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Half-day save Valley school board drops plan to change 2012-13 Kindergarten schedule By Carol Ladwig Staff Reporter

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Kindergarten in the Snoqualmie Valley School District is safe, for now. In response to dozens of parents’ pleas, the Snoqualmie Valley School Board voted unanimously Thursday, Feb. 9, to no longer consider a Kindergarten

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format change for cost savings in the 2012-13 school year. The decision was welcomed by the full house of parents at the meeting, but prompted warnings from Superintendent Joel Aune and School Board President Dan Popp that the decision effectively postpones any change for a year. Dan Popp Kindergarten registration is March Snoqualmie Valley 6, and parents will build their plans School Board around the Kindergarten schedule President they enroll in then. See KINDERgarten, 2

Silence before the storm

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Gay couples may marry when new Washington law takes effect June 7 By Carol Ladwig

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Valley legislators split on same-sex marriage

MORE PHOTOS ONLINE Snow begins to stick on the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River during the Valley’s www.valleyrecord.com January snowstorm in this image by Riverbend resident Bill Cottringer. He rushed outside with his Canon to capture the image before the storm worsened. Cottringer’s shot was voted the first place winner in the Valley Record’s fifth annual Scenic Photo Contest. Four pages of photos and winners can be seen inside. A full slideshow can be found at www.valleyrecord.com.

Spikes end car chase in Snoqualmie... after a mile A Maple Valley driver in a white 1997 Mazda pickup led State Troopers and local police on a high-speed chase on Valley roads Monday evening, Feb. 6, before being forcibly stopped in downtown Snoqualmie. Snoqualmie police deployed spike strips in the 6400 block of Railroad Avenue to end the pursuit. The truck came to a stop about a mile from the

spike strips, with both front tires flat. The incident began around 8:25 p.m., when Snoqualmie Police were asked to assist the State Patrol in stopping the vehicle, westbound on I-90. The report does not state why multiple patrol cars were pursuing the vehicle. See CHASE, 3

Effective June 7 of this year, samesex couples in Washington will have the one thing that’s eluded them since 1996 and beyond, marriage. Washington Senators approved ESSB 6239, legalizing marriage for gay couples, on Feb. 1, by a vote of 28 to 21. The House voted one week later, Feb. 8, passing it by a vote of 55 to 43, and Governor Gregoire signed the bill into law at a news conference Monday morning, Feb. 13. Neither vote was easy. Legislators on both sides of the issue made impassioned speeches about the sanctity of marriage, and about basic human rights. “This is one of the most important issues that the legislature will consider,” said Representative Jay Rodne (R-North Bend). See Marriage,3

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KINDERgarten FROM 1 “It doesn’t absolve us of figuring out other ways to manage our budget,” Popp said. “So we’re going to have to make other tough choices, and we will likely hear from other people in the community when we do.”

More cuts coming The board is anticipating another $1 million to $2 million in state funding cuts for the coming school year, and began considering cost-cutting measures at its Jan. 26 meeting, including a radically restructured schedule for the 484 Kindergarteners projected to enroll next year. Rather than the current half-day, everyday model, district staff proposed an all-day, alter-

What are other districts doing?

nating-day schedule, such as Mondays, Wednesdays and every other Friday. By changing to an all-day schedule, the district could eliminate the mid-day bus run, and potentially earn revenue from Kindergarten students participating in the school lunch program, for an overall savings of about $140,000, Assistant Superintendent Don McConkey explained. Another reason the district considered the change, McConkey noted, is that the state legislature may require all districts to provide fullday Kindergarten by 2016. Currently, the state funds only half-day programs, and schools that offer optional full-day programs

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Parents at a Kindergarten information meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 7, wondered aloud how other school districts were scheduling their Kindergarten programs, including Issaquah School District. Following is a brief comparison of neighboring school districts’ Kindergarten programs. Only the Monroe School District has transitioned to a full-day, alternating-day schedule for Kindergarten, but the district offers a half-day schedule for parents who choose to transport their children themselves.

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Lake Washington

Half-day, every day

Full-day, every day

Issaquah

Half-day, every day

Full-day, every day

Half-day, every day Half-day, every day

Full-day, every day Full-day, every day

Bellevue

Half-day, every day

Full-day, every day

Renton

Half-day, every day

Full-day, every day

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Half-day, every day

Full-day, every day

Monroe

Full-day, alternating days

Half-day, every day

Riverview Tahoma

Optional program details Tuition cost is $3,300 per year. Positions offered by lottery. Tuition cost is $360 per month. Positions offered by lottery. Tuition-based. Positions offered by lottery. Tuition-based. Positions offered by lottery. Tuition cost is $3,300 per year. Positions offered by lottery. Tuition cost is $285 per month. Positions offered by lottery. Tuition cost is $330 per month. Positions offered by lottery. Parents must provide transportation. Valley Record illustration/Wendy Fried

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make up the difference by charging parents tuition. In Snoqualmie Valley School District, there are generally six full-day programs available, at a cost of $330 per month. In the district’s outreach to parents on the proposed

change, McConkey, with supporting comments from school board member Geoff Doy, gave presentations on the proposal Feb. 6 and 7 at Fall City and North Bend Elementary Schools, respectively. A bleary-eyed Sarah

Lenihan, a Montessori preschool teacher, shook off her cold Tuesday night to join more than 60 parents at a meeting to find out just what Kindergarten would look for her kids, 13 students, next year. She and her friend, Sue Erickson,

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a Montessori Kindergarten teacher, sympathized with the upset parents, but were not as critical of the all-day aspect of the proposal. “If your child is in school for a longer period of time, if he or she maybe has a learning issue… (the teachers) may be able to detect that and connect you with help,” Lenihan said. Erickson added that such problems typically aren’t identified until first grade, when children are there full days. Research indicates that full-day every-day programs are very beneficial to students, but research on the effects of alternating-day programs “is fairly inconclusive,” McConkey told parents Tuesday.

Parents speak up Some parents objected to the all-day schedule, saying their 5-year-olds would not do well with it, but the big issue was with alternating days. “My child would absolutely be a mess with this schedule,” said one mom, first name Amber. “It’s like saying let’s do potty-training every other day… and on the days in between, you’re still potty-trained.” Parents questioned a change that affected the youngest and most vulnerable students, and for relatively little savings. Doy acknowledged that the $140,000 seemed small compared to the overall $2 million, and said he definitely wanted to see them in contrast with other proposed budget reductions before making a final decision. However, he said it would likely be months after Kindergarten registration day, before the board saw a budget proposal. Parents also suggested solutions, McConkey told the school board Thursday, such as car-pooling, which has legal issues for the school, or paying extra to keep the half-day schedule. Board member Marcy Busby, concerned about parents’ devotion to the half-day schedule, asked about the effect of a full-day Kindergarten requirement on the district. Currently, the district has 11 half-day programs and six full-day with the potential of up to eight. However, the district does not have enough room or staff to offer full-day Kindergarten to every student. McConkey said the district would need to add 13 classrooms, and up to 11 full-time staff, some of whom are part-time now, to meet the requirement.

