Snoqualmie Valley Record, December 28, 2011

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What a year it was! Relive 2011 through Valley Record photos Pages 8-9

Mount Si girls get things back on track with dual wins Page 7

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‘Jimmy Mac’s’ legacy lives on

Vol. 98, No. 31

Life on the street is cold and hard, but some locals are warming things up

Scholarship, sports award recall the spirit of the late James McKiernan

BY CAROL LADWIG Staff Reporter

BY SETH TRUSCOTT AND CAROL LADWIG Valley Record Staff

Classmates Eric Forslin, Greg Gebhard and Ryan Reed remember a bitter moment in the autumn of 2005, when Mount Si’s state football hopes stopped one just game shy of the playoffs.

Following a heartbreaking loss to rival Mercer Island, varsity players walked silently onto the bus for home.

When the driver inquired how the game went, no one spoke. Then center James McKiernan broke the silence with a well-timed wisecrack: Just drive, he told the bus driver in no uncertain terms, eliciting smiles from his teammates.

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The invisible people

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An EF&R firefighter works to control a home fire in rural Preston Thursday morning, Dec. 220.

The home was a total loss, but the couple living there escaped uninjured.

The fire is believed to have been accidental.

Some day soon, Joey Bradshaw is going to be warm again. It will be only temporary, while he’s recovering from shoulder surgery in a transitional home, but he hopes that it will mark a turning point for him.

If all goes well, he envisions a quick recuperation, so he can get back to work soon, buy a cell phone and call his kids in Oregon to let them know he’s OK. Longer term, he might—maybe—be able to save some money and get a place, if he can find a roommate who’s not on drugs.

Until then, he says, picking his way through rocks on a bank of the South Fork of the Snoqualmie ‘The invisible people’ is River, he’ll the first of a two-part series just enjoy his on the lives of the homeless spectacular in the Snoqualmie Valley. views of the elk, raccoons and other wildlife that go past his place, and continue to live with the cold, the wind, the midnight taggers and other vandals.

Faces of homelessness

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Sheltering under a highway bridge in North Bend, Joey Bradshaw has been homeless for 12 years, one of several dozen people who live on the streets of the Upper Valley. A former logger who has struggled with divorce, health and drug issues, he is doubtful about regaining a roof over his head. “I hope for our economy to get better, so that things could turn around for even I,” he says.

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Preston home destroyed by fire Early a.m. blaze guts couple’s house

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One firefighter was injured while battling an early-morning blaze in the 8300 block of 293 Avenue Southeast in Preston Thursday, Dec. 22. The injury, burns to the face, was the only one reported in the incident, which began at 2:45 a.m. when the couple living there called 9-1-1 to report their garage and carport were on fire.

The fire quickly spread from the garage to the two-story home, but the couple, said to be in their 50s, was able to escape without injury.

Firefighters faced several challenges in stopping the blaze, which was contained to the property. However, the fire destroyed the home and nearby buildings, and damaged some of the large trees around the home.

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Heavy smoke and flames poured out of the garage as the first units from Eastside Fire & Rescue arrived on the scene, but because the home wasn’t located near any hydrants, they had to call for mutual aid water tankers. Departments from Fall City, Duvall, Snoqualmie and Maple Valley also responded, bringing a total of four tanker trucks.

The trucks ran a relay from the Shell station on Southeast High Point Way to the home, across the freeway overpass and down 293rd. Icy road conditions at that time of night made battling the fire more difficult, said fire investigator Craig Muller of the King

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A garage fire early Thursday morning destroyed the garage and a nearby home and damaged several trees on the property before firefighters could completely extinguish the flames.

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“It heavily damaged the house. It took it to the foundation, literally,” Muller said. “It makes a really good reminder… if you want to live out in the natural areas of King County, install fire sprinklers.”

Muller was one of three fire investigators to inspect the home, and said they suspect that a short in an electrical appliance or wiring in the garage started the fire.

“From what we can see, it was energized at the time of the fire,” he said, adding that it was most likely an accident, but the final cause would be determined after further testing of the items.

The couple was believed to be staying with nearby family members.

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A public grand opening of the Snoqualmie Community Center and Snoqualmie Valley YMCA is 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21.

All are welcome to celebrate the completion of the center, located at 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie Ridge.

Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson; Bob Gilbertson, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Seattle; and Snoqualmie Valley YMCA Executive Director Dave Mayer will speak about the project’s realization and the developments to come. Following the dedication, the facility will open for tours.

