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Mount Si’s Hannah and Joe Waskom sweep KingCo cross country championships Page 10

12-acre athletic complex in North Bend closer to reality

BY STUART MILLER smiller@snovalleystar.com

A development agreement for a 12-acre athletic complex in North Bend was all but approved by the North Bend City Council on Oct 18. Seven

valley residents spoke in favor of the project during public comment, and several councilmembers expressed a desire to move forward.

Due to a hiccup in a Planning Commission session, the council was only able to approve a

“first reading” of the agreement, which it did so unanimously.

The council will likely approve the final development agreement at its Nov. 1 meeting.

The landowner and developer, Bendigo Properties LLC, plans to build four combi-

nation athletic fields and a 75,000-square-foot indoor space as part of the Snoqualmie Valley Athletic Complex. It would be located between State Route 202 and Boalch Avenue, SEE COMPLEX, PAGE 9

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Travis Burnett of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery scoops a net full of jumbo trout, born at Tokul Creek Hatchery, out of the holding pond to be loaded into the fish truck Oct. 19 for its trip to Beaver Lake in Sammamish.

How a lake is loaded with lunkers

BY STUART MILLER

smiller@snovalleystar.com

Fresh, clean spring water running down Tokul Creek helped rear 2,500 “jumbo” rainbow trout that were released Oct. 19 with the help of Tokul Creek Hatchery employees.

“The water source we have up there is really clean,” Hatchery Specialist Darin Combs said.

“We’re able to do it because it’s spring water.”

Unlike the waters of Issaquah Creek, where Combs also works, Tokul Creek has no pathogens and hatchery work-

ers do not have to worry about fish contracting diseases.

Survival rates are higher when trout eggs are incubated at Tokul Creek Hatchery, Combs said.

The hatchery raises about 75,000 catchable trout at its facility every year, and sends

about 30,000 of them to the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery when they are 2 to 2½ inches long. Issaquah hatchery feeds and grows them for stocking local lakes.

Some of those sent to

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Academy students learn how city works

BY STUART MILLER smiller@snovalleystar.com

Twenty-four participants graduated from the 2016 Snoqualmie Citizens Academy during a ceremony held at the Oct. 24 Snoqualmie City Council meeting.

The annual academy has graduated more than 160 people over an eight-year span as part of a city program to help people become informed citizens.

“It is a well-packaged, nicely put-together series,” graduate Dave Mills said.

The free seven-week course includes weekly meetings and tours of city facilities. Weekly sessions covered Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Legal and Finance, Police Services, Community Development and Fire and Emergency Services.

“I wondered how the city works,” Muhammed Sakil, who is on the Planning Commission, said. “It made me a moreinformed citizen.”

Sakil has been a resident for 10 years and a commissioner for six months. He wondered where money from taxes and bills went, as well as the details about how the city operates.

The course has helped him as a member of the Planning Commission, he said, as he knows more about codes and regulations that are relevant to SEE ACADEMY, PAGE 2

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Looking beyond 5th District races on Snoqualmie Valley ballots

BY CHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY ccorrales-toy@snovalleystar.com The SnoValley Star went in depth on 5th District races in previous weeks. Here’s a roundup of other local races and measures residents should keep an eye on.

View voter pamphlets at sos.wa.gov/elections. Ballots were mailed on Oct. 19 and must be postmarked no later than Election Day, Nov. 8, or returned to a ballot drop box by 8 p.m. that day. The closest location for Snoqualmie Valley residents is the Snoqualmie

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his position.

Both Sakil and Mills said that the tour of Snoqualmie’s water treatment plant was an eye-opening experience.

Many residents don’t know much about where their water comes from.

Another highlight of the academy was getting to meet

8th Congressional District There was an odd twist in the 8th Congressional District as primary results were finalized in August. Republican incumbent Dave Reichert ran away with the top spot, but second place went to a candidate who initially dropped out of the race.

Former sportscaster Tony Ventrella, a Democrat who hoped to fund his campaign without having to ask for large donations, stepped aside at the end of June, but jumped back in after advancing past the primary.

In his statement, Ventrella said he’s not a politician, but he’s running for office “to continue an extensive history of serving people.” He added he’s more concerned with listening to the public, rather than “big money interests groups who are splitting our country in half.”

Reichert, the former King County sheriff, highlights four qualities in his statement: leadership, integrity, service and teamwork. He said it’s “more critical than ever to replace partisanship with common purpose, and pettiness with principle.”

Eastside Regional Fire Authority Fire Districts 10 and 38 are again asking voters to combine both agencies into one fire authority. Voters narrowly turned down the proposal during April’s special election.

District officials say the merger would protect emergency service levels longterm for the areas they serve.

Under the measure, taxpayers in District 10 would pay less for fire service. However, District 38 would see an average increase of 20 cents per $1,000 on an assessed property.

Currently, District 10 serves Carnation and the unincor-

porated areas of May Valley, Tiger Mountain, Mirrormont and Preston. District 38 serves Snoqualmie and North Bend.

District leaders say costs to provide emergency service continue to increase, and revenue is unstable for the fire districts due to annexations by neighboring cities and changing property values.

The fire authority would be funded with a traditional fire levy and a benefit charge. A benefit charge replaces some of the taxes paid by property owners with an annual charge based on the size of a structure and its risk for fire.

and socialize with other residents and city staff, Sakil said. Before the academy, he was mostly just familiar with the planning commissioners, he said.

