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New additions to tree cityCommunity members plant new trees April 9 in downtown Snoqualmie and Three Forks Natural Area incelebration of Arbor Day. Some of the trees came from Puget Sound Energy, which also donated a 27-foot noble fir to be planted in Railroad Park and decorated each year by the city. This year, Snoqualmiejoined the Tree City USA program, which is sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation, US ForestService and National Association of State Foresters. The program recognizes urban and communityforestry programs across the country.

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As Eastside Fire & Rescueunion representatives and boardmembers sit down to hammerout a new labor deal, firefighterspoint to the numerous conces-sions they’ve made in recentyears in response to the eco-nomic recession.

Board members, beholden totheir own city and fire districtbudgets and wary of the increas-ing costs of fire service, say theiragencies are still feeling theeffect of the recession.

Neither side will commentpublicly on the specifics ofongoing negotiations, but thetalks are sure to be important toboth sides in an agency that hasseen contentious budget battlesin the past.

“I’m hopeful that we can geta contract that is satisfactory (tofirefighters) but still recognizesthat economic conditionshaven’t really improved,” saidSammamish Mayor Don Gerend,a representative to the EFRboard. “Everyone is cinching uptheir belts across the board andpublic safety is a major expenseat the city level.”

EFR Deputy Chief WesCollins said the union andboard hope to decide thismonth whether they’ll extendthe current labor contract, rene-gotiate certain parts of the cur-rent contract or start fromscratch on a new agreement.

A full-scale renegotiationwould likely start in June or Julyand could last through the endof the year, he said, possiblyleaving the board responsible forsetting up 2012’s budget with-out knowing what they’ll haveto spend on wages.

Craig Hooper, president ofIAFF 2878, the union that repre-sents EFR firefighters, said unionmembers have gone out of their

Concessionscome intofocus as EFR,union startcontract talksIssues includeinsurance, schedules

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Snoqualmie Valley Hospitalcan’t afford a new facility closeto Interstate 90, so it wants adeveloper to pick up the tab.The hospital would then leasethe building with plans to buyit in 10 to 20 years.

“We don’t have the ability inthe current tax and economicclimate to take on more debt,so we’re partnering with adeveloper for more debt-capaci-ty,” said Rodger McCollum,chief executive officer of PublicHospital District No. 4, whichruns the hospital and its clinics.

The new hospital will allowthe district to expand existingservices. It does not plan onadding any services. The dis-trict’s clinic on the Ridge willnot move.

The district is seeking a pub-lic-private partnership, some-thing rarely done in hospital

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Steve Daniel, the hospital’s chief financial officer, expects it to keep mak-ing money in the coming years thanks to its location, its designation as acritical access hospital and its swing-bed program for patients who needlong recovery times.

“That’s our big market niche,” Daniel told developers interested in build-ing the project.

It doesn’t pay for big hospitals in the area to keep patients with slowrecoveries in a bed. But because Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is a criticalaccess hospital, it has a better reimbursement rate from Medicare, whichalso pays the cost difference for non-Medicare patients.

Acute-care hospitals, such as Swedish, are not reimbursed for recoveriesthat take longer than normal.

“That is a type of service that Swedish is not able to provide because ofsome financial structures,” said Dr. John Milne, Vice-President of MedicalAffairs for Swedish. “If we don’t get (the patient) out in four or five days, wereally start losing money.”

Snoqualmie Valley Hospital gives Swedish and other acute-care hospitalsa place to discharge patients who are taking more time than expected torecover but are not in critical condition.

“We see ourselves as very complementary,” Milne said.McCollum has the same view. He told the prospective developers that

Swedish’s new location in the Issaquah Highlands will likely mean morebusiness for Snoqualmie Valley Hospital.

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way to help the board balancethe agency’s budget when rev-enues fell in recent years.

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calls for the agency to compareits wages with neighboring firedepartments when determiningannual wage increases, whichhas led to wage hikes as high as3 or 4 percent several years ago.With the agency facing a rev-enue crunch, the union agreedto forgo that process, freezewages in 2010 and tie theirincrease in 2011 to the cost ofliving — about one-fifth of 1percent.

The union also agreed tochange overtime rules to allow a

less-experienced firefighter tocover for a sick coworker who ishigher up the organizationalladder, meaning the agencywouldn’t have to pay anotherfirefighter overtime to cover thatposition.

Faced with a budget crunchin late 2009, the union leader-ship also took it upon itself tofind a cheaper medical plan foremployees, which has saved theagency more than $50,000 peryear in medical costs. With med-ical costs rising every year, theunion also agreed to a deal thatcaps the agency’s portion ofincreases to health insurance at6 percent until 2014.

Hooper said some firefightersfeel the board doesn’t fullyappreciate the compromisesthey’ve made in recent years.

“We do something that helpsthe budget and (the board) isgrateful for it and then a fewmonths later they come back

and want something else fromus,” he said. “It’d be nice if wecould get more recognition(from the board) for what we’vedone for the department andthe community.”

Hooper declined to commenton what, specifically, the unionhas requested be included in itsnew contract, but did say he washopeful the board would consid-er changing firefighters workschedule to a “48/96.”

The department currentlyuses the so-called ModifiedDetroit model — one day on,one off, one on, one off, one onand four off. Some firefighterssay going back and forth fromon days to off days preventsthem from developing goodsleeping patterns and increasesthe likelihood of a fatiguedemployee coming to work.

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prefer to work two 24-hourshifts in a row and then receivefour days off — allowing asmoother transition between ontime and off time, and cuttingdown on commute time andsick leave.

The union asked the board toconsider the schedule changeslast September, but the boardsaid it didn’t feel comfortablewithout more study of thepotential impacts. At the time,the board suggested that theissue come up in this year’s con-tract talks.

“I’m hopeful the board willgive some consideration to it,”Hooper said. “I’m disappointedwith how it turned out (inSeptember).”

At Sammamish’s City Councilretreat in February, EFR DeputyChief Jeff Griffin, who alongwith the rest of the administra-tive staff is not unionized,warned the council that the

union might be looking to“recapture” the wage increases itturned down in recent years

The board has been able tohammer out budgets the lasttwo years that saw relativelysmall cost increases. With theunion feeling it has made plentyof sacrifices, Griffin warned thatmight not come so easy nextyear.

“(Union negotiations) canturn in a heartbeat when thingsget contentious,” he told thecouncil and city staff membersat the retreat. “People feel likethey’ve held back. They feel likethey deserve a higher level (ofwages of benefits) and they havenothing left to give … As a com-pany, we care about the peoplethat work for us, but we havelimited resources to give.”

Caleb Heeringa: 392-6434, ext. 247, [email protected]. Comment atwww.snovalleystar.com.

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The results are in. After 10months of changing to moreenergy-efficient lightbulbs,increasing its recycling programand holding bimonthly meet-ings with its green team mem-bers, the Snoqualmie SalishLodge & Spa has saved thou-sands of dollars.

“This was an opportunity forus to give back to our environ-ment,” said Salish GeneralManager John Murphy.

Last year, the Salish received agrant to “green” its services. Itsstaff focused on three aspectsthat affected the lodge daily.

First, staff switched most ofthe incandescent lightbulbs toeither LED or fluorescent light-ing, saving nearly $6,100 and750,000 kilowatt hours annual-ly.

Second, staff members devel-oped a recycling program, buy-ing recycling bins and trainingemployees about recyclinghabits. Teaching people tounlearn old habits and exercisenew ones took time, but nowSalish staff are in step with thenew program, Murphy said.

“It’s about changing motion,”he said. “It’s going to a differentDumpster, going to a differentpart of the loading dock.”

In addition to recyclingpaper, plastics and bottles, thelodge began composting foodscraps in March, saving evenmore space in its trash contain-ers — and therefore spendingless money. Their efforts havepaid off, saving the lodge morethan $450 per month.

Salish administrators are hop-ing to expand the recycling pro-gram to its guests by puttingrecycling bins in every hotelroom.

“We are trying to find some-thing that goes with the look ofthe lodge,” Murphy said.

Third, the lodge formed theSalish Green Team, led by FrontOffice Manager Ben Olin andstaffed with Salish employeesfrom almost every department atthe lodge. The team meets withstaffing sections throughout themonth, holding meetings aboutwhat is working and what couldbe improved.

“They’ve really tapped intoboth the leadership and theexcitement that the staff havearound initiatives,” AmityLumper, a senior associate withCascadia Consulting Group,said.

A poll of 40 Salish employeesshowed that 83 percent of themthought their awareness of greenpractices had strongly increased

and 13 percent thought theyhad somewhat increased duringthe past six months.

The Salish’s green movementwill continue to grow, time andmoney permitting. The Salishalready has a towel-and-linensprogram allowing guests to leavetowels on the floor if they wantthem washed daily, or hangthem on a rack if they don’tmind reusing them.

The Salish is also calibratingits heating, ventilation and airconditioning units to turn offonce a room reaches a specifiedtemperature, instead of requir-ing a manual switch for eachroom.

Even the commodes will geta makeover. Administrators areplanning to purchase low-flush-ing toilets to save water,Murphy said, adding that the

Salish is working to earn itsEnergy Star Rating, a programfor businesses run by the U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency.

