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August 16, 2012 VOL. 4, NO. 33

Election results Primary sets the stage for November.

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Give them credit Group plans awards for community service.

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Hiker rescued Man is plucked from Mailbox Peak via helicopter.

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Solid advice Pepper Schwartz gives relationship tips.

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North Bend native on hydro circuit Page 16

Here it comes New and familiar faces are expected at Boeing Classic

By Michele Mihalovich The Boeing Classic, which opens Aug. 20, will bring several returning champs, along with some new senior legends of the links.

Mark Calcavecchia, the defending champion from last year’s tournament at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, will try to hang onto his title during the three-day competition beginning Aug. 24.

Local golf hero Fred Couples, of Seattle, returns after a recent Senior British Open win, his second major win on the Champions Tour.

Corey Pavin, the 1995 U.S. Open Champion and 2010 Ryder Cup Captain, has committed to play in his first Boeing Classic.

Duffy Waldorf, a winner of four official events in his PGA Tour career, will make his Champions Tour debut at the Boeing Classic.

Waldorf turns 50 on the opening day of Tournament Week.

The three-day Champions Tour competition opens with a Boeing jet flyover, but there See BOEING, Page 6

Railroad Days Your guide to the festival is inside.

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Marching band takes grand prize at Festival at Mount Si Grand Parade

By Sebastian Moraga The parade was over, the band had disbanded and the musical instruments lay piled up near a tree.

And Sophie Hulet still kept marking time, tapping her foot on the ground as if she were a marching band of one.

Her mother Alex chuckled and advised her daughter that it was OK to stop marching.

Then she changed her mind, sort of.

“Maybe I can use that to my advantage at home,” Alex quipped. “With chores.”

Sophie can be excused if she struggled to get out of “band mode.” After all, this was not just any day.

“I have been looking forward to this all summer,” she said.

Sophie and the rest of the Snoqualmie Valley Youth Marching Band won the grand prize at the Festival at Mount Si Grand Parade on Aug. 11.

In preparation for the event, the children had attended a weeklong marching band camp at Mount Si High School, practicing in the sun.

“They worked so hard all week,” Alex said of the camp that preceded the parade.

Band member Molly Mulligan agreed, saying the parade was shorter and easier than the camp drills.

“Yesterday,” said sixth-grader Teah Good, referring to the

By Sebastian Moraga

Vicky Copeland keeps time during the Snoqualmie Valley Youth Marching Band’s participation in the grand parade of the Festival at Mount Si. last day of camp, “we did double the routine we did today.”

The marching band had

students ranging from incomSee FESTIVAL, Page 2

Phone survey gives mixed message about police service

By Michele Mihalovich Folks in North Bend are overwhelmingly satisfied with King County police services, but they do like Snoqualmie police’s less expensive price tag, according to a phone survey of its citizens.

In 1974, North Bend gave up its own police department to contract with the King County Sheriff’s Office.

That relationship has worked for decades; however, an 8 percent increase for 2012 prompted the City Council to look at perhaps allowing the Snoqualmie

Police and held a Voice your opinion Department to public meetprovide that Councilman Alan Gothelf ing in April, service. strongly encouraged the pubbut wanted Snoquallic to submit comments to the to hear more, mie’s proposal city regarding police services. which is indicates that Those comments can be sent why they North Bend to North Bend City Hall, 211 paid a Seattle could save Main Ave. N., North Bend, marketing between WA, 98045 or emailed to research firm $270,000 and soppedal@northbendwa.gov. $4,000 to con$400,000 duct the surannually, vey to gauge compared to the KCSO conpublic opinion about keeping tract, which cost North Bend the city’s current provider, $1,431,262 this year for services. or switching to service from City officials have looked at Snoqualmie. the issue in several workstudies, Ian Stewart, vice president of

EMC, a marketing research firm in Seattle, presented the phone survey results to the North Bend City Council Aug. 7.

He told the council that 120 registered voters within North Bend’s city limits were interviewed, and that the key findings were: ❑ 69 percent said the city is doing a good job delivering police services effectively; 28 percent gave the city a negative rating. ❑ 86 percent said they were satisfied with King County See POLICE, Page 3

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By Sebastian Moraga

Jack Bunny, Jenna Bluett, Elizabeth Kaiser, Tina Kaiser and Cloudy the Horse pose for posterity at the Festival at Mount Si. While the three girls study dancing at Snoqualmie’s Big Star Studios, the other two belong to Seattle’s FurLife, a social-media fueled group of people who meet at community events to entertain dressed as large, anthropomorphic furry creatures.

Festival From Page 1 ing sixth-graders to high schoolers. They performed songs like Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water,” and Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger,” the theme song from the 1982 movie “Rocky III.” “‘Smoke on the Water,’ the best I’ve ever played it was today, in front of the judges,’”

band member Audrey May said.

The bandmates acknowledged feeling a bit jittery at first, but after they started playing and marching, they felt and performed OK. More than OK, according to the experts.

“You guys did a fantastic job,” camp and band director Adam Rupert told his charges.

“Some of you reached beyond what you thought you were able to do.”

With the parade done, the party continued in North Bend,

with Si View Park and the nearby community center filling with people eating, getting tattoos, listening to music or simply visiting with friends.

The event lasted three days, from Aug. 10-12.

While music blared and crowds gabbed outside, Jeff Griswold was inside the center, surrounded by silence.

Adults and children stared almost hypnotized by Griswold’s tools: a lump of clay, a pottery wheel and his hands.

As the clay took on many

By Sebastian Moraga

Jeff Griswold, a potter from North Bend focuses on the vase at hand during the Festival at Mount Si. While music blared outside, children and adults stood silent and almost hypnotized by Griswold’s wheel and hands. shapes — bowls, vases, cups — the grownups clapped and the children asked for more.

“It’s just fun,” said Griswold, a North Bend resident. “You get to sit down, relax, focus and create something.”

For a crowd, Griswold said, he slows down the creative process, so people can sit and watch it. If he worked at full speed, he added, he would use a lot of clay.

So he slows down, sometimes

enough to chat with visitors or to smile for a camera.

Most of the time, though, his eyes, and hands, are on the clay, much to the delight of children, who notice his muddied hands as much as the spinning wheel.

“It’s probably harder than it looks,” said Griswold, who started pottery in high school, quit for a while and resumed about 10 years ago. “It’s clay, it’s soft, it wants to fall over.”

By Sebastian Moraga

By Sebastian Moraga

The doctor is in, and she’ll give you a shot … of art. Kimberly Kohr, a chiropractor at Straight Chiropractic in North Bend, let her artistic side loose at the Festival at Mount Si, giving children like Emily Blankenburg, of North Bend, a henna tattoo.

The costumes were great, the parade was a blast, the weather was wonderful, so why the long faces, guys? Despite this particular bunch, most people managed to have a great time during the Festival at Mount Si. Then again, most people weren’t required by their parents to wear cardboard around their heads and ride across downtown North Bend.

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Voters approve tax hike for Proposition 1

By Warren Kagarise King County voters endorsed a $200 million property tax measure to build a juvenile justice facility, as King County Elections released initial results Aug 7.

Officials asked voters to fund a replacement for the aging Youth Services Center, a juvenile detention facility in Seattle.

The measure appeared on a crowded primary ballot alongside federal, judicial, legislative and statewide contests. Voters throughout Washington returned ballots in recent days, as the calendar inched closer to the summer primary — and the Tuesday deadline to postmark or return ballots.

The electorate chose the top two candidates, regardless of party affiliation, in the all-mail primary election. The top vote recipients then advance to an all-mail general election Nov. 6.

The contest offered local voters a chance to decide a property tax measure and cull the field in numerous contests.

Officials bumped up the summer primary to

Aug. 7 primary election results 5th Legislative District State Senator ❑ Mark Mullet: 52.6 percent ❑ Brad Toft: 47.1 percent State Representative, Position 2 ❑ Chad Magendanz: 52.3 percent ❑ David Spring: 42.5 percent ❑ Ryan Burkett: 5 percent King County Proposition 1 Juvenile justice property tax measure ❑ Approved: 52.6 percent ❑ Rejected: 47.4 percent Sources: King County Elections, Washington Secretary of State’s Office accommodate military and overseas voters.

The marquee contest in the 5th Legislative District See ELECTION, Page 6

Police From Page 1 police service in North Bend; while 11 percent were dissatisfied.

When asked how important certain items are to people, the top three were: ❑ 78 percent said having a dedicated police officer within North Bend at all times was extremely important, ❑ 66 percent said having an officer respond to all calls, regardless of the issue, was extremely important, ❑ and 63 percent said having an officer respond within five minutes or less was extremely important.

Twenty-six percent said it was extremely important that North Bend not increase taxes to pay for police services.

When told that contracting with Snoqualmie police service could save North Bend $300,000 annually, 65 percent said they would support that, while 30 said they would oppose it.

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ing to have at least one police officer within North Bend’s city limits at all times.

King County usually has a deputy in the area, or very close by, at all times, but it’s not a guarantee in their contract.

If North Bend wants KCSO to include a “dedicated police officer,” it will have to pay $1.7 million to include that service, approximately $300,000 more annually, according to City Administrator Londi Lindell.

The council did not discuss EMC’s research, but

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If you go: ❑ North Bend City Council meeting ❑ 7 p.m. Aug. 21 ❑ Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S. instead will take it up at its Aug. 21 meeting.

Lindell was asked what she made of the results, which showed 86 percent surveyed said they were satisfied with King County’s police services, but 65 percent said they’d support going with

Snoqualmie Police.

“The citizens of North Bend have been extremely satisfied with the police services provided by King County, but would appear to support a change in order to save approximately $300,000 a year,” she said.

The City Council could be making a decision regarding police services at the Aug. 21 meeting, she said.

Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext.

246, or editor@snovalleystar.com.

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Public meetings

Citizens academy shows how the city works If offered the choice between watching paint dry or attending a City Council meeting, we’d suggest paint drying as the more exciting option.

Watching City Council meetings is a great way to learn about a city, but government can be painstakingly slow and boring.

However, the city of Snoqualmie is offering that knowledge in a super attractive package … dare we say, loads more exciting than watching paint dry.

The Snoqualmie Citizens Academy, which runs pretty much through September and October, gives citizens an inside look at how their government works, in what City Clerk Jodi Warren says are fun, engaging and interactive classes.

