The safe place by Seth Truscott

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Law change halts tattoo plans

People powered Valley creative types turn to crowd funding for ambitious projects BY SETH TRUSCOTT

They’re off and running: The faces of Valley spring sports Pages 11-15

Hunting for the treasures of downtown Snoqualmie in special art walk Page 23

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The clock is ticking for Jerry Mader. He’s got an ambitious goal, less than a month left to meet it. And he’s depending on friends and strangers to invest in his latest book, that helps and documents people they’ll probably never meet. Crowd funding is a new thing for this Carnation author, photographer and musician, working on his fourth book, “A Gathering of Stories.” He’s self-published histories of Carnation and local farms, but is now one of several Valley creative types to turn to JERRY MADER Internet investors to bankroll a project. He’s using a company called Indiegogo to connect with would-be investors interested in seeing artistic projects come to JONATHAN NELSON life. As an artist, “you’re always trying to find funding sources,” says Mader, who was tuned into crowd funding through his visual artist wife, Steph, and their artistic friends. With the gradual erosion of funding for various arts agencies, and the explosion of the Internet, it’s getting harder for artists and writers like Mader to break through the static. “The publishing world is crazy,” says Mader, who self-publishes. “You can get it out there. Will anybody pay attention?” SEE KICKSTART, 16

Home business ban on tattoo parlors passed in emergency ordinance BY CAROL LADWIG Staff Reporter

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Jesse and Tiffany share a hug after dinner at the Snoqualmie Valley Winter Shelter. The couple comes to the shelter often for the hot meal, but like about half the diners, they don’t sleep under the shelter roof, unless its extremely cold outside.

The safe place For people who use North Bend’s homeless shelter, it’s a rare haven BY CAROL LADWIG Staff Report

Problems brought this group of people together, the guests of the Snoqualmie Valley Winter Shelter. Unemployment, mental or physical illness, disability and addiction all

contributed to one or more of the 30-plus guests’ showing up in the North Bend Community Church’s dining room on this blustery February night. Debbie, a mom with a teen and adult daughters and a volunteer at the Mount Si Food Bank, lost her job when she needed reconstructive surgery to repair the damage to her jaw from a mis-fit pair of dentures. SEE HAVEN, 17

Tattoo parlors are not allowed in North Bend, except in an employment park zone on the extreme eastern edge of the city. At least, that’s what North Bend planning staff thought until tattoo artist David Herman, currently of Redmond, DAVID HERMAN made plans to move to North Bend. Herman, owner of Ambrosia Tattoo Gallery (www.tatguy.com), had planned to open his shop April 1 in a building on Ballarat Avenue, squarely in the city’s Downtown Commercial zone, where such businesses are prohibited. However, he also planned to live in the building, making his business home-based, and legal, according to the city’s code. “The main problem here is that the underlying zone did not allow it,” said Gina Estep, North Bend’s economic development director. SEE TATTOO, 6

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need—and Tiffany can’t sleep without him. “I don’t feel safe without him.” Jesse and Tiffany are like a lot of guests at the shelter. They come to eat what nearly all of them Art, 58 and often seen ridconsider “amazing food every night,” Jesse says, ing his bicycle around town, but they leave before the doors close at 10:30 works for several area people, p.m., to find a place to sleep for the night. taking care of their property From its opening night, Dec. 23, through Feb. and their animals. He doesn’t 4, the shelter served between 20 and 40 meals earn enough to afford a place each night, and hosted an average of a dozen for himself and Dutch, a friend people, for 561 meals and 348 bed nights. so close he says they’ve become Kevin, another military veteran, has been brothers, even with Dutch’s milstaying at the shelter every night, and says it itary retirement benefits. He’s takes a lot of stress off his mind, just knowing Carol Ladwig/Staff Photo hoping that when he can start it’s there. earning Social Security, they’ll Winter Shelter volunteers Linda Beckvold, Heidi “It’s not as cold,” he says, “and they don’t have have enough money for both Houser and Mark Lowe ready a dinner meal. showers, but they do have bathrooms.” Another food and rent, without having to plus for him is “They have staff staying up all choose like they do now. night so there’s no trouble. Max is in his early 20s, and, like Art, wasn’t sure about coming Preventing trouble is the job of the supervisors, Linda Beckvold to the shelter at first. Fellow homeless people told him about it and and Andre Starks, the paid staff members—always at least one man encouraged him to come, but he preferred solitude while he wrote— and one woman—who stay overnight, coordinating the meals, he said his actions and his writing have been guided by a series of cleanup and packaging up leftovers to send out with shelter guests in “nifty dreams prophesying it,” which led him to North Bend last fall. the morning after breakfast. What made him come that first night was losing his tent, in the area “I’ve started drinking coffee again,” says Beckvold, to help her stay blocked off by Search and Rescue volunteers in February when a awake through the night. She is experienced with shelter work from skydiver went missing. her job at House of Hope, and initially began volunteering at the Tiffany, maybe 20, came to North Bend three years ago to be with North Bend shelter, just to help. family, and when her great-grandmother died, she was left alone. A half-hour before the shelter opens, Beckvold is busy prepping She and her boyfriend Jesse, found out about the shelter from North the kitchen, which is soon overrun by tonight’s dinner, enchiladas Bend deputies and from some of their friends. They come to eat each in all varieties, plus salads and fixings, prepared and carted in by night, but they don’t often sleep there, unless it’s really cold outside. engaged couple Heidi Houser and Mark Lowe, owners of Stanton “He’s my security right now, because I don’t have any more famPlumbing. ily here,” Tiffany explains. At the shelter, men and women sleep in Houser is busy explaining to Beckvold which meats and sauces are separate rooms—so far, there have been no families with children in in which pans while Lowe starts arranging pans and plates.