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tive is a project two years inthe making. In 2009, theWashington State Departmentof Ecology awarded 13 PublicParticipation grants, givingone worth $53,000 to theGreening Washington’sLodging Industry program.The program was so successful,the DOE increased the grantby $15,000 and the lodgingindustry has requested anothergrant for this year.

The lodging industry part-nered with the CascadiaConsulting Group to pick two

winners for its pilot program:Columbia Hospitality — ownerof the Salish Lodge & Spa —and the Spokane-based BestWestern Peppertree Inns ofWashington.

Both groups received freeconsulting from Cascadia. Theprocess was long, but invigorat-ing, Lumper said.

Using guidelines from theAmerican Hotel and LodgingAssociation Green Guidelines,Columbia Hospitality staff tickedthrough the green things theycould incorporate into theSalish. They spoke with the con-sultants monthly, keeping trackof their progress and exchangingideas.

Columbia Hospitality sharedits findings at a luncheon March7 at Bell Harbor InternationalConference Center in downtownSeattle. Other hoteliersapproached the Salish team andpeppered them with questionsabout how to be green, Murphysaid.

More hotels are making theswitch to greener practices, butmany faced a setback with therecession and are just starting toopen their budgets to environ-mental changes, Jan Simon,president and CEO of theWashington LodgingAssociation, said.

Some travel websites, likewww.expedia.com, are starting torate hotels for how many greenservices they offer.

“I think as we start to seetravel picking up and whenthere is a little bit more con-sumer confidence, I think we’llstart seeing consumers request-ing this more,” Simon said.

Laura Geggel: 392-6434, ext. 241, [email protected]. Comment atwww.snovalleystar.com.

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Amity Lumper, a senior associate with the Cascadia Consulting Group, speaks at a luncheon outlining thesteps the Salish Lodge and Spa has taken to ‘green’ itself.

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The North Bend CityCouncil voted 5-1 during itsApril 5 meeting against a pro-posed change to the city’s zon-ing code to allow a venue forweddings and other events tobe built near downtown.

The proposal would haveallowed event venues to be builton parcels zoned as cottage resi-dential, a designation created in2006 to encourage more afford-able housing near downtown.

Several City Council memberssaid the zoning had not hadtime to be effective. The city hada self-imposed building morato-rium until 2009. By the time the

ban was lifted, the housing mar-ket had collapsed, leaving littledemand for new homes.

Still, one area zoned as cot-tage residential is under devel-opment by John Day Homes.

The proposed zoning changehad been submitted by Heidiand Paul Moon. The coupleruns an event venue in unin-corporated King County, whichhosts mostly weddings.

Under King County code,the couple can only operatewith a six-month temporarypermit. So, they want to relo-cate to a city that would allowfor a permanent operation.

The Moons want to take overthe lot formerly occupied byBad Girls Antiques, whichclosed in 2010. The shop is onland zoned as cottage residen-tial, which allows small com-mercial operations.

A couple dozen supporters ofthe proposal turned out at thecouncil meeting. Several saidallowing event venues wouldboost the local economy.

Several homeowners in theneighborhood around Bad GirlsAntiques also showed up tooppose the proposal.

City Council members sidedwith the homeowners.

construction in the US.“We could be writing the

book on a new way of financinghospitals,” McCollum said.

The developer will put up thecost of the building, and the dis-trict will lease the facility andeventually buy it outright.

“Public-private partnershipsare done around the world inhealthcare, but they haven’tbeen done in the US,” said MikeMarasco, an independent devel-oper at one of the two informa-tion sessions.

The district has been unableto raise the money needed tobegin construction in 2012,but it hopes to begin soonwhile construction costsremain low.

As a result, it put out arequest for bids on the project,which is expected to cost about$35 million. Most of the money— $30 million — will comefrom the Snoqualmie Tribe,which has committed to buyingthe district’s existing hospitalfacility.

The rest of the cost will becovered by the sale of federally-backed bonds available througha program that helps hospitalsget credit. But the approvalprocess for the program, run bythe U.S. Department of Housingand Urban Development’sFederal Housing Administration,is slow, and likely won’t be fin-ished until late 2011 or early2012, according to McCollum.

Even so, with the construc-tion market still lagging, the big-ticket request drew plenty ofinterest.

“Anybody who throws the

$30 to $35 million lure outthere is going to get a lot of peo-ple following,” said RandyHinton, an engineer with RiceGroup.

He and several dozen otherpeople in the constructionindustry filled two informationsessions to capacity. Latecomershad to stand.

Hospital officials want tobuild the new facility with bet-ter access than the current loca-tion, which is off MeadowbrookWay.

McCollum hopes the newsite, which will be much moreaccessible from the freeway, willmean more business for the hos-pital. The current site can onlybe reached from I-90 by carstraveling eastbound.

The district already has pur-chased an 8.77-acre site in theSnoqualmie Ridge II develop-ment, and has applied for per-mits for grading and clearing theland from the city.

“We’ve gone through all thehoops we’re required to gothrough to get approval at thefederal, state and local levels,”said Jay Rodne, the district’sgeneral counsel. Rodne alsorepresents the 5th LegislativeDistrict in the stateLegislature.

Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or [email protected]. Comment atwww.snovalleystar.com.

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The April 7 issue of theSnoValley Star mischarac-terized the SnoqualmieValley School District’s taxrate. It is one of the lowestin King County.

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A man driving a U-Haul truckon West North Bend Way fellasleep at the wheel TuesdayApril 12 and slammed into apower pole.

The man suffered only minorinjuries but did significant dam-age to the box truck, said Capt.Mark Ashburn, of Eastside Fire &Rescue.

“He had to be travelingalong at a pretty good clip todo that damage,” Ashburnsaid.

The power pole was replacedby crews from Puget SoundEnergy and Tanner ElectricCooperative after the Star wentto press.

To replace the pole, TannerElectric is expected to cut offpower to its North Bend cus-tomers for about three hoursduring the night, according toits website.

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Friends of Quadrant Homes,a social network hosted byQuadrant Homes, haslaunched a 90-day sustainabili-ty challenge, lasting throughJune 15.

Anybody living in a home-owner association can partici-pate. The two HOAs that makethe most creative environmen-tal changes will receive $2,000grants.

Of the HOAs that place,one will be urban and theother suburban, whichincludes communities in KingCounty.

To register, HOA residentsmust do the following:

❑ Register online at friend-sofquadranthomes.com/sus-tainabilitychallenge.

❑ Make a pledge to do atleast one of the items in eachof the three categories.

❑ Create a pledge of theirown.

Participants can make a dif-ference by being conscientiousof their energy, water and landuse, including giving up papercups for beverage mugs, replac-ing outdated showerheads withlow-flow ones or planting atree.

In addition to sustainabilitycommitments, participants canshare their photos, videos andstories on the Friends ofQuadrant Homes Facebookpage.

OpinionPAGE 4 APRIL 14, 2011

Tell your friends tovote yes for bond

By now, residents in the Snoqualmie Valley SchoolDistrict should all be aware that every vote does indeedcount. The bond measure on February’s ballot failed byone vote, with 59.998 percent in favor. Had one voteswitched from no to yes, the measure would have passed.

Now, voters get another chance to push the yes votespast the required 60 percent margin. The ballots havebeen mailed.

Have you made your decision, sealed, signed andstamped the envelope, and mailed it in?

There are many good reasons to vote yes for the schoolbond.

❑ A new Snoqualmie Middle School will prevent mid-dle school students from being squeezed into twoschools. Three currently serve the district, but SnoqualmieMiddle’s current building is slated to become an annex ofMount Si High School.

❑ The district already has the land for the new middleschool, and will revise existing architectural plans fromTwin Falls Middle School to save costs.

❑ The bond will include needed renovations at otherschools, including a roof, new floors, replacement boilers,sidewalks, play fields and more.

❑ The bond will not get less expensive than it is withtoday’s low interest rates. And the district may not needanother school bond for at least five years.

❑ Snoqualmie Valley Schools were recently scored highby the Center for American Progress for the district’sreturn on investment, based on academic achievementand low cost per student.

❑ The district is committed to keeping its total schooltax rate low. King County districts collect between $1.80and $6 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation forlevies and bonds. Snoqualmie comes in 13th of 19 dis-tricts, at $3.88.

Return your ballot, then text/email/phone your friendsin the district to do the same. Let’s get this bond passed— for education’s sake.

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We got a spring morningvisit from the local art teacher,Janice Thompson. She’s the onewho couldn’t get accepted intothe regional art shows with herown work until she loaded a 12-gauge shotgun with paint pel-lets and blasted a sheet of ply-wood. She says she invented the“ballistic” school of art.

So, in she came the other day,sauntering up to the philosophycounter at the Mule Barn truckstop and ordering coffee. Shebrought her own mouthwash-flavored cream stuff for it. Wewho regularly meet for summitconferences here at the worlddilemma think tank are alwaysgrateful for these visits fromJanice, because we like to seewhether our ideas run in doubleharness with avant garde think-ing. Avant garde, of course, isFrench for “putting on airs.”

“Boys,” she said, “it is an over-whelming pleasure to see yougathered here again within thesehallowed halls to welcome theonset of spring. We haven’t seenthis much philosophical talentgathered here since … yester-day?”

