencies in the state arrested more than 1,800 motorists for drunken driving during the Drive Hammered, Get Nailed enforcement campaign from Aug. 19 to Sept. 5. In King County, officers on routine and extra patrols arrested 452 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 1,824 drivers for DUI.