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Tent City 4 leaves Snoqualmie for Hans Jensen Park

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com Unable to find a long-term location, the roving homeless encampment known as Tent City 4 moved this past weekend into Hans Jensen Park, a campground near Lake Sammamish State Park.

A member of the camp, who asked not to be identified, said Tent City 4 was unable to find a faith-based location, which the group typically prefers.

He added when it became

evident they would not find a long-term location, Tent City 4 leadership contacted the office of Gov. Jay Inslee about using Hans Jensen Park, where the encampment stayed about two years ago.

Inslee’s office gave the OK for Tent City 4 to move in for 20 days. Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church in Woodinville paid the group’s camping fees.

Sam Roberson, Tent City 4 camp director, could not be See TENT CITY, Page 5

Public Hospital District race too close to call as election results released At least one Snoqualmie Valley election race is coming down to the wire.

Just 29 votes separated leader Emma R. Herron and incumbent Ryan Roberts in the race for a Public Hospital District No. 4 commissioner spot as of press time Nov. 10.

Herron had 2,991 votes, or 50.07 percent, to Roberts’ 2,962, or 49.58 percent. Roberts opened with a narrow lead when results were first announced Nov. 3.

King County Elections will update totals every weekday until the results are certified Nov. 24. View the full results at www.kingcounty.gov/elections.

Here are where the local races stood as of Nov. 10: North Bend Mayor q Ken Hearing — 63.2 percent (783 votes) q Write-in — 36.8 percent (456 votes) North Bend City Council Position 1 q Jonathan Rosen — 98.23 percent (946 votes)

q Write-in — 1.77 percent (17 votes) North Bend City Council Position 3 q Trevor Kostanich — 72.23 percent (913 votes) q Dee Wayne Williamson — 27.22 percent (344 votes) q Write-in — 0.55 percent (7 votes) North Bend City Council Position 5 q Brenden Elwood — 56.36 percent (736 votes) q David Cook — 43.26 percent (565 votes) q Write-in — 0.38 percent (5 votes) North Bend City Council Position 7 q Martin Volken — 60.92 percent (792 votes) q Judy Bilanko — 38.62 percent (502 votes) q Write-in — 0.46 percent (6 votes) Snoqualmie City Council Position 2 q Chelley Patterson — 98.33 See ELECTION, Page 5

By Greg Farrar

Robert Bowen lays a plywood sheet on some of the 200 plastic pallets recently donated by Talking Rain in Preston to Tent City 4 during moving day Nov. 7 as Scott Anderson and his Australian shepherd Roxy look on.

Valley Center Stage hosts annual radio show fundraiser Nov. 19-21 Valley Center Stage will host its annual fundraiser radio show in North Bend Nov. 19-21.

“Leisure Time with Leisure Time” is a radio show that will take audiences back to the 1940s, hosted by Valley Center Stage performers, studio musi-

cians, and local jazz musicians John Chmaj and The Cascade Jazz Ensemble.

The show will feature “The Lady Was Dangerous” with another installment of the mystery, “Lady Pemberly,” written by local talent James Gower.

The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. each day of the performance. There is a $20 minimum donation for admission and tickets may be pre-purchased at http://bit.ly/1QkkYEE. Valley Center Stage is located at 119 W. North Bend Way.

Snoqualmie proposes property tax increase, adjusts for inflation

By Dylan Chaffin dchaffin@snovalleystar.com Property owners in Snoqualmie will likely see a small increase in property taxes to go into effect Jan. 1, 2016, as per an ordinance introduced at the city council meeting Nov. 9.

Total estimated taxes for the 2016 regular levy is $6,728,000— an increase of $320,000, or 5 percent, over 2015. $186,000 is due to the build out of

Snoqualmie Ridge, which is expected in 2017.

The increase in the property tax levy proposed for next year would total $52,946 — or .83 percent from last year.

On top of the regular levy, the city’s “excess” levy — an amount for the principal and interest payment of the general obligation bond passed in 2002 will total $275,000 next year. This will add 11 cents per $1,000 to the tax rate for prop-

erty owners.

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Mount Si debate team invites all comers to argue to topics of the day at showcase

By Sam Kenyon skenyon@snovalleystar.com To be or not to be?

But this isn’t theater, it’s debate. Pro or con? To be, or not? The Mount Si High School debate team makes it their business to argue, and to win.

“I think debate teaches you about priorities and how to get everything done on time,” junior Lauren Zinkan said. “I’ve become way more organized.

“Everything that you’re doing in debate serves a purpose and it’s very clear what purpose it serves, so it’s really nice to be rewarded for that.”

The debate team, coached by English teacher Chelsea King, kicked off their year-long season with a showcase event on Oct. 20 where they invited anyone to come check out their skills.

“It went great,” King said of the event.

About 73 people attended, including district Superintendent Joel Aune. Four debaters split into teams of two and each team was assigned a side by a coin flip. They debated the National Speech and Debate Association’s monthly topic: Should governments prioritize

the humanitarian needs of refugees over their own national interest?

