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December 5, 2013 VOL. 5, NO. 48

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Snoqualmie may buy land for affordable housing

By Sam Kenyon Snoqualmie could spend $600,000 to help nonprofit Imagine Housing build an affordable housing complex on Snoqualmie Ridge.

The Snoqualmie City Council

is scheduled to vote on whether to purchase a 12-acre property, known as Parcel S-20, at the 7 p.m. Dec. 9 meeting.

If approved, the city would buy the land, adjacent to the Eagle Point neighborhood, from Snoqualmie Ridge II

Development for $600,000 with the intention of selling it later to Imagine Housing. The property is valued at $2.1 million, but the city is able to purchase it for less due to an agreement with the developer to provide some lowincome housing.

Imagine Housing, which says it has already spent an estimated $250,000 in design costs for the project, is unable to secure financing to purchase the property by the end of 2013, which See LAND, Page 3

Kathy Lambert collects toothbrushes for Kenya

By Sherry Grindeland

It’s time to light the lights Valley Christmas tree lightings this week.

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Deadline extended More time to nominate citizen of the year.

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Mountains on film Film festival comes to North Bend Page 5

SNL alum at casino Colin Quinn coming to Snoqualmie.

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Unlike most travelers these days, Kathy Lambert hopes to schlep a lot of luggage when she goes to Africa on vacation in January. If all goes according to plan, those suitcases won’t be filled with clothes.

They’ll be filled with new toothbrushes.

For Lambert, who represents

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the Snoqualmie Valley as well as other Eastside areas on the Metropolitan King County Council, this will be a working vacation and the toothbrushes are tools she’s carrying.

Lambert will volunteer with WorldComp Kenya. She wants to help improve dental hygiene in the Nairobi area.

The former school teacher will be working in a school

there, with women in an AIDS support group and helping set up some microfinance businesses.

“The team leaders have had a mission in this area for 30 years,” Lambert said. “They have many projects going on.”

Two projects captured Lambert’s heart. She is focusing her free time this month – she can’t do any of this while she’s

doing King County Council work – on making them a success. One is to get four sewing machines to women in the village where she’ll be working.

The other is to distribute new toothbrushes.

“When I was there last, I noticed the women’s teeth were in awful shape,” Lambert said.

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By Sherry Grindeland

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A mixture of newcomers and incumbents will be installed on the school board, hospital board and city councils in January in the Snoqualmie Valley. The Nov. 5 King County General Election returns were certified Nov. 26 and the trends that were established in the early counting of the mail-in ballots continued through the end.

Incumbent Marcy Busby won the District 4 seat on the Snoqualmie Valley School District Board. She defeated challenger David Spring 4,385 to 3,971. Tavish MacLean ran unopposed for the District 1 seat.

In Snoqualmie, political newcomer Heather Munden was elected to City Council. She outdistanced former councilmember Terry Sorenson, who was See ELECTION, Page 3

By Sam Kenyon

Early morning mist hangs over Mount Si the morning of Dec. 3

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

Valley lights up

By Sherry Grindeland The Snoqualmie Valley will be lighting up Dec. 7 when both North Bend and Snoqualmie kick off their holiday season celebrations.

The North Bend Holiday Festival runs 4-8:30 p.m. and features music, entertainment, fire pits, children’s activities, a community sing-along and a tree-lighting ceremony. North Bend Way between Bendigo and Ballarat Avenues will be closed for the event and lined with booths.

The annual Snoqualmie Holiday Tree Lighting party runs 4-8 p.m. in downtown Snoqualmie.

Santa Claus will be visiting with families in the Railroad Park Gazebo. He will throw the switch to light the tree at 6:30 p.m.

Sno Valley Winds will provide music and cook-

ies, cocoa and hot cider will be available. Horsedrawn carriages will be available on Southeast King Street by the Gazebo and at the corner of Southeast River Street and Falls Avenue Southeast.

In North Bend, Santa will arrive at 5:05 p.m. and join Mayor Ken Hearing to light the tree.

Santa will then move into Boxley’s for pictures.

A community sing-along begins at 5:10 p.m.

Various community groups will have booths at the celebration, including the Relay for Life committee.

In North Bend, various community groups will have booths at the celebration, including the Relay for Life committee.

“Even though the relay isn’t until July, this is a good time to register for the event,” said DeAnna

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“The women do not have toothbrushes.”

In addition to lack of toothbrushes, she said the water in that area of Africa is full of bacteria, which doesn’t help with dental hygiene, and is muddy.

“It is so bad it changes the colors of the clothes when they wash them,” she said.