“That’d be about right,Janice,” said Doc.

Doc is our unofficial leaderbecause he has lots of initials

after hisname, and hecan cut peo-ple open andfix them.

“Yep,” shesaid. “Today,I rake myleaves.”

“Little lateon that,aren’t you?”Dud asked.

“Nope,” she said. “Just right.”She took a sip and turned to

us, focusing her avant gardity onus like a laser.

“Most of us rake leaves in thefall, right?”

A general nodding.“And then we go out and buy

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mulch to put around the tendershoots coming up from below toprotect them from snow, right?And then in the spring we rakeaway some of the mulch to allowsunshine in, right?”

More nodding.“Well, I let the fall leaves do

the mulching and only rakeonce a year. The way everyoneelse does it is like that sillywoman I met who paid $30 toget her poodle clipped and thenbought him a $40 sweater tokeep him warm.”

I guess there’s a reason wehave artists in this world.

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Thank you, Lauren Welling!Your letter (SnoValley Star,

March 24) about the schoolbond issue summarized my feel-ings exactly.

While we the people do havethe right to vote, it has been myexperience that if the powersthat be don’t like what we havevoted on they just annul thevote to suit themselves.

I would like to educate theSchool Board.

Don’t you realize we are in arecession? Where do you get theidea we the taxpayers are yourdeep pockets? Don’t you realizepeople are losing jobs, and ifthey do have jobs, they haveseen their pay and hoursreduced, and have not seen araise in a long time?

Don’t you realize peoplehave lost their homes? Doyou realize many people arestruggling just to keep theirheads above water? No, youdon’t seem to have a clue.Because how many times have

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Have you filled out your ballot for the school bond vote yet?A. Yes, I filled it out as soon as it arrived.B. No, I’m not voting.C. Not yet. I’m still weighing the options.Vote online at www.snovalleystar.com.

you put a bond before thevoters, not once a year buttwice a year.

And what do the voters tellyou?

No, no, no. Do you listen? No, no, no. Get a grip, School Board. We

voted against your last bondissue. Now, you are putting abond before the voters with ahigher interest rate. Go figure.

If we voted down the lastbond, why do you think we willsay yes to one that costs more.Such arrogance!

I realize the importance of agood education. However, wehave seen our property taxesincrease more than 50 percentin the last seven years. We arebeing taxed out of our home.That is why we reject your bond.

You need to do what the restof us do. We become creative.We cut corners, scale down,make do with what we have ordo without.

Thank you, Ms. Welling fortelling the School Board to listen

to the people!Dotti Newton-Denaro

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I beg to differ with Greg Lund,of DirtFish Rally School. I wasborn and raised in the rural areaof Snoqualmie, and currently stilllive less than a mile from wherethe school’s track is located.

It does cause headaches, andthe noise level that he refers toas minimal, is monumental tous in our neighborhood. Welive here to enjoy the peaceand tranquility of our valley.

Quality of life to us is gazingat the beautiful mountains thatsurround us, being outdoors gar-dening or just sitting out on ourdecks while hearing the birdschirping all around on a sunnyday; not hearing the windingnoise of souped-up four-wheeldrive race cars going around onyour track!

So, Mr. Lund, I guess it’s justa matter of opinion.

Gail A. McCulloughSnoqualmie


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At 10 p.m. March 28, a per-son pried open the drive-upwindow on the east side of Ken'sGrocery Store, in the 14000block of 468th Street in NorthBend. Once inside, the personstole Marlboro cigarettes. Onefingerprint was found. Thereporting party said an employ-ee set the alarm at closing time.When the store opened themorning after the robbery, thealarm was off.

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At 11:16, p.m. March 26,police saw two white maleswalking west in the 100 blockof West Second Street. Theywere walking in the streetalthough both sides of it hadsidewalks. Police contacted thetwo, one of whom was a minor.The duo grew increasingly ner-vous and kept putting theirhands behind their backs,although police had asked themto keep hands in plain sight.Police requested backup andproceeded to frisk the twomales. The minor was asked ifhe had anything on him. Hereplied “I got a pipe.”

Before police could react, hereached into a coat pocket,pulled out a glass smokingdevice and slammed it into theasphalt, destroying it. Theminor was arrested. The othermale had an open can of beerand a pipe with burnt marijua-na residue in it. While thistranspired, a car parked nearby,and a female driver wanted toknow what was going on withthe minor. Police told her toleave and she refused. She wastold to leave a second time andshe rushed out of there. Theminor will be charged withtampering with physical evi-dence. They were both releasedat the scene.

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At 2:56 a.m. March 29, policeresponded to a disturbance inthe 700 block of Pickett AvenueNortheast. The reporting partytold police a vehicle had two flattires and people were yelling

outside the vehicle. Uponarrival, police approached thevehicle. The vehicle had a flatfront tire, halfway off the rim.The engine was still runningand the lights were off.

When the driver was contact-ed, police could smell a strongodor of alcohol coming fromthe vehicle. The driver and twopassengers admitted to drink-ing. After failing field sobrietytests and a Breathalyzer test, thedriver, 20-year-old DanielleClark of Bellevue, was arrestedfor driving under the influence.After testing the other passen-gers, both tested over the legallimit, but one of them was 21years old. The other one wasarrested for minor in possession.Clark told police she and herfriends saw a bum asking formoney to buy beer. She saidthey told him they would buyhim a beer if he bought themsome alcohol, which he did.Clark was charged with a DUI,the younger passenger wascharged with minor in posses-sion.

Snoqualmie fire❑ At 3:58 p.m. March 31,

Snoqualmie EMTs were called toPickering Court for a 25-year-oldmale who flipped over the han-dlebars on his bike. The patientwas not wearing a helmet andreceived multiple fractures andcuts to his face and mouth.Patient was transported by pri-vate ambulance to the hospital.

❑ At 6:13 p.m. March 31,Snoqualmie EMTs were dis-patched to Curtis DriveSoutheast for a 40-year-oldfemale with flu-like symptoms.She was evaluated and transport-ed to the hospital by privateambulance.

❑ At 11:30 p.m. March 31,Snoqualmie and Fall City fire-fighters were dispatched to a sin-gle motorcycle versus deer trafficaccident on SnoqualmieParkway. The rider sufferedminor injuries and was trans-ported to the hospital by privateambulance. Unfortunately, thedeer wasn’t so lucky, and wasdisposed of at the scene bypolice.

❑ At 10:54 a.m. April 1,Snoqualmie EMTs and Bellevueparamedics were dispatched tothe Snoqualmie downtown areafor a medical call. The patientwas treated and then transport-ed to the hospital bySnoqualmie EMTs.

❑ At 9:29 p.m. April 1,Snoqualmie EMTs responded tothe Snoqualmie Ridge area for amedical call. The patient wasevaluated and then transportedto the hospital by SnoqualmieEMTs.

❑ At 1:32 a.m. April 2,Snoqualmie EMTs were dis-patched to the SnoqualmieCasino for a medical call. Thepatient was evaluated and left incare with the SnoqualmieCasino security staff.

❑ At 9:27 a.m. April 2,Snoqualmie EMTs responded toSilent Creek Avenue Southeastfor a 40-year-old male with adiabetic problem. Patient’s bloodsugar level was increased and heremained at home with his fam-ily.

❑ At 3:02 p.m. April 2,Snoqualmie firefightersresponded to Better WaySoutheast for an automatic firealarm. The alarm was set off bya malfunctioning detector andwas reset.

❑ At 4:25 p.m. April 2,Snoqualmie EMTs respondedwith Bellevue paramedics andEastside Fire & Rescue for a 58-year-old male who was in car-diac arrest after receiving anelectrical shock. Patient wastransported to the hospital byparamedics.

❑ At 1:48 a.m. April 3,Snoqualmie EMTs responded tothe Snoqualmie Casino for a 28-year-old male involved in anassault. Patient refused treat-ment and was left at the scenewith security.

❑ At 2:43 p.m. April 3,Snoqualmie EMTs and Bellevueparamedics were dispatched tothe Snoqualmie Casino for amedical. The patient was evalu-ated and then transported to thehospital by private ambulance.

❑ At 8:39 p.m. April 3,Snoqualmie EMTs responded tothe Snoqualmie Ridge area for amedical call. The patient wasevaluated and then transportedto the hospital by SnoqualmieEMTs.

❑ At 8:01 p.m. April 5,Snoqualmie EMTs and Bellevueparamedics were dispatched tothe Snoqualmie downtown areafor a medical call. The patientwas treated and left in care offamily on scene.

The Star publishes names of those arrest-ed for DUI and those charged with felonycrimes. Information comes directly fromlocal police reports. Information regardingNorth Bend fire calls was unavailable.


In September 2010, the cityof Snoqualmie put four down-town properties on the market,hoping businesses would movein. But demand for commercialspace in the Snoqualmie Valleyhas weakened since then.

The city has found tenantsfor two of the properties. Adeveloper has an option on athird property.

Tom and Elizabeth Sroufenegotiated an agreement thatgives the couple the exclusiveopportunity to develop theempty lot at the northeast cor-ner of King Street and RailroadAvenue.

The city had held an opencompetition for proposals fromdevelopers, but only one com-pany, Brookwater Fund,entered. The Sroufes ownBrookwater Fund.