“I got to know people in finance, parks, legal” and other departments, Sakil said.

Mills now has a pretty good understanding of how the city works, he said, something that was important to him after moving to Snoqualmie full-

time in 2015.

“A lot of people want to be negative and criticize the city without knowing the information,” he said. “You shouldn’t criticize without knowing.”

He concluded the city does well with the resources it has, but saw an opportunity to get more volunteers involved in city functions.

“They could use a volunteer coordinator in the city,” Mills

said. “You’d get a lot of bang for your buck.”

The graduating class included adults and several high school students, including Councilmember Brad Toft’s wife Jill and son Wilson, a student at Mount Si High school.

“My wife wanted to do the course,” Toft said.

Wilson Toft was less eager to participate, Brad Toft said, until they made a deal to help

him pay for a season ski pass at the Summit.

“To his credit, he had perfect attendance,” Toft said.

Fifteen of the 24 graduates had perfect attendance, Mayor Matt Larson said.

Most of them even stayed for the rest of the City Council meeting after the graduation ceremony.

“I just recommend it,” Mills said. “I’ll probably do it again next year, if they let me.”

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Issaquah are held back from the spring release to grow and fatten up for a special October “jumbo” trout release, as part of a program to increase autumn and winter fishing opportunities.

The big dump More than a dozen watercraft formed a semi-circle around the Beaver Lake boat launch as Debi Sanchez, a Tokul Creek Hatchery employee, backed her ’91 Ford fish truck down the ramp and into the shallows.

Canoes, kayaks, driftboats, inflatable rafts and float tubes inched forward as Sanchez worked to open the drain on her truck’s 1,200-gallon fish tank and empty its payload — about 600 jumbo rainbow trout.

Before the tank even emptied, fishing lines flew from many of the boats into the foamy, fish-laden discharge from the tank.

Somebody managed to hook the truck and nearly snagged Sanchez before she could close the drain.

It was the third of five fish dumps she made that day.

“It’s a meat market,” Sanchez said of the spectacle.

The trout are some of the best they’ve seen in years, Sanchez said, with no fungus or unusual spots on them, and nice body proportions.

“Jumbo” trout are hatchery-raised trout held over from the spring release to live and grow in captivity, fattening up for fall. The fish in the Oct. 19 release weighed around 2½ pounds and most were over 15 inches long. Spring catchables are usually 8 to 10 inches long, Sanchez said.

Land-locked fishermen hugged the shores of Beaver Lake Park and the small shore around the boat launch, hoping to catch their limit of two 15-inch-plus trout.

Mick Warren and his adult son started casting off the banks of the park, had some luck, and then drove over to the boat launch side of Beaver Lake later in the day.

After clubbing his final catch with a trusty old Ken Griffey Jr. mini baseball

Debi Sanchez from the Tokul Creek Hatchery prepares to open the valve and pour 1,200 gallons worth of water and trout into Sammamish’s Beaver Lake.

bat, Warren said that he would be making fish and chips with his trout.

The jumbo trout are big enough to filet and deepfry, he said.

As Sanchez dumped her third load of trout into the lake amid a flurry of fishing lines, a bystander observed, “That doesn’t seem very sporting…”

“I’m a fisherman, not a sportsman,” Warren joked.

“If they didn’t raise them for this, I might feel a little guilty.”

Hooking a trout didn’t take much patience. Even the shore opposite from the launch saw many hits as the trout spread throughout the lake. While the anglers didn’t have to fight boredom waiting for a hit, they did have to fight the jumbo trout once they hooked one.

“I had one that almost took the pole out of my hand,” Ken Lohman said.

Lohman, like Warren, read about the trout release in The Seattle Times and set up chairs at the boat launch early in the morning with his wife Kathy. Now 81 years old, Lohman said he’s been fishing since he was 6.

Beaver Lake was a change of scenery for Lohman, who lives in Bellevue and usually fishes in saltwater.

“I’ll go to Ballard, Elliott Bay, sometimes Vashon Island,” Lohman said.

A ban on fishing for coho salmon this season limited Lohman’s fishing opportunities.

“It’s nice to bring something home,” Lohman said of the jumbo trout.

Sanchez said that releases like Wednesday’s are good for fishermen, whose fishing opportunities have been dwindling over the years as restrictions and regulations pile up. And they pay for it, she added.

Reared on Snoqualmie Valley waters Tokul Creek Hatchery, Sanchez’s primary place of work, receives the rainbow trout as eggs in December from Goldendale Hatchery in southern Washington.

“They’re reared on natural spring water” from Tokul Creek, she said.

The Tokul hatchery sends 30,000 baby trout to Issaquah when they are about 100 to the pound; the rest are kept at Tokul, Combs said. They live at the hatcheries until the following March, when many of them are released. Last spring, Sanchez helped release 75,000 rainbow trout into Beaver Lake and five other area lakes in the watershed. The hatchery holds some over for the October release.

On release days, hatchery employees corral

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Anglers mill about in watercraft on the surface of Beaver Lake on Oct. 19 waiting for the first load of jumbo trout to be released.

the trout into one end of the holding pond using a screen. A worker then scoops loads of between 40 and 80 pounds of trout into a funnel-shaped net, which is hoisted up on a boom arm connected to the fish truck. After positioning the net over the lid of the truck’s fish tank, a worker opens a chute in the net and the trout pour into the tank.