A physician accompanying the team will train people how to brush their teeth properly and explain the importance of not sharing toothbrushes.

They’ll donate brushes first to the women in the AIDS group and their families.

If Lambert gets enough toothbrushes, she will give them to boys in a

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Lambert hopes to help Kenyan children like these by giving them toothbrushes. She said it may seem small, but can make a big difference. prison. She visited the prison site two years ago and was inspired by the training the youth are receiving.

“The boys are learning carpentry, goat tending, and sewing and are receiving an education,” she said. “Kenya is using this prison as a model for changing lives of people who have committed crimes.”

Lambert has high hopes she will receive enough toothbrushes to distribute them to the 583 children in two slum schools WorldComp Kenya supports.

“If I can get about 2,000 toothbrushes, we can cover all these needs,” she said.

Lambert has been asking family and friends to donate the new brushes they receive at the dentist and to pick up extras when they’re shopping.

She’s expanding the request beyond her

immediate circle to meet her goal.

DeAnna Haverfield of Pioneer Coffee in North Bend has volunteered to be a drop off spot in the Valley for people who want to donate toothbrushes. Pioneer Coffee is located at 202 W. North Bend Way, North Bend.

It seems like a small request but to the women and children in Kenya, it can make a big difference in their smiles, Lambert added.

“We can spread joy and new beginnings around the world in so many big and small ways,” she said.

To contribute toward the sewing machines or to learn more about WorldComp Kenya go to: www.worldcompkenya. com.

Sherry Grindeland can be reached at editor@snovalleystar.com or 425392-6434 ext. 246.

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

Citizen of Year nominations extended to Dec. 16 The city of North Bend has extended the deadline for 2013 Citizen of the Year Award nominations to Dec. 16.

The Citizen of the Year is an individual or business that has gone above and beyond to make North Bend a better place to live,

Election From Page 1 trying to regain a council position, 1,701 to 692.

“I am excited and looking forward to serving Snoqualmie,” Munden said.

Mayor Matt Larson returns for another term.

He defeated Ed Pizzuto 1,810 to 627. Larson is excited about the future of Snoqualmie.

“We have a lot of exciting work and projects ahead over the next four years,” he said. “I am very grateful to the residents of Snoqualmie for once again giving me the great honor and privilege to serve them as their mayor.”

Clarifications Captions in the story Sam Kenyon wrote about North Bend woodcarver Adi Hienzsch that ran Nov. 21, 2013 in the SnoValley Star need some clarification according to his wife, Eva Hienzsch.

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through professional or volunteer efforts, or by an extraordinary contribution to the community.

“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 award is presented annually to people and businesses whose hard

work, spirit and dedication make the community great. This year’s winner will be announced at the Jan. 7, 2014 City Council Meeting.

To make a nomination, send a letter detailing what the person or business has done for the community and why they deserve the award by Dec. 16, 2013. Please include daytime telephone num-

bers for yourself and the nominee.

Nominations should be directed to the attention of City Administrator Londi Lindell. They can be sent by e-mail to llindell@northbendwa.gov, by regular mail to City of North Bend, P.O. Box 896, North Bend, WA 98045; or dropped off in person at City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N., North Bend.

Three other Snoqualmie City Council positions, seats one, three and seven, were unopposed and won by Robert Jeans, Bryan Holloway and Kathi Prewitt.

Dariel Norris of Fall City and Gene Pollard of Snoqualmie won the two contested Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District commissioner seats.

Pollard outpolled Kevin Hauglie of Fall City, 4,269 to 3,599. Norris defeated current board president Dick Edward Jones 4,962 to 2,477.

Jones unexpectedly stepped down as president of the board of commissioners for the hospital effective Dec. 2. He sent a resignation letter to

Hauglie, who is vice president of the board and sent copies to fellow commissioners David Speikers, Joan Young, Pollard, hospital CEO Rodger McCollum and hospital attorney Jay Rodne.

Outgoing commissioners serve through Dec. 31.

The newly elected ones join the board in January.

Pollard already had a seat at the hospital board, but in an effort to shake up the status quo, went after Hauglie’s seat.

“I don’t think this is so much a statement about me or Gene but a statement of a community that is not happy with how things in our hospital district are going,” Norris said. “I think this should be taken seriously by all parties, including myself.

“I am humbled, honored and grateful for the

opportunity to make a difference. Change is always difficult. Some of the changes are going to happen because of the Affordable Care Act other changes need to happen to encourage a bigger ownership on the part of the Hospital District and the community.”

In North Bend’s Si View Metropolitan Park District, Proposition 1 passed 3,481 to 966. The proposition was a one-year operations and maintenance levy for parks and recreation programs.

