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November 21, 2013 VOL. 5, NO. 46

O-Dea ends Mount Si’s season Page 10

Mount Si drama fiddles through the weekend

By Sam Kenyon

Hospital budget Hospital board signs off on budget.

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The way back machine Historical society parties like it’s 1940.

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Wooden wonders North Bend man carves art.

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Police blotter Page 8

Mount Si High School will be performing a classic piece of live theater, “Fiddler on the Roof,” on Nov. 21-23 at 7 p.m. with a matinee show on Saturday at 2 p.m.

First-year choral and drama director Haley Isaacs chose the play because it is a classic with high quality music and a large cast.

The cast includes students of all grade levels and classes outside the traditional music and drama department. Students from the construction and art classes helped build the set and paint the backdrop.

“We’ve got some amazing talent and they’ve put a lot of hard work into this,” Isaacs said.

The student actors bring strong chemistry with each other on stage.

“The cast is a pretty tight-knit group,” Isaacs said. “They have a lot of pride in drama and in what they do.”

See FIDDLER, Page 2

EFR may be saved under new funding model

By Sherry Grindeland

College ball Mount Si baseball players signs with a college.

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By Michael Kilian

Tevye (Fletcher Van Buren) takes center stage during a rehersal.

After 18 months of chesslike moves among the players, Eastside Fire & Rescue Board may have averted a checkmate by the city of Sammamish. It unanimously approved a new funding model at its Nov. 14 meeting.

The group agreed to shift to an 85-15 split.

That means 85 percent of EFR money would come from taxes on assessed property value and 15 percent from call volume.

The change will be effective beginning with the 2015 budget. The change was recommended and presented by an ad hoc committee appointed last month to see if it could move negotiations along.

Currently, the funding is solely based upon assessed property values. Because Sammamish has the high property values and the

low call volumes, the city council there demanded an alternative funding model.

North Bend City Council voted to support the ad hoc committee at its Nov. 5 meeting.

“Sammamish feels they’ve been subsidizing the other partners,” said North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing. “We agreed to allow for calls for service to be part of the charge for each entity.”

Sammamish also approved the funding model change at its Nov. 12 City Council meeting.

In recent months, Sammamish explored establishing its own city fire department.

Sammamish City Council said if funding wasn’t changed it was leaving the consortium.

The threat of Sammamish’s departure challenged the future of the fire agency that is comSee EFR, Page 3

Marci Busby ahead in school board race, Pollard up in hospital district

By Sherry Grindeland Marci Busby still has the lead in the race for the District 4 seat on the Snoqualmie Valley School Board. Busby, an incumbent, was one of four people who filed for the seat after the district was restructured earlier this year.

As of Nov. 18, she is leading with 4,362 to David Spring’s 3,961 votes in the Nov. 5 King County General Election.

Busby and Spring were the top two contenders from the September primary, outdistancing community activist Stephan Kangas and current school board president G. Scott Hodgins.

Gene Pollard’s winning margin has slowly increased in his run against incum-

bent Kevin Hauglie for position four on the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Board. Pollard is ahead of Hauglie, 4,257 to 3,586. Pollard, already a hospital commissioner, ran against Hauglie in an effort to change the makeup of the board.

In the other hospital race, newcomer Dariel Norris is outpacing board president and incumbent Dick Edward Jones by a wide margin, 4,947 to 2,466.

The hospital is officially known as King County Public Hospital District Number 4.

Matt Larson has been reelected Mayor of Snoqualmie.

He has 1,802 votes to his challenger, Ed Pizzuto’s 624.

Heather Munden will See ELECTION, Page 3

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Hospital budget approved The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District Board of Commissioners approved the 2014 annual budget at a special budget hearing meeting Nov. 14 at Snoqualmie City Hall. The vote was 4-1.

Commissioner Gene Pollard voted no.

The hospital projects total revenue of $29.3 million and expenses of $28.8 million.

Revenue comes from net patient charges of $26.2 million and taxes of $2.9 million. A small portion comes from other sources including interest.

Expenses include about $19 million in salaries and benefits, $2 million in supplies, $1.7 million for purchased services, $1 million in leases and rental fees and nearly $2.2 million in interest on debt.

Family Night features magic show

Come enjoy another Family Night at the Si View Community Center and see Louie Foxx perform. Foxx and the One Man Side Show is a hilarious magic show for all ages.

Families can come and see Foxx make his own head shrink, or watch him balance a cup of water upside down. This fun and funny show is a great way to spend the evening of Friday, Nov. 22.

Foxx holds two

Guinness World Records and Parent Map Magazine voted him Best Live Entertainment two years in a row.

The center, located at 400 S.E. Orchard Drive in North Bend, opens at 6:30 p.m. for a light dinner and crafts and the show will begin at 7 p.m. The suggested donation per family is $10. Family Night is an ongoing series of events at the Si View Community Center. Family Night is sponsored by Si View Metro Parks and Encompass. Encompass is a North Bend non-profit organization whose mission is to foster families and communities.