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Court win fuels Valley man’s ongoing fight for deaf rights Michael Kral turns life around after battle over DUI conviction By Carol Ladwig Staff Reporter

Court appearances are inherently scary, and not just because of the legal or financial outcomes. The language of law is obscure, and, for the average person, difficult to follow. For a profoundly deaf person like W. Michael Kral of Snoqualmie, without an interpreter, the language might as well be ancient Greek. Kral, 33, was arrested in 2005 on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license, and served nine months in jail, he says because he didn’t understand the proceedings at the Benton County Court in which he was tried. “It was really frustrating,” he said through an interpreter. “Sometimes I didn’t even know that I was misunderstanding something.” His present attorney, M. Moe Spencer, who last fall helped Kral win his appeal to reverse the 2006 conviction, said the court was required by state law to have a court-certified sign-language interpreter present at Kral’s trial. Kral specifically requested one, as well, to help him understand the legal process. Attorneys, Kral said, “don’t really talk to you, they talk at you.” He didn’t get a court-certified interpreter, although Spencer’s appeal brief stated there were three qualified people in the area during Kral’s trial. Instead the interpreter named in the brief, Sal Contreras, “was actually a Spanish interpreter who knew a little sign language,” Spencer claims. Contreras left the Tri-Cities area, and could not be contacted. A 2009 news story on him indicated that he did hold a certificate in American Sign Language, but did not specify when he received it. Kral has relied on American Sign Language to communicate nearly all his life, having lost his hearing at 9 months, when he developed spinal meningitis. Benton County’s failure to accommodate Kral’s needs in court was the foundation for his successful appeal, said Michael’s wife, Amanda. “The interpreter in the courtroom at the time told Michael that he was signing a continuance… that’s how he won it,” she said. Kral was arrested Dec. 29, 2005, while he was living and working in Kennewick, and given a court-appointed attorney, Chris Herion, the next day. Contreras was not made available to him until after his Jan. 18 court appearance. Kral signed a waiver of his right to a speedy trial (within 90 days of his arrest), saying that Contreras had described it as continuance, or delay of the trial. “I really thought I was signing a continuance,” he said. Kral was also communicating by handwritten notes to and from his attorney, but said he couldn’t understand most of them, either. When he protested that he didn’t understand, he said, “I didn’t really get any response.” In his appeal, Spencer cited studies indicating that Kral, because he was “prelingually deaf,” had less reading comprehension than a hearing person, or even a person who lost hearing after learning to speak. Kral estimates his own reading ability to be “probably at the elementary level.” Kral remained in jail while his case dragged on. He didn’t know until April 27, when he requested the case be dismissed for violating

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The Kral family of Snoqualmie, W. Michael and his wife Amanda and son William, saw recent success in a long legal battle over the rights of deaf people, and hope to continue advocating for deaf rights. his right to a speedy trial, that he’d signed a waiver of those rights. However, his case went immediately to a bench trial, where the judge found him guilty and sentenced him to nine months in jail, and three months in an alcohol treatment program. Spencer, who frequently represents DUI cases, said the charges can be difficult to prove, and the burden is on the state. He feels that Kral might have been exonerated by a jury. However, Kral admitted to having been arrested on DUI charges in the past, and couldn’t remember why his license was suspended at the time of his Kennewick arrest. Court records show that he has a May 24, 2005, arrest in Pierce County and an Aug. 4, 2005, arrest in King County. His experience in Benton County Court has had two important outcomes: His appeal in defense of the rights of deaf people; and a change in his own behavior. “I’ve been sober (for) the last six years,” he said. He’s also been appealing his conviction for most of that time, mainly due to a series of attorney errors or conflicts that continued until last spring, when Spencer was asked to take on Kral’s appeal, for which the family is grateful. Kral’s appeal is on the grounds that the court violated his constitutional rights, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and its predecessor, the Rehabilitation Act. He didn’t really know what his rights were at the time of his trial, he said. “I basically understood that I had the right to an interpreter,” he said, “and while all the court proceedings were going on, and while I was in jail, I found out more specifics, more about deaf rights.” Today, Kral is celebrating the successful appeal of his conviction, and Judge Daniel Kathen’s ruling that he should be reimbursed the $4,600 in fines and fees he paid for that conviction, but he’s also focusing on other deaf-rights fights. “I have a suit in process right now, it’s currently pending, in the 9th Circuit District Court of Appeals,” he said, relating to his treatment in the Benton County Jail. Although he was entitled to an interpreter when he met with his attorney, none was provided, nor did the jail allow him a closed-captioning phone service that would have allowed him to communicate with people outside the jail. He also has filed a suit against King County, which he couldn’t discuss, except to say “It is related to deaf rights, yes. There needs to be more awareness… deaf people, especially need to be aware of their rights.”

MARRIAGE FROM 1 Rodne was the only District 5 legislator to oppose the bill. He said the decision needed to be made by the people, and proposed an amendment to the bill that would have put the issue on the November ballot. That amendment failed to pass. Fellow Republicans, Representative Glenn Anderson of Fall City and Senator Cheryl Pflug of Maple Valley both supported the bill, and Pflug was applauded for being the sole Republican voting to move the bill out of committee and onto the floor for a vote. Pflug referred to the founding fathers and their flight from oppression in her support of the bill, and commented on the vast progress we have made as a country, where 200 years ago, women couldn’t vote, and slavery was legal. “I commend this bill to you today, because it is part of our struggle to recognize that everybody, whether they look like us, or believe like us... should have an opportunity to enjoy those personal freedoms we hold dear,” she concluded. Anderson’s support of the bill, he said, was based on analysis of the historical basis of marriage on a civil level, religious doctrine surrounding marriage, and the country’s antidiscrimination laws. Citing physiological research, Anderson said evidence suggests “…that homosexuality is a normal, if much less frequent, genetic expression of human biology. If race is a genetically acceptable criterion for constitutional equal protection under the law in the 14th Amendment, then genetic sexual orientation is closely related as a fundamental expression of human biology.” Anderson said he approached the issue in this way to avoid the “demonizing” claims of the law’s supporters, and the “dehumanizing” claims of its detractors. Among those demonized for arguing from a religious perspective, Rodne said he was guided in his opposing vote by his Catholic faith. He argued that the law did not give anyone more than they already had, legally, in the state. “As it stands today, there is co-equal treatment between marriages and domestic partnerships,” he said. During testimony, “not one person could articulate how they were discriminated against… in our current domestic partnership laws.” One aspect of marriage, he said, is procreation, and in some adoption cases, the law

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could “sever the relationship of a child with one of that child’s biological parents.” “That is antithetical to everything that marriage stands for,” he said. “If this body is OK with that, they’re confused and misguided and I don’t know if I want to be here.” The law will give gay couples the right to marry, and to be legally treated as married couples in Washington. It builds on the domestic partnership law passed in 2007, which conferred many of the rights of married couples on Cheryl Pflug Fifth same-sex couples who District State Senator formally registered their relationship. More than 5,000 couples in Washington are currently in registered domestic partnerships. Should these couples decide to marry, their rightswillapply insix other states, Massachusetts, Jay Rodne 5th Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, Maine and District State Rep. New Hampshire, but not nationwide. California currently has a gay-marriage ban, but the state Supreme Court will soon review the constitutional validity of the ban. The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act prohibiting Glenn Anderson federal agencies from recognizing same-sex unions 5th District Rep. is still on the books, although President Barack Obama has repeatedly called for its repeal, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) have proposed the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal DOMA and recognize same-sex unions at the federal level, without requiring individual states to do so. Monday afternoon, Joseph Backholm of the Family Policy Institute of Washington, filed Referendum 73 to repeal the new law. He and other sponsors of Referendum 73 are operating under the banner of Preserve Marriage Washington. To get a repeal measure on the November ballot, the group will need to collect 120,577 valid signatures of Washington voters, by the state’s June 6 deadline for petitions to the people.

Volunteer animals needed for emergency training The city of North Bend will be host to the American Humane Association’s Basic Animal Emergency Services Training for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) personnel on Saturday and Sunday, March 17 and 18, at Meadowbrook Farm. CERT personnel are to be trained to render assistance to animals that may be displaced or separated from their owners during a natural disaster or emergency event. As part of the training, the city needs to have available one gentle horse, and two friendly mid- to large-size dogs. The horse will be needed for about one hour on the afternoon of Saturday, March 17. The dogs will be needed Saturday afternoon, and all day Sunday. If you would be willing to provide a horse and/or dogs for this important emergency training event, contact Public Works Director Ron Garrow at rgarrow@northbendwa.gov or by phone at (425) 888-7650.