Linda Hamm Grez and Mark Joselyn were also unopposed for commissioner seats on the Si View Metropolitan Park District board.

The carved scene on page 7 was identified the Alps in Germany. The mountain actually represents Mount Si. Underneath it, a carved man with a hat sits by the Hienzsch’s home. The title of that piece is “Dreamer.”

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

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If the bill passes, Imagine Housing could move forward and may ultimately purchase the land from the city for $600,000 plus any additional costs the city incurs. According to the city, taxpayers will not be impacted in any way by the potential purchase. However, this bill does not commit the city to allowing Imagine Housing specifically to build on the property.

“We’re committed to affordable housing.

We’re not married to a particular developer or proposal,” said Mayor Matt Larson. “As long as we find some way to provide more affordable housing and meet that need in the community.”

The Parcel S-20 deal has not been without controversy since it was proposed more than a year ago.

Area residents were concerned that the apartment buildings would be too high, would block the view and would have inad-

equate parking. Some residents were also concerned that low income housing would attract a criminal element to the Ridge. Others were worried that there is not adequate street access to and from the property.

Imagine Housing attempted to address these concerns in an updated version of their development plan. The buildings were lowered by one story and streets widened to allow for more parking. However, Imagine Housing said they are unable to avoid the issue of the single street access.

As far as an increase in crime, a single bedroom unit will cost $924 a month, which is at the upper end of the low income scale.

Furthermore, Police Chief Steve McCulley said reports of an increase in crime following other low income housing projects are exaggerated.

The city is hoping to solicit further input from the public at the council meeting so that any additional concerns can be addressed.

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

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

Editorial

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Did you vote?

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If so, you’re in the minority. One of the most interesting things about tracking the results of the Nov. 5 general election was watching the daily updating of numbers. The results were officially certified Nov. 26.

But it was disheartening to see how few people exercise their right to vote. Or to put it another way, to discover how many people decline to participate.

While Snoqualmie Valley elected officials have a good record of stewardship, as voters we shouldn’t become blasé about elections. Local government offers a refreshing break from national mudslinging and hypocritical, selfinterested politicians.

The better candidate may not win if voters continue to ignore elections.

It is easy to be cynical about the disparity in government between what is said in stump speeches and what is done after the election. But to assume that you can’t make a difference by voting is a stance Americans can’t afford.

The better candidate may not win if voters continue to not vote.

In this election, the Valley was lucky. Nearly all the serious candidates were highly qualified and passionate about the offices they sought.

But consider the numbers – only a shade more than 45 percent of the registered voters cast their ballots in the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District commissioner races.

The Snoqualmie Valley School District board races faired about the same, a little more than 45 percent.

In North Bend, 44 percent of the registered voters participated in the elections and in Snoqualmie it was worse, just a tad over 42 percent.

Voting couldn’t have been easier. Ballots were sent to voters’ homes. You couldn’t use inclement weather, the high cost of gas or having to work on Nov. 5 as an excuse.

Ballots arrived a couple weeks before Election Day. Although at first glance, the ballots looked complicated because of the security envelope, voting was simple and straightforward. It only took a few minutes and a single stamp to send it back to King County Elections.

Even being uniformed isn’t a good excuse.

Informational pamphlets were also sent to voters’ homes.

There were a couple of community forums so people could meet the candidates and the media ran stories about the elections and who was running for office and why.

The Valley won’t always be so lucky to have such highly-qualified and dedicated candidates running for office. It is – as always – up us voters to determine who is best for the job.

We’re lucky enough to live in a political system where the majority rules. But the system works better when a minority isn’t making all the decisions. Next election, become part of the voting bloc.

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Janice Thomas hasn’t been the valley’s most innovative art teacher since the invention of dirt for nothing, you know.

One of her goals has always been to get the community involved in the art scene. She’s gone so far as to invite several well-known artists from the city to come here and give demonstrations.

So when Janice once again waltzed into the Mule Barn coffee shop and tacked up a poster, we almost had a foot race to check it out.

This year, she’s having a sale and show of her students’ work, but with a difference.

“The way I see it,” she said, “these kids need some Christmas money, right?”

Coffee-sipping nods all around.

“And they need to take pride in their art work, too,” she said.

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“So I kinda put it all together and came up with the ‘Faces of Love’ Christmas art show.”

“Faces of Love?” said Dud. Slim Randles “Oh yeah,” Columnist Janice said, smiling.

“You see, the paintings are all portraits of people the students love. You know, Mom and Dad, grandparents, the guy down the street who volunteers at band practice, that kind of thing.”

“Sounds good,” Doc said.