With about 1,300 pounds of fish in the tank, which is roughly 600 jumbo trout, the truck makes its way from downtown Issaquah up to the Sammamish Plateau where the trout are dumped into a lake of waiting fisherman.

The trout that aren’t

caught by fishermen just start living in the lakes.

They are resilient to cold water and can survive in Beaver Lake for years.

However, they cannot reproduce.

“They could probably spawn if there was a gravel creek running into it,” Sanchez said, but Beaver Lake has a mud bottom that cannot support reproduction.

Sanchez, a vegetarian, said the frenzy of anglers surrounding the newly released trout used to bother her. She has been working at the Tokul hatchery since 1989, and came to understand the situation better over the years, she said. Many of those people

don’t get many opportunities to fish, and they pay for the opportunity through fishing licenses, she said.

Hatchery-raised fish are vital for sport anglers, Sanchez said. Habitat destruction and pollution have taken a toll on wild fish populations. The Wildfish Conservancy, an organization headquartered in Duvall, has sued hatcheries — including Tokul Creek Hatchery — in recent years in an effort to shut them down.

“It’s never going to be like it was 200 years ago, never,” Sanchez said. “I think hatcheries have a purpose. If we don’t have hatcheries, we won’t have a fishery.”

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OPINION

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To the Editor Tired of seeing those in need shunned, displaced After reading the article on teen homelessness, a few things are bothering me considerably.

One: 40 students listed were of elementary school age. I can’t believe this! Where are the parents? How does this happen? My heart breaks for these kids! How do we help them?

Two: It’s illegal to sleep in your own car in North Bend and Snoqualmie!

Really? If you’re homeless, where are you supposed to sleep? If you camp anywhere in the valley, you’re hunted down and kicked out with no answers as to “Where can I go? Where will I go?”

It’s disgusting. They bust you for trying to survive. They offer no solutions.

They shrug their shoulders — law enforcement, that is.

I’m sick and tired of seeing people in need shunned and displaced in the valley. Officials and law enforcement need to come up with solutions, not just drive the needy from one place to another. I’ve had enough of this.

Three: Is a permit required to house these young people for a night or two, or am I going to break another unrealistic law by doing so without a permit?

No more shrugging your shoulders, Snoqualmie and North Bend officials and law enforcement. Be a part in helping the needy ... not persecuting them.

Linda Jordan Snoqualmie

Snoqualmie Citizens Academy grad says ‘thanks’ On behalf of the graduating class of the Snoqualmie Citizens Academy, please send a big thank you to all the incredibly hard-working city employees and elected officials who took the time and effort to teach our class about the inner workings of the city. The classes were interesting, informative and fun.

Highlights of the academy included watching a volunteer get tazed at the police station and working as part of a firefighting team in a simulated response to a fire. I would highly

HAVE YOUR SAY Something on your mind about your city? Tell us about it. Send letters to the editor via email to editor@ snovalleystar.com. The SnoValley Star welcomes comments to the editor about local issues — 300 words at most, please. We may edit them for length, clarity or inappropriate content. Include your phone number (for verification purposes only; it will not be published). Email is preferred, but you can also mail your comments to: Editor, SnoValley Star, P.O. Box 1328, Issaquah, WA 98027

recommend attending the class in 2017 and becoming an informed citizen.

Sincerely, thank you.

Alison Uno Snoqualmie

Firefighters grateful for community support

The Snoqualmie Firefighters Association would like to take this opportunity to thank all our Snoqualmie Valley residents, contributors and volunteers for their continued support and patronage through the years of our annual fundraising Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction held on Aug. 20. This year’s event was a huge success with recordsetting attendance by our supporters.

The Snoqualmie Firefighters Association (SFFA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which helps support the fire department with special equipment purchases, community events, public safety and fire education, human services assistance, education scholarships in health and fire sciences, historic preservation and maintenance of Snoqualmie’s original Engine 1 and charitable organization donations within our community.

We would like to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to our family members and friends for their continuous commitment to the Snoqualmie Fire Department and

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A special thanks to our many generous contributors: the Ridge IGA Supermarket, Snoqualmie Valley School District, Snoqualmie Ridge TPC, Duvall Firefighters Association, Starbucks, Sigillo Cellars, Dirtfish, Brown & Sterling, Snoqualmie Ridge KeyBank, Krispy Kreme, Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, Woodman, Carmichael’s Hardware, SnoFalls Brewery, Northwest Railway Museum, Piccola Cellars and too many other businesses to mention all by name.

Catherine (Cat) Cotton Snoqualmie Firefighters Association

Mullet helped, Magendanz hindered SR 18/I-90 fix

Anyone who uses the State Route 18/ Interstate 90 interchange knows that it is a death trap from both the west and the east. When I try to get on I-90 at the entrance near the casino, the traffic exiting to Highway 18 is backed up past the entrance. I have to squeeze between exiting cars and make a jackrabbit start into a lane going freeway speeds.

Someone is likely to die there. So what was revealed about this local hazard at the recent 5th Legislative District candidate forum?

Sen. Mark Mullet talked about the bipartisan work he did to pass the transportation bill, which has funds allocated to improve the interchange, and he pointed out his opponent, Rep. Magendanz, voted against the transportation bill. Magendanz tried to present himself as an independent who has often not voted with Republicans.

But I have to ask: Is that because he is more extreme than other Republicans?