CHASE FROM 1 Snoqualmie Police deployed the spike strips at Exit 25 from I-90, at the bottom of Snoqualmie Parkway, but the vehicle did not take the exit. Instead, it continued westbound, still pursued by several highway patrol vehicles. A few minutes later, the officer was notified that the vehicle had taken the Preston exit (Exit 22), had passed through

Preston and Fall City, and was returning to Snoqualmie on S.R. 202. When the officer heard the sirens and identified the returning vehicle as the suspect, around 8:40 p.m., he set the trap again, and the truck drove over the spikes. State Patrol officers took the driver into custody.

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Not so random acts of kindness

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ne thousand acts of kindness. Think about how much good that would mean, how many more smiles, how many fewer frowns. The teens in Cedarcrest High School’s Random Acts of Kindness club recently set out to do just that many kind acts. Right after the big January storm, the club observed Random Acts of Kindness Week, both at school and in the community at large. Readers often tell me that “There’s not enough good news” in the news these days. Well, what this club does is Seth Truscott most definitely good news. Not only do these teens make Valley Record Editor a point about helping others and bringing a note of positivity to their school, they’re also pushing their welcome attitude out to the community. At least one of their 1,000 kind acts was to get the word out; the club sent out a suggestion of daily activities that anyone can do, from picking up trash to sending a card to a friend to shopping local. Clearing up after the storm was a big part of their effort. Keep it up, RAK club. As for the rest of us, we can take a page from them on living better. Keep an eye on what they’re up to at www.rakduvall.com.

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here’s the easy button?” I can’t tell you how many times I heard that comment, or one just like it, from the the confused folks occasionally mired in our newspaper’s old online calendar. One elephant in the room on valleyrecord.com was our Web calendar. It seemed to work fine when it rolled out three-odd years ago. But occasionally, the ghost in the machine got angry. Entries would inexplicably refuse to show up where they were supposed to. One man’s musical acts wouldn’t appear, despite pleas to the tech gurus. Simultaneously, a Little League event appeared four times. Until last week, for the last three years, the only calendar item that ever showed up in my inbox for approval was a bowling challenge in Lynnwood…. which happened on May 16, 2009. Years went by, and still this one item kept bouncing around the system like an electronic Flying Dutchman. The automated system sent me an e-mail last Tuesday, asking to approve or reject the eternal bowl-athon for publication. We’re talking major gremlins here. Today, I can proudly announce that the old calendar is no more. Long live the new one. This new calendar—which appears on the main page of www.valleyrecord.com, and also under a link at the top of the page marked “calendar,” looks to be much more user friendly. Instead of having to remember a username and password every time you enter something, all you need to do is enter the particulars of the event—time, date, place and so on—on a single form, not four. Once you submit your event, I check it for nonos, then post it. There should be much less headscratching and hair-pulling on all sides. It’s now quick and easy to post your events. Try it for yourself. If you get stuck, call me at (425) 888-2311 or e-mail. I’ll be happy to hold your hand, as I had to do too often under the old system. But I’ll bet I won’t have to. That’s good news for everybody.

“Scenic, to me, is something you don’t see every day. It’s breathtaking, majestic, beautiful.” Trevor Johnson North Bend

“The ocean—it’s powerful, humbling to realize just how small we are.” Becky Rudy Snoqualmie

Kjenner, a math teacher at Mount Si High School, has been named a Young Career Woman by the Mount Si chapter of the Business and Professional Women’s organization. • Construction of a new high school in Duvall will have to wait. Riverview School District’s $11 million bond proposition was defeated Feb. 3, with 52 percent approval.

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“Nice views, mountains, open hillsides in Eastern Washington. Because I was raised here, it’s rocky cliffs and trees, views like Mount Si.” Tim Lake Snoqualmie

“Water immediately comes to mind. I grew up in Bremerton. In that city, there is water everywhere. Living here, it’s the mountains.” Jim Elliott Snoqualmie

Bend’s town marshal gave a very creditable performance, roping runaway steers following an accident that spilled a truckload of the animals onto a North Bend street. Just goes to show, these lawmen have to be versatile. • North Bend Community Church will hold a special ‘birthday’ observance Feb. 18, honoring the 65th anniversary of the church’s founding. “One to Grow On” will be the subject of a sermon to be delivered by the Rev. Howard Pilcher.

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SNOQUALMIE Valley Mount Si’s GSA helps students

Nothing to fear from same-sex marriage I moved to Washington 16 years ago, coming from a state in the Bible Belt. At that time, I thought that it would be destructive for children to be adopted and raised in a home with gay parents. That was before I began to open my eyes and heart and learn different views. I came to know gay couples who were raising children, and doing a beautiful job. And I began considering the children in those heterosexual households where they were raised poorly. And the discord involved in homes where marriages fail and end in divorce. I came to see that it was a ludicrous notion that children would somehow be harmed by living in a gay household. I have come a very long way. Now my best friend is gay and a wonderful mother with a partner who adores her child. I think the proposed law which would allow gay marriage is the right and fair thing to do. And there is no way I could imagine that when my friend or any other gay person joins me in the world of marriage and its honor and privileges, it will in any way diminish the sanctity and sacredness of my own. Sadly, we humans feel the need to be exclusive. I believe that God’s capacity for love is endless, and that He will welcome all His children at the banquet table. I believe the Bible is a living word and that if we were not capable of growing in our interpretation of it over time, we would not have adapted away from discrimination against women and people of color. And we would be stuck with the notion that marriage is only viable if couples intend to procreate. Regardless, the proposed law does not interfere with a church’s prerogative to decide about conducting marriage ceremonies. It is strictly a civil matter. Therefore I think they should have no role in influencing an outcome which only grants civil freedoms. I hope that others reading this will challenge themselves, like I did, and realize there is nothing to fear.

“I don’t want to have to prepare for a friend’s funeral, just because she didn’t feel like she is an OK person.” “Unless we are all free, none of us is free.” “Here, I am given the right everyone else takes for granted: the right to be honest about the most rudimentary facts of my life. I can speak freely without fear of ridicule, because my identity is not treated as an issue to debate but as a simple reality.” “Once a week I can walk into room 303 and feel like I belong at Mount Si High School.” These comments were provided by students in the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at Mount Si during the first-ever GSA parent meeting last week. They brought home the truth for those there, that GSA is one of the most important clubs at MSHS. It is also one of the biggest and most active, with 30 to 40 students attending weekly. GSA is not just for GLBTQ students. In fact, many, if not most, of the students that attend aren’t gay. They are there to support those who are gay, to help them see that MSHS does not have to be a lonely place. We learned that GSA meetings aren’t just social occasions, either. The group raised more than $1,000 in the AIDS walk, and has higher goals for next year’s walk. Leaders of the MSHS GSA organized the first-ever Around the Sound gathering for GSAs from schools across Seattle and the Eastside so that GSA leaders could share ideas, plans, issues and concerns. The majority of classrooms at MSHS have become Safe Spaces, where homophobic bullying is not tolerated, thanks to the efforts of GSA leaders who trained teachers and provided signage. And, of course, the GSA organizes the annual Day of Silence at MSHS, to provide people the opportunity to experience what gay students go through daily, not being able to speak up about who they are. Much of what you read in the papers about the Day of Silence is negative, yet the event grows every year. Classes are held as usual and students speak in class but not in the hallways or during breaks. Every parent wants the best for their child. We want them engaged in the world. We want them to be happy and healthy and to feel good about themselves. The students of the GSA at MSHS, and Eric Goldhammer, the GSA advisor, help ensure that is the case for many students who might otherwise struggle. Laurie Edwards North Bend

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Amazed by customer service About three years ago, I moved from Issaquah to the Snoqualmie Valley. When I bought my house, I was told there is a requirement for flood insurance. At the 11th hour, my agent found an out-of-town company to cover the necessary policy. By mistake, I was charged the wrong rate, more than double what my neighbors were paying. Every time I talked to my agent, I was told this was the correct amount. Finally, someone recommended I talk to Elizabeth Gildersleeve at Farmers Insurance in Snoqualmie. I didn’t know if Elizabeth could help me, since she is not my agent. Not only was she willing to help me, she recognized right away that I was being charged the incorrect rate. She walked me through the process. Over the last few months, I have stopped in at her office, without an appointment, and when she could, she gave me immediate assistance. It has been a nightmare dealing with my mortgage company, getting them to lower my statements. I have been frustrated beyond description. Yet, Elizabeth has continually been professional, concise and determined to resolve the issue. What a jewel to find in the little city of Snoqualmie. Colleen Devine Snoqualmie

