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HIKER FROM 1 The group of 13 had decided by about 2 p.m. to turn around, he said. “We were still at about 4,100 feet, but no one was going to complete the hike that day just because of the conditions,” he said. Visibility was fine, and it was warm with no wind, he said, but recent warm days had melted the snow in spots, which then refroze overnight becoming dangerous icy patches, but “there were sections of it that were perfectly good soft snow, too.” Larson was turning around, Neiss said, when she must have hit an icy patch. “It wasn’t steep where she slipped, it was a very low-degree angle,” he said. “She literally just tripped over her snowshoe, and then she fell.” Larson tumbled several hundred feet, sustaining a fatal neck injury. She was airlifted from the
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peak nearly four hours later, and was in and out of consciousness throughout the ordeal, Neiss said. Her death was a blow to Neiss and other members of Climbers with a Purpose. The group met Thursday, Jan. 30 for a grieving session rather than the planned training, and cancelled its mountaineering school scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 1 —Larson would have been in the class, Neiss said. Northwest Ministries Network, where Larson worked, held a memorial service for her on Saturday at Eastridge Church in Issaquah. Larson was born in Muskegon, Mich. and was always active outdoors. She lived in Minnesota, where she received her undergraduate degree from North Central University in Minneapolis, as well as Chicago, New York, and Alaska, where she served from 2005 to 2010 as a counselor working with at-risk youth with the Galena Interior Learning Acacademy. She then moved
to Washington, where she worked with mentally handicapped adults at a Bellevue facility, while pursuing her graduate degree. She became an ordained minister with Assemblies of God in 2011, and last January she joined the Northwest Ministry Network staff. She worked in the Assembly of God district office on Snoqualmie Ridge, where she learned about Climbers with a Purpose. “Three different people told her about it,” Neiss said. The group appealed to her because “she wanted to get involved in an area where she could help children,” and children were the focus of this year’s Climbers with a Purpose project. The Bueng Klueng Childrens Hostel, run by the Thai Christian Foundation, takes in children fleeing from religious conflict child in the country, many of them orphaned by violence. “These children are given a home, food, clothing and education,” said Neiss. “They get the children
equipped to live on their own.” Larson had also been involved with Valley Renewal Center, which opened an emergency winter shelter for the homeless last winter. “She just had an incredible passion for working with people, she loved people,” said Neiss. Because of her passion, he said the group has already decided to continue its work. Climbers is planning five different summits trip, including Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens this summer. Neiss, who met with Larson’s parents last week, said “everybody’s encouraged us to continue… they said Diane would want us to.” Larson was very experienced, he said, and thus knew the risks inherent with any trip into the wilderness. “She really wanted to be there,” he said. Larson’s parents, Joe and Darlene Larson, planned to take her body back to Michigan this week for a funeral.
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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE #975445 CITY OF NORTH BEND LEGAL NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARING North Bend City Council February 18, 2014 On Tuesday February 18, 2014 at 7:00 PM at the North Bend Senior Center, 411 Main Avenue South, the North Bend City Council will hold a public hearing to hear comments on the proposed amendments to the North Bend Municipal Code which include 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. For more information please contact Gina Estep, Director of Community and Economic Development via email gestep@northbendwa.gov. Copies of the proposed amendments are available for review at the City of North Bend’s Community and Economic Development Department located at 126 East Fourth Street, North Bend, WA 98045. Written comments will be accepted until 12:00PM Noon, Monday February 17, 2014 or in person at the public hearing. Comments may be mailed to the North Bend Community and Economic Development Department, ATTN Gina Estep, P.O. Box 896, North Bend, WA 98045 or emailed to gestep@northbendwa.gov. Published in Snoqualmie Valley Record on February 5, 2014. PUBLIC NOTICE #972434 City of Snoqualmie Department of Public Works, 38624 SE River St., Snoqualmie, WA 98065, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.
The proposed project, Town Center Infrastructure Improvements Phase 2A, is located at SR202 (from SE River St. to SE Northern St.; SE River St., SE Fir St., and SE Newton St. (from 202 to Maple Ave. SE); Maple Ave. SE (from SE Fir St. to SE Newton St.) in Snoqualmie, in King County. This project involves 3.99 acres of soil disturbance for roadway and utility improvements including the installation of water main, sewer main, storm drain systems; City fiber optic conduits and illumination system; irrigation; aerial utilities undergrounding; curb, gutter, planter, sidewalks and boardwalk will also be constructed as part of the construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to the existing City of Snoqualmie storm drainage that outfalls to the Snoqualmie River. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State of 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 review 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 173-201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater PO Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in the Snoqualmie Valley Record on January 29, 2014 and February 5, 2014. PUBLIC NOTICE #975473 KING COUNTY DEPT.
