Snoqualmie Valley Record December 5, 2012, issue by Seth Truscott

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Athlete leaders ready for new winter season of Mount Si, CHS sports Pages 11-14

Parents boost math, science offerings at frosh campus Exploratory class scrapped for expanded STEM lessons BY CAROL LADWIG

Mount Si grad exploring the mountain trails of the Cascades for charity Page 8

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“We have been listening.” Principal John Belcher’s announcement Thursday was both to the school board and to the broader community, in response to criticism leveled against proposed curriculum offerings at the district’s future freshman campus. At the board’s Thursday, Nov. 29, meeting, Belcher presented a revised slate of curriculum offerings, which scrapped the four-quarter exploratory classes in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) in favor of more traditional lab-based sciences and classes being given the STEM treatment.

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Making a rare find—a formal dress—student volunteer Audrey Miller sorts and hangs clothes for the Teen Closet, a clothing bank for Valley youth that operates out of the Mount Si Lutheran Church. Below, coordinator Monica Rutherford looks over a rack of clothes for this week’s Closet event, 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the church, 411 N.E. 8th St., North Bend.

A warm welcome Teen clothing bank outfits those who care most about clothes BY CAROL LADWIG Staff Reporter

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Warmed hearts Valley holiday events continue this week. Get ready for North Bend’s holiday festival, concerts and more on pages 9, 10.

Lost and found is no longer the boneyard for forgotten sweatshirts, dropped gloves, and last semester’s gym clothes. These days in the Upper Valley, a school building’s lost and found section is a treasure trove, but only half because it’s full of free stuff. “It’s kids’ clothes,” explains Monica Rutherford, organizer of the Upper Valley’s teensonly clothing bank, the Teen Closet. “I know it’s teen clothes, because it belongs to the teens.”

And teens are the target market for the free bimonthly event focused on helping Valley children in grades 6 though 12, from financially struggling families, find the clothes they like to wear. Teen Closet was created last year, just for this age group, Rutherford said, because when she worked for Encompass, she saw lots of organizations providing help for families with young children, and for seniors. “But what about the kids who are in middle school and high school?” she wondered, and started asking around, she said. “There isn’t really a lot for them… and that’s the age when they really start to care about their clothes.” She also focuses on teen clothing because she doesn’t really have enough space available to broaden the target. SEE CLOSET, 23

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Fall City’s bright night Photos by Carol Ladwig A full day of holiday fun in Fall City began with the holiday market at Chief Kanim Middle School and was capped by the annual tree lighting and community gathering at the Fall City Art Park, complete with bonfire, hot cocoa, treats and a twinkling, decorated tree. Before Santa arrived for the tree lighting, he enjoyed the musical performance of fourth and fifth grade students at Fall City Elementary, led by Rachel Rice.

Clockwise from top, community members gathered around bonfires at the end of a festivity-filled Saturday in Fall City; Nathan Damond, 6, talks earnestly with Santa on Saturday in Fall City; Students look for their family members before the start of the Fall City Elementary School holiday choir concert, presented by fourth and fifth graders; The Fall City Art Park glows with luminaries, a bonfire, and holiday cheer following the annual tree-lighting event Saturday.

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New line-up of December Chamber events The Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts a ribbon cutting, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at The Bindle Stick in downtown Snoqualmie. Meet new owner Rachelle Armstrong, enjoy some treats and learn

what’s up at this cozy establishment. All are welcome. The Chamber also hosts an After Hours event, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Mountain Valley Montessori in North Bend. Mountain Valley, located at 248 Main Ave. South, across from ACE Hardware, will co-host with Pioneer Coffee Co. Bring a donation of food or toiletries for Helping Hand in North Bend. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for

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non-members. Then, toast the winners of the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce’s President’s, CEO, Business and Volunteer of the Year awards, plus Citizen of the Year recognition from the city of Snoqualmie, at the Chamber’s December luncheon, Friday, Dec. 14, at the TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. Registration for the luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m., with the program underway promptly at noon. Cost for the luncheon is $25 for members; $30 for nonmembers. Register at www. snovalley.org or call (425) 888-6362.

Fall City community’s volunteer cleanup along the Snoqualmie River and support for disaster readiness in the Snoqualmie Valley are among Community Engagement Grants announced recently by King County Executive Dow Constantine. Altogether, $60,000 will fund 24 projects throughout unincorporated King Count, including neighborhood cleanup, disaster preparedness and tourism promotion. For the complete list, visit 1.usa.gov/ W6cnub.

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Monica Rutherford, right, and Audrey Miller, a student volunteer, model a few of the fashions donated to the Teen Closet during a recent sorting event.

CLOSET FROM 1 Until a few months ago, the event didn’t actually have a consistent home. “This church (Mount Si Lutheran) just opened the doors and invited the Teen Closet here!” Rutherford said. She isn’t a member of the church, although a friend and volunteer helper at last Tuesday’s sorting and prep night, Suzy Schuba, is. Schuba, Rutherford, and about a dozen others gathered at the church that night to sort, stack and hang the clothes that will be available for “shoppers” at the Teen Closet, 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5. After the clothes were hung and the storage closet was stacked high with extra bins of clothing for the event—“Yeah, that’s Monica,” Schuba said—she and Rutherford stayed to sort through several shopping bags full of soaps and toiletries that Rutherford had received from an Issaquah business. Donations tend to find Rutherford, she admitted, sometimes just appearing on her porch. She goes to each school’s lost and found a couple of times a year —each of them first tries to reunite kids and clothes for months beforehand, she says—and appreciates their generosity. “All of the middle schools and the high school have been really generous about letting me dig through their lost and found,” she said. “The middle school custodians especially have been awesome. I’ve had stuff that they’ve laundered for me!” Her last scouring of the Chief Kanim lost and found yielded about five trash bags filled with hoodies, T-shirts, and other clothing destined for the Closet. The work does increase right before a Closet night, Rutherford said, but it’s far from a full-time job for her. She gets a lot of help from volunteers, at first friends and neighbors, but “now that the word is getting out about Teen Closet people are contacting me about what they can do, how they can help,” she said. A core group of moms help her to staff every shopping night, she said, which is wonderful because “I don’t have kids help at the Teen Closet.” She strives to protect the privacy of the 30 to 50 people who come to the Closet, about half of whom are kids themselves. She wants everyone who comes to find a few items they like, and she doesn’t limit participation. “If they actually show up here to get some clothes, they get some clothes,” she said. Teen Closet shoppers will find plenty of basketball shorts, yoga pants, and casual clothing, but no formal wear. Rutherford apologetically explains why to Audrey Miller’s mom—Audrey volunteered for the sorting night—that she just doesn’t have the space to store such items. “What about right before an event? There’s a winter formal at Mount Si this weekend,” Audrey’s mom asked hopefully. She had a closet, stuffed with Audrey’s past formal dresses, that she wanted to reclaim. No luck for Miller there, but Rutherford had learned about the Dec. 8 dance, which neither of her highschoolers had mentioned. It turns out the Teen Closet is a good place to pick up information, too.