This will be the sixth academy the city has offered, and only 30 people get to attend the free, two-and-a-half-hour weekly classes.

Warren said even folks from North Bend have been known to sit in on the Snoqualmie classes, “because people are just really interested in seeing how government works.”

These 30 lucky students will be taken on a tour of city parks, fire and police departments, water supply and, well, that other system that kicks in when you flush a toilet.

Everybody gets to participate in a mock City Council meeting, learn Snoqualmie history from official town historian Dave Battey and learn first hand what it feels like to be Tasered by Police Chief Steve McCulley (OK, we’re just kidding about the Taser.)

Warren said she spearheaded the academy because “it was just sad how much people didn’t understand what we do.”

And Warren said the program just keeps getting better every year.

“The attendees develop real friendships as a result — one couple even got married,” she said, adding, however, that the academy probably shouldn’t be used as a dating service.

We have to wonder why the city of North Bend isn’t offering a similar academy to its citizenry. It is good to know, however, that North Benders are willing to cross the border into Snoqualmie to seek this great educational opportunity.

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A. It shows there’s still room for clemency, even for those who showed none.

B. It shows what a joke our legal system is.

C. It shows the insanity defense has become a lifesaver for our nation’s worst citizens.

D. It allows people to move forward. It’s not perfect, but it is a good solution.

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From sidewalk installation projects to snow removal to property tax collection, decisions made by officials at a local level have the potential to impact your daily life. Get involved. Provide feedback.

Make a difference.

Let leaders know what’s on your mind to shape a better Snoqualmie Valley at these meetings:

Economic Development office City Council Meeting, 7:15 p.m. Aug. 21, Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S. Parks Commission, 6 p.m.

Aug. 22, Community and Economic Development office Planning Commission, 7 p.m.

Aug. 23, 9 p.m. City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N. City Council Workstudy, 7 p.m. Aug. 28, City Hall

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Economic Development Commission, 7:45 a.m. Aug. 16, Community and Economic Development office, 126 E. Fourth St., North Bend Community and Economic Development Committee, 1:30 p.m. Aug. 21, Community and

The Public Safety Committee meeting on Aug. 16 has been cancelled.

Public Works Committee, 5 p.m. Aug. 20, City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St. Planning and Parks Committee, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20,

City Hall Parks Board, 7 p.m. Aug. 20, City Hall Planning Commission, 7 p.m.

Aug. 20, City Hall Finance and Administration, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 21, City Hall City Council, 7 p.m. Aug. 27, City Hall Community and Economic Affairs Committee, 5 p.m. Aug. 28, City Hall Shoreline Hearings Board, 5 p.m. Aug. 29, City Hall Public Safety Committee, 5 p.m. Aug. 30, Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway Submit a meeting for the Opinion page by emailing smoraga@snovalleystar.com or go to www.snovalleystar.com.

Share your views Citizens can make a difference by contacting their elected representatives.

Federal U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell

(D), 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; http://cantwell.senate.gov/; 206-220-6400 U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D), 173 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

20510; http://murray.senate.gov/; 206-553-5545 U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert (R-8th District), 1730 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515; 425-677-7414; www.house.gov/reichert

Home Country

When it gets too dry, bring on the rain

By Slim Randles When the world is hot and my skin is fried, scratching from the constant dry, let the clouds boil up, boil up high, and then shade the earth with the darkening sky and bring the secrets and the smell of rain. The coolness and the blessed rain, again.

Our land is brown but blessed, stressed in the heat, the shiny heat of day. The slender green of rivers slide along, striving to continue, to feed its own along the banks, the banks where the dust rises. Rises, powdery clomp by clomp as we walk, walk the shady way.

And though the heat, the dryness of heat, pushes down our weary feet, we plod along.

When the heat falls hard, on many days, unquenched by the dark of night, we ask, in quiet times, we ask. Bring us the clouds, the black-bellied clouds, the clouds that softly hold the heads of gods in their moistening grasp.

Let them come, with their silver tops and their bellies black as night and cool as forgiveness.

The clouds, the rain, the respite from the toil. To soak the thirsty soil. Let the magic come and stay, stay for a while,

at least for a while, and wet us down, all the way down. Fill our pores, smooth our skin, wash us free of dirt Slim Randles and sin, with Columnist the rain, the cleansing, blessing rain. Sink the water to the core of the earth and push it through the dust, making it heavy and loath to leave the ground.

When it’s done, when it’s over, when we’ve had our trea-

sure and the clouds have gone, when it’s over, please, bring it again another day. Another day of clouds, of life, of rain, of supreme love and comfort, of one more treat for man and his animal friends.

Wait until it’s right, but then, bring the big rollers in from the west, and let us watch the world get its fiery drink, and drink in the noise and think about cooler times, but know, let us know, that there is nothing better than this.

Brought to you by the new book “Home Country,” at www.slimrandles.com.

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Community service to get kudos next spring in the Snoqualmie Valley

By Sebastian Moraga Did you hear? Sammy had a baby. Or rather SAMMI had a baby.

The prize the city of Sammamish gives some of its most philanthropic citizens has spawned a scion in the Snoqualmie Valley: the Give Good awards.

Angela Craig, director of the Give Good Awards Foundation, said a friend of hers received a SAMMI award nomination, which sparked her interest in bringing a similar award to the Valley.

The award seeks to bring the communities of the Valley together through community involvement, Craig said.

People from Carnation, Duvall, Fall City, North Bend and Snoqualmie are eligible.

Nominations are open on its website, www.givgood.org.

The site name skipped a letter because the URL with the full name was taken, Craig said.

Anh Vo, nominations chair for the SAMMIs, said Craig contacted her feeling “kind of intrigued” about the SAMMIs. “When we met to talk about the SAMMIs, she was very jazzed,” said Vo, the awards’ president at the time. “We are always willing and able to

share our mission with others.

You don’t have to reinvent the wheel, just leverage what works for you.”

Craig thanked Vo and the SAMMIs , giving the SAMMI awards the first Give Good prize, for allowing them to “basically cut and paste” the Sammamish award.

Vo said she advised Craig on the structure of the new award, including things like the nominations, the values to look for, how to spread the word and how to set a time frame.

The Give Good awards will honor those who have made unselfish contributions to the world and an example of inspiration in the Valley, she added.

Several categories exist, including Arts, Business, Courage, Environmental, Educational Excellence, Teen Spirit, Inspirational Youth (for pre-teen children), Youth Advocate, Unsung Hero and Spirit of the Valley.

The latter will go to a person “who embodies the highest level of commitment to the community, selflessly giving of their time and talents,” Craig wrote in an email.

So far, the awards have their own website and Facebook page.

“We’re trying to highlight people’s potential to change the

world,” said Craig, a team leader with the Northwest Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God. On March 1, the foundation will host the first Give Good Awards ceremony, said Craig, who is thinking big about the future of the awards.

“We are currently working on nonprofit status,” she wrote when asked what she hoped to see five years from now, “and hope to have over 1,000 people in attendance at our five-year anniversary red carpet event.

Won’t that be grand?”

Although not yet a year old, the Give Good already has inspired other people to create similar awards elsewhere, Craig said.

Her assistant, who lives in Monroe, liked the idea.

“She was like, ‘We could do one in Monroe,’” referring to a Give Good award. Craig said she replied, “Monroe is big enough to have its own award.”

Although the first awards ceremony is more than a half-year away, Craig said she has received nothing but encouragement about the idea.

“The YMCA is going to partner with us,” she said. “They have the same ethos completely: Let’s build our community and get involved in good things.”

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Annual gypsy moth trapping has begun across Washington State trappers are now placing brightly colored gypsy moth traps in trees, shrubs and other foliage in a continuing effort to protect Washington’s forests, agriculture and cityscapes from a destructive plant-eating pest.

The traps are a key tool for detecting invasive gypsy moths across the state, according to a

Election From Page 3 — a state Senate battle between Issaquah City Councilman Mark Mullet, a Democrat, and Republican Brad Toft, a Snoqualmie businessman — is joined by a more sedate race for a state House of Representatives seat in the district.

The seat opened after incumbent state Rep. Glenn Anderson announced plans to step down and run for lieutenant governor. Anderson fell short in the race for lieutenant governor.

Republican Bill Finkbeiner is

July 2 press release.

Twenty-five trappers hired by the Washington State Department of Agriculture are hanging 18,000 small cardboard traps in residential neighborhoods, business districts, ports and in rural areas. The traps will be checked every two to three weeks during the summer and early fall before being taken down in October, according to the press release.

John Townsend, state trap-

ping coordinator for the department, said in a press release that he looks forward to the annual trapping season.

“Our trappers play a big role in keeping permanent populations of gypsy moth out of Washington,” he said. “Trapping this season will detect any populations of gypsy moth that WSDA may propose to eradicate next year.”

poised to face incumbent Brad Owen, a Democrat.

In November, Issaquah School Board President Chad Magendanz, a Republican, is poised to face North Bend Democrat David Spring, a candidate for the seat in 2008 and 2010. The other candidate in the race, Issaquah independent Ryan Burkett, did not actively campaign.

The ballot included other local elected officials in the race for higher office. King County councilmen Reagan Dunn, a Republican, and Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, top the list of candidates for state attorney general.

The incumbent attorney general, Republican Rob McKenna,

is running for governor against former U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, a Democrat. McKenna and Inslee bested a field of lesser-known candidates Tuesday.

Other local races did not attract more than a single candidate.

Incumbent state Rep. Jay Rodne, R-North Bend, attracted no opposition in a bid for another term for a 5th District House seat. In the 41st District, state Rep. Judy Clibborn, D-Mercer Island, is running unopposed.

The initial tally released Tuesday night by King County Elections included 223,811 ballots — or about 20 percent of registered voters countywide.

See MOTHS, Page 7

A Boeing jet flies over TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, opening the threeday Champions Tour tournament at the Boeing Classic last year.

Boeing From Page 1 are plenty of other options for spectators, and amateur golfers, throughout the week.

The Seahawks Rumble on the Ridge, where amateur golfers play a round with celebrities from the sports world, takes place Aug. 20.

This year’s celebrities include former Seattle Seahawks Ahmad Rashad and Mack Strong, former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Lynn Swann and Kasey Keller, former soccer player for the Seattle Sounders.

The Emirates Youth Clinic, held Aug. 21, is an opportunity for young golfers to listen to tips from World Golf Hall of Fame member and 1988 Masters Champion Sandy Lyle.

