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Snoqualmie Elementary School honors veterans

By Dylan Chaffin dchaffin@snovalleystar.com

By Dylan Chaffin

A PT Cruiser decorated in Seahawks colors is one of many owned by fans that were on display at the Wheels of Boom food drive in North Bend Nov. 14.

North Bend catches the Seahawks by the tailgate

Snoqualmie Elementary School students gathered to honor military veterans during a Veteran’s Day assembly held in the school’s gym Nov. 13.

In the crowd, two WWII veterans, Bob Hamerly and Walt Wyrch, joined younger veterans of the Vietnam and Korean wars, and some even younger, in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

Fourth grade choir students followed with an array of patriotic music, from “America, The Beautiful” to “This Land is Your Land” and in between, students thanked the veterans for their service with speeches and poems.

A kindergarten and third grade class also joined in honoring the veterans.

A slideshow with photos of the veterans and dates of their service closed the ceremony.

Most of the veterans are family members of current students at the school.

For fifth grade teacher Desi Cuddihy, the assembly gives her students the opportunity to learn some important life skills, she said, because she puts them in charge of organizing it.

From contacting rental companies for the projector screen to designating their peers to planning committees and drafting their own speeches, Cuddihy’s class has been responsible for the ceremony for the past five years.

As she shook hands with the veterans as they left, Cuddihy said she felt it was important for her to honor them for their service.

Before the assembly, a reception was held in the school’s library for the veterans, where they received handmade necklaces from students and shared stories with other veterans from their time in the military.

“I’m happy that the veterans are coming, and I’m thankful for my class,” she said.

“I’m thankful that the veterans are enjoying it.”

EFR Chief Soptich to retire early on Nov. 30

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com

Photos by Dylan Chaffin

Above, Anna MacInnes, owner of Fan Fedoras in Seattle sells her custom made fedoras to Seahawks fans during the tailgate and rally. At right, Seahawks fans, dressed up in their best team colors, wait in line to purchase gear at the food drive.

SLIDESHOW Find more photos from North Bend Seattle Seahawks Tailgate at www.issaquahpress.com.

Eastside Fire & Rescue is about to see some big changes at the top, most notably the retirement of longtime Chief Lee Soptich.

Lee Soptich Soptich, 58, had earlier announced he would leave the position he first took in 2000 at the end of January.

His plan now is to leave at the end of November.

The fire service also will be

losing Deputy Chief Wes Collins and Ingrid Anderson-Boyle, EFR human resources manager.

Soptich said all three joined EFR at about the same time and decided they all wanted to leave together. The trio’s last day on the job will be Nov. 30.

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Local groups host clothing drives The Mount Si High School debate team and the Ignite Dance & Yoga School are partnering with Clothes for the Cause, a fundraising company that collects clothes in exchange for cash, for fundraising to pay for competitions and travel expenses.

Clothes for the Cause partners with fundraising groups to collect clothes, shoes, purses, belts and household linens. To help the debate team, drop off donations at 9 a.m. through Nov. 28 to Snoqualmie Ridge Storage, 35501 S.E. Douglas St. To assist the dance squads, donate items at Ignite Dance & Yoga, 472 E. North Bend Way through Nov. 29.

North Bend wins budget 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 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 plan, an operations guide and a communications device.

“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.”

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FBI releases 2014 crime statistics for cities The FBI has released its 2014 annual national crime report.

The amount of violent crime reported in the state of Washington was significantly lower than the national average, 285.2 per 100,000 city residents as compared to 365.5 per 100,000 residents nationally, according to the report.

However, the amount of property crimes was significantly higher than the national average, at 3,706 per 100,000 residents compared to 2,596 per 100,000 residents nationally.