Junior Lifeguard class offered at Si View pool Si View Metro Parks is offering a Junior Lifeguarding Course for youth ages 11-14. The course is designed to teach relevant swimming and lifeguard skills to kids as a foundation for future lifeguards.

Participants will learn in-water rescues, use of rescue tube, first-aid, CPR, and AED. They will have an opportunity to shadow real lifeguards to get a sense of the job. This course will help kids be safer in the water by being stronger swimmers. It will also give them a platform for future employment as lifeguards.

This course is a key

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component of the lifeguarding program at Si View and will help participants meet the lifeguarding course prerequisite.

The program runs from 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, 12, 16 - 19. The cost is $80 and participants can register at www.siviewpark.org or call 425-831-1900.

Volunteers needed to plant trees in Snoqualmie Come help the city of Snoqualmie move closer to the long-running project of replacing the street trees along Eagle Lake Drive, one of Snoqualmie Ridge’s main thoroughfares. The two year project has been the result of a partnership between the city and the Snoqualmie Ridge Residential Owners Association and Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

There will be a tree planting event on from 9:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 24 on Eagle Lake Drive and volunteers are needed. In the morning, there will be a presentation about the project and the benefits to the community. Then volunteers will plant 10 new street trees of two different varieties.

Refreshments and tools will be provided for the educational and fun event.

Children are welcome with a parent. RSVP to Phil Bennett at pbennett@ ci.snoqualmie.wa.us.

By Michael Kilian

Abi Bateman, Krista Cassidy, Brooke Beatie, Jonica Beatie and Madeline Weinstein prepare food during a rehersal for ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’

Fiddler From Page 1 Tony Erickson is a senior and has been involved in drama since his freshman year.

He plays Fyedka, and is also the understudy for Tevye.

In this production, the understudies are given a chance to perform their lead roles on the matinee show on Nov., 23.

Effectively, there will be two productions - the

regular cast show and the understudy show on Saturday.

“There is a very strong sense of family and community amongst the cast,” Erickson said.

He has enjoyed learning the “fantastic story” of the show, as well as the perspective it provides.

As opening night approaches, he says he is feeling eager and ready.

“I’m feeling real good about it,” he said.

Isaacs hopes to see the community come enjoy

the show. She chose the play for its appeal to a wide range of audiences.

“These kids have done a really great job with it,” she said. “So it’s a night well-spent.”

Tickets can be purchased at the MSHS finance office or at the door until they are sold out.

Pricing is $5 for students in the Sno Valley School District and $8 for adults.

Sam Kenyon can be reached at skenyon@snovalleystar.com or @ samuel_kenyon.

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Sing like its 1940 at Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum annual meeting at Boxley’s Jazz Club

By Sherry Grindeland When it comes to local history, there’s nothing boring or dusty about the Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum members.

They will be singing like it is 1940 at their annual meeting at 2 p.m. Nov. 24 at Boxley’s Jazz Club, 101 North Bend Way. This is one meeting, said Museum President Kris Kirby, that the public as well as members shouldn’t miss.

The program, “I Hear America Singing in 1940,” will be led by lifelong Valley resident, musician and Museum board member Harley Brumbaugh. Members

EFR From Page 1 prised of North Bend, Issaquah, Sammamish and Fire Districts 10 and 38.

At an Oct. 10 meeting of the EFR Board of Directors, the board appointed a group to engage in a last-ditch effort to negotiate a funding model agreeable for everyone.

The ad hoc committee, which included Alan Gothelf of North Bend, Don Gerend of Sammamish, Bob Harrison of Issaquah, Chris Dahline of Fire District 38, and Michael Fisette of Fire District 10, came up with the new plan.

and the public are encouraged to dress appropriate to the era.

“I’ve already found an old dress that looks like the 1940s at Value Village,” said Kirby.

“I can’t wait to wear it. But you don’t have to dress up to attend.”

The 1940 theme celebrates the current featured show at the Museum, “Snoqualmie Valley in the 1940 Census: A Record in Time.”

The Museum collects and documents the history of Snoqualmie, North Bend, Cedar Falls, Fall City, Preston and Snoqualmie Pass.

The collection began when Ada Snyder Hill came to the

Jon Wiseman, the fire fighters union president who works out of the North Bend station, has been a faithful attendee at EFR meetings as the leadership group has struggled with differences. He hopes the movement on the funding model keeps Sammamish part of EFR. “I’m cautiously optimistic this will work out,” he said. “It doesn’t make sense for Sammamish to start their own fire department when they’ve got the funding model they want.”

The benefits of a regionalized model, Wiseman added, mean you don’t have a lot of duplicate positions.

Instead one maintenance division and one fire marshal can cover the area.

“I keep monitoring

Valley in 1910 to teach school.

She saw the significance of preserving and documenting local history and incorporated a display into an empty room at North Bend High School.

The collection has grown and today is housed in a museum at 320 Bendigo Blvd. S. in North Bend.

The collection includes numerous Native American and early valley artifacts, documents and photographs. Winter hours are noon to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday or by appointment.

The 1940 display, said Kirby, represents a significant point in American history.

The country was just com-

ing out of the Depression and people were enjoying increased prosperity and community activities. The big band sound was popular and music was upbeat.