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Sumitha Reddy and Rayan Chepuri, center, are new directors at the just-opened Mathnasium math learning center in Snoqualmie. The business, located at suite A, 7802 Center Boulevard on Snoqualmie Ridge, celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting on January 28. Mathnasium helps improve children’s and teens’ understanding of math and increase their overall performance in school. To learn more, visit www.mathnasium.com/ snoqualmie, call (425) 367-4747 or send e-mail to snoqualmie@mathnasium.com. William Shaw/Staff Photo

Hanks starts new dental practice with Fall City’s Hammond Dr. Ryan Hanks is starting a new practice with Dr. Rocky Hammond at Fall City Dental. Hanks is a doctor of dental surgery with training in implant and sedation dentistry. He is a faculty affiliate of the University of Washington’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Principal to talk training with Chamber Mount Si High School Principal John Belcher will talk about how local schools prepare students for jobs and their futures at the next Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb., 17, at Snoqualmie Ridge TPC.

Linda Trombley, office manager at the North Bend branch of Sno Falls Credit Union, is celebrating her 25th year with the company. Trombley, who started as a teller in 1987, was recognized by Sno Falls’ board of directors for her decades of growth and exceptional service. “She’s taken on every challenge given her and exceeded our expectaLinda Trombley tions,” said chairman Sno Falls Credit of the board Dennis Union Arriaga. Trombley rose from teller to loan officer to manager of the Fall City branch. In 1998, she graduated from the Credit Union National Association management school. “It’s with deep appreciation that we recognize Linda for her dedicated service to the credit union and our members,” Arriaga said. “She’s the best!” Trombley and her husband Ron are both lifetime Valley residents and Mount Si High School graduates.

Early Learning Center comes to Preston Karen Bliven has located at a new space at Emerald City Early Learning Center in Preston.

The business is located at 8180 304th Avenue S.E., next to Kidz Bounce. “We were lucky enough to have the wonderful opportunity to relocate to a space the allows the kids to have large motor play every day, as well as two classrooms to achieve their academic goals.” Bliven, formerly of Preschool Paradise, has 11 years of experience in learning centers. Four moms and three daughters are part of Emerald City. Call Bliven at (425) 281-0615.

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Riverview teachers Stacey Wright, Cody Hamar, Allison Craig and Karin Llyr were recently recognized for receiving their National Board certifications. This accomplishment requires intensive study, expert evaluation, self assessment and peer reviews, and significant amounts of documentation of student learning, taking between 200 and 400 hours of work from each teacher. The Riverview School District now has 24 teachers district-wide who are nationally board-certified. Wright teaches at Cherry Valley Elementary, Hamar at Carnation Elementary, and Craig and Llyr both teach at Stillwater Elementary School.

Frank McLaughlin IV, a 2008 Mount Si High School graduate, is now attending Cezar Ritz College in Brigg, Switzerland. McLaughlin is majoring in finance and foreign business. He is on the Washington State University President’s Honor Roll with a 4.0 grade-point average. He will return to W.S.U. for the fall semester of 2012.

The State Board of Education and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction have awarded three Snoqualmie Valley School District schools with the 2011 Washington Achievement Awards. The award recognizes the top 5 percent of high-performing schools on the basis of state test scores, graduation rates and closing achievement gaps over time. Schools honored were: Chief Kanim Middle School, Overall Excellence Middle School and Special Recognition in Science; Twin Falls Middle School, Overall Excellence - Middle School; and Two Rivers School, Special Recognition Extended Graduation Rate. “We are extremely proud of the work occurring in our schools and the terrific outcomes that are being produced,” said

Superintendent Joel Aune. “This is the third consecutive year that a number of our schools have qualified for Washington Achievement Award recognition.” Award-winning schools from across the state have been invited to an awards ceremony on April 25, at Mariner High School in Everett. The Washington Achievement Awards program recognizes top performing public schools (based on two-year averages) in seven categories, overall excellence, language arts, math, science, extended graduation rate, improvement, and closing achievement gaps. For more information about the Washington Achievement Awards, visit http://www.k12.wa.us/educationawards/ WashingtonAchievement/default.aspx.

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Mount Si wrestlers, gymnasts go on to state

The Mount Si wrestling and gymnastics teams head this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16, 17 and 18, for state championships. The Wildcat gymnastics team took first place at the KingCo championships Feb. 4, then a very close second at SeaKing regionals Saturday, Feb. 11, behind by 0.15 points to leader Bainbridge Island. “The girls had a fantastic meet but it was a tough loss,” coach Jessica Easthope said. “Gymnastics is all about the little things like pointed toes, stuck landings, straight knees, and it got us this time. But we are moving on to state as a team and that is what matters.”

Wrestlers move up Mount Si wrestling is also sending three of its finest to state. Following regional wrestling competition at Sammamish, Josh Mitchell, A.J. Brevick and Aaron Peterson move on to the Tacoma Dome. Defending state heavyweight champ Mitchell had an injury default over Shorecrest’s Ian Bolstad in the regional final Saturday, Feb. 11. He pinned Jackson Constant of Oak Harbor in 1:05 and Kevin Rabenstein of Sedro-Woolley in 1:18. Brevick, a senior, beat Everett’s Zack Skorka

The final ride Time runs out for Mount Si girls basketball; team will cherish this season’s strong bonds

Snoqualmie Valley Little League seeks financial sponsors

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Snoqualmie Valley Little League has started a sponsorship drive. Donations help the SVLL with participation fees, and the costs of equipment, player insurance, field maintenance, special projects and expenses. SVLL provides sports for more than 450 children in the Valley. Learn more about the program at www.svll.net.

Hawks B-ball splits two against Tolt Chief Kanim Middle Schools’ varsity basketball teams earned a split Wedneday, Feb. 8, against the varsity from Tolt Middle School. The Hawks’ eighth grade team earned their victory by playing a tough and aggressive defense, and forcing Tolt into turnovers. For the Hawks, Connor Schattenkerk had 17 points; Matt Myers had 11, Cam Page had eight, Jeff Haley had six, Danny Tomson, George Corriveau and Kai Stewart had two and Cory Cotto had one. Chief Kanim’s seventh grade team had trouble executing their offense in the first half, and couldn’t recover. All the same, coaches Chris Blake and Johnston were pleased with their teams’ effort. For seventh graders, Luke Pfister had 27 points and 13 rebounds; Jacob Belcito had nine points, Jake Brady had four points and four assists, Andrew Lewis had five points, and Garrett Stiller and Cameron Lakes each had two points.

by points. He went on to fall to the eventual champ, Liberty’s Hamilton Noel, by points, taking fourth. Peterson, at 138, fell to Sedro Wooley’s Kyle Morgan in the first round, then beat two opponents in consolation, one of them teammate Bruce Stuart in a default. He fell to Mount Vernon’s Pavel Okara to claim fourth. Three other Mount Si wrestlers may also compete. Eli Clure, who took fifth at 106, Ryley Absher, who took fifth at 120, and Mitch Rorem, who took fifth at 195, travel as alternates to state.

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Mount Si senior Alex Welsh goes up for a shot in the second half of the Wildcats’ final game of the season. Seniors Welsh, Shelby Peerboom and Jordan Riley played hard to catch up to Bellevue, but needed more time. They now look back on a memorably tight-knit season.