Snoqualmie For Snoqualmie, with a population of 12,359, the breakdown of violent and property crimes in 2014 is:

q Violent crime: 12 q Murder: 0 q Rape: 1 q Robbery: 1 q Aggravated assault: 8 q Property crime: 154 q Burglary: 14 q Larceny theft: 134 q Motor vehicle theft: 6 q Arson: 1 The population of Snoqualmie increased from 2013 to 2014 by 469 residents, and the number of violent crimes overall from 2013 to 2014 increased. In 2013, there were only three violent crimes, one aggravated assault and no robberies. The year 2014 also shows an experience in property crimes, from 90 to 154 in the same time period.

There were also 65 cases

of theft and eight cases of motor-vehicle theft in 2013.

North Bend For North Bend, with a population of 6,340, the breakdown of violent and property crimes in 2014 is: q Violent crime: 12 q Murder: 1 q Rape: 1 q Robbery: 5 q Aggravated assault: 5 q Property crime: 252 q Burglary: 33 q Larceny theft: 207 q Motor vehicle theft: 12 q Arson: 1 The population of North Bend also grew, by 246 residents. In 2013, the city saw 13 violent crimes, three reported rapes, four robberies and four aggravated assaults. It also saw an

FISH kicks off membership drive The Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery is asking members and the public for support to maintain its education and community programs throughout Issaquah and surrounding areas.

A FISH membership helps support the mission statement: “To advocate retaining and improving the historic Issaquah Salmon Hatchery and to promote watershed stewardship through education.”

As a FISH member, you receive a great benefits pack-

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Those benefits include: q access to quarterly “FISH Member Days,” q special events exclusively for FISH members, such as a behind-the-scene tour of the hatchery, Hot Cocoa and Movie Night, Fish Print T-Shirt Party and Family Fun Fest, q A membership card identifying you as a FISH supporter, q 10 percent discount at the FISH Shop, the gift shop located on the hatch-

ery grounds, q A 15 percent discount during Small Business Saturday (the day following Black Friday) at the FISH Shop, q A colorful vinyl car decal that will allow you to display your support of FISH with others, q Beginning in 2016, a special renewal gift for returning FISH members, q Discounts on facility rentals and Summer Salmon Camp, q Monthly e-newsletters, q Annual membership

By the numbers q Read the 2013 Crime in the United States report at http://1.usa.gov/1Oh2ZgN. q Read the 2014 Crime in the United States report at http://1.usa.gov/1FTBFnv.

increase in property crime in 2014, with 53 cases of burglary and 170 cases of larceny theft. There was a decrease in motor-vehicle thefts in 2014.

There were no murders in Snoqualmie or North Bend in 2013. North Bend saw an increase in number of murders from zero to one. meetings, including selection of the FISH board of directors, q Pride in knowing that you are doing your part for the environment, wildlife and education, q A tax deduction.

Annual membership levels are Chum Salmon (students and educators): $15; Silver Salmon (seniors, 65 and older): $15; Pink Salmon (member): $25; Sockeye Salmon (family): $40; Kokanee Salmon (corporate): $100; and King Salmon (benefactor): $500.

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State buys land near middle fork of Snoqualmie River Once destined for development, 82 acres of timberland neighboring the middle fork of the Snoqualmie River will now be preserved by the state and managed by the Department of Natural Resources, according to a press release.

The acreage includes the popular Mailbox Peak trailhead area, and had been owned and harvested

by local timber companies for more than a century.

“We are delighted to add this property to the conservation area,” said Brock Milliern, DNR recreation manager in the press release.

“It’s a natural gateway to some of Washington state’s most beautiful trails. We needed to improve the access points and amenities to serve the

growing number of recreation users — now we have room to do this,” he said.

The Trust for Public Land negotiated the purchase with assistance from King County as well as DNR. The Trust for Public Land helped establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway — a 1.5 million acre landscape connect-

ing Puget Sound to central Washington — 25 years ago, and working together will explore operations for the property, including restoring roads and access points from remaining timber harvesting to build trails that are easy to travel for people with disabilities. Jon Hoekstra, executive director of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust said that

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chief named by the time Soptich leaves. EFR later announced that Tryon will serve as interim chief.