The Sroufes, who live nearSnoqualmie in unincorporatedKing County, have six monthsto submit a plan for the site’sdevelopment to the city. If theinitial plans are approved, thecouple would have six monthsto finalize them and apply forbuilding permits.

If the Sroufes go ahead withdeveloping the site, they have anoption to buy it for $315,000.

The site is an ideal locationfor an anchor retail store, saidTom Sroufe, who has a back-ground in retail development.

Until April 2010, he was avice-president of Wesbild, aCanadian development compa-ny. Sroufe helped developWestwood Town Center inWest Seattle and the KitsapMall. He resigned to pursue hisown projects.

The King Street lot is thefirst project Sroufe has takenon since leaving Wesbild.

The Sroufes have been talk-ing to banks and lenders forfinancing but are prepared tobankroll the project them-selves, if necessary.

“Downtown Snoqualmie has alot of untapped potential. It hasnever done as well as it shouldhave or could have,” he said.

Sroufe envisions a one to

three story building with20,000 to 30,000 square feet.The primary tenant would beretail largely for visitors. Thebuilding could also include ahospitality business, apart-ments or office space.

“We’re focusing more onthe tourist trade,” which hasfew retail options inSnoqualmie, he said.

Finding a retailer willing togo into the site could be diffi-cult, he acknowledged.

“It’s a very soft market, butit’s not comatose,” Sroufe said.

But the market could havebottomed out and be on therise, said Mike Kirkland, ownerof MK Properties, aSnoqualmie-based retail prop-erty management company.“We’re at the bottom of thetrough, and going into growthand rebirth.”

Snoqualmie landlords mustcompete with prices inBellevue and Issaquah. Even so,local retail space has fairly highuse. There are several vacanciesin downtown Snoqualmie, butmost locations are occupied.

“This area has a lot of life init,” Kirkland said.

NNeeww tteennaannttssTwo other properties are get-

ting new tenants. TheSnoqualmie Valley Chamber ofCommerce is moving into theformer city planning office at thecorner of Falls Avenue and RiverStreet. The Snoqualmie ValleyAlliance Church is moving intothe former administration build-ing on Railroad Avenue.

“It’s a win-win situation foreverybody,” chamber presidentFritz Ribary said.

The new location gives thechamber a much more visiblelocation in Snoqualmie. It is cur-rently tucked away in a second-story office facing Falls Avenue.The chamber plans to have itsnew office open by May 1.

The former SnoqualmieLibrary building is still on themarket.

Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, [email protected]. Comment atwww.snovalleystar.com.

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Approved city of Snoqualmie roadwork projectsSSttrreeeett FFrroomm TToo CCoossttCascade Avenue Southeast Fairway Place Southeast Fairway Avenue Southeast $185,190Eagle Lake Drive Southeast Southeast Ridge Street Pinehurst Avenue Southeast $280,931Fairway Avenue Southeast Snoqualmie Parkway Southeast Ridge Street $371,604Fairway Avenue Southeast Southeast Muir Street Fairway Place Southeast $245,743Southeast Ridge Street Fairway Avenue Southeast Eagle Lake Drive Southeast $296,278Southeast 90th Street Falls Avenue Southeast Railroad Avenue Southeast $153,395Beta Street Schusman Avenue Southeast Railroad Avenue Southeast $763,416Southeast Cedar Street Fir/Pine Intersection Silva Avenue Southeast $1,371,705Southeast Epsilon Street Schusman Avenue Southeast Falls Avenue Southeast $277,787Falls Avenue Southeast Beta Street Southeast 90th Street $1,573,644TToottaall $$55,,331100,,115533

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Snoqualmie City Councilapproved the top priorities forroadwork in the city. The listhas 10 streets — five in thedowntown area and five onSnoqualmie Ridge.

The list was approved at thecouncil’s April 11 meeting.

The city will begin work thisspring on the Ridge streets,which offer the best return oninvestment, according to MayorMatt Larson.

The downtown streets willcost more due to decades ofneglect, and the city needs tofigure out the best way tofinance that work, he said. “It’sa best management practicesdecision for me.”

The Ridge streets need lesswork — and will cost less money— than the downtown streets.But if that work on the Ridge isnot done now, the costs torepair those streets will quicklyincrease, Larson said.

While the list identified thetop five priorities for downtown,at least 25 streets there need crit-ical work.

The work required includesrebuilding utilities, such as waterpipes. In some cases, asphalt waslaid over dirt, so crews will haveto install proper roadbeds.

Snoqualmie has not settledon a plan for paying for all thework.

It will take out a non-votedbond to pay for the Ridgestreets, according to Larson.

Work in downtown could befunded in part by voter-approved local improvement

districts, which can levy taxes. That might seem unfair to

some, Larson said, but Ridge res-idents already pay higher utili-ties fees to support downtown.

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Snoqualmie Falls getsaround. The impressiveimage of the cascading water-fall has been regionallyfamous since cameras werefirst lugged to its location inthe late 1800s.

But Snoqualmie Falls iswell known to some peoplefor something not so obviousto visitors: data.

The falls are used as anexample of statistical forecast-ing in a textbook by PeterGuttorp, a University ofWashington professor. Thebook, “Stochastic Modeling ofScientific Data,” was pub-lished in 1995.

The textbook is still usedin classrooms across thecountry.

Cosma Shalizi’s statisticscourse at Carnegie MellonUniversity, in Pittsburgh, usesthe textbook and, specifically,the falls data.

“I used it in one of my lec-tures as an example of build-ing and testing a statisticalforecasting system,” Shaliziwrote in an email to the Star.

He had used the same text-book as a student.

“I could have gone look-ing for weather records closerto home, but I was alreadyfamiliar with this example,”he said, “and ProfessorGuttorp had already donethe work of collecting 40years of data and putting itonline.”

Most people have heard thesaying, “If it’s too good to betrue, it probably is.”

The Washington StateDepartment of Revenue feels thesame way.

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check to see if a business is regis-tered and in good standing. Thedepartment developed it in part-nership with the Department ofLabor and Industries, and theEmployment SecurityDepartment.

“Knowledge is the bestdefense, and state agencies havecombined forces to make it easierthan ever for the public to checkwith the state before it’s toolate,” Gov. Chris Gregoire said.

The website complements theRevenue Department’s efforts tocatch businesses operating underthe table.

Former Congressional candi-date Suzan DelBene was namedto be the department’s directorafter her unsuccessful cam-paign against Rep. DaveReichert for the 8th Districtseat.

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The big, tough men, who saw thingson the battlefield that we could onlyhave nightmares about, sit up straightand close their eyes.

Breathe in, breathe out. The yoga instructor asks them how

they are doing. Only one responds: alaconic, terse, “Fine.”

The instructor, Carla Orellana, wantsmore. With a soft voice, she instructs

the four war veterans with post-traumat-ic stress disorder to keep trying.Meanwhile, her eyes focus like search-lights on their movements.

“As soon as something makes yougrimace, let go of it,” she said. “Allthose associations trapped in the brain,we are looking for that beautiful oceanto cleanse the body.”

They’re in a basement in North Bend,

CommunityPAGE 8 APRIL 14, 2011

Old-time warriorsembrace a newphilosophy

By Sebastian Moraga

Two war vets meditate during Carla Orellana’s yoga class for veterans with post-trau-matic stress disorder.

See PPTTSSDD, Page 9


History is alive and kicking inSnoqualmie Valley.

And it will stay that way if a de-termined group of women have asay about it.

The Valley’s Daughters of theAmerican Revolution “Annie Pul-liam” chapter turned 1 year oldlast week. And like most infants,it’s bursting with energy and hopefor the future.

Forget the stereotype about the

DAR members being old enough tohave fought the battles themselves.

Yes, DAR promotes the preser-vation of American History.

Yes, members must trace theirlineage to people who actively sup-ported the American Revolution.

But, these ladies are stickingaround for a while. Women intheir 40s and 50s, and even an 8-year-old girl showed up to blowout the one candle at Issaquah’sPogacha restaurant April 9.

Granted, that 8-year-old, Sofia

Biberfeld, is not a member yet, shehas to turn 18 first.

But she has two darned goodreasons to be a member. First off,Sofia’s mother is a member, andsecond off, the chapter’s birthdayis also her birthday.

And if these ladies keep makinga difference like other DAR mem-bers have in the past, look out.Just ask the man serving thedrinks at Pogacha.

By Sebastian Moraga

Yoga instructor Carla Orellana works helps a war veteran assume the ‘warrior pose.’

By Sebastian Moraga

Navy Officer Tim Purgatorio (left) chats with his wife at the North BendDaughters of the American Revolution chapter’s first anniversary luncheon.

Daughters of the AmericanRevolution chapter turns 1

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Breathe in, breathe out.Sooner rather than later, peace

comes. Orellana repeats the ques-tion: How are you feeling?

And words one might thinkrare coming from a soldier orsailor or airman or Marine fillthe room.

Light, spiritual, openness.Freedom, heart, awareness.Miracles, connectedness.

“We’re getting more defined,”Orellana said. “Good job.”