Seniors Ruary Thompson and Dana Korssjoen were given the pro position and won the debate. Zinkan and her teammate Megan Luke were assigned the con position.

“It was great practice for the tournament we’re about to go to and the rest of them in the upcoming months,” Thompson said. He added the event helped the debate team have a bit more visibility in the community.

The Mount Si debate team has an impressive record in the last few years. Thompson and Korssjoen swept the Washington State Debate Tournament last March, taking first and second place at state and earning a bid to the National Finals in Dallas. They were one of two Mount Si teams to earn a bid to the National Finals last year; only two teams from the Puget Sound area get to go to nationals and Mount Si produced both of them.

“It’s the best decision I’ve made,” Thompson said of joining the debate team. “It really teaches you the value of hard

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“Honestly, I was kind of worried about being a procrastinator but that doesn’t happen when you actually enjoy what you’re doing and this is probably the first time I’ve ever felt that.”

After the showcase the team has gone to three other tournaments this year and come back with awards from each of them.

At Bear Creek School’s Grizzlies Invitational on Oct. 23-24, Thompson was awarded first speaker in the Open Public Forum category, and he and Zinkan took third place.

Against Puyallup High School at Pacific Lutheran University Oct. 30-31, Thompson and Korssjoen took first place and earned a state bid. Thompson once again earned first speaker and Korssjoen earned third speaker. Zinkan and Kenzington Dupree were quarterfinalists in the open public forum category. Other quarterfinalists were Reagan Thompson and Liam Renner, as well as Jack Harris and Stephan Rubalcava in the novice public forum category.

Renner was awarded third speaker and Regan Thompson was awarded

fifth speaker.

Against Gig Harbor High School on Nov. 6-7, Zinkan and Dupree were semifinalists in the open public forum and Reagan Thompson and Renner were semifinalists in the novice public forum. Renner earned first speaker and Dupree earned fifth speaker.

One of Korssjoen’s favorite topics so far was the monthly topic from last February: “On balance, economic globalization benefits worldwide poverty reduction.”

“It was a lot of practice in simplifying really complex topics,” she said.

That topic was one of Zinkan’s favorites, too.

“Each month you’re learning something different,” she said. “It really opens up your perspective as far as how things work” The team is on a roll and its success has brought new members to the team. The group has nearly 40 students at team meetings, and 70 registered members, which is triple the size of last year’s team.

“We have so many new members and we’re excited to have them all,” Zinkan said. “It’s a great community.”

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Mount Si choir hosts mattress fundraiser The choir boosters want you to get a good night’s sleep.

No lullabies, but the Mount Si High School Choir Boosters will sell the next best thing — new mattresses.

The mattress sale fundraiser will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14 at Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way, S.E., Snoqualmie.

The wholesaler, Custom Fundraising Solutions, will set up a mattress showroom with 25 brands on display in the high school commons. Shoppers are encouraged to try the different sizes and styles.

Pillows, bed frames and mattress protectors will also be available for sale.

School district employees and their families receive an additional 10 percent off their purchases. As a bonus, anyone who mentions a choir member by name will receive $50 off his or her purchase.

The Mount Si High School Choir Boosters receive a portion of the day’s sales. Last year, the group earned more than $5,000 through this fundraiser.

The money goes to offset the costs of choral education and enrichment opportunities for the rapidly growing Mount Si choir program.

North Bend wins budget presentation award The city of North Bend received a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its 2015-2016 biennial budget.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada honored the city with the award, which reflects the commitment of the governing body and staff to meet the highest principles of governmental budgeting.

In order to receive the award, North Bend had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for an effective budget presentation. The guidelines are designed to assess how well an entity’s budget serves as a policy document, a financial

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“We are extremely proud of Assistant City Administrator/ Finance Director Dawn Masko, Deputy Finance Director Beth Wright and the entire Finance Department” said North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing.

“The citizens here are very well served and this award is yet another example of the quality of our City staff.”

State Parks offers 12 park free days to visitors in 2016 The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission has released its 2016 schedule for 12 free days when visitors are not required to display the Discover Pass to visit a state park.

The free days are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass.

The pass costs for a $30 annual pass or $10 for a one-day permit and is required for vehicle access to state recreation lands managed by Washington State Parks, the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources.

The Discover Pass legislation provided that State Parks could designate up to 12 free days when the pass would not be required to visit state parks. The free days apply only at state parks; the Discover Pass is still required on WDFW and DNR lands.

The 2016 State Parks free days are: q Jan. 1 — New Year’s Day and State Parks’ First Day Hikes Day q Jan. 17-18 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day q March 19 — Washington State Parks’ 103rd birthday q March 26 — A springtime free Saturday q April 22 — Earth Day q May 8 — A springtime free Sunday q June 4 — National Trails Day q June 11 — National Get Outdoors Day q Aug. 25 — National Park Service 100th birthday q Sept. 24 — National Public Lands Day q Nov. 11 — Veterans Day

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Valley Hospital commissioner receives 40 Under 40 honor Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Board Commissioner Ryan Roberts has been selected as a 2015 Honoree in the 40 Under 40 Awards.