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE #752233 Habitat for Humanity, Seattle – King County, 560 Naches Ave. SW, Suite #110, Renton, WA 98057, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Carnation Cottages, is located at East Entwistle Street at 326th Avenue S.E. in Carnation, in King County. This project involves 1.7 acres of soil disturbance for residential construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to an on-site underground infiltration chamber system (groundwater). Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in Snoqualmie Valley Record on March 13, 2013 and March 20, 2013. PUBLIC NOTICE #752213 CITY OF NORTH BEND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE OF SEPA DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) Project Name: Proposed amendments to North Bend Municipal Code Chapters 18.10.030 Table of Permitted and Conditional

Uses, 18.10.040 Table of Bulk and Dimensional Standards, and 18.10.050 Table of Performance Standards regarding Cottage Housing DNS Issuance Date: March 13, 2013 Notice of Hearing and DNS Publication Date: March 13, 2013 Public Hearing Date: March 28, 2013 Applicant: City of North Bend Location: City wide. Description of Proposal: The language of the amendments is available on the City’s website at www.northbendwa.gov, following the link to public notices. NBMC 18.10.030 Permitted and Conditional Uses is currently unclear regarding the allowed mix of housing types permitted within the CR District, specifically regarding standard sized single family homes is allowed within the CR District. This ambiguity continues through, 18.40.040 Bulk and Dimensional Standards, and 18.10.050 Performance Standard and which are vague as they could be read to permit standard sized single family residential housing units within the Cottage Residential district.The proposed amendments are intended to clarify the restriction of standards sized single family within the Cottage Housing District. Public Hearing: On Thursday, March 28, 2013, 7pm at the City Hall Conference Room (211 Main Avenue N.), the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive public comment on the amendments described above. Written comments may be accepted until 4:30pm, March 28, or in person at the hearing. Email or deliver comments to the contact below. Responsible Official: Gina Estep, Director of Community and Economic Development 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 Gina Estep at the Community and Economic Development Department at (425) 888-7640 or via email to g e s t e p @ n o r t h b e n d w a . g o v. 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 Snoqulamie Valley Record on March 13, 2013 PUBLIC NOTICE #753339 City Of Snoqualmie King County, WA 98065 Notice Is Hereby Given That the Snoqualmie City Council, on the 11th day of March 2013 passed the Following Ordinances: Ordinance No. 1111 Ordinance Authorizing Assessment of the Actual Cost of Recording and/or Releasing Water Liens and Amending Section 13.12.040 of the Snoqualmie Municipal Code. Ordinance No. 1112 Ordinance Extending the Allow-

able Hours for the Discharge of Fireworks on the Fourth of July, Amending Section 8.30.090 of

the Snoqualmie Municipal Code. Copies of these Ordinances 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. ATTEST: Jodi Warren, MMC City Clerk Publish/Post : 3/13/2013 Effective Date: 3/19/3013 Published in Snoqualmie Valley Record on March 13, 2013. PUBLIC NOTICE #752203 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF NORTH BEND King County, Washington Notice is hereby given that the North Bend City Council at its March 5, 2013 City Council Meeting adopted the following Ordinances. The summary titles are as follows: Ordinance No. 1481 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORTH BEND, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING INTERIM ZONING CONTROLS RELATED TO PERMITTED USES IN THE COTTAGE RESIDENTIAL ZONE, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Ordinance No. 1482 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORTH BEND, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING INTERIM ZONING CONTROLS RELATED TO HOME OCCUPATION BUSINESS LICENSES, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE The full text of the above Ordinances may be viewed on the web at http://northbendwa.gov, at the North Bend City Hall, 211 Main Ave., N. or to request a copy by mail please contact the City Clerk at (425) 888-7627. Posted: March 6, 2013 Published in the Snoqualmie Valley Record: March 13, 2013