“And nothing at the art show will cost more than ten bucks. I figure we’ll sell all of them, too.”

“You sound pretty sure of that,” said Doc. “Are they that good?”

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“Frankly no,” Janice said.

“But hey, it’s Christmas and they’re only ten bucks.”

“Still, selling all of them will be quite a trick,” Doc said.

“Not really,” Janice said. “I have a secret weapon.”

We looked at her.

“I got the Valley Weekly Miracle to promise they’d print whatever portraits didn’t sell.”

Doc laughed and slapped his knee. “That’s great! That oughta get ‘em all right. Those poor folks don’t have a chance.”

“Wait until you see the portrait two of the kids did of you, Doc,” Janice said.

Doc looked around sheepishly while we laughed.

“Hey, any you guys got twenty bucks on you?”

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Banff Mountain Film Festival comes to North Bend Theatre

By Sam Kenyon The North Bend Theatre is embracing the cold months with a festive series celebrating both the holidays and the mountain culture of the Snoqualmie Valley.

The lineup started Dec. 4 with the mountain, sports and environment themed movies from The Banff Mountain Film Festival. Hundreds of movies are submitted to the Canadian festival that runs Nov. 1-9. The best films are selected for a world tour.

North Bend is one of several Washington stops for the Banff Mountain Festival. For the fourth consecutive year, every seat in the North Bend Theatre has sold out for the show.

“I’m shocked every year. This year we’ve been sold out for a month,” said Cindy Walker who owns the theatre.

Walker said people travel from all over to attend the film festival. “And, I still have people calling to see if they can just get standing room.”

The festival runs through Dec. 6.

The following day, the theatre is part of the local Holiday Festival, hosting the North Bend Outdoor Amateur Film Challenge.

Short films are submitted to the theatre. They must be related to North Bend or the outdoors in the Northwest.

A panel of judges that includes Walker, Mount Si High School digital media teacher, Joe Dockery, and North Bend Community and Economic Development Director, Gina Estep,

determine the winners.

The films are then shown at 8 p.m. Dec. 7.

“We really saw last year kind of what we hoped,” Walker said. “These are young or amateur filmmakers who don’t get the opportunity to see their film on the big screen and have an audience watch it. That’s part of the prize ... They get to bring their friends and family and say, ‘Look what we’ve done.’”

The film submissions are varied, from an adventure film set in the Northwest to a ski-film with no narrative. One submission this year featured footage captured from a camera attached to a remote controlled airplane.

Timothy Tietjen is a snow reporter for Snoqualmie Valley. He posts videos of his ski missions on www.thesnowtroopers.com. Last year his submission tied for third place in the Challenge. He has submitted three films this year.

His website features nonnarrative ski videos featuring himself, his partner Sandy Ting, and other athletes doing extreme skiing.

“That was a lot of fun, to see our videos

This was the first year Kern and McGuire have participated in the event. “[We’re] definitely excited about being a part of the film festival,” McGuire said.

Walker sits on the North Bend Branding Committee which started the Outdoor Film Challenge. “[It’s] Really embracing the mountain culture we have here,” she said.

For the first time this year, Walker says the films will be more crisp and stable due to the theatre’s new digital projector. Earlier this year the community helped raise

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Santa Claus visits Moose Lodge Come see Santa Claus as he makes his annual stop in Snoqualmie as he prepares for his big night. Santa will be at the Snoqualmie Valley Moose Lodge on Dec., 14.

Families can arrive at 9 a.m. for a complimentary breakfast and the big man himself will arrive at 10 a.m. The event will provide complimentary pictures with Santa for individuals and families.

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on the big screen, [especially] being primarily an Internet video type of site,” said Tietjen. “I’m really looking forward to seeing it again on the big screen ... and getting some friends there to enjoy it with me.”

Seamas McGuire and Michael Kern submitted a video titled “Wild Washington,” which utilized aerial footage from their remote controlled plane.

“We found the North Bend film festival and its connection to the Banff Film Festival and figured it was a perfect match for our video,” said McGuire.

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“The quality of the films that they’re seeing on the screen this year is going to be amplified over what we’ve seen in the past because of the generosity of the community in helping to bring the digital projector to the theater,” she said.

Finally, Walker will show 24 holiday classics including favorites such as “Miracle on 34th Street” and “White Christmas”

from Dec. 18-24. The series will close with “It’s a Wonderful Life,” on Christmas Eve. Walker likes to provide the community with movies that capture the holiday spirit.

“I have classics that I like to play the same ones every year because I think that builds a holiday tradition for people.”