The event is free and open to the public. It is open to anyone 18 and younger, and golf clubs are not needed.

The Korean Air Pro-Am, Aug. 22-23, teams amateur golfers with Champions Tour pros. All of the spots in the

On the Web

Get ticket and event information at www.BoeingClassic.com.

56 foursomes in the two-day event are full. But you can still watch.

Kids Day, Aug. 24, is a big deal at the Boeing Classic. All children 14 and younger get in for free if accompanied by an adult.

Kids activities, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., include watching the Boeing Jet Flyover, entering the First Tee Putting Contest, a face-painting station and ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s.

Military Appreciation Day, Aug. 26, is a nod to all veterans and their families. All active and retired members of the U.S. Armed Forces get free admission, free parking and get to hang out at a special event tent on the 18th green.

Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

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Learning about government doesn’t have to be dull

By Michele Mihalovich

Get involved

If you think the Snoqualmie Citizens Academy encompasses a group of people sitting in chairs and listening to lectures from city leaders, you’d be mistaken.

“People would be falling asleep if we did that,” Snoqualmie City Clerk Jodi Warren said. “We want this to be fun, engaging and interactive.”

The first day of the seven-week, free academy not only includes a history lesson about Snoqualmie from the city’s official historian, Dave Battey, but the class also gets to participate in a mock City Council meeting.

Warren said she and Mayor Matt Larson come up with a current hot topic, which hasn’t been determined yet, and appoint a mayor and council out of the class attendees.

Then, the rest of the class is divided up into pro and con citizens attending the meeting.

“It looks like it’s easy to be a decision-maker,” she said. “But the people start to understand that it really is hard work.”

Warren, who has worked with the city for 16 years, organized the academy six years ago as a way to educate citizens about their city and the complexities of city government.

Most citizen academies focus just on the police department.

“But that’s just giving

The first Snoqualmie Citizens Academy class is Sept. 12, and most run from 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, and go to Oct. 17.

Attendees will be awarded a Certificate of Completion at the Oct. 22 City Council meeting.

There are only 30 spots open for the class, and everyone needs to register at www.ci.snoqualmie. wa.us/CityGovernment/ CitizensAcademy. aspx. people a snapshot of a city,” Warren said. “This is the full meal deal.”

The Snoqualmie Citizen’s Academy gives a much broader overview and provides an opportunity for residents and business owners to know how their government works, she said.

“We cover everything from the history, form of government, budget, planning, code enforcement, public works (where does your drinking water come from and what happens when you flush) and public safety,” Warren said.

Police Chief Steve McCulley said, “From the Police Department standpoint … it allows us to explain and demonstrate the full range of police services/capabilities, and

Hiker heliocoptered off of Mailbox Peak

By Michele Mihalovich A 30-year-old Bothell man, who got severe leg cramps while hiking up Mailbox Peak near North Bend, was evacuated by helicopter Aug. 11.

According to Sgt. Katie Larson, with the King County Sheriff’s Office, the man was ascending the peak, and had reached 4,400 feet when he called 9-1-1 for help.

“He started to get leg cramps and it became too

painful for him to walk,” she said.

Search and Rescue personnel located the man and attempted to help him back down the peak, but he couldn’t stand.

That’s when the team called Guardian One. Larson said the man was taken by helicopter to Valley Camp, where Eastside Fire & Rescue medics examined him, and then transported him to the hospital.

enables us to clear up many urban legends and misperceptions regarding police officers, as well as fully show all aspects of our very unique profession.

The feedback we receive from our academy students is very positive, and they walk away with a renewed appreciation for the complex job our officers perform on a daily basis.”

Barb Pexa, a real estate agent in Snoqualmie, attended the academy a couple of years ago and is grateful she did.

“As a realtor, I felt like I should know more about my town for my job.”

Pexa said it was nice getting a look at the “behind-the-scenes” activities taking place in her city government.

See ACADEMY, Page 18

Moths From Page 6 The traps are nontoxic and contain a sex pheromone that attracts male moths, according to the release. Inside the trap is a sticky coating that traps the moth — showing entomologists where a population of the pest may be developing.

WSDA has completed gypsy moth eradication efforts at the 43-acre site at South Hill Mall in Puyallup and at a 13-acre residential area of Eatonville.

Five treatments with a biological insecticide were applied at the Puyallup project and four treatments were conducted at Eatonville. The timing of the eradication spraying, conducted between May 8 and June 28, was based on the emergence of gypsy moth caterpillars to prevent their development into moths, according to the

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press release.

“Cool, damp weather delayed the start of our treatments this year,” said Jim Marra, managing entomologist with the department’s Pest Program. “This is one of the longest gypsy moth spray seasons that staff can remember. We needed the caterpillars to hatch out and be a certain size before the spray can be effective.”

Gypsy moths have been detected in Washington every year since 1977, but permanent populations have not been established because of the state’s aggressive summer trapping and spring eradication efforts, according to the release.

Gypsy moths, which aren’t native to the U.S., arrive in the Pacific Northwest on ships from foreign ports or by hitching a ride with people traveling from other parts of the country. Nineteen states in the East and Midwest are permanently

infested with gypsy moths, causing extensive environmental and economic damage each year.

According to the release, the gypsy moth is the worst forest pest ever brought into the U.S. In its caterpillar form, the pest attacks more than 500 species of trees and plants. The caterpillar quickly strips trees and plants of leaves, destroying some and weakening others so they are susceptible to plant diseases.

The caterpillar destroys wildlife habitat, degrades water quality and triggers costly quarantines of timber, agriculture and nursery products.

The department’s trap and pest detection programs include gypsy moths, apple maggots, sudden oak death, spartina, Mediterranean snails and Japanese beetles to protect Washington’s environment and to safeguard the agriculture, horticulture, nursery, timber and forest industries, according to the release.

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WHO’S WHO &WHO’S NEW 2012 Business Yearbook

Jerry & Michele Pearson

At Pearson Law Firm we represent only the victims of harm. When insurance companies delay or deny access to care, we are there. Together, Jerry and Michele Pearson have over 40 years of experience. They have helped people hurt in motorcycle crashes, elevator incidents and explosions. Jerry and Michele do more than just help, they have changed laws. They have only hired people who share the same commitment and talent for taking the right steps.

35131 SE Douglas Street Suite 103 Snoqualmie, WA 98065 425-831-3100 • 800-423-8473 www.pearsonlawfirm.com Appointments throughout Washington

From left, Annell, Dr. Cody, Dr. Lee, Lanette, and Allison, with Walter and Marvin At Snoqualmie Valley Kids Dentist (located on Snoqualmie Ridge), Drs. Cody Mast and Jenny Lee believe every child should be treated the way we’d like our own children treated. It’s our goal to implement the highest standard of care at every patient encounter, whether it’s a child’s first visit or a teenager who is headed off to college. This treatment approach is fundamental to maintaining exceptional life-long oral health. Kids are special, unique, smart, fun, honest and creative. And you know what – we like to think we are too!

34929 SE Ridge St., #202 Snoqualmie 425.396.1011

Back from left, Susan Duin, Jessie Littlejohn, Suzanne Peterson Front from left, Kathy McMeims, Sherry Saucedo, Wendy Mckelvy, Shandra McNulty, Marcy Zender

Destiny by Design is the only full-service salon in the Valley, and we are proud to have served the community for 20 years. We are a certified Dermalogica Spa and we offer a wide selection of services, including hair services, nails, coloring, body treatments, massage, skincare, makeup and tanning. We also offer feathered and colored hair extensions. Let our staff create a day of pampering for you — we’ll make you look good from head to toe!

Watch our youtube video destinybydesignsalon.com 425.888.9347 249 Main Ave. S. Suite C - North Bend

From left, Clayton, Kelly & Jerr y Moe

Alpine Coachworks Collision Repair has been servicing the Snoqualmie Valley for 21 years. We work with you Insurance to get you and your car back on the road as quickly as possible. All work is guaranteed, secured storage. Family owned and operated.

Thank you to all that have entrusted us with their collision repairs for the past 21 years!

Alpine Coachworks

425-888-4343 • 164 Meadowbrook Way SE • Snoqualmie

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Kelly Garwood, DDS Sensei André Dulce

Sensei Andre’ Dulce, 7th Degree Black Belt, is the Head Instructor for the Washington Shotokan Association which is a nonprofit karate organization. WSA will be celebrating its 40th anniversary next year with 10 branch locations in the Snoqualmie Valley area; Sammamish; Bellevue; Issaquah; West Seattle and Everett. With a non violent karate philosophy, there are great karate classes for all from youths & adults!

For more information: www.washotokan.com (425) 454 6633

Dr. Garwood and her staff are committed to providing each patient (children, adults and seniors) with an exceptional level of care and attention. Dr. Garwood emphasizes preventative care to improve long-term oral health. Her dedicated staff works together as a team to provide high-quality comprehensive care.

Voted Best Dentist in Snoqualmie Valley in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010

Dentistry for the Entire Family Evening appointments available • New patients welcome!

425.888.0867

(425) 454-6633 www.washotokan.com

421 Main Ave S, PO Box 372 North Bend

Washington Shotokan Assn. Bellevue

From left, Dr. Tammy McInnis, Dr. Rachelle Forsberg, Dr. Jill Monster and Dr. Naomi Bryant

The NaturoMedica Clinic in Sammamish provides highly personalized healthcare for men, women and children in an environment that uses a collaborative approach, merging evidenced-based natural medicine along with cutting-edge conventional healthcare. All of the physicians at NaturoMedica are licensed naturopathic physicians who attended medical school at the highly acclaimed Bastyr University, here in Seattle. NaturoMedica doctors can provide primary care or work alongside your established physician to address specific health concerns.

2830 228th Ave SE, Suite C • Sammamish, WA 98075

425.557.8900 www.naturomedica.com

From left, Mark, Karen, John, Brian, Steve, Scott Cascade Diesel Truck and R.V. Repair has been family owned & operated for 34 yrs, taking care of repairs that are more than most people can handle. Cascade Diesel Truck and R.V. Repair offers full service repairs for all vehicles, large and small. We cover brakes, suspensions, drive trains and generators. We offer electrical services and R.V. work inside and out, as well as insurance quotes.