“You don’t even have to know the words,” Kirby said. “We’re putting together a songbook.”

Danny Kolke, owner of Boxley’s, will be accompanying Brumbaugh and the audience as they sing.

There is no charge to attend the meeting. The bar and restaurant will be open and dinner reservations may be made by going to www.boxleysplace.com.

Sherry Grindeland can be reached at editor@snovalleystar.com or 425-392-6434 ext. 246.

Who pays what?

Under the new funding model, each of EFR’s partners will see changes in the amount they pay. A portion of Issaquah’s change is not directly related to the funding formula change, but to that city’s plan to move a fire station.

Fire District 10 (-182,244.46) Fire District 38 35,416.11 Issaquah 428,533.59 North Bend 130,179.77 Sammamish (-411,883.02) Source: city of Sammamish

the situation,” he said.

“Unfortunately the union doesn’t have a seat at the table.”

Beyond the 85/15 split, funding for two stations will also be changed: Station 81 near Pine Lake in Sammamish, and Station 72 in Issaquah near the transit center.

Both of these stations

will be treated as regional assets. The home city will pay for 75 percent of the costs, and the other 25 percent will be split among the partners.

These two stations often act as backups, filling in when firefighters at other stations are on calls outside their areas.

Despite the agreement

on funding, the chess game is still in progress.

Sammamish also wants changes to the ILA – the Inter Local Agreement or charter– that governs the consortium.

“The hope is to change the governance model,” said EFR Deputy Chief of Operations Greg Tyron.

Some of the desired changes in the ILA, Tyron said, are just a matter of document housekeeping – they’re things the EFR already does but the ILA hasn’t been kept current.

Rather than go through another prolonged negotiation, the EFR board appointed another ad

Election From Page 1 replace outgoing Snoqualmie City Council member Maria Hendricksen. Munden has 1,697 votes to the other candidate, Terry Sorensen’s 689.

In North Bend, the Si View Metropolitan Park operation and maintenance levy is passing 3,469 to 963.

Because this was an election by mail, ballots are still being counted. Updated results are regularly posted on the King County Elections website. The election will be certified – declared official – Nov. 26.

hoc committee to come up with recommended changes. That committee is due to start meeting Nov. 22.

Sherry Grindeland can be reached at editor@snovalleystar.com or 425-3926434 ext. 246.

Correction Macy Hedger’s name was misspelled in the story that appeared in the Nov. 14 edition about scholarship winners from Cascade Dance Academy.

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Editorial

Letters

Congratulations on a great football season

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Congratulations to the Mount Si High School football team, coaches, parents and fans for a great 9-2 season!

The amazing athletes, led by Nick Mitchell, Bailey Takacs, Trevor Daniels, and Beau Shain – to name just a few of the seniors — dominated nearly every opponent they faced.

Mount Si’s season-ending game was played Nov. 15 in Seattle’s Memorial Stadium, against O’Dea. The Fighting Irish and Bellevue High School were the only two teams to beat the Wildcats. The former is ranked number 2 in the state; the latter number 1.

But the Wildcats had a fantastic run.

They earned every yard they gained – not just by their efforts on the football field – but the preparation for the sport. In that regard, their success has taken years of work.

It began back in the mid-1990s, when these young men were born. Their families worked to raise them, to feed them, clothe them, keep them healthy and provide homes and love.

Their families deserve a big round of applause.

Their teachers get credit for building not just athletes but young men paying attention in the classroom.

Although the days of athletes getting free passing grades just because they play sports haven’t completely disappeared, players these days know they need to hit the books if they want to play for a college team.

So the teachers deserve a big round of applause.

And then there is the head coach, Charlie Kinnune. He knows every young man on the team, he inspires them and teaches them to play football. Kinnune and the assistant coaches emphasize more than football. Players must adhere to a four-pronged code: ethics, enthusiasm, loyalty and good decision making. Kinnune and his coaching cadre track grades to make certain every player is eligible to play. They learn the players’ backgrounds and know when an athlete needs a pat on the back or a gentle nudge or not-so-gentle kick to get moving.

The coaches deserve a resounding round of applause.

The young men themselves have worked for years to become great football players. They’ve spent long hours in the weight room, sitting in front of boards as coaches teach them plays and countless practice days on the football field.

The Wildcats may have run into more muscle in last week’s final game, but no one had more grit and heart than this classic small town team that was pitted against a much larger big-city school. Give this 2013 Wildcat football team a much-deserved standing ovation.

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Life Enrichment Options luncheon a success

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Medical opinions and facts don’t count The morning conference began innocently enough, with Steve and Doc arguing over which of the little packaged jellies went better on sourdough toast, and no one caring which one was right.

Dud and Bert and I sat silently, sucking down the morning elixir until it spread life to our outermost reaches as the Mule Barn truck stop’s world dilemma think tank crept to life. Bert was unusually quiet this morning and we asked why.

He hemmed and hawed a little, then said, “Doc, you know about these things. What exactly is female trouble?”