These men have seen it all.Endured it all. Dead comrades.Dying spouses. Lost friends. Lostlimbs. World War II, Korea,Vietnam. Never-healing resent-ment for a nation’s fickle atti-tude toward soldiers returningfrom war.

Orellana presses on, gently.“We’re looking for our calmplace, no matter how challengedwe are.”

For victims of post-traumaticstress disorder, that calm place ishard to find.

According to an article by Dr.Bessel van der Kolk, professor ofpsychiatry at Boston Universityand a leading authority on thedisease, PTSD stops time, makingthe body replay the sufferingsfrom the past and making it hardfor a person to enjoy the present.

“I was in combat,” a veteranwho wouldn’t give his name saidto Orellana in clipped sentences.“We get home in February of1946. There was no welcome.I’m still bitter about it. I can’t getit out of my system. I’m 88 yearsold. No appreciation at all.”

Orellana, a certified yogainstructor with more than 40 yearsof practice, goes out of her way tomake the veterans feel safe.

The next breathing exerciserequires keeping a count, andshe asks the men not to worry if

they lose track.“We don’t worry about any-

thing here,” she said.Breathe in, breathe out.This is the fourth week of

class, and the veterans speak ofOrellana’s efforts with gratitudeand relief.

“It’s easier to face all thethings that happen,” saidVietnam-era Army veteranDwight Bunn. “I had to use ityesterday when I opened themailbox and I got another billfrom the hospital.”

Vietnam veteran Bob Edwardsagreed.

“It’s a rarity to find someonewho cares about vets or whatthey do,” Edwards said. “Onceyou’re out of the military, theydon’t know you anymore.”

On blood pressure medicinessince his retirement, Edwardsreported that since the last class,his blood pressure has been 116over 60, excellent for a 70-year-old like him.

“We want to see Carla have aregular PTSD yoga class,” saidBill Walker, a Navy veteran ofWorld War II.

A bake sale in October helpedpay for some of Orellana’s trainingin November. More training is stillneeded, though, Orellana said.

Meanwhile, the veterans rel-ish the chance to help them-selves and each other heal. Nearthe end of class, the anonymousveteran spoke once again.

“I visualized a welcomehome!” he said.

Orellana listened with unwa-vering eye contact. Then, shespoke, every word bathed in kind-ness.

“There’s a door to releasethat, you have to choose that,”she said. “You can play the roleof being bitter, or you can stepup for your brothers and sisters.”

The man stares back andnods.

Breathe in, breathe out.Then his verbal assault con-

tinued, and one of his comradescut him off, just as gently.

“You gotta let it go, man. Yougotta let it go.”

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KendallCarson is awaiter atPogacha andhe shuffledhis schedulearound so hecould volun-teer to helphost thebirthdayparty.Turnsout, a DARchapter in hisnative Florida gave him a goodcitizenship award and a savingsbond when he was in the seventhgrade..

He was there April 9, 2010,when the Valley chapter firstformed, and he wasn’t going tomiss the first anniversary. Notwith the group doubling in mem-bership from 21 to 42 in its first12 months.

“We feel a real sense of accom-plishment,” said Ruth Tolmasoff,a charter member of the chapter.“This has been our startup year,so we really tried to increase ourmembership.”

The Valley’s chapter is thenewest in the state.

With people’s busy lives, orga-nizations like DAR struggle attimes, Tolmasoff said.

For example, the White Salmonchapter of DAR just collapsed. So,doubling membership in year onemeans much.

DAR wants to attract a youngerdemographic, she added.

One member of that youngerdemographic is 41-year-old Em-melyn Hart, who gets her share ofodd stares when she reveals shebelongs to DAR.

“They look at me like, ‘But youaren’t a grandmother,’” she said.“I say there’s more to the DARthan just getting together withwomen once a month. I do thisbecause history is important to

me, education and historypreservation are important tome. This is an organization thatlets me combine those interestsinto one.”

The chapter has focused onpreserving history, Tolmasoffsaid, but it has kept an eye on thepresent. Members have blogs, of-fer scholarships and help militaryfamilies. One of those familiesshowed to the party.

Tim Purgatorio is a Navy offi-cer from Kent who served inAfghanistan and whose unit re-ceived care packages from the or-ganization. On April 9, he

showed up with an American flagas a token of his appreciation.The flag, Purgatorio said, flewatop his compound inAfghanistan.

“There were some cases overthere when we didn’t have a lot ofaccess to sundries like tooth-paste,” Purgatorio said. “So theseladies, they get it together andother groups like them and theysend it to us. It’s a big moralesupport.”

Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, [email protected]. Comment atwww.snovalleystar.com.

DDAARRFrom Page 8

By Sebastian Moraga

Sofia Biberfeld, 8, holds an American flag while members of the NorthBend chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution say thePledge of Allegiance.

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The College Board has placedthe Snoqualmie Valley SchoolDistrict on its Achievement List,a press released issued March 17stated.

The list highlights schoolsthat increase the number of stu-dents taking AdvancedPlacement classes while improv-ing the percentage of studentsearning high scores in thoseclasses.

Six school districts in thestate and 388 in the nationreceived the honor. Bellevue,Northshore, Olympia, Seattleand Shoreline also earned thedistinction.

“Continuous improvement isa goal that our district and allvalley schools strive for eachyear,” Snoqualmie ValleySchools Superintendent JoelAune said in a press release. “Weare extremely proud of thisrecognition from the CollegeBoard, as it further validates theupward trend that Mount SiHigh School has experienced inrecent years on three fronts.”

These fronts, Aune said, arean increase in the number ofstudents enrolling in what hetermed rigorous courses, moreAdvanced Placement coursesavailable to students and a high-er percentage of students gettinggood grades in those courses.

According to school districtdocuments, Valley schools rankin the top bracket of AdvancedPlacement participation amongWashington districts. Valleyschools also rank high in thepercentage of the 2010 graduat-ing class earning a three or high-er (out of five) on at least oneAP exam.

The Valley was one of 12 dis-tricts statewide to rank high inboth areas. Mount Si HighSchool offered 13 AdvancedPlacement classes this year. TheSnoqualmie Valley VirtualAcademy provides 19 AdvancedPlacement courses online.

The school district arrived onthe list based upon four criteria:

❑ Examination of three yearsof data from 2008 to 2010

❑ Increase in participationand access to advanced place-ment classes by at least 4 per-cent in large districts, 7 percent

High APscores earnthe districtsome praise

See SSCCOORREESS, Page 13

Photos by Sebastian Moraga

At left, A.J. Wetzel (foreground), Matthew Sellers (middle) and Hans Roman in the back go ‘round and ‘round on their scooters At right, BrianMcDermott shows off his scooter skills.


Even on the last day of theweek, this hour of class zoomsby.

No clock-watching here, nocounting to 100 to see if it’slunchtime yet. In fact, many

would probably forgolunchtime for 30 more minutesof class

That’s what happens whenyou add scooters to a physicaleducation class at North BendElementary School.

Students from first to fifth

grade will use the foot-poweredbi-cycles throughout themonth of April, physical educa-tion substitute teacher AaronDuncan said.

“This is F-U-N,” studentApril Snow screamed as shewheeled past visitors inside the

school’s gym.Students soon

get bored withjust going aroundand around andbegin doingtricks. One legup, squatting,one hand out,two hands out.Jumps, spins,wheelies. Whenthe camerasappear, the show-boating intensi-fies. Not even theoccasional fallcan change that.Students get backup, checkwhether anyonesaw, then jumpon the scooterand speed away.By the time theycome around toface the cameraagain, they’reEvil-Knievelinglike nothing hap-pened.

“This is hard flooring, so thestudents must wear helmets,”Duncan said. No helmet, noride.

Students spend the first weekgetting used to the scooter.After that, they start doingjumps and tricks. The schoolhas purchased some, and somestudents bring theirs fromhome.

“No student goes without,”Duncan said.

The scooter falls far frombeing the only toy the studentsget to use during the year atNorth Bend Elementary. Theschool has a famous unicycleclub. Also, with spring breakgone, it might be time for theskates and for the RipStiks., across between a snowboard anda skateboard.

For now, the scooters rule.Students will tell you theydon’t just get a high-speed les-son on how to turn left. Theyget a workout.

“It takes a lot of leg muscle,”said student Aidan Garrigan,surrounded by equally noodle-legged comrades after an hourof riding. “But it’s a lot of fun.”

F-U-N? You B-E-T.


North Bend students get some practice scooting

By Sebastian Moraga

Hans Roman (left) does his ‘no-hands’ trick

The 100-meter dash had morethan 40 runners and was splitinto several heats.

Some events like the mile hadonly one participant, 17-year-oldSean Carter from Tahoma.

“Four fifty-six,” he said whenhe was done. “Personal record.”

Racing against himself is

harder than against other peo-ple, Carter said. It helps to havesomebody there to pace withyou and push you.

Despite running alone, hemanaged to trim several secondsoff his best time.

“Whatever you set your mindto, you can achieve it,” he said.

Other events included relays,softball/tennis ball throw, longjump and sprints.

Issaquah Eagle Kendall Lumcompeted in the 100-meter dashunder the proud, watchful eyeof his father and his coach.

“He smoked ‘em,” Tatsudasaid.

Kendall’s father, Donald, saidhis son really enjoyed himselfout there.