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Back: Robin, Robbie, John, Clay, Lindsay Front: Rosalyn, Stephanie, Jennifer, Samantha, Vicki

Who better to tell you who we are than one of our parents: Both of our children have had the amazing blessing and experience of attending Mountain Valley Montessori. My son, now in 2nd grade, is an excellent reader and at the head of his class in math. Our daughter, age 3 1/2, is reading 3 and 4 letter words and her selfconfidence and independence as well as love of learning are all blossoming. Both of my kids have been to the summer camps and absolutely loved them. I have never felt my kids were in better hands than when they were/are at MVM; as a parent, that is priceless. I cannot recommend this school highly enough. Kris Prochaska, MA, LMHC

Mountain Valley Montessori School The school with the mountain goats! mountainvalleymontessori.com 425-888-3369

The Snoqualmie Tribe is pleased to have celebrated it’s one year anniversary of The Snoqualmie Tobacco and Liquor Company. We offer a wide variety of quality Tobacco and Liquor products in a convenient location with reservation pricing. We are just off I-90 on Exit 27 next to the Casino on North Bend Way. Don’t forget to ask about our weekly Manager’s special.

Open Seven Days a week 7am – 10pm…Sundays Too!

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From left, Steve Pennington, Owner, Kathryn Podschwit, Wholesale Manager, Stephen Thnds, Head Baker and Jessica Herndon, Retail Manager

From left, Travis, Tom, Jacki, Ken, Caitlyn and behind Kevin

We provide the North Bend, Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Pass, Snoqualmie Falls, Fall City, Preston, and limited service in Carnation & Issaquah, Washington area with professional, damage free towing and emergency services. No job is too big or too small. Our highlyskilled professionals are trained to provide you with the solutions you need as well as the quality youdeserve. We are a primary service provider for AAA, and accept nearly all auto club and insurance companies.

After a 14 year career in the tech industry, Steve decided to get back to his roots as a lifelong doughnut fan and hit the kitchen fulltime. But Steve wouldn’t settle for making just any donuts. Steve’s Doughnuts focuses on making satisfying, comforting doughnuts in the classic American style with a selection for every taste. Vegetarian and peanut free, they are proud to be a delicious part of your family’s weekend.

Donuts make you happy!

WYRSCH’S TOWING

7730 Center Blvd, Suite D, Snoqualmie, WA 98065 425.292.0739 www.stevesdonuts.com

Phone: (425)-888-0233 225 E. North Bend Way North Bend.WA 98045 www.wyrschstowing.com

Theresa Baker and her Agency bring you over 25 years of insurance experience.

We specialize in: · Medicare Health Plans · Health Insurance for individuals/ families/businesses · Long Term Care Insurance · Life insurance · Disability Insurance · Critical Illness Insurance

From left, Cathy Dulin, Nancy Cindric, Kelly Jensen, Sue Jensen, Bronwyn McHardy-Welch, Betty Berg.

Not pictured, Bruce Henderson

Over the past sixteen years, Plateau Jewelers has earned a reputation for brilliant craftsmanship in fine jewelry and outstanding customer service. Our graduate gemologist, experienced designers, and master craftsmen create premier custom designs. What’s more, we create this fine-crafted jewelry right in our store using the latest technology.

To serve you better we remodeled our store. So if you are looking for beautiful jewelry, and want to build a relationship with a professional jeweler, stop by this gem of a jewelry store. Come visit us soon! We are conveniently located on the Sammamish Plateau in the Pine Lake Plaza.

Theresa Baker, LTCP

We have a lot of pride in being a local agent, representing several insurance carriers, giving you the best choice. Theresa is an active member of The National Ethics Bureau, NAIFA, Issaquah and Snoqualmie Chambers of Commerce, SVWIB.

2830 228th Ave SE #B Sammamish, WA 98075

425-313-0657

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425-677-5004 cell • 425-292-0004 office • Theresa@bakerig.com • www.bakerig.com

From left, Henri P. Gaboriau, M.D., Kathy Czajka, Office Manager, Ashley Fisk, RN, Julia Smith, Medical Assistant, Raihana Mahan, Aesthetician

From left, back row: Jeri, Gudjon, Jeff, Adam, Shane. Front row: Alisa, Johnathan, Todd, Gregg, Dirk, Bob

Chaplins North Bend Chevrolet offers full-service vehicle repair for all makes and models.

Our technicians are factory trained ASE certified and use the latest technology. We specialize in everything from warranty to maintenance and full repairs. We pride ourselves on providing excellent workmanship at a fair and competitive price. Our goal is to provide the best in customer service for all of our customers.

CHAPLINS SERVICE & PARTS DEPARTMENT

106 Main Ave. N., North Bend 425.888.0781 service@chevyoutlet.com 206.682.6307 parts@chevyoutlet.com

Henri P. Gaboriau, M.D. performs a range of medical/surgical procedures including face lift, nose surgery, eyelid surgery, brow lift, filler and Botox® injections, skin cancer removal, skin resurfacing, and liposuction. He is double board certified in head & neck surgery, and facial plastic surgery, and is an Associate Medical Director for Merz Aesthetics and is on the education faculty for Botox Cosmetic. Dr. Gaboriau’s Medical Spa offers comprehensive skin care treatments, including facials, microdermabrasion, glycolic peels, photorejuvenation, waxing, laser hair removal and more.

For appointments or more information, please call: 425.898.1228 22840 NE 8th Street, Suite 103, Sammamish 98074 www.sammamishfacial.com

Railroad Days

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Railroad Days highlights Snoqualmie’s history Three-day festival features arts, entertainment, fun

By Katie Larsen More than 70 years ago, the city of Snoqualmie hosted a fundraiser for volunteer firefighters. Today, Snoqualmie’s Railroad Days is the biggest event of the year.

From Aug. 17-19, a lot of activities are planned for the festival, which celebrates the city’s history as a railroad and logging town. Look at what Snoqualmie is today compared to what it once was, Sue Van Gerpen, Railroad Days event manager, said.

Traditional favorites will mix with new entertainment.

On Saturday morning, the Snoqualmie Firefighters Association will hold its annual fundraising pan-

cake breakfast at the Snoqualmie Fire Station from 7-11 a.m. The breakfast is $5 for adults and $3 for children; free for children younger than 5. The pancake-and-ham feast will be served with orange juice, Starbucks coffee and Krispy Kreme donuts. There will also be a raffle, $2 per ticket, to win items from local businesses, and a silent auction for larger items.

Along with vendors, there will be three stages set up with entertainment featuring new and returning acts.

The kids’ stage will be the center for the Children’s Field of Fun featuring entertainment and old-fashioned carnival games, booths and prizes, and a See DAYS, next page

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Maddy Magana (left), 10, and sister Marissa look at the flying disc art they created at John Bleakley’s craft booth on a spinning turntable with squirt paint bottles at last year’s Railroad Days. The sisters performed a singing and piano duo act onstage.

bounce house.

The art stage will feature artists from a variety of genres, including blues, jazz and ballet. The main stage will also feature a variety of acts, like folk, classic rock ‘n’ roll, and traditional pipes and drums.

Arts at the Depot will return from last year, featuring artist-in-action and art sales. The chamber of commerce will hold a barbecue Saturday, and the American Legion Hall will display a model train show. The Grand Parade on Saturday morning begins at 11 a.m. and runs along Railroad Avenue through historic downtown.

New this year is Dan the Lego Man who will have a Lego train set display alongside Legos for kids to build their own track. The Legends Classic Car Show will be on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Throughout the weekend, there will be train, wagon and motorcar rides, and historic equip-

SNOQUALMIE FALLS BREWING COMPANY

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U.S. flags decorate antennas on a 1964 Chevrolet Impala with other classic cars lined up for the parade. ment demonstrations.

“It just celebrates the spirit of Snoqualmie,” Van Gerpen said.

Also new this year is a balloon pop — prizefilled helium balloons to purchase for $1. Last year, the festival combined with the Plein Air Paint Out and a wine garden. The painting event and the wine and beer gardens will return.

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tainment is a mix of new and returning artists.

“I like it all,” she said.

“There are a lot of people giving to make it happen.”

On Aug. 18, Run Snoqualmie will feature a 5K and 10K run, and the kids’ 1K run. Railroad Days began in 1938 and now brings about 10,000 visitors to the area over the weekend.

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Music fills the air during Railroad Days.

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Because life is too short to drink average beer!

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Railroad Days schedule Cut out and take your Railroad Days schedule with you!

Friday, Aug. 17 Main Stage — 6-9:30 p.m.

Train rides — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Arts Stage — 5-8:45 p.m.

Arts at the Depot — 5-9 p.m.

Wine garden — 5-9 p.m.

Beer garden — 5-9 p.m.

Food vendors — 5-9 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 18 Firefighter’s pancake breakfast — 7-11 a.m.

Plein Air Paint Out — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Fun runs — 9-11 a.m.

Kid’s Paint Out — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Beer garden — 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Food vendors — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Vendors — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Grand Parade — 11 a.m. to noon Train rides — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Arts at the Depot — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Main Stage — 11:45 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Arts Stage — noon to 8:45 p.m.

Free wagon rides — noon to 3 p.m.

Wine garden — noon to 6 p.m.

Children’s Field of Fun — noon to 5 p.m.

Kid’s Stage — 12:30-4:15 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 19 Legends Classic Car Show — 8:00 - 4 p.m.

Arts Stage — 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Food vendors — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Vendors — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Train rides — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Arts at the Depot — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Kid’s Stage — 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Beer garden — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Main Stage — 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wine garden — noon to 4 p.m.

Children’s Field of Fun — noon to 4 p.m.

Have fun at Railroad Days!

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All are welcome at Plein Air Paint Out Adults and children can enjoy creating art in an ‘open air’ demonstration

By Katie Larsen

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Peyton Stachelski, 4, runs an HO-gauge train next to a princess castle on a modular layout provided by local members of the National Model Railroad Association during the last Railroad Days.

Blank canvasses and art supplies will be everywhere you look Aug. 18 in downtown Snoqualmie for the fourth Plein Air Paint Out. The event was started

by Jeff Waters to try and encourage people to practice being an artist. Artist check-in will begin at 9 a.m. at the Railroad Park Gazebo.

“It was an attempt to bring art to the public in a fashion they could use,” he said. “We are trying to encourage artists to do their work in the open and display it.”

Last year, the event was paired with Railroad Days to take advantage of the amount of people visiting.

It was a success — at least 25 artists participated.