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

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Winter 2013 Sports Schedule Basketball Boys Varsity Saturday, Dec. 7 Friday, Dec. 13 Friday, Dec. 14 Tuesday, Dec. 17

8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 7:30 pm

at Bellevue at Lake Washington vs Mercer Island at Interlake

Friday, Dec. 20 Saturday, Dec. 21 Thursday, Jan. 2 Friday, Jan. 3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 Friday, Jan. 10 Tuesday, Jan. 14

8:00 pm 6:45 pm 5:00 pm 3:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm 7:30 pm

at Liberty Cedarcrest vs De La Salle vs Australian Touring Team vs Juanita vs Sammamish vs Bellevue

Friday, Jan. 17 Tuesday, Jan. 21

8:00 pm 7:30 pm

vs Lake Washington at Mercer Island

Friday, Jan. 24 Tuesday, Jan. 28 Friday, Jan. 31 Saturday, Feb. 4

8:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm 7:30 pm

at Liberty vs Interlake at Juanita at Sammamish

Basketball Girls Varsity

Wrestling Varsity

Saturday, Dec. 7 Wednesday, Dec. 11 Friday, Dec. 13 Saturday, Dec. 14 Friday, Dec. 14

6:30 pm 7:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:30 pm 6:30 pm

at Bellevue at Cedarcrest at Lake Washington vs Cedarcrest vs Mercer Island

Thursday, Dec. 12 Wednesday, Dec. 18

7:30 pm 7:30 pm

vs Interlake vs Sammamish

Wednesday, Dec. 18 Friday, Dec. 20 Wednesday, Jan. 8 Friday, Jan. 10 Wednesday, Jan. 15 Friday, Jan. 17 Wednesday, Jan. 22

7:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:30 pm

at Interlake at Liberty vs Juanita vs Sammamish vs Bellevue vs Lake Washington at Mercer Island

Thursday, Jan. 9 Thursday, Jan. 16 Thursday, Jan. 23 Tuesday, Jan. 28 Thursday, Jan. 30

7:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm

at Lake Washington at Bellevue vs Mercer Island at Juanita vs Liberty

Friday, Jan. 24 Wednesday, Jan. 29 Friday, Jan. 31 Wednesday, Feb. 5

6:30 pm 7:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:30 pm

vs Liberty vs Interlake at Juanita at Sammamish

Gymnastics Varsity & JV Thursday, Dec. 5 Thursday, Dec. 12 Thursday, Dec. 19 Thursday, Jan. 9 Thursday, Jan. 16

7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm

at Interlake at Bellevue at Sammamish vs Juanita Sammamish at Liberty

Thursday, Jan. 23 Thursday, Jan. 30

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Colin Quinn brings show to Snoqualmie humankind’s and the world.

Being the son of two His latest show, teachers didn’t affect “Unconstitutional,” based comedian Colin Quinn’s on the U.S. Constitution behavior in the classroom. and American history, He was always the wise kid has earned rave reviews. sitting in the back of the Quinn will perform this classroom. one-man, 75-minute show “I was the cliché of Dec. 6 in the ballroom that kid,” at Sno“At this point, we can Quinn qualmie said in a Casino. also make fun of ourtelephone This selves, we can abuse interview show folfrom Man- ourselves like the model lows his hattan last previous who says that she has week. “At hit, “Long first, they Story pimples.” would Short,” a — Colin Quinn 75-minthink Comedian ute, oneI was funny, man play but after about the a week or two, they didn’t history of the world. like me because of my If anyone can make loud mouth.” people laugh about the Now, at age 54, Quinn Constitution, it is Quinn. shows more empathy for He got Americans to his teachers than he did see the humor in the when he was growing up President Bill Clintonin Brooklyn.

Monica Lewinsky scandal “Who the hell needs when he had “Saturday heckling when teaching?

Night Live” audiences Teachers have enough roaring with his take on problems without students the news from 1998 to like me in their class2000. room,” he said.

His trademark was Smart aleck behavior his sign-off, “That’s my aside, it becomes apparstory and I’m sticking ent to anyone following to it.” In 2004, he made the comic’s career that he the Comedy Central’s list absorbed a lot in and out of 100 greatest stand-up of the classroom. comedians.

He’s a passionate reader Since then, he has done who makes his living by a lot of stand-up comedy, writing jokes for others been in a number of teleand for his own shows. vision shows and some Quinn knows a great deal movies, and worked in about history — both radio on the East Coast.

By Sherry Grindeland

Quinn was dubbed the “joke fairy” by a New York radio personality. Quinn would call during the show, reel off a joke in his voice that sounds like he has had too many Scotch and sodas and cigars and then quickly hang-up.