Oh shoot. Pretty heavy stuff for just two cups of coffee, so the rest of us hurried down a third as Doc puffed up a bit and got ready.

“Sure, Bert,” Doc said kindly.

Then Doc gave us the best his nine years of college and 50 years of medical practice had blessed him with. He waxed eloquent on hormonal elements, the ebb and flow of female fertility, things that could go wrong with tubular parts, and the effect all of these things could have on the attitudinal proclivities of the dear ladies we all love and admire.

He took a break while Mavis returned with more coffee and with strange looks at our faces while we Slim Randles tried not to Columnist stare at her.

Then she was gone, and Doc began again.

Finally, when we had been pretty well checked out on the mysterious workings of the gentle gender, Doc said, “Bert, if your wife is having some prob-

lems, have her give me a call.”

“Oh, it ain’t her, Doc,” Bert said. “It’s Dud.” We all looked at Dud. He grinned sheepishly. No one wanted to say anything. Finally, Steve said, “I’m not going to be the one to ask.”

“That’s what you said, Dud, right?” Bert asked. “That’s why Saturday’s plans are shot.”

“Female trouble?” Doc said, looking at his old friend.

Dud nodded. “Anita won’t let me go fishing this weekend.”

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This 7-Layer Salad Recipe tastes three times better than ever Was there ever a family gathering where a SevenLayer Salad was not present when we were kids?

There are as many versions of this salad as there are cooks and everyone, it seems, has their own special vision of what it takes to make a Seven-Layer Salad.

Mine? Well, I prefer three times seven for an abundant 21 layers.

The best bowl for layered salads and desserts is a deep, straight-sided trifle bowl. Serving any food in a trifle bowl turns the dish into a gorgeous memory maker.

Seven-Layered Salad Times Three 1 head of romaine lettuce, chopped and cut into bite-size squares 1 cup frozen peas (preferably baby or petite peas) - divided 1/2 large red onion, finely diced – divided into

three 1 1/2 cups bacon bits (or more if you like bacon) – divided into ½ cup portions 3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and diced – divided into three 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese – more is better - divided into ½ cup portions 1 bunch green onions, diced – divided into three Salad Dressing 1 cup sour cream 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons vinegar Salt Pepper Whisk ingredients

together. Divide the dressing into thirds.

Constructing the salad Divide the lettuce into three equal portions. Put one portion in the bottom of your glass trifle bowl. Sprinkle 1/3 cup of the frozen peas over the lettuce. Spread 1/3 of the onions on the salad.

Now scatter ½ cup of bacon bits around. But if you like bacon like I like bacon, well it is just likely you’ll need to add more.

Lots and lots more bacon.

Top that with egg, then a ½ cup of cheese. The grated cheese is like the bacon. If a little is good, more is better and a lot

more is best.

Now add the green onions.

Finally, slather onethird of the dressing over the top of everything.

Repeat this process for the next seven layers and add dressing again.

Start final set of layers but this time; put the dressing on top of the red onions. Then add the bacon, egg, cheese and green onions for a visual feast.

Allow to set long enough for the peas to defrost and the dressing to drizzle down into the salad.

You can play with the layers if you like, introducing new ingredients to your liking or remove the peas for the kid’s sake.

Voilà! Memories made with lots of layers and lots of love.

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Ventriloquist Terry Fator will perform at Snoqualmie Casino Terry Fator and a high school buddy were going door-to-door selling candy early one evening.

They stopped at a house with no lights Terry Fator on.

When they knocked, a voice told the boys he would be there in a minute. The voice encouraged the boys to stay on the doorstep several times.

About 10 minutes into the wait, Fator’s buddy figured out the voice wasn’t coming from inside the house, it was right beside him.

Today that voice – in different characterizations – entertains thousands of fans weekly in Fator’s headliner show at the Mirage in Las Vegas.

Fator, who won “America’s Got Talent” show in 2007, will be bringing his ventriloquism talent, wild humor and cast of crazy puppet characters to the Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom Nov. 24.

Both stages are a lifetime away from Fator’s roots in North Texas where he found a book about ventriloquism in the school library. He was 10 at the time.

“I had been singing and doing characterizations of singers from the time I was a kid,” he said from

his home in Las Vegas.

“I used a puppet to do Michael Jackson songs from back when he was with the Jackson 5.”

Learning to throw his voice seemed a natural progression.

By the time he was in high school, Fator could project voices from the

other side of the room and from under desks to entertain friends and frustrate teachers. But he didn’t see that as a career option then.

He also didn’t like working while he was still in school in his parents’ janitorial service.

“If you want to get

good at something, work at a job that you hate,” he said. “I hated dusting and vacuuming offices, emptying trash and cleaning

the bathrooms. But I used the time while I was alone doing the fifth floor in an See FATOR, Page 11

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A relief wood carving of horses runs along the top of the Hienzsch’s garage door.

North Bend resident carves wood into pieces of art have a nature theme. The Hienzschs sell the colorful gnomes that sit along their fence or the large mushrooms decorating their yard. He carved the horse mural that is displayed above their garage door. He carved the large, bald eagle resting on a rock from a single tree stump. Their yard, showroom, and home are fully adorned with a lifetime of his pieces.