Jingle Belles Draft horses and wagon rides give Snoqualmie tree lighting celebration an old-fashioned touch STORY AND PHOTOS BY SETH TRUSCOTT Editor

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From top, Belgian draft horses Belle and Bonnie visit with their passengers after a ride Saturday, Dec. 1, in Snoqualmie; Carmichael’s True Value Hardware owner Wendy Thomas ties bells onto the farm wagon; Marcy Buckner gives a carrot treat to her work horses. Below, Sno Valley Winds community band leader Mike Herb plays the trumpet, entertaining with band members before a big crowd of listeners during the Snoqualmie tree lighting party.

From the sidewalk, windows and balconies, onlookers wave and smile as Bonnie and Belle, pulling an oversize wagon and a well-bundled family, pass. The big Belgian horses enlivened the evening of Saturday, Dec. 1, offering free rides during Snoqualmie’s holiday celebration. The bells on the wagon jingle energetically as driver Jeff Van der Peyl navigates the intersection, cars and trucks slowing to make way. “It’s fun to drive because of their size,” said Van Der Peyl. “You’re dealing with 4,000 pounds of draft horse.” “It makes people happy to be around horses,” says Marcy Buckner, who, with her husband Wayne, owns a herd of the draft horses on an 80-acre Fall City farm. “These were the tractors of yesteryear,” Buckner said. “We still like to keep that kind of stuff alive.” The horses are trained for pulling, plowing and logging. Owning them, Marcy says, is a hobby that pays for itself. “They know that they’re working,” she says. “They will run up the ramp of the truck when you’re taking them to do a job.” Belle and Bonnie are sisters. Belle is the leader, and she wants to work hard, pulling more than Bonnie. “Even though they’re sisters, they’ve got different personalities,” Marcy says. “Bonnie kicks back. She knows Belle is doing most of the work.” Carmichael’s True Value Hardware owners Wendy Thomas and Bryan Woolsey have paid for the holiday wagon rides for two years. Thomas greeted riders with cookies and souvenir bell after the ride. She loves the nostalgia, and sees the rides as part of her mission as a business owner. When Thomas was a teen, she worked with horses on Bellevue’s Kelsey Creek farm. “This is an old-fashioned store, an old-fashioned business model,” she said. “It’s about what we want to do here for our community.” The evening also included an open house for business throughout the downtown. The city celebrated the lighting of the Christmas tree, the Cascade Team offered free photos with Santa in the gazebo, the Sno Valley Winds community band played holiday songs, and the Mount Si Chamber Choir sang carols. Santa photos can be found at the Cascade Team website, http://www.thecascadeteam.com/local-events.php.

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ith December underway, so too is another winter sports season. It’s time to see whether our winter athletes— the basketball players, wrestlers and gymnasts—can match the amazing accomplishments of the fall, which included state performances by the Mount Si football team, volleyball team, cross country, and the possibility of a state appearance by a local golfer. Fall sports are grand, but I love winter sports— perhaps selfishly, because I’m not getting rained on and windblown. There’s something about the thrill of standing only a few feet away the action, and being right up in the thick of it. Winter high school sports, held in gyms, allow the reporter to do that. You’re face to to face with the game, and you can see the looks of triumph, determination, and sometimes tragedy, in these young athletes’ eyes. When I came to this newspaper, six years ago, sports weren’t part of my brief. But situations and faces change, challenges come and go, and you rise to the occasion. The way it’s done today is different, but expectations still remain. So, for the parents and coaches SETH TRUSCOTT out there who wonder why we do Valley Record things a certain way, I’ll do my best Editor to share how and why we cover athletics the way we do. First, I believe that every player has a role, and as such, deserves some mention. It may seem like only the stars get the ink. But every sport deserves to get coverage equally, and every athlete worthy of note should get that recognition, even if doesn’t always work out that way. Tennis and golf are just as important to their players and parents as football and baseball are to theirs. With only so much ink and time to go around, I’ve tried to go for that balance. I keep a folder with every sports page we do all season. On the two or three occasions when a parent or partisan would call, demanding to know why their favorite sport wasn’t getting enough ink, back to the file I’d go, to see whether coverage was indeed lopsided. We had one fan insist that Mount Si football deserved more ink in the early season. Send us your Maybe that was sports results true then, but the To the coaches and parents football team went who keep us supplied with scores pretty much the full and photos, week in and week distance this year. out (and Snoqualmie photog Curt They got, deservCarlson, in particular): Thank you. edly, far more covFor doing what you do—honing erage than almost and growing our young athletes, any other sport in and for bringing the action of November, if only these young people to light, we’re because they outappreciative. lasted everybody. To send in your team scores and Another thing photos, simply e-mail them to edi- about winter sports: tor@valleyrecord.com. There are only seven of them in the entire Valley, as opposed to a dozen or so in the spring and fall seasons. That means we can put more attention on all of them, get to know the players and their stories better. And more than just the big stars get their faces in print. I enjoy covering sports, but I’ll be the first to admit that I’m an imperfect instrument. I don’t understand some intricacies of all the events. I can’t go to every game. But what I can promise is that I’ll strive for a balanced approach, in which every sport and, hopefully, every player is given due attention. Because in sports, as in life, we all have some role to play, some contribution to make. We all have a story.

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“I do local, local only. There’s too much fraud out there…. Whatever I can do to help locally.” Eva Heinzsch North Bend

“With the economy the way it is, our policy is to help family first. So a lot of our donations go to family. We also gave some to the Red Cross this year.” Janna Kellogg North Bend

• For the first time in recent memory, Tolt High School has produced its own newspaper, and it has been enthusiastically received by administrators, students and the community. The first issue in 30 years was produced without the benefit of a journalism class; students put it together on their own time. • Volunteers have worked almost daily for three weeks to put together new, lovely Christmas displays at the Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum in North Bend. Showcased are a collection of antique dolls, decorated rooms and a collection of Christmas cards from the 1900s.