The atmosphere in the foyer outside the Bellevue College locker room was subdued as Mount Si High School’s varsity girls basketball players trickled out to commiserate together on the end of the 2011-12 season. Minutes earlier, the Wildcats fell to Bellevue, 58-43, on this Monday, Feb. 6, play-in to the league tournament. A late push failed to put them over the Wolverines, so now, as the girls prepared to ride home with parents, they felt the bittersweet sensation of a final game. Mount Si’s three seniors—Shelby Peerboom, Jordan Riley and Alex Welsh—gave it all that they had in the final quarter, matching Bellevue for points. But Mount Si just ran out of time. “Another 10, even five minutes, might have done it,” head coach Megan Botulinski said. “They really came out strong at the end.” This was the seniors’ night to cap their careers; Peerboom led with 13 points and 13 rebounds, Shelby Peerboom while Riley had 10 points and seven rebounds. “I know we just lost, but all I’m thinking about are the girls,” Welsh said. “Katie Lindor came out hard, she never gave up. Coach fired us up, she never gives up on us.” A choked-up Botulinski said she’ll look back on this season and remember a tightly bonded, special group. “We’ve made huge strides since the off-season,” she said. Her seniors, “are going to be extremely successful, wherever they go.”

Decision time Crop of Mount Si, Cedarcrest athletes sign for college play, scholarships By Seth Truscott Editor

Reece Karalus has been checking the weather on his smart phone a lot lately. As a downpour rages outside the windows at Mount Si High School, Karalus smiles when he notes the temperature in southern California. “It’s going to be 70 this week,” he says. Karalus has a reason to smile. Freshly signed to play baseball next year for Santa Clara University, the senior is among a group of Valley athletes who have solidly inked their futures after graduation. Karalus, a Mount Si starting pitcher, joins football player Josh Mitchell, softball player Maura Murphy and soccer players Nate Popp and Davis Karaica in signing college papers in a ceremony February 1 at the school commons. Meanwhile, at Cedarcrest High School, girls soccer players Gwen Bieck, McKenna Swanson and Maggie Pleis have finalized their college decisions. See DECISION, 16

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Above, parents gather with Mount Si collegiate-athletes-to-be. From left are: Josh Mitchell, OSU-bound lineman; Reece Karalus, to play baseball at Santa Clara, Calif.; Davis Karaica, SPU-bound soccer player; and Nate Popp, headed to Western to play soccer. Right, Cedarcrest soccer signees Gwen Bieck, McKenna Swanson and Maggie Pleis with coach Evan Hatch.

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Fire and ice Student shutterbugs drawn to nature’s fleeting beauty

It seems that every eye, and not a few camera lenses, were drawn to the spectacle of last month’s rare ice storm. Seventeen-year-old camera bug Kyle Seymour noticed fiery red tree buds encased in ice on a fallen tree in his yard. “I stumbled across this amazing sight,” he said. Like Seymour, teen Rachel Mallasch was drawn to the fleeting beauty of the ice. As her younger sister Ryann wandered through the heavy, crusted branches, Rachel saw the artistic possibilities—“I liked the way the ice reflected on her red jacket and how it looks like she’s enclosed in the ice.” When bored, Seymour drives around, looking for vistas. “In each photo I take, I try to make a statement about the scenery and display its true essence,” he explained.

Clockwise from bottom left, “Still Water” is the title of Annika Laufer’s second place image; Kyle Seymour, 17, captured buds trapped in ice in his first-place photo; Rachel Mallasch photographed her sister amid ice branches; On a walk, Rylee Campbell took a close-up of colorful, rain-dappled leaves; To Hannah Del Carlo, this branch on Tolt Hill looked like a waving hand.

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Contest Capturing beauty Amateurs find fulfillment and fun in the art of scenic photography Flooding was on Bill Cottringer’s mind as he sat in his Riverbend living room, watching the flakes start to stick on the stones of the South Fork. “I wonder how bad this is going to get?” Cottringer thought to himself. So, before the storm got worse— soon, the snow, ice and wind would contribute to major local havoc—Cottringer grabbed his Canon 5-D Mark II and tripod and headed outside to snap the scene. “It begged to be captured at once,” he told the Record. Cottringer’s image of a snow-dappled South Fork, in which moving snow mingles with the river scenery, was selected as the first place winner by Valley Record staff for the newspaper’s Fifth Annual Scenic Photo Contest. He wins a stay at the Salish Lodge and Spa. For Cottringer, as for other participating amateurs, photography brings immense meaning, fulfillment and fun. Cottringer said he captures “God’s beauty, which is everywhere just for the looking—even in scenes that I see everyday.” He uses his photos in self-help and success books that he writes, “to exemplify the saying a ‘picture is worth a thousand words.’”

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Top far left, Nomi Field of North Bend snapped a swift underwater ripple on the Snoqualmie river. Top left, “Snow...Finally!” is the name of Shannon Dore’s portrait of her daughter, celebrating snowfall. Top right, John Solty’s image shows a canine climber at Mailbox Peak, overlooking Mount Rainier. Top far right, Sheri Kennedy of North Bend took a cycle-grounded summer shot overlooking the Snoqualmie mill pond. Left, Third-place winner Kristi Madsen-Cason of Snoqualmie took this nighttime street scene in downtown Snoqualmie. To her, scenic photos capture “something that others are missing as they rush through life. It’s my way of sharing those amazing visuals that are literally gone in the moment.” Below, Keith Dolge’s image of Warrior Dash contestants at Meadowbrook Farm last July.

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Above, “Mikaela in the Magnolias,” by Genevieve Ruth, shows a young girl celebrating big blossoms in her Ridge backyard. Right, Marla Eichler captured this image of a heron waiting lakeside at Rattlesnake.

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Arbor Day contest needs young artists The Snoqualmie Arbor Day poster contest is open to children in grades 4 and 5. They can create a poster based the theme “Trees are Terrific in All Shapes and Sizes.” Poster contest details, such as poster size, medium, and submission requirements, are posted city website, www.cityofsnoqualmie.org.

Art show, teen style At North Bend Library’s Teen Art Show, creativity is in full bloom

utside of its context—a roomful of art at North Bend Library—you might have a hard time guessing painter Stefan Van Handel’s age. His landscape, which appears local but is based on the green hills of Tennessee, looks like it could come from the hand of a grown-up painter. It’s only the placard underneath that gives him away as a seventh grader. Looking around at other works in the room, from black-and-white comic-inspired images to serious collages and original paintings, Van Handel is impressed. “Other people have put a lot of heart into this,” he said. “Art is not someone drawing something,” says this teen artist. “It’s them expressing how they feel.” See ART, 17

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The SnoValley Writes writers’ group is now taking submissions for its 2012 Writing Contest. A short story, poem, one-act play or creative non-fiction essay of no more than 1,500 words should be submitted by March 3. The story must include at least three of the following words: three, magic, number, valley, anniversary, coffee, friends, ashes, determination, or quest. Prizes include a $100 first prize and a chance to read at SnoValley Writes! Presents Word Jazz on April 10 at Boxley’s in North Bend. To learn more, visit www. snovalleywrites.org.

Valley Center Stage’s Gary Schwartz, a master improvisation teacher and student of improvisational pioneer Viola Spolin, has invited several noted teachers of Spolin’s methods to come to North Bend this week to begin planning for a world conference on Spolin’s work. Teachers from Alberta, Canada, North Carolina, San Fransico, Los Angeles and Massachusetts will spend the weekend immersed in improv. T h e y invite the public to see how Spolin G a m e s awele Makeba create unique and exciting theater. Three performances are planned. Prof. Paul “Sparky” Johnson’s one-man show, “Back to Borneo,” influenced by the work of Spolin, is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Valley Center Stage, North Bend. Storyteller Awele Makeba, of San Francisco will perform at 7:30 p.m Friday, Feb. 17. On Sunday, Feb. 19, Ben Bernstein, a composer for opera, s t a ge director, acting teacher for singers and p erform a n c e Ross Hauck psychologist, will direct Seattle tenor Ross Hauck in his oneact opera, “The Man in the Mirror.” The performance is 2 p.m. at Valley Center Stage. The opera presents a tenor preparing for a performance of Handel’s Messiah warms up, beset with the voices in his head. This piece offers the public a rare glimpse into what really happens before performers go on stage. Admission is free to all performances. Learn more at www.valleycenterstage.org

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The children’s play, “Jack and the Beanstalk” will be presented at Valley Center Stage, 119 North Bend Way, Fridays, Feb. 24 and March 2 at 7 p.m., and Saturdays, Feb. 25 and March 3 at 2 p.m.