EFR and consultants the Mercer Group began advertising for a new chief Sept. 21. They had 24 applications by Oct. 14, Tryon said. The consultant narrowed that number down to 12 and there are eight candidates now remaining. The EFR board will further whittle the candidate pool to between three and five. Those finalists will be brought in for extensive interviews in early December, Tryon said.

The new chief will earn $154,00 to $180,000 annually. The original schedule had him or her reporting to work in early February.

The new chief may eventually oversee the first nonprofit emergency service entity in Washington.

EFR is looking to gain that designation to help clarify the employment status of EFR staff.

Currently, all EFR personnel are employees not of the city they may work in or EFR, but of King County Fire Protection District 10, which partners with EFR. “There’s been an interest in changing the employer of record,” said Soptich earlier this year. “There hasn’t been any issues, but the possibility is there for the employer of record to wield a lot of power.”

The change needs the approval of all of EFR’s client cities, but the big

hold up sits with the Internal Revenue Service.

EFR needs the IRS to make some decisions on certain issues relating to its retirement benefits.

Tryon said that answer might arrive in the spring of next year.

The new chief will oversee an operation with an annual budget of about $24 million. Providing fire suppression, prevention and emergency medical services, EFR operates in several cities, including Issaquah, Sammamish and North Bend, along with two fire districts encompassing a total of about 190 square miles and a population of over 130,000.

From Page 1 Collins was one of the founders of EFR in 1999, Soptich said. Including Anderson-Boyle, the three are among the last people left in the organization since its formation.

“We’re kind of a blended family,” Soptich said.

Soptich is only EFR’s second chief, with the first chief having served for about a year before Soptich took over.

Speaking to the Sammamish City Council on Nov. 10, Deputy Chief Greg Tryon said the EFR board of directors would not have a new

the middle fork of the Snoqualmie River is one of the most popular destinations in the greenway. “It’s an easy drive from Seattle, and only minutes from North Bend’s restaurants and shops. These parcels sit right at the entry of this amazing wild valley and it is a real win to see them remain as a forested gateway for generations to come,” he said.

Obituary Roy W. ‘Bill’ Venn Roy W. “Bill” Venn, formerly of the Snoqualmie Valley, passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Bellevue. Services are pending.

Please view photos, get directions and share memories in the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.

Flintoft’s Funeral Home and Crematory, 392-6444.

Workshops Connect local economies in the Snoqualmie River Valley SnoValleyUnited is hosting A River Runs Through It, a series of workshops designed to connect and grow local businesses. Participants from all different sectors will walk away with practical tools to build their businesses and a thriving regional economy.

The program, based off Oregon’s successful Rural Tourism Studio opens with a community visioning event, and continues with individual, skill-building sessions in areas such as outdoor recreation, farm and culinary tourism, tools for small businesses,

and cultural heritage and art. The series will conclude with conversations and planning for a regional brand and marketing program for the Snoqualmie River Valley.

Community leaders, business owners, farmers, outdoor enthusiasts, artists and anyone with an interest in strengthening the local economy and building a common brand to raise the profile of our region are invited to participate. For more information, registration and sponsorship options, go to www.snovalleyunited.com/a-river-runsthrough-it.html.

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There are no quick fixes to homelessness It’s hard to imagine a city that can manage to support every person that lives in it.

Maybe that’s why, as I’m writing from the comfort of my Seattle apartment, I consider myself lucky that I’m not one of the city’s 10,000 people who are homeless or living in transitional housing, according to King County reports.

Earlier this month, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray referred to homelessness as a “human tragedy,” hoping to secure money from the state in order to “combat the prob- Dylan lem,” The Seattle Times wrote.

Chaffin But in doing so, Murray only scraped the surface of a multi-faceted issue.

When I first started at the SnoValley Star, I pitched a series on homelessness in Snoqualmie Valley. I went on a ride-along with a Snoqualmie police officer, and through a line of questioning realized that the department had made good on a promise that ensured the city of North Bend would become a safer place to live and work.

