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Serious lessons mingle with fun in evacuation drill
Swap old Halloween costumes at Totz, Macaroni Kid event Every kid’s favorite holiday just got more parent- and planet-friendly, thanks to Costume Swap Day. Between now and October 7, parents can drop off swap-worthy costumes at Totz Drop-N-Play, 249 Main Ave. S., Suite E, in North Bend. In exchange, they’ll be given a ticket for the swap day, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Totz. Totz is offering a free stay-and-play the day of the event with a Halloween craft and $10 off a future visit. To learn more, visit snoqualmievalley.macaronikid.com.
Students, teachers train on Carnation dam route BY CAROL LADWIG Staff Reporter
Snoqualmie’s ‘Dark Trail’ offers scares Night on a Dark Trail, a volunteer-run haunted trail opening Oct. 27 on Snoqualmie Ridge, is 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, and starts at the east parking lot of the Trailside building, 35131 S.E. Douglas St., three buildings down from the Snoqualmie Police Station. The haunted trail is appropriate for children age 10 and older, as it is dark and contains scary scenes. The event includes a Jack O’ Lantern display and hay maze suitable for all ages. Visit http://nightonadarktrail.weebly.com for information.
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Kindergarten teacher Vanessa Hair walks backward to watch her students on the mile-long evacuation drill hike from Carnation Elementary School to Tolt Highlands Road.
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A thick fog muffled the warning siren, but it was loud enough. By the time Carnation Elementary Principal Doug Poage was done announcing that the Tolt Dam breach evacuation drill was in progress Wednesday Sept. 27, students and teachers were filing down the sidewalk toward the class checkpoint. “New students, over here!” one teacher announced. A few children, mostly Kindergartners, clustered around her looking excited, while most, veterans of the drill, were cleared after a quick headcount by their teachers to do their part of the evacuation. “This is actually a partial drill this year,” explained Poage. Every other year, both Carnation Elementary School and Tolt Middle School complete a full evacuation of the school buildings, in preparation for a possible breach of the South Fork Tolt Dam above and east of Carnation. Teachers and staff march with students more than a mile, along the Snoqualmie Valley Trail then up Entwistle to the Tolt Highlands Road and the emergency evacuation site for the city of Carnation. In alternate years, only students new to the school such as Kindergartners at Carnation Elementary, and sixth graders at Tolt, complete the full evacuation. The rest, like Christie Isler’s class, make a circuit of a couple of city blocks then, celebrating their survival for another year, head back to class within about 20 minutes. SEE DRILL, 15
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Avoid falling at Senior Center’s free ‘fall festival’ Come to the Sno Valley Senior Center’s temporary home at Camp Don Bosco, 1401 327th Ave. NE, on Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to noon, and learn four simple things you can do to significantly reduce your chance of falling. Lots of freebies and door prizes are offered, plus tips to make your home safer. The event is free. Participants who also get their flu shots at the event will receive a fresh-baked cookie. The event is sponsored by Eastside Fire and Rescue’s Shape-up program.