Plein Air means “open air” in French, and the premise of the paint out is to encourage artists to set up in public and paint their surroundings in the open.

Any medium of art is welcome; most of the winners have been water-

color, according to Nicole Sanders, associate planner for the city of Snoqualmie.

“It helps bring the artistic community together, which is something we would like to foster,” she said. “I think that arts are very important for connecting people to each other and why they love the community they live in.”

The artwork must be done the day of the event and the Snoqualmie Arts

Commission will select a winner at 3 p.m. There will be a public artwork showing at The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E. The winner will be featured on the 2013 Plein Air Paint Out poster and past years’ works will be available to purchase for $30.

“The poster contest has been won every year by an amateur,” Waters said. “It’s important to the community because it exposes them to the possibility that you, too, can do it.”

Waters said it is important for people to under-

stand that even those who have never picked up a brush before are encouraged to participate.

“It isn’t magic,” he said. “Everyone is welcome. You don’t have to be a professional artist.”

A lot of artists sell their work at the event, but must be painting also.

This year, a free children’s Paint Out will be offered near the Railroad Park Gazebo with materials provided.

Registration is $20, and $10 for the youth division, 18 and younger.

Have fun at Railroad Days!

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From left, Dan, Jordan, Zach, Dominique, Dennae, Fred, Emma, Kory, Christine, Jeremy From left, Manager Brianna Kelly & Owner Larry Mar

MO Barbecue brings the deep smoke of Texas to the Snoqualmie Valley! We fire up the smoker to create our melt-in-your-mouth dry-rubbed beef brisket, pulled pork, ribs, chicken, and meatloaf. We smoke daily and sell till we run out. We feature two delicious housemade BBQ sauces,and sides such as our own cowboy beans, coleslaw, potato salad, and cornbread, and proudly serve Shiner Bock. Family-friendly, catering/take out available. Open daily 11-8. Happy Hour 4-6!

8030 Railroad Ave SE Snoqualmie, WA 98065 425.292.8040 www.mobarbecue.com

Frankie’s Pizza was started back in 1988 by a couple guys who believed great pizza and great timely delivery service could go hand in hand. We go the extra mile to ensure that our products are of the highest quality available; we use 100% fresh ingredients.

www.frankies-pizza.com 425.888.4477 249 Main Ave S, North Bend

From left, Justin Fleming, Joe Fleming and Tom Berkey

When you need honest and expert repairs, come to Transmissions Plus, Inc. Family owned and run at their North Bend location since 1997 by father and son team Joe and Justin Fleming, with over 30 years of experience and Justin as their new Manager, and assisted by Automotive Technician Tom Berkey. The Transmissions Plus team pulls out all the stops to provide efficient and courteous drivetrain & exhaust repair service to everyone visiting their shop. They value their relationship with their customers in the Valley and look forward to serving your drivetrain needs.

425-831-1544 1130 E. North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045 www.transplusinc.com

From left, Lynn, Ken, Annika, Nina, Shanell, Maxine, Kathy D., April, Keila, Linda, Kathy W., Anna, Tawona, Rachel, Ciana, Emily, Jaisve, Silvia, Allison, Crystal.

Our mission is to render superb care and excellent education to young children through hands-on discovery and age-appropriate experiences. Young children are naturally creative and receptive to learning. By providing a stimulating and enriching environment, children will be guided to develop socially, emotionally, cognitively, and physically to their fullest potential. We treasure each child and are dedicated to facilitating their development into well-rounded students and tomorrow’s leaders.

34929 SE Ridge St. Suite 100 Snoqualmie, WA 98065 425-396-0656 www.snoqualmieridgeelc.com

Alyssa DiRienzo, ND, LLC

Do you have time to tell your doctor what’s going on with your body or just your symptoms?

Do you have questions about your diet, supplements or combining medications with complementary medicine? You need a naturopathic doctor you can trust: Dr. Alyssa DiRienzo works as a general practitioner and can help you effectively manage your health choices. In practice since 1999, serving the Snoqualmie Valley since 2003.

Accepts most insurance plans. Call for an appointment

www.drdirienzo.com • 425 888-1018, ext. 2 401 Ballarat Ave. N. Suite 201 North Bend, WA 98045

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David Speikers, Attorney at Law

David Speikers is a proven DUI, personal injury and criminal defense attorney with more than 20 years of experience representing clients in King, Kittitas, Grant, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

I have the knowledge and experience to represent you. I understand how important your case is to you and will take the time necessary to fully understand your situation and aggressively fight for a positive outcome. Free consultation and no up front fees on injury claims.

32116 SE Red-Fall City Road • Fall City, 98024 425-222-0555 fax: 253-423-5485 www.davidspeikers.com

From left, Chris, Michelle, Trevor, Mike, Max, Leesa

Chaplins North Bend Chevrolet is a family-owned, hometown business with a commitment to customer service and satisfaction. Our goal is to provide the highest level of service for our customers. We pride ourselves on ensuring you are a satisfied customer in all of our departments so you can truly say dealing with Chaplins was a fun car buying experience. Stop by our dealership in downtown North Bend or shop online at chevyoutlet.com from the privacy and comfort of your own home.

North Bend Chevrolet

106 Main Ave. N., North Bend 425.888.0781 www.chevyoutlet.com

Ron Davis and Leslie Cranwill For an extra-special “out of the box” experience Snoqualmie Ridge Storage can’t be beat!

Snoqualmie Ridge Storage is your “One-Stop Shop” for Storage, U-Haul trucks, trailers, vans, moving supplies & UPS shipping/receiving. We’re fully equipped to handle all your residential and commercial needs with over 25 storage sizes, state of the art security and “Five Star” service.

We can help simplify your move. Let our expert managers Leslie and Ron help you decide what size storage unit best suits your needs. Call us today about our move-in specials!

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The warmth of a small town... the comfort of a small community

From left, co-owners Mark Fanning and Vicki Deshaies

Senior apartment complex and assisted living community

Created to blend the best attributes of the Pacific Northwest, Red Oak Residence of North Bend mixes local beauty, service and friendly companionship in order to offer a smaller, more personal retirement community. Red Oak Residence offers seniors a range of levels of care from complete independent apartment living to partially assisted or fully assisted care. We offer a variety of activities and encourage family involvement with their loved ones.

We care about your quality of life.

Voted Best in Snoqualmie Valley 2005 - 2012!

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Have you ever wondered how to balance a busy lifestyle while still eating healthy? You aren’t alone. Vicki Deshaies pondered this too while raising an active family. Her pondering lead her to open Bayan Mongolian, with a perfect balance between convenience and nutritious food. Along with her son and co-owner, Mark Fanning, they have set themselves to providing quick, healthy options for lunch and dinner, all while offering a 90 percent gluten free menu with delicious house-made sauces.

425-888-2110 8020 Douglas Avenue SE Snoqualmie,WA 98065 www.BayanMongolian.com

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From left, Quincy Vidauri, LMP, Diana Fender, LMP, Anapurna Madrone, LMP, Dr. Greg Pfiffner, DC, Kiley Pfiffner, Front Desk, Suzanne Carlile, Office Manager

Cindy Everson The Butters family was in the lumber business for over 100 years, first in Vermont, then here in the Snoqualmie Valley. The Butters shake and shingle mill in North Bend closed in 1986 and the family opened the Ole Cedar Mill Mini Storage in 1989,making it the first mini storage facility serving the Upper Snoqualmie Valley. Ole Cedar Mill Mini Storage is still family owned by Tom and Nancy (Butters) Thornton and is managed by their daughter, Cindy Everson. Come in and experience that friendly, down home service you’d expect from people who have been a part of our community for all their lives.

(425) 888-0001

Family Owned & Operated Since 1989

44800 SE North Bend Way, North Bend

From left, Liz Hallberg, Jona Sharpe, Kathy White, Jenny Whitaker, Maggi Whitaker, Dog Rex (Not pictured Lacey Potoshnik)

Down to Earth Flowers and Gifts is excited to be celebrating its 12th year in business. We are grateful to all our wonderful, supportive customers who made this possible.

Whether your style is traditional, garden or contemporary, our five creative designers are sure to please you with the latest trends in floral design for any occasions including weddings and events. To ensure you a quality product, we purchase flowers five days a week. To complete that special gift, Down to Earth also offers a unique selection of cards, plants, chocolates, teas, soaps, and local art, to name a few.

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Alpine Chiropractic, conveniently located in North Bend, provides chiropractic care and therapeutic massage for conditions from back & auto injuries and pain to headaches. Dr. Greg Pfiffner and his team have earned the trust of patients and the community since 1999 by delivering exceptional care with the utmost integrity. Alpine Chiropractic specializes in injury and pain management, and has helped many of their neighbors recover from on the job injuries and car accidents.

118 Downing Ave. N • North Bend • 425-888-6846 www.alpinechiropracticcenter.com

From left, Craig Koratich, comfort consultant; Cheri Fischer, customer service rep; Amanda Eister, sales & marketing coordinator; Scott Ballou, sales manager; Craig Williamson, owner.

MM Comfort Systems has been keeping local area residents comfortable and efficient for over 35 years. They design, sell, install and service furnaces, heat pumps, air conditioners, water heaters, generators, air purifiers – all the systems needed to remain comfortable and efficient. Famous for customer service, they take a holistic approach to helping customers understand and meet their specific needs.

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WHO’S WHO &WHO’S NEW 2012 Business Yearbook

Meet the stars behind the Star! From left, advertising account rep Michelle Comeau, reporter Sebastian Moraga, managing editor Kathleen Merrill and reporter Michele Mihalovic. Of course, they don’t produce the paper alone. It takes a photographer, designers, accounting staff and more – not to mention the U.S. postal carriers who deliver the SnoValley Star to your mailbox every Thursday!

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New York-based jazz band includes Snoqualmie on PNW tour

By Sebastian Moraga If you have unusual taste in music, you might get called crazy, or weird. In David Levy’s case, he gets called out to lunch, and he likes it.

A New York-based musician, Levy is the founder of Out To Lunch, a jazz-fusion band from the Big Apple that will perform at the Black Dog (8062 Railroad Ave. S.E.) at 8 p.m. Aug. 27, the fifth show in the band’s first swing through the Pacific Northwest.

“We did a circuit of Canadian jazz festivals a few years ago and we’ve played in the Bay Area,” Levy said on the phone from Toronto, where Out To Lunch had a show.