For the past 17 years, the Puget Sound Business Journal has identified 40 business leaders under the age of 40 who have made a significant impact in their career and community. To be selected, honorees were nominated and asked to complete an extensive application.

The award recognizes Roberts’ expertise and influence from nearly 400 nominees in Washington.

Roberts is vice president and account executive for Parker, Smith & Feek. He serves in the Commercial Insurance Division as an

Taxes From Page 1 additional revenue generated by construction, improvements to property and increases in the value of state-assessed properties within the city, according to council documents.

adviser and advocate for his clients.

Founded in 1937, Parker, Smith & Feek is Ryan one of the 100 Roberts largest insurance brokerage firms in the nation. It is privately owned and headquartered in the Pacific Northwest with worldclass resources with global reach.

Roberts was a naval officer for the United States Navy for nine years where his duties included P-3 aircraft commander, mission commander and instructor

The general tax levy will also consider inflation, which for 2015 rose by a quarter of a percent.

The extra taxes will assist in off setting a $400,000 decline in retail sales and business taxes the city experienced in 2015.

By itself, the 1 percent increase for inflation is 2.5 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, or $12 on a $490,000

pilot. He is also a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Medical Group Management Association, Washington State Hospital Association, Healthcare Financial Management Association, the Puget Sound chapter of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and the Service Academy Business Network.

In his position as hospital commissioner, he is responsible for overseeing the district’s policies and organizational operations. He was appointed in March 2014 and began serving the following month.

He is also a member of the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Foundation.

home. The regular and excess levies will total $1,255 for the same home.

Snoqualmie’s full levy rate is 24 percent of property taxes levied by all taxing districts.

The levy will pay for fixed general fund expenses in the 2015-2016 budget, and help in maintaining city services to residents and businesses.

His other community involvements include being a team organizer for the Tough Mudder Challenge and he is an active member of I-90 Community Church.

“It is such an honor to be selected as a 40 Under 40 Award recipient,” Roberts said in a news release. “I am extremely proud and humbled to join such a prestigious group of leaders who have also received this award.”

Roberts, along with the other 2015 recipients, will be presented his award on Sept. 17 at Showbox Sodo in Seattle.

Roberts and his family live in Snoqualmie.

Learn more about him at www.snoqualmiehospital.org; click on “Governance.”

The council will take action on the ordinance Nov. 23.

The council also: q Appointed Nicholas Lee as Chief Finance Officer q Appointed Dave Battey as Snoqualmie Landmark and Heritage Commissioner q Presented a certificate of recognition to Fire Lieutenant Brian Dillon

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projects, go to the King County Flood Control District website, http://www. kingcountyfloodcontrol.org/.

The King County Flood Control District has approved more than $4.4 million in grant funding to four major watersheds to support ongoing salmon recovery efforts. The Snoqualmie Watershed, Lake Washington/Cedar/ Sammamish Watershed, Green/Duwamish Watershed, and Puyallup/ White Watershed work with their member cities, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations on high priority restoration projects and educational programs to enhance water quality and habitat for salmon. Chinook and steelhead were placed on the threatened list under the Endangered Species Act in 1999.

The Flood Control District Board of Supervisors approved $839,059 in Watershed Management Grant funding for the Snoqualmie Watershed Cooperative.

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To nominate someone, send a letter detailing the nominee’s contributions and explain why this person or business deserves the award. Nominations are due by Dec. 7. Include daytime telephone numbers for you and the nominee.

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Youth football’s fine line with onfield deaths

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arning: this column has no answers. But I feel compelled to write it because part of my job description now is covering high school football, and football has killed people.

The dangers of football is a hot topic, but I’m going to limit this discussion to high school football.

In America, seven high school football players died this season. An average of 12 die Sam every year. One of them, 17-year-old Kenny Kenyon Bui, went to school in Seattle.

I don’t know what to do with this information, besides feel heartbreak. I’ll bet you don’t either. I don’t think anyone has a solution because this reality challenges us with a choice far more diabolical than any hypothetical ethics “would you rather?”

It feels like we have to choose between high school football and the lives of children.

The worst part for me is — I have a hard time making that choice. You’d think it would be easy. “How could anyone put a game before the lives of children?” And of course, that’s a valid point.

But I see something in high school football that is worthy and good. I’m reminded of the classic sociological book “Bowling Alone.” In Robert D. Putnam’s text describes the eroding sense of community in American life. The invention of television (and pile on cell phones and the Internet, too) causes Americans to retreat from social activities that were once the norm. The number of Americans who bowl is as high as ever, but the number who are in bowling leagues is at an all time low. It’s not just bowling. Over the last 25 years the frequency of people attending book club meetings has dropped 58 percent, the frequency of family dinners dropped 43 percent and the frequency of having friends over dropped 35 percent.

It’s a decline in social capital, to borrow Putnam’s term. But when I go to a football game on Friday nights, I see a stadium full of social capital. High school football, especially in smaller towns like Snoqualmie and North Bend, is an enormous locus for community engagement. I watch the kids run around the stands. I watch the parents visit and cheer for their friend’s kids on the field. I see the burgeoning high schoolers, navigating the social complexities of the opposite sex. In an odd way, it reminds me of church.