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“This is going to be a good one tonight… they’re going to be happy tonight if they eat” Lowe says, adding, with a pause after each word, “Heidi can cook it!” Houser loves to cook, and said she was thrilled to find out about the shelter’s need for dinner volunteers, because it may be her niche. “I just had a dinner party with a bunch of my friends,” she said, and one of them encouraged her to find a niche in cooking. Then she found out about the shelter’s need for volunteer cooks, and signed up immediately. “We just think it was such a great thing, and for such a group in need,” she said. Beckvold says every single dinner volunteer has been enthusiastic about the task, which at first glance may seem daunting: Cooking dinner and breakfast for 40 people in entirely portable and disposable containers. “You’d be amazed,” Beckvold says “They’re just so happy to be giving.” That spirit is also what appealed to Starks, Beckvold’s frequent shelter partner. He was a Seattle resident, well acquainted with the problems of homelessness and the joy of serving others, until moving to North Bend in December with his new wife Valerie, a 20-year North Bend resident. Both volunteered at the shelter before Andre was offered a staff position. “We just got in it to support the community,” said Starks. “It blows me away to see this community, seeing the love you’ve got here.”

Giving choices Tiffany’s boyfriend, Jesse, was extremely skeptical that the shelter would ever come together, or last, so he is also pleasantly surprised. “I’m blown away. I thought they were going to shut it down,” he says, frankly. “People don’t want us here,” he said, something he thought was made clear with North Bend’s new anti-camping ordinance. “They basically don’t want us to exist.” Other shelter guests have shared his view, including Art, who, in early December, wasn’t even sure he would use a shelter, if it opened. For starters, he and Dutch had things pretty well figured out in their particular neighborhood. “I consider myself the godfather,” Art said, only half-joking. At his and Dutch’s camp, he laid down the rules for others who wanted to stay there, including no littering, and no cursing. He’s friendly to the people he meets, and they’re friendly back, he says. He keeps order, and because of that, “a lot of them are happy that we’re out there.” On this night, though, Art is happy to be inside, where it’s warm. Usually, he admits, he stays warm by drinking, but he knows that really won’t help him. “When you have a home to go to, you have no concept of what it’s like for people who don’t have a choice,” he says. The shelter is well on its way to giving local homeless a choice, however. In February, shelter supervisor Steve Miller reported to the North Bed City Council that three shelter guests had recently celebrated getting jobs, and one man was slated to leave the shelter and move into transitional housing. A few others had decided to seek help for their addictions, too. Using drugs, including alcohol, in the shelter is strictly prohibited, and so is the sale of drugs, alcohol and weapons on shelter premises. Since the shelter opened, three people received season-long bans for violating the shelter’s code of conduct, and a few others got shorter-term bans. Like the food bank, the shelter also helps to connect its clients with services that might help them, such as, in the veteran Kevin’s case, bringing in a King County Veterans’ Services representative to help him with his benefits. “Sometimes he helps,” says Kevin. It’s a start, at least, which is all many people really need. Paula Matthysse, a shelter director and media contact for the group, explains it simply. “It’s a place to eat, a place to stay… we’ve got guys that go to work, and it’s helpful to get a good night’s sleep.” Matthysse and the rest of the shelter advisory board, however, have big dreams for the future of the shelter. The group has obtained enough money to operate the shelter through March 30, and easily transitioned the shelter to its new location, Mount Si Lutheran Church on Feb. 15. King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, who attended planning meetings for the shelter in November, has offered to donate a retired Metro van to the shelter to help solve transportation problems. However, it’s unlikely the van will be available until the fall of this year. Most of the operating budget for the shelter this year came from private donations, Matthysse said, but she hopes that a larger community will get involved in planning next year’s shelter season. “It’s going to take some brave conversations, and brave conversations from elected officials,” she said, but is not in the least discouraged. “I still have faith in the Snoqualmie Valley.” Faith is where it begins and ends for the Snoqualmie Valley Winter Shelter, and not just because churches can move more quickly to meet the needs of the homeless than a government agency can. Lambert, at the conclusion of one planning meeting, may have summed it up best. “I love the idea of the churches doing this, because to me, that’s the only way we’re going to get people whole again.”