Never have they played between the Bay Area and British Columbia, though. This time, they will play in Oregon, Idaho, Montana and three shows in Washington — two in Seattle and one on Railroad Avenue.

The quintet is a mixture of Canadian and East Coast musicians, and their music is also a fusion of different styles. Hiphop, fusion, jazz, dance, house, African sounds, they all permeate the joyful songs of this

band, which the Village Voice called “an ambitious and funky groove-prov octet.”

Yes, they said octet. They had

Even in this era of 50-percent divorce rates, Pepper Schwartz still bets on the big L word.

“I am in love with love,” said Schwartz, a nationally renowned expert on sex, romance and relationships.

Schwartz, who lives in the Snoqualmie Valley, said romance is not dead, it just keeps getting postponed.

“People say, ‘We’ll do something three months from now,’ and then there are things that happen,” she said. “Just get off your butt.”

Proof that romance is alive, Schwartz said, is that women keep buying beautiful dresses, men keep buying nice suits and love songs are still hits.

Not to mention chick flicks and romance books.

Married twice, Schwartz went all in once again, getting engaged six weeks ago. Her fiancé, she said, probably felt a little pressure coming up with a proposal to impress a woman with

Lober; and drummer Jason Kruk.

Levy and Woodson play multiple instruments.

The songs try to evoke happiness, Levy said, with titles like “Joyful Requiem” and “There’s a New Seby in Town.”

“On the first record there’s a song for a different Seby, who’s a friend of

Contributed

New York jazz-funk band Out To Lunch will play at Snoqualmie’s Black Dog Aug. 27. The band has toured in British Columbia and the Bay Area, but this will be its first visit to the Pacific Northwest.

Love expert keeps the faith with romance

By Sebastian Moraga

three guest musicians in the record that the Village Voice reviewed, Levy explained. The actual band is only five: Levy; Josiah Woodson; pianist and keyboardist Walter Fischbacher; bassist Zack

40 years working as a romance expert.

He delivered, she said, proposing on a beach in Thailand.

Schwartz, who wanted to be an actress growing up, instead leaned toward human relationships, earning a Ph.D. in sociology in 1972 from Yale University.

A year earlier, she wrote a book about first-year female students living at the all-male Yale University campus.

Since then, she has taught many classes, including about intimate relationships at the UW. “All the things that keep relationships together and all the things that break it up,” she said of the class details.

She was married to her second husband for 23 years before divorcing. She said she harbors no bitterness toward either exhusband.

“We went into it too young and not ready,” she said of the first marriage.

The second marriage ended, she said, because both parties

mine,” Levy said. “Now, there’s a record called ‘There’s a New Seby in Town,’ for my 1-year-old nephew.”

Both the nephew and the friend share a first name.

The musicians in the band share a distinguished pedigree, hailing from schools like the Manhattan School of Music (Lober), the New England Conservatory of Music (Woodson), and having jammed with musicians like the Vienna Art Orchestra. The song “Joyful Requiem” comes from Levy’s days studying in Ghana.

“We are all improvising musicians, including mostly dance styles that people want to move to,” Levy said. “A fusion of groove music and improvisation.”

Their brand of music is hard to label, but that’s not as big a problem, Levy said, than if Out To Lunch tried to put out pop albums.

“For us, it’s not as important,” he said. “I want it to appeal to a lot of people if I can, but by its nature, it’s going to be for a specific audience.”

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10 no-no’s in relationships New relationships: ❑ Unloading everything about you: Early relationships are no time to unburden your soul. ❑ Trying too hard: If it’s the second date, don’t bring her jewelry. ❑ Not listening: It’s more romantic to listen. ❑ Watching movies not agreed upon. ❑ Talking about someone else: “‘I came to this beach with Tom two years ago.’ This is not that relationship. Keep them out of it.”

Long-term relationships: ❑ Not giving presents, ever. ❑ Not having a clue as to what your partner wants. ❑ Sex without any warm-up: “Yes, you’re married, yes you have been together a long time, but nobody wants to feel like this is just physical.” ❑ Never going someplace special. ❑ Never dressing up for each other: “Couples get far too casual. They forget how hard they used to work to look good for one another.”

By Sebastian Moraga

Dr. Pepper Schwartz, romance and sex expert, will help craft romantic getaways for the customers of Snoqualmie’s Salish Lodge and Spa. Schwartz, who has studied human relationships for 40 years, said romance is not dead, it just ‘keeps getting put on the back burner.’ changed.

“I look back and if I had two difficult years at the end, were the other 18 or 20 bad? No. I

have some great memories,” she said, and great children, too.

One of them, Cooper, has fol-

lowed in his mother’s footsteps, opening his own romantic-travel See PEPPER, Page 15

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Obituary Jeffrey P. ‘Pete’ Stevens Jeffrey P. “Pete” Stevens, age 62, of Fall City (formerly of Issaquah), passed away at home Aug. 11, 2012.

North Bend theater unveils 2012 season Five shows will comprise the 2012-13 season at North Bend’s Valley Center Stage.

The first show is “An Evening With Mark Twain,” with actor Kurt Sutton performing the title role.

The show will open at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14. A second performance is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Sept. 16.

The second show is the British comedy “See How They Run,” showing Sept. 27 to Oct. 13.

The third show will be the

Pepper From Page 14 business in Seattle.

Not only is it a cottage industry now, but it’s a source of great joy for Schwartz.

This summer, she has brought her business closer to home, signing with the Salish Lodge and Spa in Snoqualmie to help craft a series of couple-themed romantic getaways.

Keeping the business of romance alive remains challenging, though, with a landscape littered with broken hearts.

Pete is survived by his loving wife Arlene, and two brothers, Gary and Phillip Stevens.

A committal service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent.

For more information, please call Flintoft’s Funeral Home at 392-6444. eighth consecutive annual performance of “A Christmas Carol.” Then in February, another children’s classic, “Pinocchio,” will follow.

Next, the theater will show the comedy “The Cemetery Club.”

The season will finish with a premier of a new work by Paul Sills, a musical version of “Wind in the Willows.”

Season tickets will go on sale in August.

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“Divorce rates are pretty close to one in every two, and the highest divorce rate increase is in people over 50,” she said. “Baby Boomers are getting to a certain point and they say, ‘Well, it’s not going so great and I could be alive for another 30 years.’”

When it comes to romance, the influence of Hollywood helps, but it also hurts, she said.

Shows like “The Bachelor,” Schwartz said, pick a certain kind of woman: lots of hair, lots of makeup and a perfect figure.

“If everybody needed to look like that to have someone fall in love with

Association will hold a fundraising pancake breakfast from 7-11 a.m. Aug. 18 during the annual Railroad Days, at the Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway.

The nonprofit association helps the department purchase special equipment, preserve historic aspects of the Snoqualmie community and support charitable organizations.

The event will have firefighters cooking a pancakeand-ham breakfast, and serving orange juice and coffee. Prices are $5 for adults. Children 4 and younger eat free.

People may take photos next to firefighters and emergency vehicles.

The event will include a raffle for items from local businesses. Items that cost more than $100 will be part of a silent auction.

In the past, these items have included stays at the Salish Lodge, golfing at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge and a multitude of gift certificates.

Learn more by calling 8881551.

them,” Schwartz said, “most of us would be alone.”

Movies hurt, teaching people that a grand gesture — a room full of tulips, skywriting — is necessary to feel romantic.

The grand gesture, she said, sometimes backfires.

“A lot of partners wonder, ‘Oh, what did you do wrong?’ or think ‘You spent a lot of money,’” she said. “It’s

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Heidi Dukich, executive director, said drivers would use their own vehicle to pick up donations between 9:30 and 11 a.m.

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North Bend’s Brian Perkins finishes fourth in Seafair race

By Sebastian Moraga Sometimes, fourth place is as sweet as first.

For North Bend’s Brian Perkins, last month’s hydroplane race at Seafair was such an occasion.

This year, tight finances have limited his schedule to two races, one in Tri-Cities and another one in Seattle. In TriCities, his hydro did not make the finals.

Last year, he did not finish Seafair after the propeller fell off his boat.

All reasons to rejoice after the fourth place in this year’s race, in the Unlimited category.

“It was better than we were hoping,” he said. “We had a boat that ran pretty well but not as well as we would have liked, so the fourth overall was kind of above our expectations.”

His top Seafair finish was third two years ago.

The Unlimited season continues with races in San Diego and Qatar. Perkins’ Unlimited season is over, but not his racing. In the 5-Liter category, he races a smaller boat, with encouraging results.

“We’ve taken third and second in that boat,” he said.

Hydroplane racing is growing, Perkins said, with a new race scheduled for Sacramento next

Brian Perkins

Contributed

Brian Perkins speeds across the water in his hydroplane. year, and rising interest in going to China in the future.

Diehards of the sport itself do not send much information to newspapers and newspapers don’t research the sport much, Perkins said. As a result, the sport remains somewhat anonymous during nonSeafair months.

Nevertheless, Perkins encour-

aged children wanting to become hydroplane racers to approach teams. If you are willing to do the grunt work, the sky is the limit, he noted.

“Go to one of the Unlimited shops and start volunteering at one of the teams,” he said.

“Sweep the floors, wipe the boat off, whatever your expertise,

help out. You’ll meet the team owners and the mechanics, and you can start racing the smaller boats.”

That might mean having to buy your own equipment, Perkins said, but teams may have people willing to lend equipment.

A 27-year-old driver, Perkins

said athletes in his sport can keep doing it for years. The winningest driver in the sport is Dave Villwock and he’s 58. It takes hard work, conditioning and staying healthy.

“If you sit on the couch and drink beer all winter, you probably are not going to be good at it,” he said.

He said he would like to continue to race, but if he can’t, it’s OK. “It wouldn’t be a devastating thing if I didn’t race boats anymore, but it certainly would be something that I would like to do as long as I can,” he said.

With the joy of a successful See PERKINS, Page 17

Pint-sized sluggers win first championship

By Sebastian Moraga Behind them, an almost perfect season. Ahead of them, one last game, against their friends.

The Falls Dodgers of the Snoqualmie Valley Little League had won 17 games and lost only one. They had only one game to go to call themselves champions of the league tournament. Their rival, though, was the Falls Red Sox, from the same geographic area of the Valley.

“You play against your friends, you want to win worse than if you were playing against someone you don’t know,” said Bob Bostwick, manager of the Dodgers.