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“When I donate, I give to the local food bank. I drive by every day, and when I see that line (on Wednesdays), it tugs at my heart.” Rob Salopek North Bend

“Being retired, I don’t give it a lot of thought, but I give to my church… I take out the trash and I write checks.” Caddy Swanson Snoqualmie

• Mrs. Mark Nein, Snoqualmie librarian, will resign her post on Dec. 31. Since 1946, Mrs. Nein has been instrumental in the growth of the library. Her soft voice and gentle smile have endeared her to several generations of library patrons. The library has been her second home, but it’s time for her to leave, she says. County records show a circulation of 5,700 volumes in 1946. In 1961, Mrs. Neil circulated an average of 18,000 books.

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from life forms that normally do not breed with each other. For example, corn can be grown to produce its own pesticide by being injected with genetic code from a bacteria called Bacillus thuringiensis (or Bt). Humans exposed orally to 1000 mg/ day for three to five days of Bt have shown no ill effects. However, no long-term studies have been conducted. GMOs are believed by many to have serious adverse effects on human health, particularly in children or the elderly, and to lead to environmental contamination including harm to such beneficial insects as bees (the principal pollinators of apples). The Washington Apple Commission and the U.S. Apple Association have recently announced their opposition to GE apples. Certain people’s dietary or religious restrictions may be violated by eating foods containing GMOs. U.S. food-labeling regulations require disclosure of calorie and nutritional information, country of origin, transfat content and several specified allergens, but there is no federal or state requirement to identify GE foods. Many other countries have adopted outright bans on GE foods, and 49 others (including Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Russia, the European Union member states and other key United States trading partners) have enacted laws mandating the labeling of GMOs on food labels.

Gene-altered foods need to be labeled Last week, the King County Democrats unanimously passed the resolution I wrote asking the Legislature to require food products containing GMOs to be labeled. A genetically modified organism (GMO)-is a plant or an animal whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering (GE) techniques. So far, this is being done with bacteria and yeast, plants, fish, birds and mammals. The techniques enable the combination of genetic materials

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We have several organic farms and ranches here in the Snoqualmie Valley who need to know whether the seed and feed they buy are genetically engineered or contain GMOs so they can export their products or sell them as organic products in our markets. I believe many consumers want to know, and all are entitled to be informed whether the foods they purchase are genetically engineered or contain GMOs. Signatures are being collected so that Initiative 522, “The People’s Right to Know GeneticallyEngineered Food Act,” which would require labeling of GE food products sold in the state, can be put on the ballot. Vitamin World on North Bend Way and the Nursery at Mt. Si are two local businesses that are collecting signatures. IurgequalifiedWashington residents to sign, and to gather others’ signatures to put Initiative 522 on the ballot. Write your 5th Legislative District State legislators, Mark Mullet, Jay Rodne, and Chad Madendanz, to adopt Initiative 522 in the upcom-

I wanted to send a quick note and say a big “Thank you” for all of the wonderful non-perishable products you have been dropping off at the church this last week for the Adra P. Berry Memorial Food Bank here in Preston. Your gracious donations of food and cash have been very much appreciated and please know they will be used to serve those at the food bank. Again, thank you so much. Roy Peacock Pastor, Raging River Community Church, Preston

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State health services coming to Carnation to help families Washington’s Department of Social and Health Services brings a mobile office to the Sno-Valley Food Bank in Carnation, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. The mobile office helps provides access to public assistance programs. Staff will be available to process applications, complete eligibility reviews, make changes to current cases and answer questions. The food bank is located at 31957 E. Commercial St. To learn more, send e-mail to shannon.monroe@dshs. wa.gov or call (360) 725-4881.

Valley police, state troopers are part of holiday DUI sweep The Washington Traffic Safety Commission is planning a “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Commission Director Darrin Grondel urges drivers to plan ahead. “Don’t let a DUI ruin your holidays. Before you leave home for a holiday party, think about how everyone can get home safely. Designate a sober driver, take a taxi, stay the night,” Grondel says. As part of the campaign, extra officers will be canvassing roadways through January 1, throughout King County, searching for alcohol-impaired drivers. Sheriff ’s deputies and police in North Bend, Snoqualmie, Duvall/Carnation and the Washington State Patrol will participate in Washington state’s first-ever Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The King County Target Zero Task Force organizes and supports this enforcement effort. For additional information about the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, visit www.wtsc.wa.gov.

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“We do not want to give up on our focus for STEM,” Belcher said, “for all the reasons you’ve already heard, for the job demands, the future and where education is going.” Hi did, however, want to address parents’ concerns about the STEM exploratory requirement not being rigorous enough, about the availability of physical education classes, and about the need for a social studies offering. The new freshman schedule will include language arts and algebra, as originally planned, plus two options for integrated science—a full year of IS 1, or IS 1 and 2 combined, Belcher said, “for those students who are prepared and ready to push that hard.” STEM is still required, Belcher said, but students will have four options for meeting that requirement. The standard offering will be a semester of Project Lead the Way (www.pltw.org) curriculum, and a semester of a STEMbased physical education class being developed by district staff, called Fit for Life. Other options include a full year of Project Lead the Way, a full year of AP Human Geography (this class is a semester-based offering, but Belcher said the social studies staff wanted to stretch the course over the full year, since the AP exam is in the spring), or a full year of a STEM-based social studies class called “The Big History Project” (www.bighistoryproject.com). Project Lead the Way and the Big History Project both provide curriculum materials free to participating districts, Belcher said, but they require teachers to attend specific training on the curriculum before they can teach it. Since these classes fall into the Career and Technical Education category, enhanced funding will be available to the district for these offerings. Freshman will still have two electives, including foreign language. American Sign Language, French, German and Spanish will be available in classrooms, and any other language will be offered to students online, through the Snoqualmie Valley Virtual Academy (www.svsd410.org/ schools/svva). Board members had several questions about specific classes, and brought up a recurring question about what counts as a lab-based science. Belcher asked how he could reassure the board and the community that his proposals did meet those college requirements, “I haven’t had anyone