An open house will be hosted by the Snoqualmie Valley YMCA from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with activities for all ages. YMCA staff will register new members and give tours of the Health & Well-Being Center, gym, Youth Development Center, Community Activity Room, and other facility amenities.

Program information will be available about ongoing YMCA activities and special events for children, teens, and adults.

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INVISIBLE FROM 1 He ducks his head to walk under the bridge deck and then, straightening, gestures to a loose circle of huge rocks tucked up under the abutment. There’s a rumpled blanket lying on the ground in the center of the circle, and a small candle.

“This is me,” he says.

A short way upstream, under a different bridge, Greg Hoeffer, commonly known as Frosty, doesn’t seem to mind the cold. He’s wrapped his bare feet in several layers of plastic bags, and tied a blanket around his middle. He doggedly avoids answering North Bend Police Chief Mark Toner’s questions about whether he’s warm enough, or needs anything.

It’s hard to say what Frosty does mind, aside from visitors.

One second, he’s talking about the rafting accident (never happened) that stranded him here yesterday, and the next, he says, “I’ve been here all my life.” A few minutes later, he asks, “You got a food bank around here?” (It’s within walking distance.)

He’s not from this planet, he says, and has no age or memory.

Parachutes, Andy Warhol, and his advancement beyond the use of names and numbers also figure in his conversation with Toner, who’s checking on several known homeless camps.

“A hundred percent of the time, it’s like that with him,” Toner says as he leaves Frosty in solitude.

Dozens here The Upper Valley has a small, but diverse homeless population. Estimates from agencies like the Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank, church groups and Hopelink all put the count at between 20 and 30 people, but no one knows for sure how many they are. Some of them are struggling poor like Joey, who has an income but can’t afford the rent. Some have run away or been disowned from their families, some lost everything to addictions or mental illness, and some just prefer life on the street.

Harold Erland, a representative for the Salvation Army and the outreach efforts of the Valley Ministerial Association and North Bend Community Church, sees homeless every week, during his office hours at the church next to the food bank, and he knows many of their stories.

“We have a lot of long-term homeless,” he said. For some, “It’s their choice to be independent… They don’t want interference in their lives, but if they ask, we help.”

The hitch is that very few ask.

Owen Rooney, a volunteer at the food bank in North Bend is starting to feel frustrated by that tendency. For the last month, he’s been connecting with a few homeless people, to find out what they need to get through the winter, and trying to reach more.

“Man, it is hard as hell to find these people!” he declared.

Although he’s supplied the people who he does know with the essentials to make it through the winter, mainly tents and tarps, he wants to reach the others he’s sure are out in the woods, in need.

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Looking to contact local homeless, North Bend Police Chief Mark Toner explores the underside of a Valley bridge. Toner keeps tabs on about two dozen homeless people living in North Bend.

“These people really do need some help,” he said. “During the summer, you don’t hear about homeless people, but when the first cold weather came, that’s when everybody went ‘uh-oh!’ … those Sally Bags are nice, but they won’t keep you alive at night.”

People have died in camp, Toner said, but none in the past few years.

Helping hand Donations of socks, gloves, hats, and personal products for “Sally Bags” have poured into the food bank since operations manager Krista Holmberg introduced the idea in mid-November. Volunteers keep bags in their cars, and can give them to homeless people when they see them.

Larger donations like propane tanks and propane burners have also been arriving steadily, in part thanks to Rooney, who let people know what his homeless contacts were asking for.

Rooney’s not at all surprised.

Where to find help “The Snoqualmie Valley is really a generous group of peoTo donate or get help yourself, ple,” he said, “I guess it’s because the Valley has several resources: it’s smaller towns.”

Salvation Army: Call (425) 452-7300, Many groups are doing outor stop by North Bend Community reach programs for the homeChurch on Wednesdays. less. At the Mount Si Helping Mount Si Helping Hand Food Hand Food Bank, Holmberg Bank: Call (425) 888-0096, visit mtsifoodbank.org, or stop by 122 established a small section of E Third Street, North Bend. items specifically for homeless people, such as foods that don’t Sno-Valley Hopelink: Call (425) 333-4163, or visit 31957 E. need cooking, and cans with Commercial St., Carnation. pull-top lids. Seven churches have joined efforts to serve a hot meal every Wednesday while the food bank is open, and have served more than 100 people weekly of late. Jane Rosenkranz is training and recruiting new crocheters to help her Calvary Chapel group create sleeping bag mats, which are then given to anyone who asks for one at the hot meal.