As expected, the game was a nail-biter, going extra innings before the Dodgers’ Sam Brown had a hit with Will Niemela and Hans Johnson on base. They both scored, leaving the final tally 8-7 Dodgers.

“It was really exciting,” said

Niemela, an 11-year-old outfielder who counts Ken Griffey Jr. among his favorite players. “We were behind in the last inning and we came back and won.”

Bostwick said the team was down 7-6 going into the last inning.

It was the first championship game for this version of the Dodgers’ 11-player team.

Bostwick said it was the first time the Dodgers’ team in the Majors level — the highest in Little League — won the tourney.

“I was nervous and excited at the same time,” Niemela said.

“The coaches told us to have fun and work our hardest.”

The team was comprised of mostly 11- and 12-year olds from Fall City and Snoqualmie, Niemela said. Their youth notwithstanding, the players work hard and play hard.

“When you get to the highest level of Little League, it’s very competitive,” Bostwick

Contributed photo

The Falls Dodgers Little League team, majors division, won the Snoqualmie Valley’s tournament this summer.

From left to right are Manager Bob Bostwick, assistant coach Wade Clem, assistant coach Chris Paradissis, Reed Paradissis, Justin Falk, Will Niemela, Jared Davies, Sam Brown, Hans Johnson, Mikey Olson, Hunter Mapes, Drew Foster, Trevor Clem and Cole Bostwick. said. “Some of them are among the best baseball players in the Valley.”

The fans aren’t too bad, either. One of the players’ grandparents, pushing eight decades, showed up to every game, including the extrainnings finale.

“He was so excited,” Niemela’s

mom Monica said, “he’s treating the team to a skydiving experience in Tukwila. One final celebration before the season starts.”

A company in that city offers indoor skydiving, which for this team is one last thriller after a season full of them.

“They had a lot of games, and every time they were on the

brink of losing, they would all come back,” Monica said, later adding, “A great group of boys, great coaches, great parents. It was the best season ever.”

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Headed for state tourney next weekend

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Salmon season opens today on Lake Sammamish

By Dallas Cross

By Clay Eals

Wearing their bright-red team Snoqualmie Valley shirts, coach Gregory Malcolm, of North Bend, is flanked by Snoqualmie residents Charlie Whitaker (left) and Tyrrell Oliveres in front of Mount Si after the two took honors in the Western Washington Golf Tournament of Special Olympics Washington, held July 29 in Tacoma.

Whitaker won a gold medal for an overall score of 69, and Oliveres achieved a personal best in the skills event. Whitaker will compete in the statewide Summer Sports Classic golf tournament Aug. 19, at Fairwood Country Club in Renton.

Cheerleaders help shelter in need

By Michele Mihalovich The Mount Si High School cheerleaders raised nearly $1,500 and a pickup full of products for the House of Hope in North Bend.

Kari Weed, mother of Hailey Weed, who will be a freshman cheerleader this fall, said the cheer squad and many parents held a carwash June 30, along with a personal hygiene and cleaning products drive at three local grocery stores.

“When we went to the grocery stores, we were just asking people if they could donate products, but people just started handing us cash,” Kari Weed said. “It’s just wonderful how giving everybody is in this community.”

The House of Hope, which opened in 2008, is a shelter for abused and homeless women and their children.

Kari Weed said the nearly 40 Wildcat cheerleaders decided to donate

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The Fish Journal

The annual salmon fishing season will open in Lake Sammamish beginning Aug. 16.

There will be a daily limit of four salmon, of which an angler may retain up to two chinook or king salmon and complete the catch limit with other salmon species.

Silver or coho salmon may be part of the catch.

Sockeye salmon must be released so barbless hoods are required.

Of course, the smaller kokanee salmon are still illegal to have in one’s possession and must be released.

All fishing is closed within 100 yards of the mouth of Issaquah Creek.

You will find that area well-surrounded by a parade of trolling boats.

To park at the Lake Sammamish State park boat launch you must have purchased a Washington State Discover Pass. If you launch your

Perkins From Page 16 Seafair race still evident in

boat there, you will pay an additional $7 launching fee using the pay box at the ramp.

Because the feeding portion of these salmon’s lives is over, you either have to appeal to their instinct to bite what once was food, or trade on their aggressive nature. The former is touted by those who use bare, red, size 4/0 hooks trolled behind a Dodger flasher.

Herring or smelt fished behind a flasher are also used to catch these salmon. Rigging should be the same as one would use in salt water.

For both types of lures, savvy fishers use commercial scent attractants.

There are some krill scents that work well here, especially on bare hooks.

You also see folks jugging from a drifting boat with a variety of lures, such as Point Wilson Darts or BuzzBombs. his voice, Perkins said the most fun is not succeeding, it’s working as a team with passionate owners, mechanics and sponsors.

“I’m proud to be part of a team that has as much

The best fishing is all day but the catching is mostly early in the morning, when the fish school up at shallower depths.

Start out fishing at shallow depths and vary down until you connect.

A fish finder can help, but varying the depth until you get a strike is the tried-and-true way to work the lake.

Slow to medium trolling speed is standard.

Usually you will join a line of trolling boats and to prevent fouling yours or their lines you should match that speed.

The kings have been in the lake for some time now, but you will connect with bright silver, fresh sea-run salmon from time to time. The dark ones should be considered for return or may be satisfactory for smoking.

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King County flood risk reduction program remains among highestrated in the nation King County’s flood risk reduction program remains among the best in the nation for ensuring public safety, which in turn provides deep discounts to flood insurance policyholders, according to a press release from King County.

Several cities, including North Bend and Snoqualmie, participate in the program.

More information about King County’s program is available at www.kingcounty.gov/floodservices.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has verified King County’s Class 2 rating in the Community Rating System.

The incentive-based program under the National Flood Insurance Program rewards communities for

implementing strong floodplain management actions and regulations that exceed minimum federal standards, according to the press release.

“I commend you on your community actions and your determination to lead your community to be more disaster resistant,” David L. Miller, associate administrator for the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration under FEMA, wrote in a letter to King County Executive Dow Constantine.

In 2007, King County became the first county in the nation to achieve a Class 2 rating, which results in flood insurance discounts of up to 40 percent under the National Flood Insurance Program.

The average flood insurance policyholder saves more than $340 per year on their premiums as a result of the County’s Class 2 rating, according to the release.

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Academy

Police & fire

From Page 7

Theft

“We take a lot of things for granted,” she said. “Like our water system.”

Pexa especially enjoyed the history lesson, saying that she was surprised by some of the town’s history.

Pexa said she feels much more educated and informed about how the city works, which comes in handy when voting on issues at elections.

“The academy just really makes you feel more connected to where you live,” she said.

Some of those connections go even deeper.

“The attendees develop real friendships as a result — one couple even got married,” Warren said.

Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

North Bend A North Bend man reported to police that between July 25 and 26, someone entered his vehicle and stole an amplifier, camera, woofer and debit card. The card was used July 26 at a Chevron and Walmart in Kent.

Another theft A California man, who had parked at 460 S.W. Mount Si Blvd., reported a $200 cellphone stolen from his unlocked vehicle July 26.

Escapist captured Police arrested a 39-year-old North Bend man July 31 on a felony warrant from the Department of Corrections for escape.

Arrest Police arrested a 33-year-old Renton man July 31 on a criminal warrant out of Snohomish County for second-degree malicious mischief and second-degree theft.

Credit card fraud Someone opened a credit card account with a North Bend woman’s information and charged nearly $800 to the card.

The North Bend woman reported it Aug. 2, when

she received a collection notice for the charges.

Fire calls from Eastside Fire & Rescue in North Bend Two fire engines responded to a smoke scare at 4:47 p.m. Aug. 3 in the 400 block of South Fork Avenue Southwest.

One fire engine responded to an unauthorized burn at 9 p.m. Aug. 4 in the 4700 block of 383rd Avenue Southeast.

One fire engine responded to a rubbish fire at 3:36 a.m. Aug. 7 in the 100 block of East Fourth Street.

Five fire engines responded to a mailbox fire at 3:44 a.m. Aug. 7 in the 100 block of Downing Avenue Northeast.

One fire engine responded to an unauthorized burning call at 2:41 a.m. Aug. 8 in the 7200 block of Moon Valley Road Southeast.

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Clubs ❑ Snoqualmie Fraternal Order of Eagles Women’s Auxiliary, first and third Tuesday, 7 p.m. Men’s Aerie, first and third Wednesday, 7 p.m., both at 108 Railroad Ave., 888-1129 ❑ Cancer survivor group, 9 a.m. second Saturday, Sawdust Coffee, North Bend Factory Stores mall, 461 South Fork Ave. S.W., Unit K. newellvl@yahoo. com ❑ Loyal Order of Moose, 108 Sydney Ave., North Bend; men at 6 p.m. first and third Monday; women at 7 p.m. third and fourth Tuesday; 888-0951 ❑ Washington Freemasons, 7:30 p.m. first Wednesday, Unity Lodge No. 198, North Bend, 888-5779 ❑ Mental illness support group, 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway, free for anyone with a mental illness or who has a family member with a mental illness, 829-2417 ❑ Mount Si Artist Guild meeting, 9:15-11 a.m. third Saturday, Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend, www.mtsiartistguild.org ❑ SnoValley Beekeepers, 7 p.m. second Tuesday, Meadowbrook Interpretive Center, Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend, www.snoqualmievalleybeekeepers. org ❑ Trellis gardening club, 10 a.m. third Saturday, Valley Christian Assembly, 32725 S.E. 42nd St., Fall City, new and experienced gardeners are welcome ❑ Moms Club of North Bend, 10 a.m. last Monday, Totz, 249 Main Ave. S., Suite E, North Bend, children welcome,www.momsclub.org ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club, 7 p.m. Thursdays, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. ❑ Survivors of the Snoqualmie Valley School District, third Monday 7 p.m. at Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Third Tuesday, Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, 292-7191 ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Rotary Club, 7 a.m. Thursdays, TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club Restaurant, 36005 S.E. Ridge St. Snoqualmie; all are welcome; www.snoqualmievalleyrotary.org ❑ American Legion Post 79 and the American Legion Auxiliary, 7 p.m. second Thursday, 38625 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 888-1206 ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Garden Club, 6:30 p.m. second Thursday, Mount Si Senior Center, North Bend, 888-4646 ❑ Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis Club, 7 a.m. Thursdays at the Mount Si Golf Course

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Corey Pavin, captain of the 2010 U.S. Ryder Cup team and one of the world’s top golfers during the 1990s and 2000s, will play in his first Boeing Classic Aug. 20-26 at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. A 52-year-old pro with a 30-year career and 15 PGA Tour wins, Pavin won his first Champions Tour event in February.