And then I also see the young men on the field, playing a dangerous game and loving every minute of it. And then sometimes I hear about how one of them, somewhere in my country, died playing that game. And I feel a part of it, because I write about it.

In 2013, 2,163 teenagers died in car accidents. Seven died from football in 2015. No one suggests we get rid of automobiles. But I also know how callous that comparison must feel to the family of Kenny Bui. I don’t have any answers. I only know the facts, as I see them: Kids die playing football, and football gives America something it needs.

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Guest column Celebrating and advocating for education

By Joel Aune The occasion of American Education Week — Nov. 16-20 — is a chance to celebrate schools and highlight the importance of public education. It presents an opportunity to applaud the teachers, support staff, and administrators who are working diligently to provide a stellar educational experience for the young people who attend our schools.

Outstanding schools are a source of pride for our community. The support we receive

To the Editor Thanks for supporting grand night fundraiser

When the Mount Si High School Grad Night 2016 Committee reached out to the community to help with our fundraising efforts for scholarships, prizes, additional entertainment and activities for the evening, Snoqualmie Valley residents responded. Because of the

Home Country Sometimes a sign also lets you know when you’re lost I was invited recently to join Bob Milford, manager of the prestigious Diamond W Ranch, on a drive-around tour of the place. It’s a huge, private ranch, with tiny ex-logging roads winding around through 13,000 acres of pine trees and rocks. A real paradise.

But I was horrified to see wooden street signs nailed to trees wherever two of these old logging trails came together.

“Oh no,” I said, out loud.

“What’s the matter?” Bob asked.

“I see you’re planning a subdivision here.”

Bob started laughing when I

NOVEMBER 13, 2015 from parents and community patrons is an essential ingredient to the success of our schools and the wellbeing of our students. We are blessed Joel Aune to live and work in a community that is so extraordinarily supportive of its schools.

However, at the state level, the story is a much different one. Our state Legislature is not meeting its responsibility to fully fund schools. Consequently, local levy monies are required to fill the gap. Our school district’s most basic needs such as staff salaries, transportation, technology, classified staffing, counselors, textbooks, utilities, and a bevy of unfunded mandates are paid for through the local levy.

The state constitution requires

the state “to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders.”

In 2012, the state Supreme Court ruled our state is violating this constitutional mandate. And following last year’s legislative session in Olympia, the Supreme Court ruled the state to be in contempt for the Legislature’s recurring failure to produce an appropriate funding plan for schools.

The consequences of the Legislature’s ongoing violation of the law are many. Class sizes are too large, and need to be reduced so that students are given the individualized attention they need. Money for schools to expand programming and develop support systems for struggling students to meet the new state graduation requirements is undeniably inadequate.

Compensation for teachers and other school staff is incoherent among school districts across

generous support, 3,190 pounds of items was transported by way of nine vehicles to Value Village in Issaquah rewarding us with $447.20.

Not only do the student graduates of 2016 registered for the party benefit from your efforts, so do others. Value Village responds to requests from a local food bank for jackets, churches reaching out for specific items, pet rescue needing towels and requests from Tent City are filled as well

as all of these items kept from landfill.

The Mount Si 2016 Grad Night Committee wants to thank all of the volunteers and community members for collecting, donating, receiving, sharing by word of mouth or other, transporting and for any other way you supported the fundraiser efforts. We appreciate your generosity!

Susan Husa, Mount Si Grad Night 2016 Committee volunteer

pointed at the signs. “Those are for the owners,” he explained.

“They live back East and visit here one weekend a year. When they get out here, they take the pickup and drive around and get lost.

Once I got a call on the cell phone from the owner, who said he was lost and couldn’t find his way back to the house. So I asked him where he was and he said he was right there, sitting on a rock and close to a pine tree.”

He chuckled. “That narrowed it down to about 13,000 acres.

Well, I managed to find him,

and after that, I put these signs up. I tell them now, if they get lost, to drive until they come to Home Road and then head downhill. It solved the problem.”

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“They don’t have a lot of needs,” said Richard Benson, area manager for Lake Sammamish State Park. He said the area Tent City 4 would be using sits on East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast across from the park boat docks.

“I’m glad state parks could accommodate them,” said Janet Farness, executive director of the Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park.

Farness added that from what she understood, the homeless encampment made for good neighbors when they used the campground a few years ago.

The area has no electricity, but does have potable water available, Benson said.

Benson added when Tent City 4 moved in previously, they only were supposed to stay for 20 days. At the time, they asked for and received an extension from the state.

Since July 11, Tent City 4 has been set up in Snoqualmie near Echo Lake and Interstate 90.

Prior to that, they spent

a good part of the spring and early summer in Issaquah’s High Point area, just off Interstate 90. When they arrived in Issaquah in March, they did not have a permit to be on the property and it was not even clear who owned the land.