On the Highway 18 interchange, this appears to be the case. The other Republican representative in the district voted for the transportation bill. It appears that Magendanz’s Tea Party ideology is more important to him than making common sense improvements to our roads and highways, which will cut traffic and make us safer.

Magendanz complained that the bill was passed as an “emergency measure.”

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Seems to me, fixing a death trap calls for “emergency measures.” Mark Mullet’s work to fix the Highway 18 interchange will save lives, reduce traffic, and that’s what matters.

Roger Ledbetter Snoqualmie

Burner understands needs of small-business owners

Darcy Burner is my choice for our state’s 5th Legislative District for many reasons.

Darcy can advocate for small business owners, being one herself. Although highly educated and a former manager at Microsoft, her roots are working class and she has built her own small business in Carnation. Darcy is the candidate who understands firsthand the needs of our vital small businesses.

Darcy Burner supports the core American value of equal public education for all. Unlike those who would supplant our public schools with charter schools for the wealthy and special-interest groups, Darcy wants to upgrade and fully fund our public schools.

Education is vital to a democracy, and school teachers should be respected and compensated fairly. Darcy will push to make our state’s education system one we can be proud of.

Darcy has done volunteer work for years, not to give herself a public “halo,” but because she believes in and supports efforts to make our world a better place. Caring for people is a traditional American value.

Here’s how it adds up for me: Darcy Burner wants to improve the lives of regular people, using her drive, political savvy, and integrity to deploy public funds wisely.

Rather than another corporate attorney like her opponent, we need a down-to-earth representative like Darcy Burner. I urge you to get informed about what Darcy has to offer.

I think you’ll find, like I did, that Darcy Burner is the candidate who deserves our votes.

Lori Hubbart Carnation

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George Schwartz Kirkland the Ski For All program a mom, a sister, and a (Joe); several nieces and before daughter. for those with disabilities. nephews; as well as great George Michael building Becky Chaney He maintained the nieces and nephews. their Carnation Schwartz died peacefully specialized equipment Preceded in death by As I read the national at home early on Friday, home used. his parents, George news, I’m heartened to September 23, 2016, with in SnoGeorge loved to be on and Ann, brother John Mullet will keep know I can mark my his wife Winnie by his qualmie the water, to ski with son Schwartz (Norma) and local school levy side. He was 72 years old. George ballot for two qualified, in 1987.

Sean, take long walks, go sister Ann Lay (Bill). And, Schwartz strong women: Hillary George was born in George to movies with Winnie, his mother and fatherdollars local Clinton at the top of the Pendleton, Oregon, on worked in the AutoBody work on the acreage, in-law, Stephanie and As a teacher and parent July 28, 1944, the son of ticket and Darcy Burner Repair industry, skillfully driving his tractor and to John Zwiefelhofer, who in Snoqualmie Valley, for Washington state George and Ann Schwartz. repairing cars. In 1992, fix or repair anything. loved George as a son.

I support Mark Mullet representative. Both He grew up in Pendleton, he went to work for King He will be missed for Also, brother-in-law Peter as my senator and he will work untiringly to graduated from high County Metro Transit, the laughter and love he Zwiefelhofer. deserves your vote, too. ensure that everyone, school and began Blue repairing buses. His skills brought to his family and A Celebration of He is fiscally responsible, including our daughters Mountain Community were enlisted to refurbish friends.

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THE BEAT

By students, for students

HUMANS OF SAMMAMISH

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PHOTO OF THE MONTH

By Emma Lapinsky Skyline High School Darin Fisher is a teacher at Eastlake High School. Before teaching high school, she was a human resources manager and a loan processor. She has been teaching at Eastlake for the past eight years. Currently, she teaches American studies and AP Government.

Question: What message do you try to teach your students about voting and political activism?

Answer: “I encourage all my students to become informed citizens and vote. There are many decisions that we can directly impact and it is important to pay attention to the issues, vote and be politically active.”

Q: Why is it important to vote when you’re young?

A: “It’s very important at a young age because so many of the issues that are being decided today are going to have a great impact on young people as they will be dealing with them well into the future. Young people should be paying attention to these issues and advising our leaders on what should be the priorities.”

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City Hall is every town’s hub for all things politics: taking in ballots, hosting meetings for local officials and informing the public.

By Isobel Taylor Issaquah High School

Counting your vote

By Carson Guy Eastlake High School Many teens who are eligible for their first vote this election have decided it is best they do not partake. Whether it be to avoid judgment in such a polar election or they feel their vote just does not matter as it pales in comparison to the implementations of our voting system, it just sounds rather pointless.

However, there is a much greater potential to your vote than being one of the millions just like you.

Your community depends on your vote. From initiatives to referendums, there are local measures that can only be truly influenced by your vote and those of your community.

For example, Initiative 1433 concerns labor standards in Washington state and implements a $13.50 minimum wage by

2020, paid sick leave and related laws. It is up to you to voice your opinion in such matters through your vote. Without it, the will of the people would truly be unheard.

As far as what to do if you have decided on voting: If you are a registered voter, your ballot will be mailed to the address you provided in your voter registration. Cast your votes on your ballot and sign your return envelope to return it by mail or to an official ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Nov. 8. New voters may register in person until Oct. 31 at your county elections department.

In the end, it comes down to how you view your say in the matter. Whether you are voting, honestly don’t care or see it as pointless, your down vote is impactful. And besides, what an election it is to start participating in the world you call home.