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Volunteer opportunities ❑ The Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank is looking for volunteers to help unload food at noon Mondays, sort food at 9 a.m. Tuesdays or pass out food on Wednesdays. Call 8880096.

The food bank is also looking for candidates to serve on its board on a three-year commitment.

Appointments for interviews will be set up in October.

The food bank seeks a skilled bookkeeper to help as it reorganizes its bookkeeping procedures. Contact Karen Birzell at kbirzell@yahoo.com or 8317062. ❑ The Boeing Classic golf tournament seeks volunteers for its 2012 edition. Tournament is Aug. 20-26 at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. Volunteers receive two golf shirts, a jacket, headwear, admission passes, meal vouchers and more. Learn more at www.boeingclassic.com.

Music/entertainment ❑ Mary Miller book signing, 7 p.m. Aug. 16, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647 ❑ String Kong, 6 p.m. Aug. 16, Si View Park, 400 Orchard Drive S.E., North Bend ❑ John Hansen and Rich Cole, 7 p.m. Aug. 16, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 2929307 ❑ The Young Lizards, 7 p.m. Aug. 17, Boxley’s ❑ Shotgun Kitchen, 8 p.m.

Aug. 18, The Black Dog ❑ Larry Murante, 8 p.m.

Aug. 18, Snoqualmie Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie ❑ Jonny Smokes, 10 p.m.

Aug. 18, Finaghty’s Irish Pub, 7726 Center Blvd. S.E., Suite 110, Snoqualmie ❑ Janette West Group, 7 p.m. Aug. 18, Boxley’s ❑ Piano x 2 Quartet, 7 p.m.

Aug. 22, Boxley’s ❑ Joe Baque and Steve Luceno, 7 p.m. Aug. 23, Boxley’s ❑ Johnny Sawyer art

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showing, with musical guest Minority Child, 7 p.m. Aug. 23, The Black Dog ❑ Ali Marcus, 6 p.m. Aug. 23, Si View Park ❑ Bryant Urban’s Blue Oasis, 7 p.m. Aug. 24, Boxley’s ❑ Ill Legitimate, 8 p.m. Aug. 24, The Black Dog ❑ Graye & Green Group, 7 p.m. Aug. 25, Boxley’s ❑ Stillwater Hill Band, 8 p.m. Aug. 25, The Black Dog ❑ Ravinwolf, 8 p.m. Aug. 25, Snoqualmie Brewery and Tap Room ❑ Danny Kolke trio, 6 p.m.

Aug. 26, Boxley’s ❑ The Defeyes, 1 p.m. Aug. 26, Snoqualmie Point Park, 37580 S.E. Winery Road ❑ Out To Lunch, 8 p.m. Aug. 27, The Black Dog ❑ Carolyn Graye’s Singer Soiree, 7 p.m. Aug. 27, Boxley’s ❑ Future Jazz Heads, 7 p.m.

Aug. 28, Boxley’s ❑ Randy Halberstadt, 7 p.m.

Aug. 29, Boxley’s ❑ Trombonasaurus Wrecks 6+3 BMF fundraiser and special event, 7 p.m. Aug. 30, Boxley’s ❑ Open Mic Ukelele Night, 7 p.m. Aug. 30, The Black Dog ❑ The Mediocres, 6 p.m.

Aug. 30, Si View Park ❑ Milo Petersen Trio, 7 p.m.

Aug. 31, Boxley’s ❑ Lindsay Street, 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 31, The Black Dog

Events ❑ Family Water Fight, 7 p.m. Aug. 17, Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, participants must register beforehand. Free to facility members, $10 per family for nonmembers. ❑ Meadowbrook neighborhood tour and dessert potluck, 7 p.m. Aug. 17. Join friends and neighbors to learn about this historic area of the Valley. Learn about the platting of the town, the builders involved, and the businesses and people who flourished here. Find your home in old photos. Bring a dessert or snack to share, or simply show up at Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend.

Activities for children are available. Call Dave Battey at 8311900 or email dave_battey@ msn.com to learn more. ❑ Railroad Days, Aug. 17-19, Northwest Railway Museum,

38625 S.E. King St. ❑ Small Group Training Series TRX, a body-weight suspension system you can use as a tool for your workout routine, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 20, Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, open to all, $10 per person ❑ Boeing Classic, Aug. 20-26, TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, 36005 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie ❑ U-Pick blueberries at Bybee-Nims Blueberry Farm, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Sept.

16. Call 888-0821 to confirm the farm is open. Farm is at 42930 S.E. 92nd St., North Bend.

Blueberries are $1.95 per pound, cash or check only. ❑ Summer matinees at the North Bend Theatre — “Honey, I Shrunk The Kids,” (noon Aug. 21-23), rated PG, free ❑ Evenings Around the Campfire, 7 and 8 p.m., Aug. 24 at the Cedar Falls Watershed Education Center 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E., North Bend.

Learn about nature while sharing snacks and activities around a campfire. Evening includes a stroll through the center. $5 per family, ages 4 and older.

Call 206-733-9421 or 831-6780 to learn more or email crwprograms@seattle.gov ❑ Explore Old Growth Forest, 9 a.m. Aug. 25 at the Cedar River Watershed Education Center. Join botanist Clay Antieau as he visits old forests in both high and low elevations. Hikes will include trips to Findley Lake. Learn the importance of old growth forest and what Seattle does to manage second-growth forests so they function like older forests. Trip is rain or shine and involves 1-2 miles of hiking through moderately rugged terrain; $15 per person. ❑ Tap Water Tours of the Cedar River Municipal watershed are at 9:45 a.m. most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until Aug. 26. Tours, by reservation only, last two and a half hours and cost $10 for adults, $5 for seniors. Children 10 or older accompanied by an adult pay $5 as well. The tour occurs by foot and by bus into the river-fed watershed. See the source of your tap water and hear stories of this unparalleled watershed. Register by calling 206-733-9421 or emailing crwprograms@seattle.gov. ❑ The Snoqualmie Valley Museum presents: “Beyond Smokey: The USFS In The Snoqualmie Valley,” 1-5 p.m.

Saturdays through Tuesdays, 320 Bendigo Blvd. S., North Bend ❑ North Bend Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 13, Si View Park, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive Submit an item to the community calendar by emailing smoraga@snovalleystar.com or go to www.snovalleystar.com.

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Washington Conservation Corps seeks new members with the Department of Ecology.

In recent years, Washington The teams maintaining the trails Conservation Corps restored trails and on state and King County lands often streams in the Issaquah area. include members of the Washington In September 2010, a crew gathered at Conservation Corps — a fresh-out-ofTaylor Creek, not far from the Cedar Hills college bunch eager to earn experience in Regional Landfill, to set up fencing to the environmental field. prevent beavers from damming a stretch Like the New Deal-era Civilian of the creek near roads.

Conservation Corps, the 21st-century In the past, beaver dams contributed equivalent enlists young adults to tackle to flooding at a nearby intersection. habitat and infrastructure projects.

Months later, Washington The state Conservation Corps Department of members ascended Ecology needs appliSquak Mountain to By the numbers cants to fill 300 serjoin a Mountains vice positions in 16 Washington Conservation Corps to Sound Greenway counties throughout members notched many accomTrust program to the state. plishments last year: upgrade trails and Members earn ❑ 940,000 trees and shrubs carve drainage $9.04 per hour and planted ditches at Squak receive a $5,550 ❑ 1,100 acres of fish and wildlife Mountain State AmeriCorps educahabitat improved or restored Park, a popular hiktion award upon ❑ 400 miles of recreational trails ing destination. completing the serimproved The state program vice year. is part of AmeriCorps The award may — a national serWhat to know be used for student vice program creThe upcoming Washington loans or future ated in 1993 — but Conservation Corps service year tuition expenses. the Washington starts Oct. 1 and ends Sept. 19, 2013.

The program is Conservation Corps Applicants must be between 18 and supported by more predates the national 25. People interested in the program than $7 million in effort by a decade. can apply at www.ecy.wa.gov/wcc/ state and federal The state created memberpositions.html. The state funds. the Washington Department of Ecology is also recruitTypical activiConservation Corps ing up to 14 crew supervisors at ties for participants in 1983 to provide www.ecy.wa.gov/wcc/supervisor.html. include planting jobs and work traintrees and veging for about 1,600 etation, repairing young adults. stream and streamIn 1994, the proside habitat, constructing and upgrading gram started receiving federal AmeriCorps trails, building fencing and providing funding, allowing crews to carry out onenvironmental education. the-ground projects across the state.

Crews also help communities cope Organizers said the Washington prowith natural disasters by responding to gram has provided training for more than incidents and removing flood, fire and 1,700 adults over the years. other debris.

Nowadays, a program called the Puget Members also participate in flood SoundCorps supplements the longtime response, wildland firefighting and agenda. marine debris cleanup.

Leaders formed Puget SoundCorps last Local communities and organizations year to complete projects on public lands rely on the Washington Conservation designed to help carry out the Puget Corps to complete environmental projSound Partnership’s plan for restoring the ects by forming cost-share agreements waterway.

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Developer impact fee to increase The North Bend City Council voted July 17 to increase its stormwater impact fee, which hasn’t changed since the city formed a stormwater utility in 2001.

Public Works Director Ron Garrow told the council that revenues from the capital facility charge, a one-time upfront fee for developers, has not kept up with increasing construction

costs in the area.

The Engineering News Record construction cost index for the Seattle area indicates that costs have increased 23.51 percent since 2001.

Garrow said the impact fee established in 2001 was $550, and said increasing that base charge by 23.51 percent would bring the new fee to $679.31.

He also suggested that the impact fee be adjusted annually, just like the city’s water, sewer and transportation impact

fees, to which the council agreed.

Councilman Ross Loudenback pointed out that the fee could either increase or decrease, depending on the ENR index.

Councilman Jonathan Rosen also wanted to make it clear that the fee was for developers, not residential customers.

The new fee passed 5-0.

Councilmembers David Cook and Jeanne Pettersen were excused from the meeting.