The site consists of a permanently closed road, blocked by an iron gate. Because the road was controlled by King County, early during their stay, Roberson said Tent City 4 sent the office of County Executive Dow Constantine a $500 check for rent. Roberson said that check was cashed, but he had no direct contact with county officials regarding the Issaquah site.

Both the Issaquah and Snoqualmie sites presented Tent City 4 with a few problems, primarily no water and no electricity.

In both cases, the group used a generator and carried in water. Benson said the Lake Sammamish campground has water, though it is usually turned off this time of year. He said it could be turned back on to accommodate Tent City 4.

Tent City 4 amenities include a washer and dryer, refrigerator, portable shower and other equipment. At last report, they had about 28 residents.

Education From Page 4 the state. This creates inequity among districts, and enormous challenges at the bargaining table.

These problems have resulted in difficult negotiations, and an exceptional number of teacher strikes this fall. As a result, communities have been disrupted and students’ education delayed.

Election From Page 1 percent (1,292 votes) q Write-in — 1.67 percent (22 votes) Snoqualmie City Council Position 4 q Brad Toft — 97.25 percent (1,274 votes) q Write-in — 2.75 percent (36 votes) Snoqualmie City Council Position 6 q Charles S. Peterson — 53.7 percent (951 votes) q Joe Larson — 46.13 percent (817 votes) q Write-in — 0.17 percent (3 votes)

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It is important that the Legislature make real and substantial progress toward full funding of our schools, without further delay, so that school districts receive the resources necessary to achieve the lofty goals that all of us have for our schools. It is vitally important that the Legislature take immediate action to provide the resources required to lift our students to their potentials and ensure they are fully prepared for life in a competitive and rap-

idly changing world.

The education of children is both a legal and moral responsibility, and there is no more time to delay substantive action on the K-12 funding issue that has been neglected for 40 years. Time is running short, and there is much to be done during the upcoming legislative session to meet the mandate of the constitution and the Supreme Court.

American Education Week is not only a time to celebrate our schools.

It is also a time to advocate for them. A superior school system contributes to the health and vitality of the community. Great schools will shape the future of our nation in a similar fashion. Let’s both celebrate our schools and insist that our legislators step up this winter and develop a plan that will amply fund the education of our children.

Public Hospital District No. 4 (Position 1) q David Speikers — 60.95 percent (3,794 votes) q Fritz Ribary — 38.65 percent (2,406 votes) q Write-in — 0.4 percent (25 votes)

votes) q Write-in — 0.43 percent (26 votes)

q Yes — 74.08 percent (2,550 votes) q No — 25.92 percent (892 votes)

Public Hospital District No. 4 (Position 3) q Emma R. Herron — 50.07 percent (2,991 votes) q Ryan Roberts — 49.58 percent (2,962 votes) q Write-in — 0.35 percent (21 votes) Public Hospital District No. 4 (Position 5) q Joan Young — 54.65 percent (3,275 votes) q Steve Weaver — 44.92 percent (2,692

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Si View Metropolitan Park District (Position 4) q Bud Raisio — 98.53 percent (2,080 votes) q Write-in — 1.47 percent (31 votes) Si View Metropolitan Park District (Position 5) q Susan W. Kelly — 54.65 percent (1,468 votes) q Katie N. Eliza Klahn — 23.38 percent (628 votes) q Dave M. Perkins — 12.1 percent (325 votes) q Jim Cutris — 9.38 percent (252 votes) q Write-in — 0.48 percent (13 votes) Si View Metropolitan Park District Prop. 1

Joel Aune is the Superintendent for the Snoqualmie Valley School District.

Snoqualmie Valley School District (Position 2) q Geoff Doy — 97.9 percent (4,284 votes) q Write-in — 2.1 percent (92 votes) Snoqualmie Valley School District (Position 3) q Carolyn Simpson — 98.11 percent (4,509 votes) q Write-in — 1.89 percent (87 votes) Snoqualmie Valley School District (Position 5) q Dan Popp — 97.83 percent (4,233 votes) q Write-in — 2.17 percent (94 votes)

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Police blotter Snoqualmie police serving North Bend and Snoqualmie

Swift justice Police responded at 12:41 a.m. Nov. 2 to the 76 Gas Station at 520 E. North Bend Way to a reported assault. Ten minutes before the call the caller was assaulted by three people who stole the caller’s wallet. The caller advised the three lived in nearby apart-

ments. Officers were able to detain all three and arrest them. One of the assailants had a previous warrant and was booked into the King County Jail.

caller looked again the vehicle was gone. They didn’t know the direction it traveled.

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Police responded at 12:34 p.m. Nov. 4 to 1100 11th Place S.W. in North Bend due to malicious mischief. The caller reported their window had been shattered within the last 30 minutes. There were no suspects but the caller requested a case number for insurance purposes.

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caller said she was being harassed by her neighbor over some tire marks left in the nearby alley. The caller apologized to the neighbor but then found out the neighbor doesn’t own the alleyway. The caller was advised of her available options if the problem continues but it is not a criminal incident at this point.