The officer made sure I understood a little more than what I had been chipping away at, pointing out that some of North Bend’s homeless population was potentially equal parts circumstance, such as drug addiction, and free will. Put simply, some people just prefer to be homeless.

For North Bend, the issue with transients is two-fold: first, homeless people are drawn to shelters set up in local churches, and second, that influx also increased the amount of illegal drug use in the city. Whether or not those two are completely reflective of the other, nobody knows.

What I do know, however, is that simply trying to run people out of town doesn’t work. Turning a blind eye to the root of a problem doesn’t work, and pretending to want to help, but never actually getting involved in the process, doesn’t work. The quick and easy fix that officials and citizens in the Snoqualmie Valley are looking for doesn’t exist, especially during this time of the year, when temperatures at night can dip below freezing.

For the fourth year in a row, the Snoqualmie Valley Winter Shelter, hosted at the Valley Renewal Center is preparing to open its doors to serve the Valley’s homeless.

This year, there will be three locations open — Mount Si Lutheran Church, Snoqualmie United Methodist Church and Valley Christian Assembly — through April 30.

During the regular North Bend City Council meeting Nov. 3, shelter Director Jennifer Kirk pleaded with council members to provide social funding and offered city officials to sit down with the city’s homeless population for a hot meal at the shelter.

During last season alone, the shelter provided over 2,700 hot meals. They averaged 15 people a night for overnight stays, and served 10 veterans. The shelters also served 31 homeless people with varying disabilities. But then it gets more complicated.

Kirk pointed out that due to a continual lack of social funding within the city, the shelters are now serving second and third generation homeless.

It’s all they’ve ever known, she told the council.

“To ask them to have homes is like asking us to become homeless,” she said.

It’s doubtful that a clear-cut solution to any social problem, including homelessness, can be found.

In the meantime, giving the cold shoulder to the person you see sleeping on the streets is just adding another dimension to this increasingly bitter winter.

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To the Editor Thanks for your votes, support I am honored by your support as I move into Position No. 5 on the North Bend City Council.

While on this adventure, I met and befriended many new people and became even closer to others I’ve known for some time. And though North Bend is

Share Your Views Citizens can make a difference by contacting their elected representatives.

Federal q U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D), 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3441; http:// cantwell.senate.gov/; 915 Second Ave., Suite 512, Seattle, WA 98174; 206-220-6400 q U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D), 173 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510; 202-224-2621; http:// murray.senate.gov/; Jackson Federal Building, Room 2988, 915 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98174; 206-553-5545 q U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert

Home Country Math is on the side of the hunter vs. the gatherer In our part of the country, fall means deer hunting. Many of us will dress up like a pile of leaves, go out into very cold weather and sit still until we freeze to death.

Why? Because we want to have some venison this winter for the family. We’ll figure out how much the venison costs us … but only at gunpoint, since this is not the most fiscally sane thing we do each year.

Sanity would send us to buy some really tender beef to eat.

Where’s the glory in that?

No, there are still a lot of us who would rather go out and find the meat and bring it home. And we spend a lot of money each year, and read lots of books and magazines, and talk endlessly about techniques.

It doesn’t appear to be a rational way to live, and when you apply science, history, anthropology and Darwinian theory, it still doesn’t make any sense, but at

NOVEMBER 20, 2015 comprised of a diverse lot, be it by age, gender or lifestyle, we all share a common bond; which is that we love our community and only want the best for it.

If along the way I earned your vote, whether we’ve met or not, I thank you.

To those who helped me, you made it possible to win this seat. Your contributions, which varied person to person — everything from wise advice to a swift kick in the butt, helping spread

the word to being an honest soundboard — all of your time, support, and encouragement shaped this outcome.

For you, I am grateful.

We have new opportunities awaiting us. I am excited to serve our community as best I can and will strive to achieve all the goals I promised. There are many things yet to do, and I am ready.