He did, except for the rain.“This is the worst,” Kendall

said. “Awful weather.”Teammate Erik Gomez

agreed. Asked in Spanish how itfelt to compete, he answered“Frío,” the Spanish word for“cold.”

Other students had differenttactics to entertain themselvesin the cold. Long jumper WilSearing had to pick betweenhis discipline and shot put atthe meet. He picked longjump.

“It was more fun to go bounc-ing like a bunny,” he said. “No,really. I can do the long jump.”



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❑ A steady or increasing per-centage of black, Hispanic andAmerican Indian or AlaskaNative students taking theAdvanced Placement exams, and

❑ Performance levels main-tained or improving when com-paring the percentage of examsscoring 3 or higher to those in2008.

An option to the last criterionis the school attaining a perfor-mance level where 70 percent ormore of the students score 3 orhigher.


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Making a smile their umbrel-la, high school students stayedwarm under the rain April 2.

The occasion was a SpecialOlympics track meet for stu-dents from Issaquah, Tahomaand Kent, with Mount Si HighSchool students hosting.

Even the cheerleaders bravedthe wind and rain to wave theirpompoms.

“This is fun,” said cheerleaderHailey Barrett, “watching every-body be super happy.”

Smiles abounded. Parentscheered on the athletes, whocompeted in running, walkingand throwing events. The ath-letes cheered once they finishedtheir heats, and the organizerscheered in between.

This is the third time theschool’s ASB and LeadershipClub have organized a trackmeet for Special Olympics, clubadvisor Charlie Kinnune said.

It’s difficult to set a date for ameet in the spring, Kinnuneadded. Special Olympic meetsare already scheduled at anational and regional level bythen.

Mount Si High School stu-dents have to find an openweekend that doesn’t conflictwith both the Wildcats’ sportscalendar and other SpecialOlympics events.

“It’s become traditionally anofficer project for our ASB presi-dent,” Kinnune said. “KayleeOlson four years ago took theproject on and organized it, andit’s become somewhat of a tradi-tion, though we missed lastyear.”

Amanda Beekman, the cur-rent ASB president, said volun-teers from Mount Si and Skylinehigh schools helped as marshals,running chaperones that keeppace behind the athletes.

“They take them to each

event they are at so they don’tmiss it,” Beekman said.

More than 100 people volun-teered. Around 60 athletes par-ticipated.

“We have a lot of good-heart-ed kids,” he said. Volunteerhours could count toward theschool’s community servicerequirement.

Robin Tatsuda, the IssaquahEagles’ Special Olympics trackcoach, said having many volun-teers helps introduce SpecialOlympics.

“I get the feeling many peo-ple don’t know a lot about it,”she said. “Having more highschool student become involvedwith people with disabilities isreally cool.”

By Sebastian Moraga

Tahoma’s Sean Carter crosses the finish line at a Special Olympics meet in Snoqualmie.

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The team is young, the scoreis lopsided — the wrong way —and the fans are few and farbetween.

But one thing you won’t findat a Mount Si Lacrosse Clubmatch is anybody feeling sorryfor himself. These teenagerswould probably turn down arriv-ing at the prom with America’sNext Top Model if it conflictedwith a game.

The intensity never wavers,either on the sideline or on thefield. The running never stopsand on this chilly Seattle after-noon, every bead of sweat isearned.

The opponent is big, speedyBallard, an established teamwhen compared with 1-year-oldMount Si. Decked in black andorange, their school colorsalthough they are a club team,Ballard plays with the kind ofcoordination that only comeswith time and know-how. Prettysoon, the game is out of reachfor the boys in red and gray, butthey never stop hustling. It’s asif they know that there’s adozen other red-clad folks stand-

ing on the sidelines, raring togo.

The star of the team today isthe boy at goalie, sophomoreMatt Yan, who stopped severalshots from becoming Ballardgoals. No small feat when con-sidering the Beavers’ firepower,and when considering whatstopping those shots entails.

“It takes a special kind ofcrazy to play goalie,” said Yan, asecond-year player. “You gotballs going 75, 76 mph at youand you block ‘em. But I guess Ilike the challenge.”

Yan said the team was goingthrough goalies like “a dime adozen” last year when he triedout.

“Figured out I loved it,” hesaid.

Head Coach Woodroe Kisersaid Yan is not alone when itcomes to falling in love with thesport.

Besides Yan’s team, theMount Si Lacrosse Club has two

girls’ teams, two teams at theseventh- and eighth-grade levels,a team for second-, third- andfourth-graders, and a team forfifth- and sixth-graders.

The club is pretty new, saidKiser, a teacher at SnoqualmieMiddle School, but lacrosse isbooming.

“We got all kinds of stuffgoing on,” he said. “The high

school levels have really beencoming on. Youth teams havebeen popping up everywhere.”

Historically an East Coastsport, lacrosse has arrived west,with more than 100 teams forboys and girls in the state, hesaid.

“The sport is really catchingon,” he added.

While the sport catches fire,

some of its acolytes catch guff.“My friends say ‘Yaaaaay,

lacrosse, yeah!” said CameronPike, one of Kiser’s charges, thecheer dripping with sarcasm.The mocking tone pokes at thesport’s obscurity when com-pared to football or baseball.

Yan said some of his friends

SportsPAGE 14 APRIL 14, 2011

Lacrosse players battleon and off the field

By Sebastian Moraga

Mount Si Lacrosse Club players practice during a break in their match against Seattle’s Ballard.

See LLAACCRROOSSSSEE, Page 15


It didn’t take long for theMount Si Wildcats to show visit-ing Liberty why they have woneight games in a row.

With two outs in the firstinning, shortstop Tim Proudfootdrove a fastball over the leftfield fence for his third homerun of the season.

The next two batters — pitch-er Trevor Lane and centerfielderMax Brown — both reached base.

First baseman Reece Karalusthen stepped into the batter’sbox and hit his second homerun of the season.

The Wildcats scored four runsin the first inning with two outs.They went on to trounce Liberty11-0 in the April 11 game.

The team’s bats have been onfire since losing their first pre-season game to Redmond, but ateam full of good hitters is nosurprise for Mount Si.

The bigger question mark atthe beginning of the season wasthe team’s pitching. Only onepitcher had extended experiencepitching at the varsity level.

But despite the lack of timeon the mound, the team’s pitch-ing staff has so far proven up tosnuff — and then some. In the

eight games since losing toRedmond, Mount Si hasoutscored opponents 78-18.

And the team’s schedule has-n’t been populated bypushovers. It has included sever-al 4A teams and Mercer Island,

the Wildcats’ strongest competi-tion in the KingCo Conference.

“When the bats get hot, it’sscary,” Coach Elliott Cribby said.

Nonetheless, “pitching anddefense are our primary” focus,he said.

On the mound againstLiberty, Lane and HudsonLuxich combined for theshutout.

Lane, a junior, threw 69pitches, 39 for strikes. He wasaggressive, throwing many first

pitch strikes. That put Liberty’sbatters in a hole, which Lanecapitalized on to notch eightstrikeouts.

Lane throws three pitches forstrikes — a fastball, a changeupand a curve. His curveball buck-led the knees of one Liberty bat-ter for a strikeout.

At the plate, Cribby hasstressed to his players to wait fortheir pitch, and to be aggressivewhen they see it.

Cribby doesn’t want his play-ers getting too comfortable withtheir winning streak.

“Our biggest concern is get-ting lax, and expecting teams toroll up and give us a win,” hesaid.

Proudfoot has no intention ofletting up.

“Everything for me is click-ing,” he said.

It’s clicking so well, he con-nected for three home runs andfour runs batted in againstLiberty. He was a one-manwrecking crew.

Walking to the plate in the firstinning, “I was thinking ‘I can hitthis guy if he throws me a fast-ball’,” Proudfoot said of Libertystarting pitcher Blake Reeve.

Proudfoot waited for his pitchand put the ball over the fence.

Mount Si baseball blanks Liberty, keeps winning streak alive

By Dan Catchpole

Tim Proudfoot connects for one of the three home runs he hit against Liberty.

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Local martial arts supportersare getting together to helpwounded soldiers in honor of aSnoqualmie Valley resident andMarine who died in combat inAfghanistan.

North Bend martial artsinstructor Jim Curtis and othersare organizing a tournament tobe held in May.

Tournament organizers hopeto raise $4,000, after expenses,for the Wounded WarriorProject.

The tournament will be inhonor of Eric Ward, a Mount SiHigh School graduate andMarine. Ward died in combatin Afghanistan in February2010.

the tournamnet will be heldMay 14 at his alma mater.

For Curtis, a Vietnam veter-an, the effort has personal sig-nificance.

“Like Eric, I was a Marinemachine gunner,” Curtis said.

The tournament will be opento anyone age 13 or older, butminors will need consent froma parent or guardian. There areno restrictions on martial artsdiscipline. Wrestlers and boxersare welcome as well.

The entry fee is $50. The pre-registration deadline is April 15.

Curtis said he hopes thetournament will become anannual event. “It will dependon community support andcompetitor participation thisyear.”

Businesses and communityorganizations can help sponsorthe event with a $100 dona-tion. Admission is $20 at thedoor.