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Tales: Pajamarama Story Time is 6:30 p.m. at the North Bend Library; all young children welcome with an adult. Study zone: Teens can drop in for free homework help, 4 p.m. at Snoqualmie Library, 7 p.m. at North Bend Library. Tax help: AARP Tax-Aide volunteers can help prepare your basic return, 10 a.m. at North Bend Library. Tales: YoungToddler Story Time is 9:30 a.m. at the Snoqualmie Library; for children ages 6 to 24 months with an adult. Tales: Preschool Story Time is 10:30 a.m. at the Snoqualmie Library; for ages 3 to 6 with an adult. Anime club: Teens who enjoy anime and manga can meet, draw and watch movies, 3 p.m. at Snoqualmie Library. Computer help: Get extra help on the computer with volunteer assistance, 6:30 p.m. at Fall City Library. Support Group: Survivors of Snoqualmie Valley School District # 410 Foundation meets, 7:15 p.m., at Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Dr., North Bend.

Thursday, Feb. 16 Back to Borneo: Prof. Paul “Sparky” Johnson’s one-man show, influenced by the work of Viola Spolin, is 7:30 p.m. at Valley Center Stage, North Bend. Admission is free. Meet a Forest Service Ranger: Learn about our National Forest, recreation and safety with Teresa Sollitto of the U.S. Forest Service, 7 p.m. at the North Bend Library. Study zone: Teens and children can drop in for free homework help at 4 p.m. at the North Bend Library and 5 p.m. at the Fall City Library. Tales: Pajama Story Time is 7 p.m. at the Snoqualmie Library; all young children are welcome with an adult. Game On: Play video games and board games at the Fall City Library, 3 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 17 Game on: Teens can play video games at the North Bend Library, 3 p.m. Awele performs: San Francisco performance artist Awele Makeba puts on a show about her roots back to slavery, directed entirely with improv techniques, 7:30 p.m. at Valley Center Stage, North Bend. Admission is free.

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Conversation group meets at 10:15 a.m. at Snoqualmie Library. Drop-ins are welcome.

Sunday, Feb. 19 Man in the mirror: Composer Ben Bernstein and Seattle tenor Ross Hauck worked together to create a one-act opera about a tenor preparing for a performance of Handel’s Messiah, 2 p.m. at Valley Center Stage, North Bend. Admission is free. Live music: The Holler, a string band from Fort Collins, Colo., plays at 8 p.m. at The Black Dog, Snoqualmie.

Tuesday, Feb. 21 SEUss theater: The Lorax and The Sneetches and Other Stories, 2 p.m. for children 5 and older at the Snoqualmie Library; presented by Book-It All Over! Book-It Repertory Theatre. The Lorax and the Sneetches teach us how we can gracefully live together and take care of our planet. Study zone: Teens can drop in for free homework help at 3 p.m. at Snoqualmie, Fall City and North Bend Libraries.

Wednesday, Feb. 22 Study zone: Teens can drop in for free homework help at 4 p.m. at the Snoqualmie Library and 7 p.m. at North Bend Library. Tax help: AARP Tax-Aide volunteers can help prepare your basic return, 10 a.m. at North Bend Library. Computer help: Get extra help on the computer with volunteer assistance, 1 p.m. at North Bend Library and 6:30 p.m. at Fall City Library. Tales: Young toddler story time is 9:30 a.m. at the Snoqualmie Library; For children ages 6 to 24 months with an adult. Tales: Preschool story time is 10:30 a.m. at the Snoqualmie Library; for ages 3 to 6 with an adult. Anime club: Teens who enjoy anime and manga can meet, draw and watch movies, 3 p.m. at Snoqualmie Library. Computer help: Get extra help on the computer with volunteer assistance, 6:30 p.m. at Fall City Library.

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Theresa Marie (Terri) Gohlke Daubert died Sunday, Feb. 5, at Renton Valley Hospital following a threeyear battle with lung cancer. She was 55. Her family was with her when she died. Terri was born June 23, 1956, into the family of Clifford and Vivian (Turnbull) Gohlke. She was the youngest daughter of this family. She attended Snoqualmie Falls Elementary, went on to the Snoqualmie School, which was held in today’s

administration building for Snoqualmie Valley School District #410, later moving on to Mount Si High School. She was employed by Weyerhauser for many years. Terri married Gary Daubert of Fall City and then later partnered with Roger Lewis. She had two children: Louie Zeb and Rachel Marie. Terri and Roger made their home in Renton. She is survived by her partner Roger, her son Louie, daughter Rachel , sisters Kathy (John) Kerr of North Bend and Gail (Tim) McCullough of Snoqualmie and brothers Richard (Christina) Gohlke

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and Robert Gohlke of Snoqualmie. Terri was preceded in death by her parents Clifford and Vivian Gohlke, sisters Mary and Deborah, and brother Daniel. A celebration of life was held Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Mount Si Senior Center in North Bend.

Valerie Berosek Valerie Jean Berosek of North Bend, wife to Chuck and abiding mother to Ken, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, at home. She was 75. A celebration of her life will be held 4 p.m, Saturday, Feb. 18, at Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home. Friends are invited to view photos and share memories at www.flintofts.com.

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He died surrounded by friends and family on Saturday, Jan. 28, in Kirkland. His last hours were spent at a Hospice center. Roger was preceded in death by his father Raymond Hills, mother Lorraine HillsJohnson, stepfather Sam Johnson and brother-in-law Carl Carlson. Roger is survived by his two daughters Kortnie Hills of Renton and Wendy Hills of Snoqualmie; his brothers, twins Ronald (Gail) Hills and Randy (Melinda) Hills; three sisters, Sandy (Terry) Hills, Dawn Carlson and Fawn Hamilton; stepbrothers Doug (Debbie) Johnson and Ken (Georgia) Johnson; and numerous nieces and nephews. Roger worked at Smitty’s, Inc., in North Bend. He had many friends in the Valley, and never met a stranger. He was always ready to crack a joke. Roger worshipped at North

(ECF12-001) WAC 197-11-970 Determination of nonsignificance (DNS). Description of proposal: C i t y of Carnation amendments to Chapter 15.40 CMC Permissible Uses to allow Nurseries, Garden Centers and Farm Supply Stores as a Permitted Use in the Service Commercial Zone. Proponent: City of Carnation Location of proposal, including street address, if any: City of Carnation, city-wide. Lead agency: City of Carnation The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the public on request. [X] This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340(2); the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 20 days from the date of First Publication below. Comments must be submitted by February 28, 2012. Responsible Official: Linda Scott Position/Title: City Planner Phone: (425) 333-4192 Address: City of Carnation 4621 Tolt Avenue PO Box 1238 Carnation, WA 98014-1238 Date February 2, 2012 (OPTIONAL) [X] There is no agency appeal. Date Issued: February 2, 2012 Date Mailed: February 6, 2012

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Date Published: February 8, 2012 and February 15, 2012 in the Snoqualmie Valley Record. PUBLIC NOTICE #584716 SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 807 of the City of Carnation, Washington On the 7th day of February, 2012, the City Council of the City of Carnation, passed Ordinance No. 807. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARNATION, WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 15.09 CMC LOCAL PROJECT REVIEW AND CHAPTER 15.18 CMC LAND USE APPROVALS; AMENDING THE CITY’S PROJECT PERMIT MATRIX TO INCLUDE A DESIGNATION FOR MINOR SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW; REVISING AND CLARIFYING THE THRESHOLDS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE CITY’S ADOPTED SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request. DATED this 8th day of February, 2012. CITY CLERK, MARY OTNESS Published in Snoqualmie Valley Record on February 15, 2012. PUBLIC NOTICE #584681 DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) (WAC 197-11-970)

Bend Community Church. A memorial service is 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the church. Memorial donations can be made to the Mount Si Food Bank.