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Olympia WA 98504-0600; 360786-7876; 222-7092; chad. magendanz@leg.wa.gov q Rep. Jay Rodne (R), 441 JLOB, P.O. Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600; 360-786-7852; rodne.jay@leg.wa.gov Toll-free Legislative Hotline: 800-562-6000.

State — Governor q Gov. Jay Inslee (D), Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 40002, Olympia, WA 985040002; 360-902-4111; www.governor.wa.gov

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least now you sound more educated talking about it.

Doc’s awfully good at that.

When the subject came up the other day at the morning meeting of the world dilemma think tank (held daily at the Mule Barn truck stop since the Hoover administration), Doc said there was actually a very clear scientific reason for it.

“In cave days,” he said, “only the best hunters lived to sire children. The others ate weeds and died a sorry death. So we come from a solid line of successful hunters. We’ve been running around consuming varmints for about two million years that we know of, and we only started agriculture about 12,000 years ago.

County q King County Executive Dow Constantine, King County Chinook Building401 Fifth Ave., Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-296-4040; or kcexec@kingcounty.gov q King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, District 3. King County Courthouse, 516 Third Ave., Room 1200, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-477-1003; 800-325-6165; kathy.lambert@kingcounty.gov

“So if you divide this and carry the one … well, another way to look at it is … if man emerged from the trees a Slim Randles year ago, he Columnist was nothing but a hunter until 18 hours ago.”

“Makes sense,” said Dud. “Think I’ll buy some of that Autumn Fandango camo this year.”

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Volunteer with the Native Plant Salvage Program Join other volunteers to dig up native plants from a future housing site Dec. 5.

In the afternoon, pot up salvaged plants so they can recover before placement at King County habitat restoration projects. Once replanted, these native plants will help reduce erosion, shade streams and provide habitat.

The salvage operation is from 9 a.m. to noon in Snoqualmie. Volunteers who work the full three hours can remain until 2 p.m. to salvage plants for themselves.

The replanting portion of the operation is from 1-4 p.m. in the new nursery in Maple Valley. Free plants will be given to the potters.

To learn more, including directions to the two locations, go to http://1. usa.gov/1lnicm7.

Nutritionist’s class offers answers for digestive problems A local nutritionist will host a free wellness talk to address digestive issues and food sensitivities Nov. 21 in Snoqualmie.

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nutritionist and founder of Simplicity Nutrition in Snoqualmie, is passionate about nutrition. Diagnosed with the autoimmune disease, lupus, at a young age, she sought and found her cure in nutrition, going on to earn her bachelor’s degree in dietetics from Southern Illinois University and a master’s degree in nutrition from Bastyr University.

During the talk, she aims to answer some of the tougher questions surrounding digestion — including bloating, gas

and appetites — and help participants discover realfood solutions to boost their own immune systems.

The talk will be hosted at Yaseen’s practice from 3-6 p.m., at 38579 S.E. River St., Suite 15. For information, call 445-3816 or email erin@simplicitynutrition.com.

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Police blotter Snoqualmie police serving North Bend and Snoqualmie

A little too close Police responded at

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Officers will review the security tape to determine if the couple drove

Girls Cross Country Team The Mount Si High School girls’ cross country team finished an historic season with third place in the Class 4A State Championships held Nov. 7 in Pasco. Hannah Waskom, second overall in 18:04.2, ran with teammates Melissa Hruska, Lindsey Sydnor, Julene McDonald, Chloe Cosgrove, Ellie Bruce and Lexi Winter.

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The bike had no lights.

Officers were unable to locate the man when they arrived.

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I like to idle while I nap Police responded at 1:17 p.m. Nov. 15 to the 400 block of Cedar Avenue South in North Bend to reported suspicious circumstances. A man was seen passed out in a vehicle that was running for two hours.

Officers contacted the man who was just sleeping. His mother lives in the building where he was parked.