He doesn’t drink Scotch or any other alcohol and hasn’t for several decades after winning a battle with alcoholism. Instead, he likes Diet Coke and tea.

“Tea says everything about my life,” Quinn said. “I go into a Starbucks, which is known for coffee, and order tea.

That’s a metaphor for my life.”

His stand-up comedy career is a million laughs away from his childhood fantasies.

“When I was a real little kid, I wanted to be a fireman,” Quinn said. “Then, I wanted to be a pro basketball player, but when I was 13, I realized that was not going to be.”

Part of the self-realization was awareness of his height — he’s 5 feet, 8 inches tall.

Instead of sports, he began to think about show business.

“With my loud mouth, I thought I could be on a sit-com or something,” he said.

He dropped out of Stony Brook University after the first year, eventually becoming a bartender.

Quinn quit bartending so he could work on his comedy routines.

His first big break was when he became co-host on MTV’s comedy show “Remote Control” in 1987.

He’s been, as they say, in

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Why do a show about the Constitution?

The U.S. Constitution, he said, is a group of laws that created the U.S. personality, and where we feel entitled to look out for No. 1, ourselves.

“With the Constitution, we’re also the ones that gave people hope and free will,” Quinn said. “But at this point, we can also make fun of ourselves, we can abuse ourselves like the model who says that she has pimples.”

This will be Quinn’s first local performance.

He’s traveled the world — Africa, China, the Middle East and Europe — and visited most the states in this country but never Washington.

He recently discovered the joy of Twitter.

“I torture other people on Twitter,” Quinn said. “I finally found my purpose in life — to antagonize everybody.”

After all, he said, that’s the beauty of our Constitution. It gives him the right to free will and to say what he wants.

That, he noted, includes being obnoxious on things such as Twitter.

Follow Quinn on Twitter @iamcolinquinn.

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Contribute new toys for the needy The Mount Si High School Key Club and Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis Giving Tree Toy Drive program has a Toy Drive box at all Snoqualmie Valley School District schools.

Help needy families in the area by contributing a new, unwrapped toy. The boxes are in the school offices. Toys will be collected Dec. 10.

North Bend Mayor Honored

North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing was recently recognized at the Sound Cities Associations Annual Meeting.

He was honored for his service as Past President and years of outstanding leadership on the SCA Board.

He was one of several Puget Sound leaders noted for their regional collaboration and contributions.

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Marci Davidson emailed this photo to the Star last week, hoping to find the photographer who took the sunrise shot. Davidson found it on Facebook. Jill Looper found the picture on the Living Snoqualmie blogsite. The photographer was identified as Rana Hoover.

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SCHEDULE THIS: Tree lighting ceremonies Dec. 7: Snoqualmie’s annual Holiday Tree Lighting is from 4-8 p.m. at the Railroad Park Gazebo, 7971 Railroad Ave. S.E., tree lighting at 6:30 p.m., featuring horse drawn carriages, music

by Sno Valley Winds, cocoa, cookies and cider provided. Call 831-5784. North Bend’s Holiday Tree Lighting Festival is from 4-8 p.m. in downtown North Bend. Join Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman and the Nutcracker.

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q Young Toddler Story Time, 10-10:45 a.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd.

S.E., ages 6-24 months with adult q Preschool Story Time, 10:45-11:45 a.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., ages 3-6 with adult

q ‘Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher,’ 7-8 p.m., North Bend Theatre, 125 Bendigo Blvd. N., staged reading presentation of Timothy Egan’s book about Edward Curtis’s quest to document over 80 American Indian tribes

q Meet Matt!!, 3 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd., meet Matt Cavotta, artist with the Wizards of the Coast, and discuss art, Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons

q Jose Feliciano, 7 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, ages 21 and older, $19-57

q Kid Play Indoor Playground, 9-11 a.m., Church on the Ridge, 35131 S.E. English St., Snoqualmie, through age 5, free q Nutcracker Story Time, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. q Holiday Lights Contest application due, 4 p.m., find entry form and rules at www. ci.snoqualmie.wa.us q Family Fun Nights at the Y: ‘Winter Wonderland,’ 6:30-8 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 S.E. Ridge St., free/facility members, $5/ program members, $10/community members, 256-3115 q Susan Pascal Trio, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307 q Nalani, 7:30 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 8313647 q Colin Quinn, 8 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie; ages 21 and older, $14-47, tickets available through Ticketmaster