show me the evidence that a university wouldn’t value integrated science compared to biology.” He added that he consulted with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and was told “It’s a local decision on what is a lab-based science.” Also, he said, students who took either version of IS as freshmen would meet one lab science requirement, but they’d still need an algebra-based lab science class on their transcripts, which would be available in high school. He also noted that as freshman offerings became more advanced, the higher-level classes would have to follow suit. Several board members expressed appreciation to Belcher for his hard work in addressing the concerns of the community, and most gave a verbal approval to the revised plan. Student board member Connor Deutsch summed up many of their feelings with his comment, “It’s great that there are so many different options because there’s lots of different students … I think it went, kind of, from fixing problems at the freshman campus to fixing problems with Mount Si’s curriculum. And now, these are really great offerings.” Parent Anna Sotelo, part of the Valley Coalition for Curriculum Choice group which last week called on the school district to revise its freshman curriculum, said by telephone Monday that she was “very happy” with the changes, and even more so with what they represented to the community. In the past two years, she said, on freshman campus issues, “so many parents were just hesitant to get involved… It was wonderful to see and to show these parents that it does make a difference to get involved.”

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NORTH BEND THEATRE SHOWTIMES WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5 • RISE OF THE GUARDIANS, 11 A.M. $5 MATINEE • BANFF MT. FILM FESTIVAL, 7 P.M.

THURSDAY, DEC. 6 • RISE OF THE GUARDIANS, 4 P.M. • BANFF MT. FILM FESTIVAL, 7 P.M.

FRIDAY, DEC. 7 • BANFF MT. FILM FESTIVAL, 7 P.M.

SATURDAY, DEC. 8 • FREE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS, THE POLAR EXPRESS, 2:30 P.M. • NORTH BEND AMATEUR FILM CHALLENGE WINNERS, WARREN MILLER’S ‘FLOW STATE’, 8 P.M.

SUNDAY, DEC. 9 • FREE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS, THE POLAR EXPRESS, 2:30 P.M.

MONDAY, DEC. 10 • RISE OF THE GUARDIANS, 6 P.M.

A place to be horse crazy! Youth club to meet at Fall City horsemanship center This month, the Northwest Natural Horsemanship Center (NWNHC) at Patterson Creek Farm in Fall City launches its new Kids Club. This club has been designed as a comprehensive horse education program for students who already have their foundational horsemanship skills and want to expand their knowledge of everything horsey. The club meets every other Saturday, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the farm. Learn more at www.NWNHC. com. Contact editor Seth Truscott at struscott@ valleyrecord.com or 425.888.2311

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Brad Hankins, a 1986 graduate of Mount Si High School, hikes the Pacific Crest Trail in September 2012. Hankins is raising funds through his sojourn to support the Pacific Crest Trail Association and the American Heart Association.

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Mount Si alumnus starts a hearthealth fundraiser on hiking odyssey Brad Hankins, a 1986 graduate of Mount Si High School, was featured in a recent issue of the South Whidbey Record, just before he completed a 2,650-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail. Hankins is the son of Barry Hankins of North Bend and Fran Abel of Whidbey Island. Barry joined Brad for the 72-mile stretch of the trail between Snoqualmie and Stevens Pass. BY BEN WATANABE

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Brad Hankins has spent months in the wilderness. He crossed one international border and two state lines. Hankins, a Whidbey Island resident, is in Central Oregon on the Pacific Crest Trail. It is Day 122 of his journey, and there are a few more weeks left before he will finish his trip. Back in May, Hankins started at the U.S.-Mexico border. As he trekked the trail, Hankins has hiked hills and climbed rock walls. He ascended peaks, circumnavigated forest fires and met fellow crest walkers. Somewhere along the 2,650-mile path from Mexico to Canada, Hankins found a purpose to keep plodding along. Hankins is raising funds through his sojourn to support the Pacific Crest Trail Association and the American Heart Association. The trail association is a nonprofit whose mission is to “protect, preserve and promote the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail as an internationally significant resource.” And the heart association aims to “build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.” With the help of his mother, Langley resident Fran Abel, he created the website www. heartonthetrail.com, which has a $1 donation for Hankins to etch hearts, easily wiped away by boots, wind or rain, in the ground along the Pacific Crest Trail. Hankins’ goal is to raise and evenly donate $10,000 — a lot of trail hearts. “Inspired by the need to improve my physical and mental health, I’ve spent a year hiking, including a heartbreak along the way,” Hankins wrote on the heartonthetrail webpage. “I have since committed my last

three months of hiking to raising money for heart disease (research) and hiking trails.” His health was in a bit of jeopardy in late August. As Hankins made his way through Oregon, forest fires burned along the Pacific Crest Trail and his traveling group was escorted through one of the fires. Hankins wrote on Day 113 (Aug. 26) that lightning is the suspected fire starter. “And we’ve had lots of lightning,” Hankins wrote. “But, given all the signs of inappropriate camping behavior and the general lack of knowledge regarding wilderness camping do’s and don’ts, I have concerns.” “Lightning or no lightning, both the trail and the hikers would benefit from better outdoor preparation.” Hiking well-known and lengthy trails is a hobby for Hankins. Earlier this year, Hankins walked New Zealand’s 1,800-mile Te Araroa Trail and finished in April. He had the time only after his architecture firm Design Build Brad went flat as home construction and the housing market dropped. His journey was far from over. He flew to Mexico and began his conquest of the Pacific Crest Trail. Hankins planned to reach British Columbia earlier this autumn, the culmination of nearly 11 months away from Whidbey Island and his home. Some elements of his home came to him in July. Abel met her son at a few points in California, where she acted as a “trail angel,” leaving cold drinks along the path, picking up trash and taking hikers into towns to resupply. “I never put together the significance of the word ‘crest,’” Abel said. “They’re really high up.” Since completing the Pacific Crest Trail hike on October 5, Hankins has continued his fundraising efforts for Heart on the Trail. He hopes to raise $10,000 to be split between the American Heart Association and the Pacific Crest Trail Association. His next trip takes him to China, where he plans to hike the 150-miles Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, after having some dental work done. “I’m taking my trekking poles, It’s a very strenuous trail,” he said. He plans to draw hearts on that trail, too. Hankins writes about his adventures in his blog, http://dbbrad.blogspot.com, and you can donate to his organization by visiting heartonthetrail.com.

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Holidays in the Valley Santa’s coming to North Bend

Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater and Family Park hosts “Tis the Season,” its annual holiday wreath making party, twice this month. Wreath parties are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9. Tools and materials are provided. The theater and family park are located at 36800 David Powell Road, Fall City.