John O. Moore John O. Moore, 87, of Fall City, died Friday, Feb. 10, at Providence Marianwood in Issaquah. John was born Jan. 25, 1925, in Chetopa, Kansas, to William and Lillie Moore. He was raised and graduated from high school in Welch, Okla. He attended college in Kansas. He moved to Fall City in 1947. He worked as a logger for Weyerhaeuser in Snoqualmie for several years. He retired in 1983 from Chevron as supervisor of the boiler room in Seattle. In his leisure time he enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, traveling, camp-

Name of Proposal: Hancock Creek (FERC Project No. P-13994) and Calligan Creek (FERC Project No. P-13948) Hydroelectric Projects. Description of Proposal: Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County proposes to build and operate two 6-megawatt run-ofthe-river hydroelectric projects located on Hancock Creek and Calligan Creek in unincorporated King County, and their necessary interconnection facilities. Hydroelectric facilities proposed consist of a concrete dam and intake structure, pipeline water conveyance, and powerhouse at each creek. Interconnection facilities include underground electric transmission cable, and a 34.5 – 115 kilovolt (kV) step-up transformer at the existing Snoqualmie Switching Station. Construction is subject to U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensing and Federal, State, and Local permits, with earliest start of work in 2014. Proponent Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County Location of Proposal: King County, Washington, at Hancock and Calligan Creeks, N. Fork Snoqualmie River at river miles 6.2 and 7.5, respectively; parcels 0824099002 and 3125099002. Interconnection improvements are in the City of Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Falls Switching Station, parcel 192408-9031. Lead Agency Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environ-

ing, building bird houses and cooking. He married Karen Lee Crites in 1992 in Fall City. He was a member of the Fall City Masonic Lodge #66 F. & A.M. and the Royal Arch Masons for 40 years. Survivors include his loving wife Karen; two sons, Rusty Crites of Bellevue and William Clark of Fall City; four grandchildren; two sisters Wilma Lynn, of Scurry, Texas and Betty Kelsey, of Chetopa, Kansas. A committal service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Tahoma National Cemetery. A Masonic service will be held at 1 p.m. at the Fall City Masonic Hall. A reception will follow. Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family’s on-line guest book at www. flintofts.com.

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PUBLIC NOTICE #584699 The Snoqualmie Valley School District Board of Directors has scheduled a Special Meeting on Tuesday, 2/28/12, 6:00-8:30 p.m. in the District Administration Office Boardroom located at 8001 Silva Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, WA 98065. The purpose of the Special Meeting will be to discuss issues and considerations related to educational program and facilities planning. Published in Snoqualmie Valley Record on February 15, 2012 and February 22, 2012. PUBLIC NOTICE #584631 BID ANNOUNCEMENT Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking bids for cleaning five recreation facilities in the North Bend area, including maintenance of toilet composters at several of the facilities. Bids must be received at DNR’s South Puget Sound Region office by 3:00 p.m. February 22, 2012 to be considered. Successful bidder will be notified by February 23, 2012. Contract begins March 1, 2012 and ends February 28, 2014. Bids must be in writing and signed as described on the bid form. For a copy of the bid form and contract, a full description of work, and to arrange for an on-site pre-bid meeting contact Sam Jarrett at sam.jarrett@dnr.wa.gov. Published in Snoqualmie Valley Record on February 15, 2012. PUBLIC NOTICE #582714 CITY OF CARNATION DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE

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ment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21.030(2)(c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the public on request. X This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340(2); the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from the date below. Comments must be submitted by February 22, 2012. Date: February 8, 2012 Responsible Official: Christoph Enderlein Position/title:Manager, Environmental Affairs Department Telephone No. 425-783-5556 or 1-877-783-1000, ext. 5556 Address: PUD No.1 of Snohomish County P.O. Box 1107 Everett, WA 98206 Published in Snoqualmie Valley Record on February 15, 2012. PUBLIC NOTICE #584726 SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 808 of the City of Carnation, Washington On the 7th day of February, 2012, the City Council of the City of Carnation, passed Ordinance No. 808. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARNATION, WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 15.40 CMC PERMISSIBLE USES; AMENDING THE CITY’S TABLE OF PER-

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Mitchell, who happens to be statebound as a defending heavyweight champ wrestler, has been wearing orange since August as an Oregon State University signee. But on this day, signing his scholarship forms, “it’s official, written on paper, that I’ll be going there,” Mitchell said. “Five months away, I’ll be on campus.” He expects to red-shirt as a lineman at Corvalis; his broth-

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er, Taylor, a Humboldt freshman this year, will return soon to help him train. Murphy, a Mount Si softball team leader and shortstop, has signed to play with George Washington University in Washington, DC. Mount Si boys soccer player Davis Karaica signed up to play at Seattle Pacific University. For Karalus, as for Popp, who signed to play soccer for Western Washington University, the decision frees their spirits, allowing these athletes to focus on the

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spring season to come. “It’s a weight off my shoulders,” Karalus said. “I don’t have to think about who’s watching me. I’ll just go out and play my game.” At Santa Clara, he plans to be part of a revitalized baseball program with fresh coaches. “The program is going uphill,” Karalus said. College choice was a fivemonth decision for Popp, who considered a number of instate and out-of-state schools. In its wooded surroundings and culture, Western felt the

most like home, and his club team, Crossfire Premiere, has deep connections to the Bellingham soccer program. Popp already has his mind firmly on a career in sports marketing—“sports… is a big part of my life,” he says. He’s also expecting big things out of the Wildcats this spring. Team chemistry and experience will pay off for the boys soccer program, he predicts.

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...Continued from previous page MENTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request. DATED this 8th day of February, 2012. CITY CLERK, MARY OTNESS Published in Snoqualmie Valley Record on February 15, 2012. PUBLIC NOTICE #585662 City Of Snoqualmie King County, Washington 98065 Notice Is Hereby Given That the Snoqualmie City Council, on the 13th day of February, 2012 passed the Following Ordinance: Ordinance No. 1091 Ordinance Establishing Rates for the City’s Combined Utility, and Amending Snoqualmie Municipal Code Sections 13.08.101, 13.10.050, 13.12.010, and 13.12.480 Copies of this Ordinance in complete text are available at the City Hall located at 38624 SE River Street between 9 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday, on the city website www.ci.snoqualmie.wa.us , or by calling the City Clerk at 425-888-1555 x 1118. Matthew R. Larson, Mayor ATTEST: Jodi Warren, MMC City Clerk Publish/Post : 2/15/2012 Effective Date: 2/21/2012 Published in Snoqualmie Valley Record on February 15, 2012. PUBLIC NOTICE #584793 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF CARNATION -NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Carnation Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing to receive public comment regarding a proposed ordinance amending Chapter 15.40 CMC Permissible Uses; amending the City’s Table of Permissible Uses to reclassify nursery, garden center and farm supply stores as outright permitted uses within the Service Commercial (SC) zoning district. The Planning Board will also discuss and potentially adopt findings and conclusions in sup-

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port of the proposed ordinances. The hearing will be conducted at the regular meeting of the Carnation Planning Board on February 28, 2012, at 7:00 PM or soon thereafter, in the Council Chambers at Carnation City Hall located at 4621 Tolt Avenue in Carnation. The hearing may be continued to subsequent Planning Board meetings. The hearing is open to the public. All persons wishing to comment on the proposed ordinances may submit comment in writing or verbally at the scheduled public hearing. The full text of the proposed ordinances will be available for public review during normal business hours after Thursday, February 16, 2012, from the city clerk at Carnation City Hall. It is possible that substantial changes in the proposed amendments may be made following the public hearing. There will be an additional public hearing on this subject before the City Council prior to final adoption. This notice is published pursuant to CMC 1.14.010 & 15.100. 040 (B). CITY OF CARNATION Mary Otness, City Clerk Published in Snoqualmie Valley Record on February 15, 2012 and February 22, 2012. PUBLIC NOTICE #584892 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE OF SEPA DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) Project Name: North Bend Shoreline Master Program Update DNS Issuance Date: February 15, 2012 Notice of Hearing and DNS Publication Date: February 15, 2012 Public Hearing Date: March 6, 2012 Applicant: City of North Bend Location: City wide Description of Proposal: North Bend is required by law to update its SMP, and the City has funding from the Department of Ecology (Ecology) for the project. The City’s SMP Update must be approved both by Ecolo-gy and the North Bend City Council, and the SMP must meet