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By Alexis Jucht Skyline High School President of the United States isn’t the only position Washingtonians will be casting their vote for on Nov. 8. Election Day will also be the opportunity for people to vote for the next governor of our state. The two candidates running in the 2016 election are incumbent Democrat Jay Inslee and Republican Bill

Race for District 8 House seat

By Owen Bernstein Eastside Catholic High School While the presidential election has taken the media by storm, an equally important election concerns the citizens of Sammamish: the race for U.S. representative of Washington’s District 8.

Republican Congressman Dave Reichert is serving his sixth term as the representative from the 8th Congressional District

All about Youth in Government

By Shavi Sikaria Eastlake High School America has never allowed citizens under the age of 18 to vote, but has always had laws that govern those under the age of 18. I could never wrap my head around the idea that our government could overlook such an essential demographic in a democracy and I wondered what made my opinion less valid than the opinion of an older person.

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Bryant, a former Port of Seattle commissioner.

As questions bubble to the surface about the best contender, it is important to know some facts. The governor is the highest state office position and head of the executive branch. The gubernatorial election takes place every four years and is determined by popular vote.

Washington state currently has a divided government, with Democrats holding the governorship and a one-seat majority in the state House, and Republicans holding a one-seat majority in the state Senate. A Republican governor has not been elected since

1980, giving Washington the longest single-party statehouse rule anywhere in the United States.

During Inslee’s four years in office, he has suspended the death penalty and articulated his strong support for the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Washington, among other things.

Bryant’s eight years as port commissioner for Seattle and King County have led him to the consolidation of the Seattle and Tacoma seaports, which will ensure that more jobs stay local.

If you can, be sure to vote on Election Day, and not just for the presidential election.

of Washington. Reichert previously served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve as well as serving as the King County sheriff. He currently is a member of the House Ways and Means committee as well as the Tax Policy, Human Resources, and Trade subcommittees. Reichert has worked to reduce crime and is a leader in the fight against domestic violence, according to his website. Through his years as the representative, he has supported the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the growth of education in all fields.

Democrat Tony Ventrella is currently running against Reichert. He has no previous political experience but is

dedicated to equality in all aspects, according to his website. He has fought for affordable health care as well pay equality and a fair minimum wage. He said on his website he will continue the struggle against the threat of global warming and also work toward accessible education for everyone.

Ventrella has vowed to fight the big money in politics to create a fairer democratic process. Although he dropped out of the race on July 18 he resumed his campaign after advancing in the primary election.

More information can be found at their websites: davereichert.com and teamventrella.com.

which one is mature enough to vote, I know that there are still ways for me to make a political impact. The most accessible platform for youthdriven political change (with the best quality practice for a future as a voting citizen) that I’ve been able to find is Youth in Government. Youth in Government, a program created in 1936 and still fostering the development of many adolescents into eloquent and self-assured young adults, is a great way to get your voice heard. High school students can write bills, debate them and travel to Olympia in May to lobby and try to get them passed through the Legislature.

Sarah Jackson, a Skyline student participating for the past three years, said that the

program showed her that “government can be fun,” spiked up her “involvement in politics and helped shape who (she) wants to be as a person,” and “it has given (her) really valuable skills.”

“Youth in Government helps students get their voices heard and brings together different personalities and backgrounds into a group of students who learn and grow together to make a difference,” said Abby Hart, one of the program’s facilitators.

The group meets every first and third Monday of every month. To join Youth in Government, go to the next meeting at the Sammamish YMCA on Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m. and if you have any questions, email sammamishteens@ seattleymca.org.

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WE TALKED TO TRUMP SUPPORTERS AND CLINTON SUPPORTERS AND ASKED WHY THEY ARE BACKING THAT CANDIDATE Skyline

HEERA RAJAVEL Freshman

“I support Hillary Clinton because she is not a misogynistic person who doesn’t pay taxes and she’s less likely to blow up the world through bad Iranian nuclear deals.”

MATTHEW TURTEL Sophomore

“I believe that basic human rights are being threatened by liberal politics — rights such as free speech, self-defense and life. While he was definitely not my first pick, Donald Trump will add Supreme Court judges that will protect our rights.”

Eastlake

ROSS MINER Sophomore

“Trump is better than Clinton because he didn’t give out loads of America’s secrets to non-allied countries and try to hide the evidence, then deny that any of it happened at all.

I think Trump’s recent statements about women are no big deal. Every guy has said it, it just so happened that this time it was recorded. It is much more important for an establishment outsider to become the commander-in-chief for the first time than a female.”

JACK BROWERS Sophomore

“I am supporting Hillary Clinton this campaign season. Currently we are in a time where China and Russia are building up their military and defying international law. Hillary, having the experience of being Secretary of State, can soundly, diplomatically handle these situations.”

Eastside Catholic

JOANIE FOLEY Sophomore

“I support Clinton because of Trump’s lack of respect for women.”

JARRED FLOWERS Junior

“I support Trump because he is not a career politician and because of his tax plan.”