q Santa Breakfast, 8-11 a.m., Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., $5/ adults, $3.50/children q Santa Train, hourly departures between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Northwest Railway Museum North Bend Depot, 205 McClellan St., $20/person, $18/ museum members, www.tickets.trainmuseum.org q Si View Holiday Bazaar, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, www.siviewpark.org/holiday q Holiday Wreath Party, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater, 36800 David Powell Road, Fall City, create one wreath for $20, create two wreaths for $10 and donate one to the theater or purchase a donated wreath for $30, 736-7252 q Special Needs Story Time, 11 a.m. to noon, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. q Diana and Matt Page Holiday Event, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307 q Amateur Film Challenge Winners screening, 7 p.m., North Bend Theatre, 125 Bendigo Blvd., $15, www.northbendtheatre.com

q Santa Train, hourly departures between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Northwest Railway Museum North Bend Depot, 205 McClellan St., $20/person, $18/ museum members, www.tickets.trainmuseum.org q Holiday Wreath Party, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater, 36800 David Powell Road, Fall City, create one wreath for $20, create two wreaths for $10 and donate one to the theater or purchase a donated wreath for $30, 736-7252 q Cynthia Kuni, 10:30 a.m. to noon, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, tips benefit Pasado’s Safe Haven animal shelter, 831-3647

q Tony Foster Trio plays Cedar Walton, 6 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307 q Mua Dong Cua Anh, 7 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, ages 21 and older, $25-110

q Infant and Young Toddler Story Time, 11 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., ages 0-2 with adult q Friends of the North Bend Library meeting, 7-8 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St.

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 Movie night, 9 p.m., Finaghty’s, 7726 Center Blvd.

S.E., Snoqualmie, free popcorn q Public Works Committee, 5-6 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., 831-4919 q Arts Commission, 5:307 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., 888-5337 q Planning and Parks Committee, 6:30-7 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., 888-5337 q Planning Commission, 7-8 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., 888-5337 q Infant and Young Toddler Story Time, 11 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., newbornage 2 with adult, free q Teen Cooking Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., first Mondays, free

q Nutcracker Ballet class, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Si View Social Room, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, Tuesdays through Dec. 17, $40 for 3 classes, register online at www.siviewpark.org q Cascade Jazz Christmas Special, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 2929307 q Sno Valley Writers Work Group, 6-8 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St.

q Teen Skate Club, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., every Wednesday, free to community teens 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, 292-9307

q Randy Halberstadt and Jeff Johnson, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307 q The Groovetramps, 7:30 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., 831-3647 q ‘It’s A Wonderful Life: The Radio Show,’ 7:30 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays through Dec. 14, Valley Center Stage, purchase tickets at www.valleycenterstage.org, 831-5667

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Mount Si gymnasts hope to continue championship streak

By Sam Kenyon Although Wildcat gymnastics has dominated the King County League for years, the challenge this season may be a huge hurdle to vault over. The Mount Si High School girls will test their mettle in the first meet of the year when they host Interlake at 7 p.m. Dec. 5. The Mercer Island team will compete against Bellevue at the same time in the Mount Si gym.

Mount Si has remained undefeated in their regular season meets for three seasons, and they have been the KingCo champions for the last five. Last year they were district champs and took third place at state.

“We, in the league, have been the team to beat,” said Jessica Easthope, the gymnastics coach for the last five years. “But I don’t ever get comfortable with that position.”

This year the team has high expectations and higher challenges. Many senior girls graduated out of the team last season, so this year the Wildcats must overcome their inexperience if they want to continue their

By Sam Kenyon

Sophomore Hailey Johnson, senior Mackenzie Brown (team captain), junior Jenn Rogers, and senior Carissa Castagno (team captain) strike a pose on the balance beam. dominant streak.

“I have high expectations,” said Easthope. “I mean, it

wouldn’t be competition if you didn’t, right? I have no doubt that my girls will rise and meet

those expectations. One of [my goals] would be to have an undefeated season again and

win KingCo and Districts. That’s my goal.”

To do this after losing so much continuity on their team would be remarkable.

“For us to just come back out after losing all those seniors and still prove that we can be a dominant team, I think that would be a huge confidence boost for all the kids here,” she said.

Mount Si is not without leadership, however. Seniors Mackenzie Brown and Carissa Castagno are the team captains. Likely, the most difficult schools to beat in the league will be Sammamish and Mercer Island. But those programs, like Mount Si, are experiencing transition seasons after losing several seniors.

“Every season is a new playing field,” said Easthope.

The gymnasts are excited for the season, but they definitely feel pressure to continue Mount Si’s history of excellence.

“I’m excited because our team, as it looks right now, has a lot of potential,” said junior Jenn Rogers.