OF PERMITTING & ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (DPER) 35030 SE DOUGLAS ST STE 210 SNOQUALMIE WA 98065-9266 NOTICE OF LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATION REQUEST: Grading File: L11RE004, L04CG431, SR1343484 Applicants: HOS BROS CONSTRUCTION INC Location: Approx. 5 miles N of the City of Snoqualmie. Access is via Tokul Rd to Weyerhaeuser Mainline Rd, a private Rd,which leads to the site after 5 Miles Proposal: Request a revision to permit L04CG431 to expand operation hours & trucking between the hours of 2am – 7am at the existing Snoqualmie 5-Mile Site. Project Manager: Fred White 206-477-0363 COMMENT PROCEDURES: DPER will issue a decision on this application following a 21-day comment period ending on March 3rd 2014 Written comments and additional information can be obtained by contacting the project manager at the phone number listed above. Published in Snoqualmie Valley Record on Feburary 5, 2014. PUBLIC NOTICE #975509 CITY OF NORTH BEND NOTICE OF SEPA MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (MDNS) Project: Tanner Falls Reclamation and Park Issuance Date: February 5, 2014 Publication Date: February 5, 2014 SEPA Comment Deadline: February 19, 2014 Applicant:John Day Homes, Inc. Location: Parcel 142308-9095: a 14.15 - acre site bounded on the south by SE 140th Street and in part on the east by 451st Avenue SE.
Type of Applications: Clearing and Grading Permit for reclamation and ultimately a 1.6 acre park. Description of Proposal: The Applicant proposes clearing and grading activities to construct a park. Previously this site was used as a borrow pit and as an approved spoils dumpsite for the State of Washington, Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Upwards of 100,000 cubic yards of unsuitable materials have been previously deposited on this site. The Project proposes to utilize a portion of the unsuitable soil by burying it onsite in an appropriate location toward the center of the site in a manner so as to maintain the structural integrity of the surrounding soil. The Applicant also proposes to export a portion of the unsuitable soil off site. The Applicant will ultimately be filling the site to an elevation approximate to its historic condition prior to the WSDOT pit work. The Applicant proposes approximately 107,000 cubic yards of cut and 336,000 cubic yards of fill. The proposed park location will ultimately coincide with the area toward the center of the site. The site is currently zoned EP-1, which allows a park use. The Applicant’s long term plan for this site is to develop a single family residential neighborhood, which is not allowed under the current zoning and requires a Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation and Zone amendment to be approved by the North Bend City Council. The City Council has passed Resolution 1628 on September 17, 2013, which provides that during the 2013/14 annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment approval cycle it is anticipated that a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezone of this site from EP-1 to LDR will be approved by ordinance. Final adoption of this amendment via
ordinance is slated for April of 2014. If the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation and Rezone Amendment associated with this site is not approved by ordinance, the site will remain zoned EP-1, which allows a park as a permitted use. Prior to consideration of the 2014 Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezone ordinance , the Applicant has submitted a Preliminary Plat application for a 48-lot subdivision on the site. This Preliminary Plan application will not be processed until the 2014 Comprehensive Plan Amendments are approved. A separate SEPA threshold determination will be issued by the City for the Preliminary Plan application and any other related land use proposals. If any proposed modifications or changes to the park are necessary or required through the Preliminary Plat and public hearing process, those will be addressed during the Preliminary Plat process. SEPA Responsible Official: Gina Estep, Community and Economic Development Director Threshold Determination: After review of the environmental checklist, the City of North Bend (lead agency for these proposals) has determined pursuant to RCW 43.21C.240 that the Proposal as modified to comply with applicable development regulations and by incorporation of the mitigation set forth in this Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS) will not have any probable significant adverse impacts on the environment. An environmental impact statement is therefore not required under RCW 43.21C.030 (c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the City. See expanded list in City file. This information is available to the public on request. This MDNS is issued under WAC 197-11-350;
pursuant to WAC 197-11-340(2)(a)(iv), the lead agency will not act on this Proposal for 14 days from the date of publication, allowing time for public comment. Public Comment: If you would like to comment on this Threshold Determination, written comments should be sent to PO Box 896, North Bend WA, 98045, Attn: Jamie Burrell, Senior Planner, Community and Economic Development, or to jburrell@northbendwa.gov by February 19, 2014, at 4:00PM. The City will not take final action on this Proposal until after the end of the comment period. The issuance of this MDNS should not be interpreted as acceptance or approval of this Proposal as presented. Pursuant to RCW 43.21C.060, the City of North Bend reserves the right to deny, or approve said proposal subject to conditions, to mitigate or avoid specific, identified adverse environmental impacts, if it is determined to be in the best interest of the City and/or necessary for the general health, safety, and welfare of the public. This MDNS may be appealed, pursuant to WAC 197-11-680 and NBMC Section 14.04.340. Published in Snoqualmie Valley Record on February 5, 2014.
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