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Calendar of events Saturday, Oct. 29 Guided Tour of Meadowbrook Farm, 10 a.m. to noon, free, 1711 Boalch Ave. NW, North Bend, 831-1900 Halloween Train, featuring old fashion cider press demonstration, depot and train decorations and warm apple cider, train departs Snoqualmie at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4:25 p.m.; departs North Bend at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., 888-3030 Reel Frights Film Festival and Costume Contest, ages 6 and older, 6 p.m., suggested donation of nonperishable food items, nbtfilmfestivals. com/reel-frights/attend-thefestival Night on a Dark Trail, 7-10 p.m., 34500 SE 99th St., Snoqualmie, tickets are $13 per person at the gate, nightonadarktrail.org Left Coast Gypsies present Creatures of the Night Halloween Show, 7 p.m., Black Dog Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 831-3647 Halloween Bash at the Brewery, parents only, featuring live music, ghoulish games, frightening food and more, no cover, 7-11 p.m., Snoqualmie Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. SE, 831-2357 Valley Center State presents the psychological thriller “Night Must Fall: A Play in Three Acts,” 7:30 p.m., tickets $14 for seniors and students/ $17.50 for adults, available online at bit. ly/2cODCE7, learn more at valleycenterstage.org Gail Pettis Quartet, 7:309:30 p.m., Piccola Cellars, 112 West Second St., North Bend, jazzclubsnw.org/northbend Carnevil Halloween Bash, ages 21 and older, 8-10 p.m., featuring eats, treats and costume contest, Snoqualmie Casino, bit.ly/2ezqAB4

Sunday, Oct. 30 The Pointdexters Spooky Brunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Black Dog Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 831-3647 Halloween Train, featuring old fashion cider press demonstration, depot and train

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decorations and warm apple cider, train departs Snoqualmie at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4:25 p.m.; departs North Bend at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., 888-3030 Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for K-12, 3-5 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m.; Haunted House Jam Session, 7:30 p.m., Piccola Cellars, 112 West Second St., North Bend, jazzclubsnw.org/northbend

Monday, Oct. 31

Helping Homeless Teens in Snoqualmie Valley, 7-9 p.m., Sallal Grange, 12912 432nd Ave. SE, North Bend, 888-0825 Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, 831-3647

Thursday, Nov. 3 Story times: toddlers, ages newborn to 3, 10-10:45 a.m.; preschool, ages 3 and older, North Bend Library, 115 East Fourth St., 888-0554 Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for K-12, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. SE, 888-1223 Abagail Nelson, 7:30 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, 831-3647

Just say goodbye next time

At 8:27 p.m. Oct. 16, officers investigated a noise complaint of people honking horns and banging stuff at EJ Roberts Park, 500 Thrasher Ave. NE. Officers found a group of youths who advised they were all friends and honked as they were leaving the area.

Car prowl

At 8:08 a.m. Oct. 18, Indoor Playground, for ages newborn to 5, 9:30-11:30 a resident in the 33000 a.m., $1 donation per visit, block of SE Tibbits Street Si View Gymnasium, 400 SE reported discovering Orchard Drive, North Bend, sometime overnight snovalleyindoorplayground.org Friday, Nov. 4 someone entered and Merry Monday Story Indoor Playground, for rummaged through their Times, ages newborn to 24 ages newborn to 5, 9:30-11:30 unlocked GMC vehicle. months, 11 a.m., North Bend a.m., $1 donation per visit, Library, 115 East Fourth St., Nothing appeared to have Si View Gymnasium, 400 SE 888-0554 been stolen.

Orchard Drive, North Bend, Trick or Treat at Red Oak Residence, 5:30-7 p.m., 650 E. North Bend Way, redoakresidence.com Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for K-12, 5-7 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 East Fourth St., 888-0554

Tuesday, Nov. 1 North Bend Finance and Administration Committee meeting, 4-5 p.m., City Hall, 211 Main Ave. Snoqualmie Finance and Administration meeting, 6-7 p.m., City Hall, 38624 SE River St. Encompass Parenting Workshops: Help, My Child Isn’t Talking, 6-7 p.m., 9801 Frontier Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 888-2777 North Bend City Council meeting, 7-9 p.m., Mt Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S. First Tuesday Book Club, for adults, 7-8:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 East Fourth St., 888-0554

Wednesday Nov. 2 Study Zone, homework and tutoring help for K-12, 2-4:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 East Fourth St., 888-0554 2nd Community Forum on

snovalleyindoorplayground. org Teen STEM Club: Video+Blogging=Vlogging, ages 5-8, 1:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. SE, free, register at www.kcls.org or 888-1223 Encompass Sibshops, early learning for grades K-5, Encompass Early Learning Center, 2-5 p.m., 1407 Boalch Ave. NW, North Bend, $20, register at goencompassnw. org/collections/sibshops NaNoWriMo Write-in, 3:30-5 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 East Fourth St., 888-0554 The Ginger Ups, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. SE, 831-2357 Fall Teen Nights: Hawaiian Luau, grades 5-8, featuring Minute to Win It style games, Wii, 3-on-3 basketball, eating contests and more, 7-10 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 SE Orchard Drive, North Bend, $5 Open Mic at the Sallal Grange, all ages, 7-10 p.m., 12912 432nd Ave. SE, North Bend, free, 831-1900 Carolyn Cruso, 7:30 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, 831-3647

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Suspicious door hanger

At 4:30 p.m. Oct. 18, a resident on Snowberry Avenue Southeast reported a suspicious person trying to open the front door and then run off. A responding officer discovered an employee of Molly Maid hanging door fliers.

Parking problem

At 7:43 a.m. Oct. 21, a

resident on Schusman Avenue Southeast reported someone had parked illegally, partially blocking their driveway, and believed it was a student from the nearby high school. The driver was located. The officer told him to move the vehicle and apologize to the homeowner.