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North Bend Holiday business events 3 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, on North Bend Way, between Bendigo and Ballarat North Bend Way will be closed to traffic and many of the downtown businesses will be celebrating the holidays with special events, including: Twede’s – Live Christmas Carols, 6 to 9 p.m. Moon Valley Massage & Healing Garden – Special, $10 off a next massage, $15 off gift certificates North Bend Bar and Grill – Homemade hot buttered rum, $5, or $1 hot chocolate for the kids Singletrack – Spin the wheel for a discount coupon for bikes and accessories Boxley’s – Live music and Santa photos

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Holidays in the Valley North Bend’s Holiday Fest Lots of community fun is being readied for North Bend’s Holiday Festival, happening Saturday, Dec. 8, downtown. Festival events • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Santa Train departs from the North Bend Depot, McClellan Street.

• 2:30 p.m., “Polar Express,” free show at North Bend Theatre • 4 to 6:30 p.m., Gingerbread House viewing and voting 5:15 to 7:30 p.m., santa photo opportunity at Boxley’s Stage events • 4 p.m., Demonstration by Mount Si Gymnastics • 4:30 p.m., Si View Youth Dance performance

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• 5 p.m., Tree lighting with Mayor Ken & Santa arrival • 5:30 p.m., Twin Falls Middle School performance • 6 p.m., Panther Pride Unicycle team • 6:30 p.m., Mount Si High School performance • 7 p.m., Gingerbread house winners announced • 7:15 p.m., Ignite Dance & Yoga performs • 7:40 p.m., SnoValley Winds Ensemble

Gingerbread contest The city of North Bend, the North Bend Downtown Foundation and Encompass are holding a gingerbread house contest as part of the city’s Holiday Festival. Houses will be displayed at local businesses throughout

the week and brought out for voting at the festival on Saturday, Dec. 8. Voting will take place between 4 and 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Festival. Winner announced at 7 p.m. You do not need to be present to win. All proceeds will be donated to local non-profit organizations. Prizes include gift certificates to local businesses. The grand prize is a $150 cash card. For more information, visit www.encompassnw.org or call (425) 888-2777.

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High SChool winter Sports preview Real determination

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Who’s got game? Experience is the hallmark of the Red Wolves boys’ basketball team this year. This group of seasoned athletes, led by six seniors and last year’s league MVP, are counting on their experience to lead them through a challenging season, all the way to the Sundome in Yakima. “Everybody’s going to be tough this year,” said senior and cocaptain Zach Taylor, a strategic guard whose strong shooting, averaging almost 20 points per game, helped him to the honor of Cascade Conference MVP last season. “There are no bad teams,” added senior Brett Young during a recent practice. Not many teams will have the same seniority as Cedarcrest’s, though, with half a varsity lineup of seniors who’ve played basketball together since grade school, backed up mostly by juniors. “We have a solid team,” said head coach Mark Prince, “and these kids have high expectations this year.” Last year’s near miss at the regional tournament -- Cedarcrest lost by one point in a first-round heartbreaker -- has inspired the 2012-13 Red Wolves, and their coach, to be ready for all comers, from their perennial rival Kings, to their love-hate Clockwise from bottom left, left, Zach Taylor, John Soule, Jerry Gates, Bennett Minnie, Austin match-ups with the Sultan Turks. Patsy, and Brett Young. Co-captains are Taylor, Minnie, and Jordan Corpus, not pictured.

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• Cedarcrest at Granite Falls 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 • Cedarcrest hosts Kings, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8 • Cedarcrest at Lakewood, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 • Cedarcrest hosts Coupeville, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 • At South Whidbey, 6:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 • Cedarcrest hosts Sultan, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 • At Archbishop Murphy, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 • Cedarcrest hosts Granite Falls, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29 • Cedarcrest at Kings, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 • Cedarcrest hosts Lakewood, 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 7 • Cedarcrest hosts Coupeville, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11 • Cedarcrest at S. Whidbey, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 • Cedarcrest hosts Sultan, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18 • Cedarcrest at Archbishop Murphy, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28 • At Bellingham, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2 • Cedarcrest hosts Granite Falls, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 • Cedarcrest at Kings, 7 p.m.

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The basketball court at Cedarcrest High School has been a virtual stomping grounds for seniors Molly Hammontree, Courtney McKinney, Sarah Stauffer and Kaelyn Campbell. For four years, these four seniors have started on varsity. This year could well be their year, to do things the Red Wolf girls team has never done. “We want to be the first Cedarcrest girls team to win the league championship, and the first to go to state in the history of the school,” says head coach Brad Knowles, who’s helmed the program for two years. “We hold ourselves accountable in practice, and work hard against each other to get better,” McKinney says. With their time on varsity, “we’ve helped build up the program,” says Campbell. “It’s been through hard work.” Campbell, ar post, is personally working to rebound and score when she gets the shot. “We’re really fast,” she says. “We can run teams to death.” Hammontree, who spent the fall hustling as a cross country athlete, says basketball is the most team-oriented sport she plays. “We’ve played together since fifth grade,” she adds.

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Once you’re a die-hard gymnast, there’s no going back. That’s certainly the case for Mount Si’s crop of seniors this winter. Hannah Richmond, Elizabeth Holmes and Jessica Trotto have been on the varsity team all four years of high school. Coach Jessica Easthope has watched them grow up in front of her eyes. “They were all talented, as people, which has only improved their gymnastics,” she says. “They have all just blossomed.” Trotto, a captain, remains part of the team. But a back injury will likely keep her on the sidelines. Expect Trotto to support her team mentally and vocally, helping encourage younger gymnasts while having her varsity team’s back. Junior Carissa Castagno, and sophomores Jenn Rogers, Mackenzie Brown and Hailey Johnson are all expected to be important players in the Wildcats’ core team. Rogers went furthest last season, the highest scorer in a complete contingent at state, where Mount Si took fifth. The team was undefeated last season, taking second at districts. Mount Si has high expectations of returning to state. Easthope hopes to see the team break into the top three. “This team is the best we’ve had so far,” said Richmond. “If we work hard at it, we can definitely get there.” “I’ve definitely seen a lot of improvement from everybody so far,” Holmes says—particularly on beam. “That will be the secret to state.” “The main key is confidence,” Trotto said. “That can make or break you.”