“I’m so proud of him,” said Eva. Using nature as his muse is part of why he doesn’t feel like an artist.

He says modern artists aren’t as connected to

By Sam Kenyon Adi Hienzsch doesn’t want to be called an artist, the 89-year-old thinks of himself as a craftsman.

Nearly every part of the house and property he and his wife of nearly 58 years share is covered with his craft. He is a wood sculptor and painter, and has sold his wares in the Snoqualmie Pass and Valley for 46 years.

“Snoqualmie Pass is our second home,” said his wife, Eva. Eva and Adi came to the U.S. from Germany in 1963 and settled in their current place in 1967.

They raised a son and daughter in North Bend.

They were drawn to the area by the same thing that inspires Adi’s work: The mountains.

Their whole life Eva and Adi have spent time in the mountains, skiing, hiking,

nature.

“That’s what makes me, probably, an old-timer,” he said, laughing softly.

“Everything is different now.”

They have been able to make a living off of Adi’s work for decades, and he has yet to lose any of his passion. He still awakens in the middle of the night, stricken with inspiration.

Scott Cannon has been a family friend of the Hienzschs for nearly 40 years. He skied with their son when they were younger. He likes and respects the Hienzschs very much.

“They have got the

Adi Hienzsch sits on a stool in the shop behind his house where he works on his signature Alpine style. and climbing. Adi calls his work “Alpine Style,” and many of his paintings are mountain scenery. Over their front door is one of

the most common themes of his work: A large, wooden edelweiss, the white flower found high in the mountains. The name of

their business is EdelweissChalet.

Adi’s wooden carvings are varied in size and subject, but they usually

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A private memorial graces the Hienzsch’s yard.

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sweetest, kindest disposition,” Cannon said. “They’re kind of like how everyone’s grandparents should be.”

Cannon owns three pieces of art from Edelweiss-Chalet.

He has a wooden Edelweiss, which is Adi’s signature, and two nature paintings. One of the paintings is Cannon and his wife climbing Mt. Rainier. They took a picture of their climb at sunset and gave it to Adi who made them a custom painting of the scene.

“He did a beautiful job,” Cannon said. “He’s phenomenal. They’re just a phenomenal couple.”

In recent years, age has slowed Adi Hienzsch’s production. Where before he would have to be dragged away from

his shop in their backyard after a 10 hour day, now he works for a few hours at a time, with frequent naps in between. He no longer accepts custom orders like he used to.

Not long ago, he transitioned away from wood. It has become too heavy and unwieldy for him so he uses high density foam.

This makes his carvings lighter and completely weatherproof.

Although the material has changed, his desire to create is still strong.

“When I’m finished with these, that makes me happy,” he said. “It’s my life.”

Edelweiss-Chalet is open every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Their biggest seasons are Christmas, and summer, when visitors are driving to or from a vacation and they see the hand carved sign advertising wood carvings and paintings. Their customers appreciate the quality of Adi’s pieces said his wife.

“Everyone is a handmade original,” Eva said.

When visitors come through, especially children, they are often amazed at the level of ornate woodworking that adorns nearly every inch of the Hienzsch property. Adi has spent decades applying his trade to his own home. Eva says that people always tell them that their place is like a museum.

But the Hienzschs are used to the ornate detail because that is Adi’s way. Whether his label is artist or craftsman, he has created pieces his whole life.

After nearly half a century, their house and livelihood are extensions of his passion.

As Eva said: “For us, it’s just home.”

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A carved scene (above) hovers over Adi’s new mushrooms in front. The mountains in the background are the Alps of Germany.

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A seated man (right) greets visitors coming into the Hienzsch home.

A woman stands in a grape arbor as the back part of a bench.

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Police blotter North Bend Police Driving the H-train Police stopped a driver on the 200 block of Main Avenue North on Nov. 8 at 5:02 p.m. who was driving on a suspended license. The driver was also carrying 0.01 grams of heroin.

four separate reports of vehicle prowlers. The reports began at the 600 block of Pickett Avenue Northeast and ended on the 800 block of Northeast Eighth Street. Unknown suspects were trying the doors of cars testing if they were unlocked.

Testing the law and blood sugar

Police responded to the 200 block of East Third Street on Nov. 8 at 7:38 p.m. to a report of a from a homeowner who thinks someone came into her backyard, possibly with the intention of casing her house. The woman believes the trespasser came in via a temporary gate she has erected.

Police responded on Nov. 9 at 10:45 a.m. to the 1100 block of Rancher Place North to reports that five cars were broken into overnight. The vehicles were all parked in the driveways of their owners.

The suspect apparently entered the cars through unlocked doors. Loose change, a diabetic test kit, and a satellite radio were all taken. The radio was dropped and left in the front yard.

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Suspicious circumstances

On Nov. 8 from 11:18 11:59 p.m. police received

Police responded on Nov., 12 at 6:14 p.m. to

the 200 block of Cedar Avenue South to reports from two neighbors in an apartment complex.