Whoops Police responded at 1:18 p.m. Nov. 15 to Main Avenue South in North Bend due to a hit-and-run accident. A truck pulling a trailer took a turn too quickly and hit the caller’s mirror.

Officers contacted the driver who said they didn’t know that they hit the caller’s mirror. The driver and caller exchanged information for the roughly $20 in damage.

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Police responded at 10:08 p.m. Nov. 15 to 34600 S.E. Swenson Drive in Snoqualmie due to a parking problem. A driver parked their truck in front of a fire hydrant. Officers

suggested that although he was parked legally he should find another location away from the hydrant.

Not illegal so stay put Police responded at 10:44 a.m. Nov. 16 to 7714 Center Blvd. S.E. in Snoqualmie due to a parking problem. A red sports car was parked in a handicapped spot without a placard for 45 minutes.

Officers then discovered that the spot was no longer a handicapped spot. It had been painted over and the sign was removed. The vehicle was parked legally.

Just took it for a walk Police responded at 10:45 a.m. Nov. 16 to 35000 S.E. Kinsey St. in Snoqualmie due to a reported theft. A contractor left a ladder outside near the company van. The ladder was stolen within the hour.

There were no suspects. The contractor then advised the police that he found the ladder two blocks away.

Information for the blotter comes directly from local police and fire reports. The Star publishes names of those charged with felony crimes.

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Local athletes make All KingCo-Conference honors Class 4A KingCo Conference coaches in girls soccer and volleyball have selected their 2015 all-conference teams.

All-KingCo 4A girls soccer q Offensive MVP: Meghan Tveit, Bothell q Defensive MVP: Kaylene Pang, Issaquah q Coach of the Year: Shaun Warner, Bothell q Sportsmanship: Newport q First team: GK Natalie Dierickx,

Inglemoor; GK Nellie Joselyn, Mount Si; D Alicia Barker, Inglemoor; D Kaylene Pang, Issaquah; D Madison Phan, Issaquah; D Clare Suter, Eastlake; M Meghan Tveit, Bothell; M Jordan Lemieux, Inglemoor; M Lindsey Fujiwara, Skyline; M Claudia Longo, Issaquah; M Lauren Jensen, Eastlake; F Natalie Weidenbach, Mount Si; F Alexa Kirton, Skyline; F Makenzie Knowles, Bothell.

q Second team: GK Anna Miller, Issaquah; GK Natalie LaTurner, Eastlake; D Erika Jung, Eastlake; D Chloe Lium, Bothell; D Cameron Kieneker, Redmond; D Marissa Carpenter, Skyline; M Carly Danner, Issaquah; M Tori Lawless, Issaquah; M Anna Craig, Eastlake; M Tatum Thornton, Eastlake; F Catey Nelson, Issaquah; F Careena Alaoui, Inglemoor; F Nicki Chan, Redmond; F Mariah Van

Halm, Issaquah.

All-KingCo 4A volleyball q MVP: Elise Petit, Redmond q Defensive Player of the Year: Kate Carpenter, Inglemoor q Russ Kerwin Coach of the Year Award: Milton Guerreiro, Inglemoor q First team: OH Hailey Crane, Bothell; OH Jordan Dahl, Eastlake; OH Haley Harris, Inglemoor; MB Hope Dahlquist, Issaquah; OH Haley Holmberg,

Mount Si; S Courteney Carr, Mount Si; OH Patience O’Neal, Mount Si; MB/OH Avi Niece, Newport; OH Symonne Caraway, Newport. q Second team: OH Alexa Torres, Bothell; S Emiley Melillo, Inglemoor; L Claire Siefkes, Issaquah; L Katie Moran, Newport; S Allison Ford, Redmond; L Kaitlin Williamson, Redmond; L Becca Owens, Skyline; OH/ RS Kate Richardson, Skyline; OH Kelcie Urstad,

Woodinville. q Honorable mention: Bothell – Sierra Myers, Sydney Cowan. Eastlake – Lindsey Urh, Nicole Yen. Inglemoor – Marisa Miner, Kammie Perkins. Issaquah – Sarah Ratcliffe, Sarah Baker.