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1, Mount Si 3-0 (L), 7-1 (S);Interlake 2-1, 4-4; Mercer Island1-1, 4-2; Liberty 1-1, 3-2;Bellevue 1-1, 1-3; Juanita 1-1, 1-5; Lake Washington 1-2, 1-3;Sammamish 0-3, 5-4.

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WP: Trevor Lane. 2B: RobbLane (MS), Max Brown (MS).HR: Reece Karalus (MS). MountSi highlights: Brown 3-4, 2 RBIs;Karalus 2-4, 2 RBIs.

AApprriill 88 GGaammeeMOUNT SI 9, JUANITA 0Juanita 000 000 0 - 0 3 5Mount Si 202 320 x - 9 9 0

WP: Trevor Taylor. 2B: MaxBrown (MS). 3B: DustinBreshears (MS). HR: Derek Welsh(MS). Mount Si highlights;Dustin Breshears 1-3, 2 SBs;Brown 3-4, Welsh 1-3, Taylor10Ks.

AApprriill 99 GGaammeeMOUNT SI 11, MERCER ISLAND 1Mount Si 320 024 - 11 11 0Mercer Island 100 000 - 1 3 2

WP: Reece Karalus. 2B: MaxBrown (MS).

Mount Si highlights: Brown2-4, Trevor Lane 3-4, NateSinner 2-3, 2 RBIs.

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Sammamish 6-0-0 (L), 6-0-1(S); Mercer Island 4-1-1, 5-2-1;Mount Si 4-2-0, 4-3-1; Bellevue3-3-0, 3-4-1; Liberty 2-3-1, 3-4-1;Lake Washington 2-4-0, 3-5-0;Interlake 1-5-0, 2-5-1; Juanita 1-5-0, 1-7-0.

AApprriill 55 GGaammeeMOUNT SI 3, INTERLAKE 0Mount Si 0 3 - 3

Interlake 0 0 - 0Second half goals: 1, Kody

Clearman (MS, Dane Aldrichassist), 48:00; 2, Clearman (MS,Alex Censullo assist), 63:00; 3,Aldrich (MS, Davis Karaicaassist), 70:00.

Shutout: Dillon Oord.

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Juanita 5-0 (L), 8-0 (S);Bellevue 3-1, 6-2; Mount Si 3-2,5-3; Interlake 3-2, 5-3; Liberty 2-1, 2-2; Lake Washington 1-3, 1-8; Sammamish 0-3, 0-6; MercerIsland 0-5, 0-6.

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W: Emily Fleischman, L:Kendra Lee. 2B: DanielleMassengill (MS), Katie Savard(B). HR: Massengill (MS), LisaBennett (B).

Mount Si highlights:Massengill 2-3, Lauren Smith 2-3.

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Mount Si statistics: BeauBachand 2 groundballs, AndrewBottemiller 2 groundballs,Tucker Dana 1 groundball, SalFrancisco 1 groundball, MattMahrer 2 groundballs, BlakeMoorhead 2 groundballs, CodyOberlander 1 groundball, HenryOwens 1 goal, 3 groundballs;Brendan Pike 2 groundballs,Cameron Pike 1 groundball, 8saves; Ryker Schwartzenberger 1groundball, Max Williamson 3groundballs, Matthew Yan 2groundballs, 8 saves.

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don’t even know what lacrosse is.A former football lineman,

Yan said lacrosse has his oldsport beat when it comes tointensity and fitness. Football ismore stop-and-go. If you playlacrosse, there’s no “stop-and,”he said.

Yan said lacrosse does notdeserve its reputation as a richman’s sport.

“None of us is rich,” he said.Kiser said there might be

some truth to the legend. Tostart at soccer you need shin-guards, shoes and a ball. Tostart out at lacrosse, you need amonth’s rent.

“The initial cost is quiteheavy,” he said. “You are look-

ing at your $200 helmet, a stickthat can go anywhere from$100-$250, and then thegloves, the chest protector andthe shoulder pads.”

It helps the team that theValley is not short on well-offfamilies, Kiser said.Nevertheless, he insists lacrosseis for everybody, not just theLexus set.

“If you want to play, we’llmake it happen,” he said,adding that former playersdonate or sell their gear cheap.

“Once they get into it, kidslove it. It’s so cool,” Kisersaid.

So far, the going has beenrough. In one-plus seasons, theteam has one win, and on thisday, Ballard dominated, win-ning 14-1. Still, you won’t findanybody pouting behind thosemasks. Or behind the boys withthe masks.

“We got Liberty next week,”a fan said. “Big game.”

If Kiser gets his way, theremight be plenty of big gamesahead for the lacrosse boys.

“We’ve got a lot of kids com-ing up,” Kiser said. “Lot bigger.I see them competing in theplayoffs. We keep progressingas we are, hopefully we’ll be inthe state championship one ofthese days.”


By Sebastian Moraga

Mount Si Lacrosse Club’s Dane Dahline in action during a lacrosse match against Ballard.

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Gibson Bardsley, one of thetop forwards ever to come out ofthe Wildcat soccer program, hassigned a one-year deal with theCharlotte Eagles of the UnitedSoccer Leagues of America, oneof the top U.S. minor league soc-cer divisions.

Bardsley, a graduate ofWestern Washington University,was crowned the GreatNorthwest Athletic Conference’sPlayer of the Year his senior sea-

son. The Eagles are owned by a

Christian ministry calledMissionary AthletesInternational.

Bardsley said the contractwith such a team was a goodchance to improve both hisprofessional and personallife.

Moving away from the westcoast was a tough decision atfirst, Bardsley said.

“I told myself, ‘You’re 21years old, and so many peopleolder than you wish they haddone the things you have achance to do,’” he said.

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Teammates sound awed whentalking about senior soccer play-er Michael Blackmon.

“One time, I stood on a chairand I raised my hand up and hekicked it,” fellow soccer varsityplayer Chace Carlson said.

Blackmon, a midfielder forMount Si, is more mellow abouthis karate prowess.

He exudes a quiet confidenceinstead of a showoff’s desire tobe noticed.

Martial arts gave Blackmon astronger sense of self, he said, afearlessness from anybody oranything.

“I know that if I find myselfin that type of situation,” hesaid, referring to a fight, “I’ll beall right.”

Both mom and dad are blackbelts like their son. Blackmonhas been practicing karate sinceage 3, soccer since age 6.

“He’s got that natural abil-ity,” Michael’s dad, Jamessaid. “He’s one of those kidsthat you can show him acouple of techniques andhe’ll do it amazingly.”

James said Michael’s immer-sion into karate started early.

“I would take him to mytournaments. His motherwould work on weekends, so hewould be playing and I wouldbe fighting. I would tell ladies,

‘Please watch him while Ifight.’”

Early on, Michael was reluc-tant to use his skills.

“He got into a fight in ele-mentary school, and this kidwas choking him,” James said. “Itold him, ‘Michael, why didn’tyou hit him?’ and he said ‘I did-n’t want to hurt him.’”

In a tournament, fighterswould get one point for hitsto the body and two for hitsto the head of the opponent.

Before one tournament, Jamestold Michael he would take himto McDonald’s if he kicked hisopponent in the head. Michaeldidn’t.

After the opponent won,Michael asked aboutMcDonald’s. Dad said no,because of the lack of headkicks.

“So, Michael walked up to thekid and kicked him in thehead,” James said. “I said ‘Son,not after the contest!’”

To Michael, the fight betweensoccer and karate is lopsided.

“Definitely martial arts,” hesaid. “I’m really gifted. It’s nat-ural for me.”

That was not always the case,James said. Around the ninthgrade, Michael picked soccerfull-time over basketball, base-ball and karate.

“He started playing it somuch, it started cutting into his

martial arts,” James said herespected the decision because itwas Michael’s choice.

“Soccer was meant to happenfor Michael,” James said.

The two sports intersectsometimes, Michael said. Whenone fights in karate, one cananticipate the opponent’smoves. That happens in soccer,too.

James said the discipline andconcentration of martial artsalso helps in soccer.

“A lot of people say Michael’scoachable,” he said.

Blackmon doesn’t bringkarate moves onto the soccerfield. That high kick alonewould almost ensure him a yel-low card.

So, the moves on the mat stayon the mat and away from thesoccer field.

“Maybe at soccer practice,” hesaid with a smile.

The coach at Vermont’sNorvich College has contacted

him about soccer, but Michael isnot too enthused about it, Jamessaid.

He wants to study criminaljustice, where Dad sees martialarts coming back into the pic-ture.

“He wants to keep his giftand use it in his field,” Jamessaid.


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❑ Snoqualmie Public SafetyCommittee, 5 p.m. April 14,37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway

❑ North Bend PlanningCommission, 7 p.m. April 14,211 Main Ave. N.

❑ Snoqualmie Valley SchoolBoard, 7:30 p.m. April 14, 8001Silva Ave S.E., Snoqualmie

❑ Snoqualmie Public WorksCommittee, 5 p.m. April 18,38624 S.E. River St.

❑ Snoqualmie Planning andParks Committee, 6 p.m. April18, 38624 S.E. River St.

❑ Snoqualmie Parks Board,7 p.m. April 18, 38624 S.E. RiverSt.

❑ Snoqualmie PlanningCommission, 7 p.m. April 18,38624 S.E. River St.