Gymnastics has a slightly difSee STREAK, Page 11

Mount Si wrestlers angle for successful season “We’re progressively getting better with each season,” All sports require toughness, Schlotfeldt said. but the sport of wrestling takes This season the team has it to another level. It is a grueltheir eye on Mercer Island, the ing, physical sport that demands dominant wrestling team in the a strong will and stronger disleague. cipline. The Mount Si wrestling Last season Mount Si lost the team knows league title to “We’re hoping to catathis, and they Mercer Island are getting ready by a dozen pult ourselves this year to unleash that points. intensity on “We’re hopand be able to challenge the rest of the ing to catapult (Mercer Island) for that league. ourselves this For the last year and be able league title.” five seasons, to challenge Tony Schlotfeldt — Tony Schlotfeldt them for that has been the Coach league title,” Mount Si wresSchlotfeldt said. tling head Mount Si has coach. He has several senior seen some successes in the proleaders on the team: Namely, gram.

Ryley Absher, Eli Clure, Tye Last season they finished Rodney, Tanner Stahl, and second in the league and sent Hunter Conway. three wrestlers to state. The “We’re looking for those guys previous season, they won the to step up in a leadership role,” league tournament and sent two said Schlotfeldt. players to state. The year before In the off season, several of that, a Mount Si wrestler Josh these wrestlers put some serious Mitchell won state. training time in. Absher com-

By Sam Kenyon

By Sam Kenyon

Tanner Stahl (in back) and Ryley Absher get in position for a practice bout. pleted the 28-day J. Robinson Intensive wrestling camp at the University of Minnesota. Absher

is the first Mount Si Wildcat to complete such a program. Clure, Stahl, Justin Edens, and junior

Gunnar Harrison also completed See WRESTLE, Page 11

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Wrestle From Page 10 the same intense camp over the summer, except it was a 14-day version in Oregon.

“It’s a pretty hardcore camp,” Schlotfeldt said. “It’s like going into the Marine Corps for a month.”

The Mount Si wrestling program is strong and getting stronger. A youth wrestling club has been established in the valley and that has fed the Wildcat program.

“We’re starting to

Streak From Page 10 ferent culture than other sports in that there is a lot of encouragement even from opponents. Even though they are competing against each other, since so many of the gymnasts know one another from being on the same club teams, they still want to see each other do well.

“It’s what we all pretty much grew up on,” said sophomore Hailey Johnson.

The sport has given these gymnasts more than balance; it has helped them to bond.

“It’s ... kind of my family,” said Rogers.

Of the four events that make up high school gymnastics, floor exercise, balance beam, uneven bars, and the vault, the coach says that floor exercise is the strongest event for Mount Si. “Year after year, floor exercise has been our strongest,” Easthope said.

“The girls love performing floor for the audience. They love the whole tumbling aspect and the choreography and dance aspect. And, they have the most fun on floor.”

see some of the fruits of that labor, with some of these kids just starting to trickle into our program,” Schlotfeldt said.

One such wrestler is the promising freshmen Mason Marenco. “[He’s a] Pretty stellar wrestler, he’s looking pretty tough,” coach said.

This is the largest freshmen crop of wrestlers that Schlotfeldt has seen.

“We’re hoping we can kind of cultivate these guys to take over for our seniors as they leave,” he said.

In order for that to happen, however, the wrestlers have to stay in the sport, which is not an easy

thing to do.

“They’ve got to be able to endure,” Schlotfeldt said. “Our practices, we feel, are as challenging as they get physically.

They’re mentally demanding and it’s hard to finish four years. Those kids that finish out, they’ve accomplished something pretty fantastic just by finishing four years, we feel. They’ve seen a lot of their friends come and go for four years. We’re pretty proud of them just for sticking it out.”

This team is tough.

Their coach describes them as quiet, and hardworking. Schlotfeldt thinks this is one of the

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best starts of the season he has seen in terms of the intensity of their practices.

“We feel pretty confident in our kids,” he said.

“We think they’re going to perform this year. We’re expecting some good, hard wrestling out of these guys this season. So we’ll see if

we can deliver it.”

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

history that we’re leaving On the floor or any behind is pretty tremenother event, it will be dous with a chal“I think Mount Si gymnas- the record lenge for Mount Si tics has a huge presence that we have. I to match here.” think their these previous — Jessica Easthope girls work levels of excelCoach really hard and lence. But deserve that is every bit of recognition as their goal, and Easthope any other sport.” believes they will work hard for it.

Sam Kenyon can be reached at “I think Mount Si gymskenyon@snovalleystar.com or @ nastics has a huge pressamuel_kenyon. ence here,” she said. “The

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