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Police responded at 10:19 p.m. Nov. 5 to the intersection of 436th Avenue Southeast and Southeast Cedar Falls Way to a reported hit and run. The caller advised they were hit at a good rate of speed from the rear by another vehicle that fled north. Witnesses described the fleeing vehicle as a dark blue or black Chevrolet pickup truck with a brush guard on the front. Officers were unable to locate it.

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EFR, VFW seeking scout troop affiliates

Eastside Fire & Rescue and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3436 are looking for boy and girl scout troops to assist with the flag protocol process at local fire stations.

The partnership showcases troop members as they retire a flag and then raise the replacement. The VFW provides the flags and properly disposes of the retired ones at an Issaquah ceremony.

“The program is a unique way of bringing three service-oriented groups together which share like values and similar long standing traditions,” said Dave Waggoner, VFW Post 3436’s senior vice commander.

The partnership needs troops from Sammamish, Issaquah, North Bend and May Valley areas. Contact Deputy Chief Mike Boyle at mboyle@esf-r.org to get involved.

Waggoner and Eastside Fire & Rescue Chief Lee Soptich hope troops will come forward and commit to adopting a station, so each of the staffed Eastside Fire & Rescue facilities will benefit from the affiliation.

“While few words are spoken, the emotions run high and most go away with a renewed sense of patriotism and gratitude for sacrifices made in service to the nation,” Soptich said of the flag retirement ceremonies.

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Art instructor shares her passion for pottery

By Dylan Chaffin dchaffin@snovalleystar.com The minute Sandra Sinanan felt the cold, soft texture of clay in her hands it was over.

At just eight years old, Sinanan fell in love with the moldable art medium, and has followed that passion throughout her life.

Sinanan, who goes by “Sam” has been an art instructor in the Puget Sound area for the past 10 years. She teaches 15 to 20 “one-shot” classes a year, Sinanan said during a recent art class for children at the Black Dog Café in Snoqualmie.

In just a few short hours, children and adults who attend the sessions will mold and glaze their artwork before Sinanan lets it dry and puts it in a

kiln.

But these short instructional sessions pose their own challenges, she said, such as indecisive children who can’t make up their minds about what to sculpt.

“It’s a bit of a learning experience,” she joked.

“I’m not 100 percent positive that some of these pieces will survive.”

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Sinanan also teaches longer, more structured six-week sessions, where artists focus on specific items to sculpt.

When she isn’t doing that, she’s teaching children in schools how to work with the sometimesstubborn material. The one-shot approach also works in schools, she said, when she can’t return for

a second session.

“Most kids don’t get clay on any kind of regular basis,” she said. “It’s unique — it’s kind of like playing in mud.”

Thirteen artists, of all ages, participated in the three-hour workshop at the café.

Sinanan walked the participants through a number of techniques, including “coiling,” “pinch pots,” “slab pots” and sculptures. On display she held a number of items to inspire the artists — a turtle, a snail, a rose and a vase.

For her, clay offers something other art mediums can’t.

“There’s something permanent about clay,” she said. “My mom still has the first thing I ever sculpted, and I don’t think she has much else.”

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YOUR WEEK

SCHEDULE THIS: Come on down to North Bend 12’s Day Seahawks Tailgate Rally and Food Drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14 in downtown North Bend. Help fill the Wheels of Boom Car Club vehicles to benefit the Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank. There will be Hawk vendors, a food truck and guest appearances by mascot Blitz, Mama Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. Seahawk, Norb Cam and Wilson the 12th Pony. To learn more, go to http://on.fb.me/1Hvtlva.

THE CALENDAR FOR DATE NOVEMBER 14-20

Email items for the calendar to newsclerk@isspress.com by noon Friday.

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q Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight, Mt. Si Pub, 45530 S.E. North Bend Way, North Bend, 831-6155 q Playwright’s Festival, 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Snoqualmie Ridge Turkey Trot, 5K and kids 1K races, 7 a.m., $27/adults, $11/ kids, directions and registrations at www.runsnoqualmie. com q NaNoWriMo Write-Ins with SnoValley Writes, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 8880554

Sunday

q Brunch with Sabrina Littleton, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

Monday

q Merry Monday Story Time, 11 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 q Yoga with Dr. Jill, 12:15 p.m., Park Street Healing Arts, 318 Park St., North Bend, call 888-4170 to RSVP q Study Zone, grades K-12, 3-5 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 q Book Swap, ages 12 and younger, 3:30-5 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 q Parks and Public Works Commission meeting, 5 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 8881555 q Community Development meeting, 6 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 8881555

q The Boxwell Feldman Group Student Showcase, 6 p.m., Gail Pettis Quartet 7:30 and 8:45 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m., Vox at the Box at 7:30 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307

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q Planning Commission meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 8881555 q Parks Board meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 8881555

q Drop-In Basketball, 16 and older, 8:15-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, 2563115

Tuesday

q Finance and Administration Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 8881555 q Free Weight Loss Clinic with Dr. Scott, 6:30 p.m., Park Street Healing Arts, 318 Park St., North Bend, call 888-4170 to RSVP