❑ North Bend Communityand Economic DevelopmentCommittee, 1:15 p.m. April 19,126 E. Fourth Street.

❑ Snoqualmie Finance andAdministration Committee,5:30 p.m. April 19, 38624 S.E.River St.

❑ North Bend City Council,7 p.m. April 19, 411 Main Ave. S.

❑ Snoqualmie ArtsCommission, 10 a.m. April 20,38624 S.E. River St.

❑ North Bend Transportationand Public Works Committee,3:45 p.m. April 20, 1155 E. NorthBend Way.

❑ North Bend EconomicDevelopment Commission, 8a.m. April 21, 126 E. Fourth St.

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❑ North Bend Theatre pre-sents “Lords of Nature,” 6:30p.m. April 14, North BendTheater, 125 Bendigo Boulevard,North Bend. Free admission(donations accepted). The role oflarge predators such as wolvesand cougars is explored in“Lords of Nature.”

❑ Sno Valley Youth Council,7 p.m. April 14, SnoqualmieCity Hall, 38624 S.E. River St.,Snoqualmie.

❑ Fagan’s Organ Quartet, 7p.m. April 15, Boxley’s, 101 W.North Bend Way, North Bend.

❑ The Y’s Healthy Kids Day,10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 16,Snoqualmie Community Park,Southeast Ridge Street,Snoqualmie. The free event pro-motes healthy lifestyles, andincludes health resources, activi-ties and games.

❑ Encompass’ Sipfest, 6:30p.m. April 16, Pickering Barn,1730 10th Ave., Issaquah. Awine, beer and food tastingevent at the Historic PickeringBarn. Tickets are $40 in advanceand $45 at the door. Go towww.encompassnw.org.

❑ The GBz’s, 7:30 p.m. April16, The Black Dog, 8062Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.Suggested door donation: $5.

❑ Danny Kolke Trio, 7 p.m.April 17, Boxley’s, 101 W. NorthBend Way, North Bend. Localjazz outfit offers blues, gospeland straight-ahead jazz.

❑ Afternoon Preschool StoryTimes, 1:30 p.m. April 18,Snoqualmie Library, 7824Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 3-6accompanied by an adult.

❑ Snoqualmie Book Group,6:30 p.m. April 19, SnoqualmieLibrary, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E.The selection for April is “HerSister’s Voice,” by Mary Carter.

❑ Open mic, 6:30 p.m. April19, Twede’s Café, 137 W. NorthBend Way, North Bend.

❑ Open mic, 7 p.m. April 20,The Black Dog, 8062 RailroadAve. S.E., Snoqualmie.

❑ Mount Si High SchoolJazz Band, 7 p.m. April 19,Boxley’s, 101 W. North BendWay, North Bend.

❑ Young Toddler StoryTimes, 9:30 a.m. April 20,Snoqualmie Library, 7824Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 6-24months old accompanied by anadult.

❑ Preschool Story Times,10:30 a.m. April 20, SnoqualmieLibrary, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E.Ages 3-6 accompanied by anadult.

❑ Teen study zone, 3 p.m.April 20, North Bend Library,115 E. Fourth St. Drop-in duringscheduled study zone hours forfree homework help in all sub-jects from volunteer tutors.

❑ Pajamarama Story Times,6:30 p.m. April 20, North BendLibrary, 115 E. Fourth St. All

young children are welcomewith an adult.

❑ Special recycling event, 9a.m. to 3 p.m. April 23,Snoqualmie Middle School,39801 S.E. Park St., Snoqualmie.For details, go to ci.north-bend.wa.us, and click on “SpecialRecycling Event” under News,Events & Highlights.

❑ The Volcano Diary, 8 p.m.April 23, The Black Dog, 8062Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.Suggested door donation: $6.

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❑ Elk Management Groupinvites the community to par-ticipate in elk collaring,telemetry and habitat improve-ment projects in the UpperSnoqualmie Valley. Project ori-entation meetings are at 6 p.m.the third Monday of the monthat the North Bend City Hall, 211Main St. Email [email protected].

❑ Snoqualmie ValleyHospital is accepting applica-tions for ages 16 or older to vol-unteer in various departments ofthe hospital. Email volunteercoordinator Carol Waters at [email protected] toarrange an interview.

❑ Spanish Academy invitesvolunteers fluent in Spanish toparticipate in summer camps onits three-acre farm-style school.Must love children and nature.Call 888-4999.

❑ Senior ServicesTransportation Program needs

volunteers to drive seniorsaround North Bend andSnoqualmie. Choose the timesand areas in which you’d like todrive. Car required. Mileagereimbursement and supplemen-tal liability insurance are offered.Call 206-748-7588 or 800-282-5815 toll free, or email [email protected]. Applyonline at www.seniorservices.org.Click on “Giving Back” andthen on “VolunteerOpportunities.”

❑ Mount Si Senior Centerneeds volunteers for sorting andsales in the thrift store, recep-tion and class instruction. Thecenter is at 411 Main St., NorthBend. Call 888-3434.

❑ Hopelink in SnoqualmieValley seeks volunteers for avariety of tasks. Volunteers mustbe at least 16. Go to www.hope-link.org/takeaction/volunteer.comor call 869-6000.

❑ Adopt-A-Park is a pro-gram for Snoqualmie residentsto improve public parks andtrails. An application and one-year commitment are required.Call 831-5784.

❑ Study Zone tutors areneeded for all grade levels togive students the homeworkhelp they need. Two-hour week-ly commitment or substituteswanted. Study Zone is a free ser-vice of the King County LibrarySystem. Call 369-3312.

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❑ S.A.I.L. (Stay Active andIndependent for Life) exerciseclass meets Monday, Wednesdayand Friday at the Mount SiSenior Center, 411 Main Ave. S.,North Bend. Led by certifiedexercise instructor CarlaOrellana. Call 888-3434.

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❑ Mental illness supportgroup, 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays,Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600Snoqualmie Parkway,Snoqualmie. The group is free ofcharge for anyone with a mentalillness or a family member witha mental illness. Call 829-2417.

❑ Mount Si Artist Guildmeeting, 9:15-11 a.m. the thirdSaturday, Mount Si SeniorCenter, 411 Main Ave. S., NorthBend, www.mtsiartistguild.org

❑ Sno-Valley Beekeepersmeets the second Tuesday at theMeadowbrook

❑ Interpretive Center,Meadowbrook Farm, 1711Boalch Ave., North Bend. Go towww.snoqualmievalleybeekeepers.org.

❑ Trellis gardening clubmeets at 10 a.m. the thirdSaturday, at Valley ChristianAssembly, 32725 S.E. 42nd St.,Fall City. Trellis is an informalsupport group for the SnoqualmieValley’s vegetable gardeners, whohave special climactic challengesand rewards. New and experi-enced gardeners are welcome.

❑ Elk Management Groupmeets at 6:30 p.m. the secondWednesday at the U.S. ForestService conference room at 130Thrasher Ave., behind the visi-tors’ center on North Bend Way.Interagency committee meetingsare at 1:30 p.m. the firstMonday at the North Bend CityHall annex, 126 Fourth St. Bothmeetings are open to the public.Go to snoqualmievalleyelk.org.

❑ Mount Si Fish and GameClub meets at 7:30 p.m. the firstThursday, October through May,at the Snoqualmie PoliceDepartment.

❑ Sallal Grange, 12912432nd Ave. S.E., North Bend,meets the first Friday for apotluck and open mic with localmusicians. The potluck starts at6 p.m. with the music from 7p.m. to midnight. Open to allpeople/ages. Go to www.sallal-grange.org.

❑ Snoqualmie Valley ChessClub, 7 p.m. Thursdays, NorthBend Library, 115 E. Fourth St.Learn to play chess or get agame going. All ages and skilllevels are welcome.

❑ The North Bend ChessClub meets every Thursday from7-9 p.m. at the North BendLibrary, 115 E. Fourth St. Allages and skill levels are invited.

❑ Snoqualmie Valley RotaryClub meets at 7 a.m. everyThursday at the TPC SnoqualmieRidge Golf Club Restaurant. Allare welcome. Go to www.sno-qualmievalleyrotary.org.

❑ American Legion Post 79and the American LegionAuxiliary meet at 7 p.m. the sec-ond Thursday at 38625 S.E. RiverSt., Snoqualmie. Call 888-1206.

❑ Snoqualmie ValleyGarden Club meets at 6:30 p.m.the second Thursday at theMount Si Senior Center, NorthBend. Call 453-8630

❑ Snoqualmie ValleyKiwanis Club meets at 7 a.m.every Thursday at the Mount SiGolf Course restaurant inSnoqualmie. [email protected].

❑ Snoqualmie FraternalOrder of Eagles Women’sAuxiliary meets the first andthird Tuesday at 7 p.m. TheMen’s Aerie meets the first andthird Wednesday at 7 p.m. at108 Railroad Ave. Call 888-1129.

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April Pool’s Day, noon to 3 p.m. April 16, Si View CommunityCenter, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend. Come by for theannual Water Safety Fair. The day’s festivities will include safetyinformation for children and adults, and a public swim session.Eastside Fire & Rescue will also be offering engine tours andwater-related safety tips.


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