Mailbox hit-and-run

At 1:05 a.m. Oct. 17, a resident on Northeast Eighth Street reported a white passenger car left the roadway and knocked over his mailbox. The reporting person was less concerned about the mailbox than about the driver, whom he suspected was under the influence of intoxicants.

Search, no rescue

At 12:23 p.m. Oct. 13, Snoqualmie firefighters responded to an emergency along with Eastside Fire & Rescue to search a home on Southeast 151st Street. The crew was tasked with primary search duties on the second floor and secondary search of the first floor.

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the scene when no occupants were found.

Tree-caused outage

At 1:13 p.m. Oct. 14, Snoqualmie firefighters responded to a reported brush fire on Southeast Vaughan Street.

Apparently, a tree fell and arced across three hightension lines. This caused a small fire that eventually blew the circuit.

Power had gone out in the area briefly until the circuit was restored. Upon arrival, the crew found no fire, but the tree remained across multiple power lines. With no immediate threat to life or property, PSE was notified and the crew cleared the scene.

Dead batteries

At 12:10 a.m. Oct. 18, a neighbor reported the smoke detectors were going off at an apartment on Southeast Swenson Drive. The fire crew found an unoccupied building with the front door unlocked and multiple smoke detectors sounding. All they found were two detectors with dead batteries, so they pulled them from the ceiling.

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Bendigo Properties LLC plans to build four combination athletic fields and a 75,000-square-foot indoor space as part of the Snoqualmie Valley Athletic Complex, located between State Route 202 and Boalch Avenue.

athletic complex project has brought people together who are usually squabbling for field time, she said.

Other speakers noted the field could be used for Mount Si High School sports, some of which are being affected by the new school construction.

“High school athletes are going to have to be shipped out of town to play,” Wes Dover said.

Dover is president of

the Wildcat Baseball Booster Club. He said that the baseball and softball fields at Mount Si High School were the first to go in construction of the new school, and will be the last thing to get built.

“We need a place to play,” he said.

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The proposed athletic complex wouldn’t require any city dollars and could provide a significant economic benefit to the valley, CITY OF NORTH BEND Councilmember Jonathon Rosen said.

Rosen endures the Interstate 90 interchange at State Route 18 at rush hour to take his son to Ravensdale to play on a turf field with lights, he said.

“I’m sure I’m not the only parent in the valley that would love to see something closer,” he said.

Rosen also mentioned that Miller is a local, and that he has coached — and lost — against him numerous times.

The Oct. 13 Planning Commission meeting saw three of seven members show up, which is a they met with neighbors to Encompass would be quorum in North Bend. figure out the best use for able to use the facility for However, commissioner the property and decided its programs during the Dick Ryon removed himon a sports facility. day, Miller said, and new self from the conversation It could “accommodate parking lots at the site because he is on the board everything the commuwould benefit Encompass. of Encompass, which stands nity needs to develop our Eventually, the to benefit from the project. kids to really compete developers aim to bring In a special meeting with the other kids in our city sewer facilities out to Oct. 20, the Planning district and in the city,” the complex, Miller said.

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At the meeting, multiple sports coaches from around Snoqualmie and North Bend spoke about the need for more sports fields.

Bo Smith, a Snoqualmie resident and youth baseball coach, said coaches of all sports are always looking for dry fields around the valley. Also, a lack of fields with lights hinders parents’ ability to participate in their kids’ activities, as practices often start during the workday to utilize daylight.

“Right now, it’s those of us who can find a way out of work a little bit early to come provide that service to these young kids in our neighborhood,” Smith said.

Smith said dry, illuminated sports fields would help parents and others get involved in the community.

Jennifer Spence, board president of the Mount Si Lacrosse Club, said the sports community is constantly fighting for space and daylight. The

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Hannah Waskom has a comfortable lead halfway through the KingCo girls cross country race at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah. Waskom finished first by a 22-second margin.

Brother and sister duo sweep KingCo 4A cross country individual titles for Mount Si

BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@snovalleystar.com

Joe and Hannah Waskom created a buzz around the Mount Si cross country programs before they ran any races this season.

At the Oct. 22 Class 4A KingCo Conference championships, the brother and sister duo left no doubt about the reasons for the preseason hype.

Hannah Waskom, a senior, opened the 52nd KingCo meet at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah with a victory in the girls’ 5,000-meter race. Joe Waskom, a sophomore, followed with his own triumph in the boys race.

Hannah Waskom’s winning time of 18 minutes, 28.22 seconds helped the Mount Si girls finish second in the team standings with 60 points, giving the program its second straight berth at the 4A state championships.

Issaquah, thanks to four top-10 finishers, won the girls team title with 32 points, but the Wildcats will join the Eagles at Pasco’s Sun Willows Golf Course for the state meet next weekend.

“Really, I just had to keep

Mount Si’s Joe Waskom checks the distance between himself and Eastlake’s Nate Pendleton as both approach the finish line of the KingCo boys cross country race. Waskom won the individual title with a 1-second win over Pendleton.

pushing myself the whole time and I just tried to get as big of a lead as I could,” Hannah Waskom said.

After finishing fourth at the KingCo meet last season, she knew she had some work to do as the three girls ahead of her — Eastlake’s Pia Richards, and Issaquah’s Kenna Clawson and Sami Corman — all returned.