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Tuesday, Dec. 11 • At Mercer Island, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 • Mount Si hosts Lake Washington, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 • Mount Si at Mercer Island, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18 • Mount Si hosts Interlake, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 • Mount Si hosts Liberty, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22 • Mt Si hosts Cedarcrest, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 • Mount Si at Sammamish, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8 • Mount Si at Juanita, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 11 • Mount Si at Lake Washington, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 • Mount Si hosts Bellevue, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 • Mount Si at Bellevue, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 • Mount Si at Liberty, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 • Mount Si hosts Mercer Island, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 • Mount Si hosts Sammamish, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29 • Mount Si at Interlake, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31 • Mount Si hosts Juanita, 7:30 p.m.

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One year ago, two players that would otherwise have made big impacts to the Mount Si boys team were riding pine due to injury. Now, Trent Riley, a senior, and Tyler McCreadie, a junior, are back from the sidelines. Expect them to make a big difference this year on a reloaded team that includes varsity-experienced players Levi Botten, Jason Smith, and Griffin McLain, Beau Shain, Tyler Button and Jack Nelson. Eli Gogan moves up from junior varsity, while Parker Dumas looks to make an impact as a freshman newcomer. “All our guys are older and bigger,” said Botten. “We’re going to come together more, be a closer-knit team than last year.” Smith, who will share shooting duties with Riley, puts high expectations on the team, and has his eye on Mercer and Bellevue. To make up for lost time, Riley’s got definite goals. “I want to do the best I can,” specifically league awards and player honors. He’s put in time with a top club, Friends of Hoops. As a point guard, it should be exciting to see how this highly athletic, offensive player of the year in football, transitions to the game.

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Look for team building experiences to make a difference as the 2012 Mount Si girls basketball team comes together. “Last year we were really close as a team,” said senior guard Katie Swain. “That was really reflected in our play.” Mount Si girls ended last winter in a heartbreak in-or-out game at Bellevue. Senior guard Grace Currie wants to see the team, new players included, go beyond the league barrier. “I think everyone will,” she said. Teams that these Wildcats have their eyes on include Juanita and Bellevue. Mount Si is connecting to that end. On any given day, “We’re here with each other,” says Currie. Molly Sellers, another senior, has been out with a knee injury, but is excited to return soon. She brings a crucial shooting component. Also, look for sophomore Elizabeth Prewitt to make a difference in games this year. She stepped up for useful shooting last season. Katy Lindor, who comes from a family with a long line of siblings on varsity, is expected to do a good job of getting players the ball and keeping things spread out on the floor. You can follow Mount Si girls basketball at http://www.mshsgirlsbasketball.com/

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Experience pays off

The Wildcat wrestling team will benefit from a depth that comes from years of experience on the mat. Mount Si, under four-year head coach Tony Schlotfedlt, includes a set of varsity returning seniors including Nate Whited (220 pounds), Tim Corrie (182), Max Kenaghy (160), Mitch Rorem (195), Cole Palmer (170) and Bruce Stuart (145). “We’re going to do pretty well this year,” predicts Whited, who returns at 220. He took fourth in Kingco last year; overall, Mount Si was Kingco’s champion team. This sport prepares him for a career goal with the U.S. Marines. He runs two miles daily and works out after school. He’s pumped about beating rival and potentially toughest competitor, Mercer Island. Every sports fuels another sport for Tim Corrie, who will wrestle at 182. He ran this fall on the Mount Si cross-country team, one of the faster boys, and lifted weights. Wrestling is a big focus, but it also powers up the balanced senior for track. Corrie seeks to master a few more moves, and “This year, I want to make state, not just by a little bit, but by a lot,” he says. Stuart recalls being caught early and laid flat by a Bellevue opponent late last season. Ever since, he’s been hungry for a rematch, pushing the cardio, running plenty, and working on speed. He expects the Wildcats to send plenty of wrestlers to state. “We have the mentality now,” he says. “We went from a team that wanted to do well at league to a team who thinks we can place at state.”

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Look to seniors Carlos Toledano and Nick Decker to lead the pack of Red Wolves wrestlers this winter. Toledano, who will hold down the 152-pound class, and Decker, expected to weigh in at about 140, trained hard for the season. They’re back and looking strong. Toledano took fifth in state last season, and wrestles extensively, year-round, with Snoqualmie Valley Wrestling Club. Both boys took part in an intensive two-week camp this summer to build their skills. Wrestling is life for Toledano. “I dedicate my life to it. It’s all I do all year,” he says. Combatting illness, he took fifth at state last year. His goal this year: To be a state champion. He wants to see his team push to succeed. Practice is important. “You can’t have a lazy partner—you won’t get any better,” Toledano says. “You have to push each other. You both have to be driven, or else you’ll take shortcuts.” Decker got to regionals last year, and like Toledano, he’s hungry for a title. Both attended the same two-week camp in Oregon this year. “It was tough,” Decker said, with an emphasis on running and wrestling. Smaller in numbers this winter, this team, he says, is a unique group. “There’s no one else like us,” Decker says. “Just keep pushing,” he advises his teammates. “You can’t give up.”

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Mount Si Ski and Boarding club hitting the slopes Skiers and snowboarders at Mount Si High School can take part in a ski and boarding club this winter. Between January 3 and February 14, a club bus will take teens to the Snoqualmie Summit on seven occasions. Cost is $100. Teens must sign a release form and follow the rules. To learn more, call the high school office at (425) 831-8100.

Winter Pineapple Classic runs through North Bend farm, raises $450K to help fight blood cancer The Hawaiian-themed Winter Pineapple Classic, a fivekilometer fun run benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, was held on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Mountain Meadows Farm in North Bend. The run raised an estimated $450,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Washington/Alaska chapter. Nearly 2,500 participants, some donning grass skirts, costumes and even a bikini or two, battled the winter elements to finish the 5k obstacle course and help raise money for the fight against blood cancers.