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the requirements set forth in the State Shoreline Management Act (RCW 90.58) and Shoreline Master Program Guidelines adopted in 2003 (WAC 173-26). The language of the amendments is available on the City’s website under public notices. Public Hearing: On Tuesday March 6, 2012 at 7:00 PM at Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Avenue South, North Bend, WA the North Bend City Council will hold a public hearing to receive public comment on the amendments described above. Written comments may be accepted until 4:30pm, Thursday March 1st, or in person at the hearing. Email or deliver comments to the contact below. Responsible Official: Jamie Burrell, Senior Planner Threshold Determination: The City of North Bend (lead agency for this proposal) has determined that this proposal does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment that cannot be mitigated through compliance with the conditions of the North Bend Municipal Code and other applicable regulations. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the public on request at the offices of the North Bend Community and Economic Development Department located at 126 E. Fourth St., North Bend, Washington. This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340(2); the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from the date of publication of this notice, allowing time for public comment. The issuance of this DNS should not be interpreted as acceptance or approval of this proposal as presented. The City of North Bend reserves the right to deny or approve said proposal subject to conditions if it is determined to be in the best interest of the City and/or necessary for the general health, safety, and welfare of the public. For More Information: Please contact Senior Planner

Jamie Burrell at the Community and Economic Development Department at (425) 888-7642 or via email to jburrell@northbendwa.gov. Email or mail written comments for either the DNS or the Public Hearing to the North Bend Community and Economic Development Department, PO Box 896, North Bend, WA 98045. Published in the Valley Record on February 15, 2012 PUBLIC NOTICE #585005 City of North Bend Notice of Application Project: New Fire Station 87 Deadline for comment: March 1, 2012 Proposed Project: The City of North Bend and Fire District 38 are proposing to construct a new 13,166 square-foot fire station on City-owned property on Maloney Grove Way between North Bend Way and Cedar Falls Way on parcels 1023089010 and 1023089249 (both currently subject to a boundary line adjustment application currently under review). The new fire station will replace the existing station located at 112 W. 2nd Street. In addition to the new building, the project will provide site improvements including parking, landscaping, stormwater control features, and street and sidewalk improvements to Maloney Grove Ave SE fronting the property. Owner: Fire District 38 and City of North Bend Applicant: Brian Harris, TCA Architecture. 6211 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115. Phone (206) 522-3830. Date Application Received: February 1, 2012 Date Application Complete: February 10, 2012 Date of Notice of Application: February 15, 2012 Application Type: SEPA Determination, Site Plan Approval, Design Review Approval Other Necessary Approvals Not Included In This Application: • Boundary Line Adjustment (previously submitted and • currently under review) • Concurrency Review • Stormwater Management Approval

standing room only February 2 as family, friends and school staff took part in official signing day festivities for three girls soccer players. Gwen Bieck will attend Oregon State and McKenna Swanson and Maggie Pleis are headed to Sacramento State this fall, all on scholarship. All three had a fantastic season, leading their team to a Cascade Conference Championship and a second place finish at state, coach Evan Hatch said. “Swanson anchored the defense, providing direction and intensity for the team,” Hatch added. “Bieck controlled the center midfield all season, working incredibly hard and effectively distributed the ball to her teammates. Pleis was a prolific forward, providing the team with ample scoring opportunities, goals, and assists. The CHS girls soccer program will miss these three players next year. It was truly a pleasure to work with them this season.”

“Maggie, McKenna and Gwen all had great high school soccer careers, “ said Athletic Director Jason Frederick.

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Clearing and Grading Permit Building Permit NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit • Street Use Permit • Side Sewer Permit Environmental Review: A State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Determination and 15-day comment period will be completed for the project, following the expiration of the comment period of this Notice of Application. Local Government Contact Person/Availability of Documents: Additional information concerning the application can be obtained from Mike McCarty, Senior Planner, North Bend Community and Economic Development Department, 126 E. Fourth Street, North Bend, WA 98045; (425) 888-7649, fax (425) 888-5636, mmccarty@ northbendwa.gov. Relevant documents, including the application, site plan, SEPA checklist, stormwater technical information report, and geotechnical engineering investigation can be reviewed at the same office. Applicable Development Regulations and Policies: The application will be evaluated for consistency with, and mitigation will be required pursuant to, the following City of North Bend development regulations and policies: North Bend Comprehensive Land Use Plan; North Bend Municipal Code Chapter 14.04 (SEPA), Chapter 14.16 (Stormwater Management), Title 18 (Zoning), and Title 19 (Development Standards). Deadline for Public Comments: (15 Days from notice) All public comments must be received in the North Bend Department of Community and Economic Development by 4:30 pm on the deadline posted above.Comments may be mailed, personally delivered, or sent by facsimile, and should be as specific as possible. Any person may request a copy of the decision once made by contacting North Bend Community and Economic Development Department, at the address and phone number set forth above. This Notice of Application has been posted at the site and in public places, published in the Snoqualmie Valley Record, and

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PUBIC NOTICE #585123 NOTICE OF DECISION FOR SHORELINE SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROJECT: Construction of a roundabout on Highway 202 and Tokul Road Application #: SH 11-04 Applicant:City of Snoqualmie Property Owner: City of Snoqualmie Submittal Date: December 29, 2011 Date Complete: December 29, 2011 Notice of Application: Published and posted January 4 and 11, 2012 Date filed with Ecology: February 10, 2012 Project Description: Application SH 11-04 is for a Shoreline Permit pursuant to the Snoqualmie Shoreline Master Program for the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Tokul Road and Highway 202 as well as gateway landscaping features and improvements to the storm drainage system. Other required permits include, but are not limited to, a Flood Improvement Permit and clearing and grading permit. Project Location: The proposed project is located on at the intersection of Tokul Road and Highway 202. Projected construction is scheduled to begin upon the completion of the required permits and approvals. Appeals to this decision may be submitted to the Washington State Hearings Board. The appeal period expires after 21 days from the date of filing of this permit with the Department of Ecology. Appeals should be submitted in writing to: Washington State Shoreline Hearings Board PO Box 40903 Lacey, WA 98504-0903 306.459.6327 Published: February 15, 2012 in the Snoqulamie Valley Record.

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Circulation Assistant The Snoqualmie Valley Record, a division of Sound Publishing, Inc. is seeking a PartTime Circulation Assistant who can be a team-player as well as be able to work independently. Position is PT 16 hrs/wk (Wednesday & Thursday). Duties include computer entry, route verification, paper set up & carrier prep. Must be computer-proficient, able to read and follow maps for route delivery, and able to lift up to 40 lbs repeatedly. A current WSDL and reliable, insured vehicle are required. EOE

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Grandparents Merrilee and Jeff Carty of North Bend would like to introduce Emma Joyce Horstman to the Snoqualmie Valley, born at 1:48 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Ballard Swedish Hospital. At birth, Emma weighed seven pounds, 13 ounces. Proud parents Allison and Edward Horstman are home in Ballard with Emma, getting to know each other. Eddie Horstman spent all of his youth in the Snoqualmie Valley and graduated from Mount Si High School.

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King County’s Water and Land Resources Division released the results of a customer survey that explores the opinions of King County residents about rivers and how they are managed. The survey results, at www.kingcounty.gov/rivers, will be used to improve education about flood risk reduction projects, river hazards and river safety. The survey,conducted by phone, used a representative sample of 703 residents.

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