Each neighbor complained that the other is involved in domestic violence. The neighbors accused one another of creating disturbances by calling the police on each other.

No reports available.

Fire Reports North Bend Fire in the fireplace Eight engines responded to the 44700 block of Southeast 71st Street on Nov. 8 at 11:24 p.m. to a fire that was confined to a chimney or flue.

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Mount Si High School students posed with their counterparts from Gladbeck, Germany.

A group of German high school visited other Snoqualmie Valley students spent 2.5 weeks visiting the School District schools, sharing Snoqualmie Valley. The 21 Germans a video about schools and life in were paired with host Mount Si High Europe.

School students and their families.

They did typical tourist things Mount Si High German teacher Edina such as tours of Pike Place Market, Kecse-Nagy coordinates the annual the Science Center, Space Needle, program. and the Museum of Flight. The stuIn June, a group of Mount Si students also participated in Mount Si’s dents will go to Germany for the Homecoming celebration, attended reciprocal exchange. football games, went to a jazz night at While here, the German students Boxley’s and hiked in the valley.

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The firefighters extinguished the fire because it was too near a shed and the conditions were windy.

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This is only a test Firefighters responded to the Snoqualmie Ridge area on Nov. 12 due to a residential fire alarm.

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In addition to the above calls, Snoqualmie firefighters responded to 19 medical aid calls bringing our annual call number to 1029.

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SCHEDULE THIS: November Family Night presents Louis Foxx’s One Man Side Show — featuring magic tricks, comedy, cowboy tricks, hand shadows and much more — from 6:30-8 p.m., Nov. 22 at the Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive. Tickets are $10/family. Call 831-1442.

Send your news Send items for Your Week to newsclerk@ isspress.com by noon Friday.

THE CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER 22-28 FRI

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q No School Day camp, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, half-day kindergarteners, $60/day, register at www. siviewpark.org or by calling 831-1900 q Kid Play Indoor Playground, 9-11 a.m., Church on the Ridge, 35131 S.E. English St., children ages 0-5 w/families, free, stephen@churchontheridge.org q Pre-Kids Night Out pizza party, 5:30-6 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., ages 3-12, $5/participant, register online at bit. ly/17gUddU

q Snoqualmie 101, 10 a.m. to noon, Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave., free, 831-1900 q Mimosas in the Morning, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Optimal Health Chiropractic, 7726 Center Blvd.

S.E., Suite 125, Snoqualmie, bring a food bank donation q NaNoWriMo Write-Ins with SnoValley Writes!, 1-4 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. q Rock Stars Show featuring Big Star Studios, 5-9 p.m., Finaghty’s, 7726 Center Blvd.

S.E. Snoqualmie, Suite 110, all ages, 888-8833

q Hammer, Clark and Price Trio, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

q Bernie Jacobs Quartet, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307

q The Stars of the Chelsea Lately Roundtable Show, 8 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, ages 21 and older, tickets available through Ticketmaster

q 34th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition SemiFinals, 8 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, ages 21 and older, tickets available through Ticketmaster

q Seastar, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie 831-3647

q The Faradays, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie 831-3647

q Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E., free, 206733-9421 q I Hear America Singing in 1940 (community singalong), 2 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 North Bend Way, North Bend, presented by the Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum, 292-9307

q Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

q No School Day camp, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, half-day kindergarteners, $60/day, register at www.siviewpark.org or by calling 831-1900 q No School Day camp, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, half-day kindergarteners, $60/day, register at www.siviewpark.org or 831-1900 q Infant and Young Toddler Story Time, 11 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., newbornage 2 with adult, free

q No School Day camp, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, half-day kindergarteners, $60/day, register online at www. siviewpark.org or by calling 831-1900 q Toddler Story Times, 10 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., ages 2-3 with adult, free q Preschool Story Times, 10:45 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., ages 3-6 with adult, free

q Terry Fator, 7 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, ages 21 and older, tickets available through Ticketmaster

q MSHS Vocal Jazz Clinic, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307 Christian Henriksen Project, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

q BB and Friends, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

q Open Mic, 7 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie 831-3647

q Future Jazz Heads, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend 2929307

q Jazz Heads, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend 2929307

q Boxley’s closed for Thanksgiving q The Black Dog closed for Thanksgiving q North Bend and Snoqualmie City Offices closed for Thanksgiving q Mount Si Senior Center closed for Thanksgiving

q Special Thanksgiving hours at Finaghty’s, 4 p.m. to 12 a.m., 888-8833

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

YOUR WEEK

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SCHEDULE THIS: November Family Night presents Louis Foxx’s One Man Side Show — featuring magic tricks, comedy, cowboy tricks, hand shadows and much more — from 6:30-8 p.m., Nov. 22 at the Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive. Tickets are $10/family. Call 831-1442.

Send your news Send items for Your Week to newsclerk@ isspress.com by noon Friday.