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE #706868 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE Wilderness Rim Contractor proposals for Grounds Maintenance of plat entrance, park, and greenbelt areas will be received by the Wilderness Rim Association (WRA) until Friday, December 14th, 2012. Wilderness Rim is located five miles southeast of the City of North Bend, WA 98045. Proposal Information Contact: park@wildrim.org Published in the Snoqualmie Valley Record on November 28, 2012 and December 5, 2012.. PUBLIC NOTICE #712058 CITY OF NORTH BEND NOTICE OF SEPA MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (MDNS) Project: New Sky Hotel LLC Issuance Date: December 5, 2012 Publication Date: December 5, 2012 SEPA Comment Deadline: December 19, 2012 Applicant: NBK, LLC Location: Parcel Nos. 092308-9068 and 092308-9024, located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Bendigo Boulevard S and South Fork Ave SW. Type of Applications: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit, Shoreline Variance, Critical Area Variance, and Commercial Binding Site Plan, and Site Plan. Description of Proposal: The Applicant proposes to develop two multi-story buildings to accommodate hotels, restaurant, & conference center facility, and associated parking, landscaping,

storm water control and treatment features in two phases. The North Bend Municipal Code (NBMC) allows hotel buildings to be 55 feet tall. Phase I includes a hotel, with restaurant and/or sweet shop and conference center, meeting room on the new Lot 1 of the associated binding site plan application (with a total of 12,418 sq. ft. building pad(s)), and associated site improvements. Specific site improvements associated with Phase I include parking, landscaping, road frontage improvements, wetland fill and mitigation and utility improvements included the storm drainage facility on the New Lot # 2. Phase II includes development of a multi-story hotel, restaurant, conference center facility (with a Total of 13,196 sq. ft. building pad(s)), and the associated improvements.If the construction in Phase I satisfies the market demand, the Applicant may seek to revise the use of the structure planned for Phase II from a hotel to a Mixed Use Building - office, retail, residential units or other allowable use within the existing Interchange Mixed Use Zone. Any proposed revision to Phase 1 and / or Phase 2 will be reviewed using the applicable processes for such changes set forth in the NBMC, including but not limited to NBMC Section 17.20.040 (alterations of binding site plan)

and NBMC Section 18.14.070 (amendments to site plan), and along with such additional environmental review as provided by WAC 197-11-600 and NBMC Section 14.04.310. SEPA Responsible Official: Gina Estep, Community and Economic Development Director Threshold Determination: After review of the environmental checklist, the City of North Bend (lead agency for these proposals) has determined pursuant to RCW 43.21C.240 that the project as modified to comply with applicable development regulations and by incorporation of the mitigations set forth in this Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS) will not have any probable significant adverse impacts on the environment. An environmental impact statement is therefore not required under RCW 43.21C. 030(c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the City. See expanded list in City file dated November 28, 2012. This information is available to the public on request. This MDNS is issued under WAC 197-11-350; pursuant to WAC 197-11-340(2)(a)(iv), the lead agency will not act on these proposals for 14 days from the date

of publication, allowing time for public comment. Public Comment: If you would like to comment on this Threshold Determination, written comments should be sent to PO Box 896, North Bend WA, 98045, Attn: Gina Estep, Director Community and Economic Development, or to gestep@ northbendwa.gov by December 19, 2012, at 4:00PM. The City will not take final action on this proposal until after the end of the comment period. The issuance of this MDNS should not be interpreted as acceptance or approval of this proposal as presented. Pursuant to RCW 43.21C.060, the City of North Bend reserves the right to deny, or approve said proposal subject to conditions, to mitigate or avoid specific, identified adverse environmental impacts, 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. This MDNS may be appealed, pursuant to WAC 197-11-680 and NBMC Section 14.04.340. Published in the Snoqualmie Valley Record on December 5, 2012.

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Duvall seeks artists for centennial gateway The year 2013 will mark the city of Duvall’s centennial, and to commemorate the event, the city is seeking an artist or artists to create sculptures to be placed along a promenade leading to the historic railroad depot and McCormick Park. The Duvall Cultural Commission is now accepting proposals for the project. The concept should include three or five sculptures, representing Duvall’s history, or the river theme, both of which were highlighted in public art during a 2008 Main Street remodel. The city wants to extend these themes to the park entrance. Artwork should be between 2 and 8 feet high, durable for an outdoor environment, and reflect one of more era of the city. The project is open to professional artists, 18 older, who live or work within the Puget Sound Region, and have experience in outdoor installations. For more details, visit http://duvallculture.org, or contact Kass Holdeman, Duvall Community Coordinator at 425-939-8069 or send e-mail to du-vall.art@ duvallwa.gov.

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Helen Larson, age 94, died on Friday, November 16, 2012. Born on January 31, 1918, in Duvall, WA, to Peter and Lena Dolder Siegenthaler, she lived all but five years in the Snoqualmie Valley. Helen graduated from Tolt High School and Peterson Business College. She worked as a secretary in Seattle until her marriage to Wesley Larson on April 20, 1940, Wesley died in 2007. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia (Andrew) and son, Kenneth (Cindy); grandchildren, Susan, Kristin, Julie, and Jeff; and seven great grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, Ralph Scheidegger and Jack Scheidegger. Honoring her request, no services are planned. The family suggests remembrances to SnoValley Senior Center in Carnation. Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family’s on-line guest book at www.flintofts.com. 711522

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Joe Connor of Fall City,Washington passed away on Tuesday November 27, 2012 following a brief illness. He was 85 years old. Joe was born December 3, 1926 in New York, New York. He was raised in New York and moved to Fall City in 1968. He married the love of his life, Louise Osborne on November 18, 1955, and together they had three sons. Joe served in the US Navy for over 23 years from 1945 until 1968, retiring as a Chief Petty Officer in 1968. He was a veteran of three wars,World War II, Korea and Vietnam and served on a number of ships, including most recently the carrier USS Independence. After his military service he worked for Pacific National Bank as a credit adjustor and for Pacific Marine Schwabacher in finance. He enjoyed gardening, working outside, geography, and the study of trains, ocean liners and airplanes and spending time with family and friends. Joe was preceded in death by his son Thomas. He is survived by his spouse of 57 years, Louise of Fall City, his brother George of Netcong, New Jersey, his son Kevin and his wife Nora of Troy Michigan, son Chris and his wife Betty of Fall City, eight grandchildren, Nicholas, Joseph, Alex, Bradley, Gary, Christopher, Thomas and Allison, and two great grandchildren Madison and Adrian and numerous nieces, nephews and beloved friends. At his request, no funeral or memorial service will be held. A private interment at Tahoma National Cemetery will occur at a future date. 712279

CALENDAR SNOQUALMIE VALLEY

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5

THURSDAY, DEC. 6

HOLIDAY CONCERT: Celebrate the season with family holiday music, 6 p.m. at the Fall City Library. All ages are welcome with an adult. SEQUENTIAL STORYTELLING: Learn how graphic novels are written and produced by independent comic book author and artist Elizabeth Guizzetti, 3 to 5 p.m. at the Snoqualmie Library. Topics will include developing ideas, character design, plotting, storyboarding and more. TALES: Young Toddler Story Time is 9:30 a.m. at 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. STUDY ZONE: Students in grades K-12 can drop-in during scheduled Study Zone hours for free homework help, 3 p.m. at Snoqualmie Library. TALES: Move and Groove Story Time for Toddlers is 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. at the Carnation Library. TALES: Pajamarama Story Time is 6:30 p.m. at the North Bend Library. ONE-ON-ONE COMPUTER ASSISTANCE: Get extra help on the computer, 1 p.m. at North Bend Library.