Mount Si – Katie McCreadie, Cameron Kendall. Newport – Isabel Mosier, Grace Caraway. Redmond – Katie Pangborn, Danielle King.

Skyline – Grace Stephens, Ali Hirayama. Woodinville – Gabrielle Whalen, Taylor Rhinehart.

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Parker Dumas (9), Mount Si High School senior wide receiver, makes a leaping catch over Graham-Kapowsin senior defensive back Aaron Wright, then lunges forward for some more distance on a 32-yard pass reception from sophomore quarterback Jesiah Irish in the third quarter. The catch set up Dumas’ eight-yard touchdown reception two plays later.

Powerful Graham-Kapowsin knocks out Mount Si of state playoffs

By Sam Kenyon skenyon@snovalleystar.com The Mount Si football season ended Nov. 14 after the Wildcats ran into the wall known as the Graham-Kapowsin Eagles.

The 38-13 loss at Art Crate Field in Spanaway came in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs.

“They’re just big and strong and fast,” Mount Si head coach Charlie Kinnune said of the Eagles. “And we’re just thinned out and young and beat-up.

Our kids never gave up, though.

They never gave up. They gave it all they had, so I’m very proud of them.”

Mount Si defeated the Jefferson Raiders on Nov. 6 to advance past the round of 32

and face the Eagles, who are unbeaten this season at 11-0.

The Wildcats ended the season with an overall record of 7-4.

Graham-Kapowsin hung 21 points on Mount Si before the Wildcats got on the scoreboard.

The first touchdown came on a pass from Eagles freshman quarterback Dylan Morris to junior tight end Beau Blowers with four minutes left in the first quarter.

Then, at the 8:24 mark in the second quarter, Morris found tight end Noah Harden in the end zone. Graham-Kapowsin then opened up its ferocious running game and junior wide receiver Eian Olmos punched in a 12-yard rushing TD. “They have a real simple, good, solid scheme and they were running downhill all

night,” Kinnune said.

Mount Si was able to score before halftime when sophomore quarterback Jesiah Irish rushed into the end zone with less than two minutes remaining.

Mount Si was able to hold the Eagles to a field goal on the first drive of the second half. Then the Wildcats scored a touchdown on the next possession, this time on a pass from Irish to senior wide receiver Parker Dumas. But a bad snap and hold kept Mount Si from scoring the extra point. The score reduced the Eagles’ lead to 24-13, the closest the Wildcats would get.

For the rest of the game, the Eagles’ impressive rushing machine marched downfield with inevitability. They were never forced to punt and picked

up a total of 14 rushing first downs. Star running back Aaron Wright scored to increase the lead.

Wright also ran for a touchdown in the fourth quarter while the Eagles prevented Mount Si from getting much possession time for the rest of the game.

For the final three minutes, the Eagles took a knee after each snap and ran out the clock.

“I’m just so proud of this team,” Kinnune said after the loss. “This senior group has meant the world to us and our program, and the legacy that they’re leaving is unbelievable.”

The Wildcats will be losing 21 seniors in all – quarterback Harrison D’Anna; wide receivers Parker Dumas, Caleb Mitchell,

Reid Lutz, OJ Jenkins and Braden Smith; running backs Cory Cotto, Mark Farmer and Jeff Hanley; tight end Colton Swain; offensive linemen Riley Peerboom, Nathan Blazevich, Ryan McVay, Alex Salinas, Truman Gray, Connor Jensen, Zac Dunning, Matt Myers and Liam O’Brien; defensive lineman Andrew Harris and linebacker Jean Salaya.

“Just the togetherness, the tight-knit group, just unbelievable,” Kinnune said of his seniors. “They set the benchmark for team togetherness and closeness. I’ll remember them forever.”

As the team and fans filed away for the season’s last long bus trip home, Kinnune had one final thing to add: “Just another great crowd.”

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