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q Snoqualmie Valley Healthy Community Coalition meeting, 8-10:30 a.m., Snoqualmie Valley Alliance Church, 36017 S.E. Fish Hatchery Road, Fall City, 333-6614 q AARP Fraud Watch Network, 2 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223 q Meditation for Everyone with David, 6 p.m., Park Street Healing Arts, 318 Park St., North Bend, call 888-4170 to RSVP

q Pro Am Big Band, 7:30 and 8:45 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307 q City Council Meeting, 7 p.m., Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., 888-3434

q Bellevue High School Combo, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Competitive Play Drop-In Volleyball, 16 and older, 7-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., 256-3115

q Parks Commission meeting, 6 p.m., 126 E. Fourth St., North Bend, 888-1211 q Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8313647

q Dana Hubanks and guests, 7:30 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647 q ‘Leisure Time Radio’ fundraiser, 7:30 p.m., Valley Center Stage, 119 W. North Bend Way, $20 suggested, 8315667

q Strategic Gaming and Magic: The Gathering, ages 9 and older, 1-3 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 8880554 q Artisan Fair, 3-8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8313647 q Leslie Kolke Student Showcase, 6 p.m., Greg Williamson Quartet at 7:30 and 8:45 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307 q Numerology Readings, 6-8 p.m., 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647 q Jenna Hall and James Deal Kindle & the Eastern Oregon Playboys, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8312357 q ‘Leisure Time Radio’ fundraiser, 7:30 p.m., Valley Center Stage, 119 W. North Bend Way, $20 suggested, 831-5667

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Mount Si girls cross country take third at 4A state finals Boys runners set personal records en route to best finish in 42 years

By Sam Kenyon skenyon@snovalleystar.com The Mount Si cross country team finished its historic season with an excellent performance at the Class 4A state cross country meet where the girls’ team finished in third, tied with Lewis and Clark High School, behind only Camas High School, the state champions. The state meet was held in Pasco at the Sun Willows Golf Course.

Mount Si and Lewis and Clark had the same team score of 151, but only the top five runners are counted. In the event of a tie, the sixth runner’s position determines who wins.

Lewis and Clark’s sixth fastest runner finished 32 places ahead of Mount Si’s.

Mount Si junior and star runner Hannah Waskom finished in second place overall with a personal record time of 18 minutes, 4.2 seconds.

Waskom was only eight

seconds behind the first place individual winner, freshman Taylor Roe from Kamiak High School.

“Breathtaking and inspiring,” said Mount Si assistant cross country coach Sean Sundwall in an email when describing Hannah Waskom’s race.

“Her performance was predicated upon countless hours of preparation and more than 1,000 miles of running since the end of last track season. That hard work and her racing smarts carried her to a truly brilliant performance.”

The boys team finished in 11th place overall. But just getting to the state meet was a triumph for the boys team that hasn’t qualified for state in 42 years. The fastest time for the boys was Mount Si freshman Joe Waskom who finished in 18th place with a personal record time of 15:45.4.

“Joe Waskom was the See STATE, Page 11

By Sean Sundwall

Junior Hannah Waskom races toward her second place finish overall with a personal record time of 18:04.2 at the Class 4A state championship Nov. 7 at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

By Curt Carlson/Calder Productions

Jesiah Irish (8), Mount Si High School sophomore wide receiver and quarterback, launches a pass after catching a lateral toss from Harrison D’Anna (12) for a touchdown to Colton Swain on first-and-goal from the five during the first quarter Nov. 6 against Thomas Jefferson High School. Sophomore lineman Michael Collins (77) defends him on the play.

Wildcats ride post season winning streak to state playoffs

By Sam Kenyon skenyon@snovalleystar.com The Mount Si playoff run has been extended for another week after the Wildcats took down the Thomas Jefferson Raiders, 17-14, on Nov. 6 at Federal Way Memorial Field.

“I told the kids that the only thing that I want is to practice with them tomorrow morning,” said Mount Si head coach Charlie Kinnune. “In order to do that, we needed a win. And so we got it and we’re very proud of that. Very, very proud of our kids.”

The win protects an undefeated streak for Mount Si in the Round of 32, an impressive 8-0 in week-10 playoff games.

However, this is their first such win in 4A KingCo, which Mount Si joined last year.

“To be at the state level, to be in Round of 16, second year in is just a total compliment to our community and our parents and kids and coaches and just everybody,” Kinnune said.

By Curt Carlson/Calder Productions

Reed Paradissis (24), Mount Si High School freshman kicker, boots the 40-yard winning field goal in the fourth quarter as junior Blake Bostwick (19) holds and senior Colton Swain (22) defends the closest Thomas Jefferson Raider.

Mount Si controlled the first half of the game.

They scored six minutes into the first quarter, dipped into their bag of tricks, when senior quarterback Harrison D’Anna tossed it to sophomore, and fellow quarterback, Jesiah Irish in the back field, who then launched an option pass for a

touchdown to senior tight end Colton Swain.

Swain finished with a big night, with five catches for 76 yards, including two touchdowns.