THE CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER 22-28 FRI

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q No School Day camp, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, half-day kindergarteners, $60/day, register at www. siviewpark.org or by calling 831-1900 q Kid Play Indoor Playground, 9-11 a.m., Church on the Ridge, 35131 S.E. English St., children ages 0-5 w/families, free, stephen@churchontheridge.org q Pre-Kids Night Out pizza party, 5:30-6 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., ages 3-12, $5/participant, register online at bit. ly/17gUddU

q Snoqualmie 101, 10 a.m. to noon, Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave., free, 831-1900 q Mimosas in the Morning, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Optimal Health Chiropractic, 7726 Center Blvd.

S.E., Suite 125, Snoqualmie, bring a food bank donation q NaNoWriMo Write-Ins with SnoValley Writes!, 1-4 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. q Rock Stars Show featuring Big Star Studios, 5-9 p.m., Finaghty’s, 7726 Center Blvd.

S.E. Snoqualmie, Suite 110, all ages, 888-8833

q Hammer, Clark and Price Trio, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

q Bernie Jacobs Quartet, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307

q The Stars of the Chelsea Lately Roundtable Show, 8 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, ages 21 and older, tickets available through Ticketmaster

q 34th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition SemiFinals, 8 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, ages 21 and older, tickets available through Ticketmaster

q Seastar, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie 831-3647

q The Faradays, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie 831-3647

q Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E., free, 206733-9421 q I Hear America Singing in 1940 (community singalong), 2 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 North Bend Way, North Bend, presented by the Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum, 292-9307

q Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

q No School Day camp, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, half-day kindergarteners, $60/day, register at www.siviewpark.org or by calling 831-1900 q No School Day camp, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, half-day kindergarteners, $60/day, register at www.siviewpark.org or 831-1900 q Infant and Young Toddler Story Time, 11 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., newbornage 2 with adult, free

q No School Day camp, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, half-day kindergarteners, $60/day, register online at www. siviewpark.org or by calling 831-1900 q Toddler Story Times, 10 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., ages 2-3 with adult, free q Preschool Story Times, 10:45 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., ages 3-6 with adult, free

q Terry Fator, 7 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, ages 21 and older, tickets available through Ticketmaster

q MSHS Vocal Jazz Clinic, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307 Christian Henriksen Project, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

q BB and Friends, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

q Open Mic, 7 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie 831-3647

q Future Jazz Heads, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend 2929307

q Jazz Heads, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend 2929307

q Boxley’s closed for Thanksgiving q The Black Dog closed for Thanksgiving q North Bend and Snoqualmie City Offices closed for Thanksgiving q Mount Si Senior Center closed for Thanksgiving

q Special Thanksgiving hours at Finaghty’s, 4 p.m. to 12 a.m., 888-8833

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Sports

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

By Calder Productions Mount Si Quarterback Nick Mitchell (pictured in photo at right) lofts a pass to senior Wide Reciever Wyatt Baker (pictured at left).

O’Dea brings down Mount Si football

By Sam Kenyon The Mount Si Wildcats’ strong football season came to an end underneath the shadow of the Space Needle Nov. 15 at Seattle Memorial Stadium. The number 2 ranked O’Dea Fighting Irish beat Mount Si in a one-sided 49-7 victory. The loss ended the Wildcat’s playoff run after an impressive 9-2 season, where they only lost one other game against the number 1 ranked Bellevue High School.

The playoff atmosphere before the game was full of energy as the two team’s bands played back and forth, warming up the crowd. The Mount Si crowd was in a frenzy early on in the contest as a light rain misted the field. The game began with the teams trading possessions due to the strong defense coming from both sides.

They also traded turnovers, with Mount Si bobbling a punt attempt followed by an O’Dea fumble that the Wildcats recovered.

Then, late in the first quarter,

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Mount Si’s Trevor Daniels tries to slip past an O’Dea defender. the game broke for the Irish.

Running back Myles Gaskin went for a 76-yard touchdown.

The ensuing Mount Si possession ended in a punt, and after a hard fought drive back down the field, the Irish scored again.

O’Dea would score touchdowns on the following two possessions, both by Gaskin, racking up a score of 28-0 at halftime.

O’Dea sealed their victory early in the second half when Gaskin ran 42 yards for his

fifth touchdown. The Irish running game continued to score through the third quarter, even using a fake punt play when the score was 42-0 to secure a first down. That ultimately led to another touchdown.

In the fourth quarter, Mount Si managed to score the final touchdown of the game on a pass from senior quarterback Nick Mitchell to senior wide receiver Trevor Daniels.

The O’Dea defense gave

Mitchell a hard time in the pocket throughout the game.

He completed 11 of 26 passing attempts and also picked up a meager nine rushing yards.

Daniels was Mount Si’s most productive receiver with five catches for 36 total yards. Fellow senior Wyatt Baker-Jagla had the largest gain on a single reception with 29 yards. Sophomore wingback Parker Dumas had 19 total yards off two catches. Senior tight end Beau Shain had one

catch for a gain of 17 yards.

Like he has all season, senior running back Bailey Takacs carried the Wildcat’s rushing game.

He had 12 carries for a hard fought 46 total yards, more than double the combined rushing total of all other Mount Si players. Fellow senior running back Jordan Chapman had three carries for eight total yards.