But Richards and Corman have been injured for much of the season and were still working their way back into shape.

That left Clawson as Waskom’s main challenger and the Mount Si star wound up beating her by 22 seconds.

“Even though, throughout the season, I had been undefeated (in conference races), I still wasn’t going to get overconfident or anything like that,” she said. “I know never to underestimate these girls because they’re so good.”

Mount Si also solidified a return trip to state thanks to the return of senior Lindsey

Sydnor. She was injured during the spring track season and didn’t run a single cross country race until the KingCo meet. She took 11th in 19:30.81, earning valuable points for the Wildcats as they held off Eastlake for the state berth.

“She was kind of nervous coming in because she hadn’t raced yet, but we just told her, ‘All you can do is help our team,’ ” Waskom said.

Mount Si’s other point-scorers were Chloe Cosgrove (seventh, 19:15.59), Quinn Van Buren (19th, 20:20.97) and Julene McDonald (22nd, 20:32.35).

Joe Waskom, who was fifth in KingCo as a freshman, took charge of the boys race within the first mile, although he had to fight off a late challenge from Eastlake’s Nate Pendleton.

Waskom won by exactly 1 second in 15:30.66.

“He was coming for me, but I think I worked so hard in the middle of the race that . . . because I was kicking at the end, that’s why I won,” he said.

Pendleton, a junior, was 7 seconds and one spot ahead of Waskom at the 2015 KingCo

meet. The two will likely be title favorites in 2017.

“I didn’t feel like I had it won until I crossed the finish line,” Waskom said. “He beat me last year and I know he has a really, really good kick, so I just ran through the line and came out first.”

The Mount Si boys were also seeking a return trip to Pasco, but came up just short with a third-place total of 77 points.

Skyline (57) and Issaquah (63) claimed the two state berths.

The Wildcats’ top five also consisted of senior Grant Baker (10th, 16:34.62), senior Jackson Stokes (14th, 16:44.62), junior Will Betz (25th, 17:06.51) and junior Alex Helfrich (27th, 17:10.93).

Despite the disappointment of the boys team staying home, there was plenty to celebrate in the Waskom household as Joe and Hannah won individual titles.

“We were kind of talking about that last night and we both had confidence that we could do it,” Joe said. “I’m really happy for her. She had a great race.”

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Four seasons in, Mount Si swimmers learn, grow steadily for us,” he said. “We’ve Ross, in particular, has already had two kids qual- been invaluable, Stewart ify for districts, so that’s said.

Participation numbers exciting.”

“She has been here for have doubled during the Mount Si’s record four seasons — she started Mount Si girls swimming in Class 4A KingCo when we started the team,” program’s four years of Conference dual meets he said. “She has done aweexistence, but the team dropped to 0-6 with a 125- some this year. She’s just continues to face challeng42 loss to Issaquah. The a great leader, does a good es as it tries to compete in depth of opposing schools job swimming. I mean, you arguably the state’s toughhas resulted mostly in can’t ask for a better capest conference. lopsided defeats for the tain. She really organizes The lack of proper Wildcats, with the excepthings.” training facilities hinders tion of a 92-88 defeat to While Issaquah won Mount Si during its threeBothell last month.

10 of 11 events, Mount Si month season, as well as But the program isn’t celebrated a win in the GREG FARRAR | gfarrar@snovalleystar.com yet measuring its sucthe rest of the year when 100-yard freestyle as sophMount Si sophomore Emi Yoshikawa swims for a winning current and prospective cess through wins and omore Emi Yoshikawa time in the 100-yard freestyle during the Wildcats’ Oct. 18 members need a place to losses. Stewart and posted a time of 1 minute, meet against Issaquah. improve.

Petrzelka have developed 1.76 seconds.

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Other Wildcats who earned points against Issaquah included Julia Crumb in the 200 individual medley (third, 2:30.64) and 500 free (6:06.94); Tatum Dalgleish in the 50 free (third, 29:15) and 100 free (fourth, 1:04.53); Allison Winder in the 100 backstroke (fourth, 1:30.33); and Katelyn Birtell in the 100 breaststroke (fourth, 1:32.07).

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Mount Si’s Max Bonda scores the Wildcats’ second touchdown of the game in the first quarter of a 63-21 homecoming victory over visiting Inglemoor on Oct. 21.

Wildcats romp past Inglemoor

BY NEIL PIERSON

ated the running clock in combining to go 14 of 19 the opening moments of passing for 288 yards and the second half when Cale six scores.

The Mount Si football Millen hooked up with The Wildcats ran for team ended a three-game Max Bonda for a 69-yard 101 yards, including rushlosing skid in impressive touchdown pass. ing TDs from Bonda, Kyle fashion by smashing Inglemoor (1-7, 1-5) fum- Fraser and Austin Ross. the visiting Inglemoor bled the opening kickoff Irish led the receiving Vikings, 63-21, at its Oct. 21 and Mount Si took advan- corps with five receptions homecoming game. tage with Millen’s 25-yard for 151 yards and three Mount Si (3-5 overall, TD toss to Jesiah Irish.

TDs. 2-4 Class 4A KingCo Millen and Zeke Barden The Wildcats finish Conference) scored the split time under center, their season at Newport at first 35 points and initi- SANDY.FINAL.SV.CMYK.PDF with the two quarterbacks 7 p.m. Friday.

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