“This is really big for us,” Swain said. “Last year it was a disappointment, not making the playoffs.

We didn’t want that same feeling in our stomach

this year.”

Swain pulled down his second touchdown pass with 5:14 remaining in the first half, this time directly from D’Anna.

Kinnune said that the team has relied on their two towering seniors, Swain and wide receiver See FOOTBALL, Page 11

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State From Page 10

By Lawrie Robertson

The Mount Si High School girls cross country team enjoys the spotlight on the podium with their trophy after winning third place in the Class 4A state championship Nov. 7 at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

Football From Page 10 Parker Dumas, throughout the season.

“He’s just come through all year for us,” Kinnune said of Swain’s performance. “We have Colton and Parker. Whenever they take away one we go to the other.”

Dumas finished the night with six catches for 105 yards. Two of his catches were from Irish, the other four from D’Anna.

D’Anna threw for 234 yards on the night, completing 17 of 28 pass attempts, including one touchdown and one interception.

After four turnovers, the

Wildcats’ defense clamped down each time on the Raiders, holding them scoreless before halftime.

However, Thomas Jefferson came roaring back strong in the second half. A bad Mount Si snap on a punt led to a defensive safety for the Raiders with 6:23 left in the third quarter. The Wildcats couldn’t contain the strong running game on the ensuing drive, led

by Raiders senior running back Kenneth Turner.

Turner first scored with just over two minutes left in the third, but the Raiders missed the ensuing extra point. He scored again in the final quarter, when faced with a fourth down and 10, the Raiders completed a deep pass to Turner in the end zone.

However, the Raiders

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again couldn’t convert on a two-point attempt, leaving the score tied at 14.

Mount Si got the ball back with nine minutes left in the game.

Swain said holding off the Raider comeback was a testament to the Wildcats’ emotional composure.

“It’s all about how you handle that,” he said.

“You can’t get your head down in the bad situations or too high in the good ones. The team that handles it better is the one that’s going to get the victory.”

fastest freshman at the KingCo League meet in 17 years,” Sundwall said.

“At state, he had the sixth highest finish of any freshman in state history.”

The next fastest finisher for the girls was senior Melissa Hruska with a personal record of 18:40.5, good for 19th place. Next was junior Lindsey Sydnor who ended in 24th place with a time of 18:50.5.

Mount Si sophomore Julene McDonald came in 78th place, running 20:10.2. Shortly behind her finished fellow sophomore Chloe Cosgrove with a time of 20:16.6. Junior Ellie Bruce finished in 132nd place with a time of 21:40.7 followed by Lexi Winter in 136th place,

Mount Si pushed downfield to the Raider’s 23-yard line, thanks in part to a 34-yard bomb to Swain. Then freshman kicker Reed Paradissis booted a game winning, 40-yard field goal to reach the final score 17-14.

“Nothing fazes this kid, that’s the least of my worries with him,” Kinnune said of Paradissis. “He’s got ice cubes in his veins.”

However, Thomas Jefferson wasn’t done fighting. On the next possession, the Raiders ran the ball back dangerously close

running 21:51.

For the boys, the next fastest finisher was sophomore William Betz who ended in 79th place with a personal record time of 16:31.2. Senior Jonny Gendro followed closely in 89th place with a personal record time of 16:39.9. Senior Tanner Sundwall came next in 96th place with a personal record time of 16:45.7.

Sophomore Alexander Helfrich came in 115th place, running a personal record of 17:00.6. Junior Jackson Stokes finished in 129th place with a time of 17:25.2. And senior Ryan Moore ended in 137th place, running 17:53.6.

“At state, five of the seven boys had lifetime personal records,” Sundwall said. “Two of these boys, Tanner Sundwall and Jonny Gendro, are seniors and

made the very most of their final high school cross country race.”

Both the boys and the girls teams had tremendous performances in the bi-district meet Oct. 31.

The girls won outright while the boys fought through to finish in fourth place, thus earning their long-deprived state berth.

Sundwall said that the boys team’s surprising win was easily explained.

“This is actually quite simple,” he said. “The boys success at the bidistrict meet was simply based on heart and a belief in one another. Those boys are not the fastest five in KingCo. But on that day, in miserable conditions, they had hearts of champions and that is why they became the first Mount Si High School boys cross country team to qualify for State in 42 years.”

to the Mount Si end zone.

But back-to-back penalties pushed them out of field goal range, forcing a failed fourth down attempt. The Wildcats held and took over on downs, securing the victory.

The win earns Mount Si a state berth for the first time in two seasons.

They will next face the undefeated, 10-0 GrahamKapowsin Eagles at 1 p.m. Nov. 14 at Bethel High School in Spanaway, Washington.

“Can’t wait to play next week,” Swain said. “They might be underestimating us, so we’re going to go give it everything we’ve got.”

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To our “Twin Peaks” friends, We cannot thank all the Valley communities enough for your gracious hospitality and support.

You made our return to “Twin Peaks” a once – make that twice-in-a-lifetime peak experience.

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Cook Real Estate

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The Mt Si Motel

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Georgia Bakery

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