With the season over, the See FOOTBALL, Page 11

SnoValley Star

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Breshears signs with Oregon University

Mount Si Senior Carson Breshears signed a letter of intent to attend Oregon University and play baseball after he graduates. Breshears, who has a 3.8 GPA, signed Carson the letter on Breshears Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Mount Si. Breshears plays the middle infield positions, second base or shortstop, and has started for the Mount Si varsity team since he was a sophomore. Head coach Zach Habben describes Breshears as a speedy defender with great hands and feet who has built up his ability to hit with power over his high school career.

Breshears has played baseball all his life, and his older brother Dustin plays on the Gonzaga University team. Breshears plans on entering Oregon’s sports business program, and his ultimate goal is to try to play beyond college. Breshears chose Oregon because he felt the coaching structure and style of play suited him best.

Fator

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From Page 5 office building to practice being a ventriloquist.”

Instead, he and some friends formed “Texas: The Band.” Their specialty was country-rock.

“That was before Garth Brooks rocked up country,” said the 48-year-old Fator. “We were very popular for an unsigned band.”

As the lead singer, he had a chance to do a lot of impressions of other singers.

From that he developed a cadre of characters and voices including Walter T. Airedale, soul singer Julius, annoying neighbor Duggie Scott Walker, and Emma Taylor, a female singer.

Eventually his characterizations and zany puppets demanded more of his time and he went solo.

He auditioned for “America’s Got Talent” and won the second season of the television show.

He started at the Mirage shortly after that.

Fator recently introduced a new show to Mirage audiences. It is autobiographical and has received good reviews. He wrote the bulk of it himself, although he has a team of writers.

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“Four writers and I sit around and throw out ideas. Our writing sessions are a lot of goofing around and having fun,” he said. “They help me punch things up.”

Fator likes writers – he’s an avid reader of fiction books and relaxes by playing video games.

“I don’t have a lot of spare time, but when I do, I like to get online and kill zombies with my friends,” he said.

This will be Fator’s second appearance at the Snoqualmie Casino – the first was shortly after the Casino opened five years ago.

He added this show will be similar in one way to what he did before.

“I can almost guarantee that if you come see us, you’ll leave the show feeling great,” he said. “We all have a good time on stage and in the audience.”

Sherry Grindeland can be reached at editor@snovalleystar.com or 425-392-6434 ext. 246.

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Football From Page 10 team now begins preparations for next year.

A significant portion of the Wildcat’s most effective offensive producers from this season will graduate. Shain, Daniels, Takacs, BakerJagla, and Chapman will all be gone next year, as

well as Jake Smith, Evan Johnson, Drew Cotto, Jack Nelson and others.

Mitchell will be playing for Oregon State University next season, so the quarterback position will likely go to the backup quarterback from this season, junior Jonathan “Jo Jo” Hillel.

Sam can be reached at skenyon@ snovalleystar.com or @samuel_kenyon.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Community at Chief Kanim honors veterans Students at Chief Kanim Middle School had a lesson they won’t forget about what it means to be a veteran.

At the Veterans Day assembly Nov. 12, they met Monica McNeal, mother of Eric Ward.

Ward was a Chief Kanim and Mount Si High School graduate.

Ward was also a Marine who didn’t come home.

He was killed February, 2010 in Afghanistan.

He was recently memorialized in a portrait by artist Michael Reagan. The Pacific Northwest artist draws pictures of soldiers who have died in active

duty and gives them to their families. Reagan’s ongoing project is called Fallen Heroes.

He not only sketches military veterans, he also does pencil-on-paper drawings of victims in tragedies, such as the 20 children of Newton, Conn. who were killed in their school earlier this year.

Reagan doesn’t charge for his pictures and for a number of years funded the costs out of his own pocket.

People wanted to help and he started a nonprofit, Fallen Heroes, to cover expenses such as the $700 a month required to mail

Nominees sought for Citizen of the Year

is an individual or business that has gone above and beyond to make North Bend a better place to live, through professional or volunteer efforts, or by an extraordinary contribution to the community.

The City of North Bend is seeking nominations for its 2013 Citizen of the Year Award.

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Community veterans were invited to participate in Veterans Day assemblies at Snoqualmie Valley School District schools.

Several attended the program at Chief Kanim Middle School where the school was presented with a portrait of Eric Ward. portraits to families.

Kanim teacher Tom Burford told his students about Reagan’s Fallen Heroes project. Last year, while he was at the former Snoqualmie Middle School, Burford and six

students raised $1,650 for the artist’s fund.

Chief Kanim students decided they could top that figure and began raising money a few weeks ago.

At the recent assembly,

they presented Vietnam War vet Reagan a check for $2,962.55.

In turn, Reagan gave the portrait of Eric Ward to his parents. The portrait will be hung at Chief Kanim Middle School.

In closing the ceremony, Ward’s mother gave Reagan a commemorative blanket.

For more information on the Fallen Heroes Project go to: http://www. fallenheroesproject.org.

“We want to honor those who have shown, through their initiative and actions, that they truly care about the community,” said Mayor Ken Hearing.

The winner will be announced at the Jan.

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