LIVE MUSIC: Open mic night is 7 to 9 p.m. at Sliders Cafe, 4721 Tolt Ave., Carnation. PURL ONE: Learn new stitches, meet new friends, listen to new books and talk about knitting, 1 p.m. at Snoqualmie Library. CHESS CLUB: Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club meets at 7 p.m. at North Bend Library. Learn to play chess or get a game going. All ages and skill levels welcome. A CHRISTMAS CAROL: Dickens’ classic is 7:30 p.m. at Valley Center Stage, North Bend.

FRIDAY, DEC. 7 NUTCRACKER STORY TIME: Presented by Brittany Pulliam of the Cascade Dance Academy, 10:30 a.m. at Snoqualmie Library; all ages welcome. A CHRISTMAS CAROL: Dickens’ classic is 7:30 p.m. at Valley Center Stage.

SATURDAY, DEC. 8 HOLIDAY FESTIVAL: North Bend’s Holiday Festival is Saturday afternoon and evening, downtown. The tree gets lit at 5 p.m. Community carols, dance and performances continue in the evening.

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SANTA TRAIN: Families can ride a vintage train on a holiday adventure through the Valley. Board at the depot in North Bend; Departures run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; $20, www.trainmuseum.org. TALES EN ESPANOL: Spanish/English Story Time is 10:30 a.m. at the Snoqualmie Library, all ages welcome with an adult. TALES: Once Upon a Saturday Special Needs Story Time is 10 a.m. at the North Bend Library. Come for stories, songs and activities designed for children with special needs and their families. A CHRISTMAS CAROL: Dickens’ classic is 7:30 p.m. at Valley Center Stage.

SUNDAY, DEC. 9 SANTA TRAIN: Families can ride a vintage train on a holiday adventure through the Valley. Board at the depot in North Bend; Departures run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; $20, www.trainmuseum.org. SNOVALLEY WRITERS WORK GROUP: Join other local writers for writing exercises, critique and lessons on voice, plot and point of view, 3 p.m. at North Bend Library. Contact snovalleywrites@gmail. com for assignment prior to coming to class. Adults only, please.

MONDAY, DEC. 10 TALES: Merry Monday Story Time is 11 a.m. at North Bend Library; for newborns to age 3 with an adult.

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Crews from Imhoff Crane Service and Ballard Tranfer Co. painstakingly settle a 1903 steam crane onto a flatbed trailer for transport from the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie to its new home, a bistro cafe now under development by owner Jon Burgett. The museum traded the crane, which isn’t part of the core collection and has been out of sight along the highway for some years, for paving materials. MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ONLY: Middle school students can do snacks, homework and fun, all rolled into one, 2:45 p.m. at the Fall City Library. MOVIE NIGHT: Enjoy movie snacks and watch “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” 6 p.m. at the Fall City Library. All ages are welcome with an adult. TALES: Afternoon Preschool Story Time is 1:30 p.m. at the Snoqualmie Library. HOME SCHOOL GATHERING: Home schooling library time, games and activities, 1 p.m. at the North Bend Library. LIBRARY FRIENDS: Friends

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28 MAIL THEFT: At 5:51 p.m., a caller in the 7100 block of Cascade Avenue Southeast reported finding some of his mail in the street, plus some of his neighbor’s mail.

TUESDAY, NOV. 27 LICENSE TO SPARE: At 10:56 a.m., an officer saw a vehicle driving extremely slowly on Southeast Beta Street, and stopped the vehicle at Euclid Avenue. The driver had a suspended license, but said he didn’t know he couldn’t drive here, because he also had a Mexican driver’s license.

SATURDAY, NOV. 24 PARK PRANK: At 11:49 p.m., a caller in the 7800 block of Fisher Avenue Southeast reported that someone was in the woods with a flashlight. Police scared off a group of juveniles who’d been throwing toilet paper in the park.

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FRAUD: At 4:39 p.m., a caller in the 43000 block of North Bend Way reported that someone had used his debit card number. He had his card, but when he checked his account online, he found three unfamiliar Western Union transactions. LEFT BEHIND: At 8:38 a.m., a caller contacted police about a backpack she lost in a business in the 700 block of Southwest Mount Si Boulevard. She had been traveling, and believes she left her backpack in the restroom.

MEDICAL CALL: EMTs responded to the Snoqualmie Casino for a medical call. One patient went to the hospital in Snoqualmie’s aid car. MEDICAL CALL: Snoqualmie EMTs responded to the downtown area for a medical call. One patient went to the hospital by ambulance. AID CALL: Snoqualmie EMTs and Bellevue Paramedics responded to the Snoqualmie Casino for an aid call. Paramedics took the patient to the hospital.

SUNDAY, NOV. 25 HIT AND RUN: At 5:31 p.m., police received a report of a hit-and-run in the 100 block of North Bend Way. The victim vehicle was occupied, but there were no injuries.

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MEDICAL CALL: Snoqualmie EMTs and Bellevue Paramedics responded to the Snoqualmie Ridge area for a medical call. One patient was treated and then transported to the hospital.

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FIRE ALARM: At 3:09 p.m., firefighters responded to a commercial automatic fire alarm. A unit from Eastside Fire & Rescue arrived on scene first and the call was cancelled.

MEDICAL CALL: Snoqualmie emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and Bellevue Paramedics were dispatched to the downtown area for a medical call. One patient was treated and transported to a hospital by Bellevue Paramedics. HEAD INJURY: Snoqualmie EMTs responded to a man

TUESDAY, NOV. 27 ARM INJURY: At 1:07 p.m., firefighters responded to a 9-year-old girl who fell and hurt her arm. She was evaluated and transported to an area hospital by her mother.

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