Erland manages funds for three groups, the Salvation Army, Valley Ministerial Association, and the North Bend Community Church, to provide bus passes for people who lack transportation, and emergency financial assistance such as the occasional hotel voucher for shelter. Hopelink offers the same services in the Lower Valley. King County Sheriff’s Deputies in North Bend distribute hats, gloves, boots, and sleeping bags to the homeless, when a volunteer or a grant has provided for them.

Toner tried, in vain, to give Frosty a pair of boots during his visit, and it’s clear that he’s tried before. With Joey, he has a mentor-like rapport, remembering some of Joey’s experiences —a stabbing for example—better than Joey does himself.

Toner feels that it’s part of his job to not only keep an eye on the outdoor residents of the city, but also to look out for them.

“Just because they’re homeless, doesn’t mean they’re crooks,” he said.

Homelessness itself isn’t illegal, just camping within city limits.

Some homeless are pretty good neighbors, too. Toner referred to three homeless men he’d recently met, who helped prevent a bridge on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail from burning on Monday, Dec. 19. One of the men rode his bicycle to a gas station to call the fire department, while the other two tried to put out the flames, which someone had started underneath the bridge in the creosote-soaked timbers.

Under Joey’s concrete bridge, there’s no fire hazard, but he can’t have a fire for warmth. It attracts too much attention. Instead, he jokes that the candle is his heat source.

The way he really stays warm is by moving. “I try to keep busy, keep my head right,” he said. Up at dawn every morning, Joey fills his day with errands and talks with his best friend, Richard, and church on Sundays.

“I’m usually good… I have a hard time sleeping anyway.”

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The offer, from developer Larry Claunch’s One Hundred Sands corporation, proposes a partnership with the tribe in developing a resort and casino on Denarau Island, on the west coast of Fiji, in early 2012, and possibly a second casino at Suva, on the southeast coast, to be built later.

It’s an intriguing proposal, said Tribal Administrator Matt Mattson, for several reasons. One is that Claunch was recently awarded the country’s first gambling license, giving him exclusive ownership of all gambling activities at the tourist destination.

“That steady stream of tourists presents a healthy market,” Mattson said. “The tribe thinks it would be an excellent opportunity to assist and mentor another indig-

enous culture… as they get into operating a gaming facility in their country.”

Finally, the timing was opportune. In July, Mattson said the tribal council had just finalized eight priorities for the coming year, and economic development through diversification was high on the list. Within a few months, Donald Sampson, executive director of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, met with the Snoqualmie council to suggest the partnership with One Hundred Sands as an investment opportunity.

Having nurtured the Snoqualmie Casino through three years of economic recession since its opening in November, 2008, the tribe has valuable experience and expertise to share. The casino was not only the cheapest and biggest startup venture in tribal casinos in Washington, he said, but it also has never lost money.

“The tribe has never not paid its bills,” Mattson said. Revenue from the casino has still not met the initial projections from the 2006 plans, and the tribe, banking on higher returns, was forced to eliminate its police force, and cut staff salaries by 20 percent, among other budget cuts in 2008 and 2009. However, by

2010, the casino had experienced 40 percent growth, and was taking market share from its competitors while overall gaming activity in the Puget Sound area has decreased. Further, it plans to start making per capita distributions of tribal profits to its membership in the coming year.

That experience alone could be extremely valuable to the Fiji casino, Mattson said. The tribe has also been asked for a $1 million investment, which he says “is very real money, but the riskreward ratio seems reasonable.”

Mattson visited the future casino site earlier this year, and three tribal council members, chairwoman Shelley Burch, Pat Barker, and Jake Repin, were there this week, to assess the possibilities.

Ousted councilmember Kanium Ventura spoke against the investment which he claims Mattson initiated, and called for his dismissal over the issue.

“This is a sad thing, to invest overseas on something like this.” Ventura wrote in an e-mail message to the council and many others, saying that the tribe should focus on bond debt. “This is a Native American Tribe, not a corporation.”

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Hi Fall City Neighbors, we thought we’d drop you all a note and let you know that our Christmas light display this year (on Southeast 42nd Street) is actually sequenced to Christmas music.

So if you like, you can tune in on 87.7 FM and listen while the lights blink.

Otherwise they’re just blinky lights.

I’ve checked for any radio stations in our area that might be using that frequency and as far as I can tell, none do.

However, if any of you happen to know of a local radio station on that frequency, please let me know and we’ll search for another to put our music on.

The show presently consists of three different Christmas songs that the lights are sequenced to. It starts every night at 5 p.m. and runs every half hour until 10 p.m. then shuts down. The radio broadcast is only during those hours.

Enjoy the show.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Heartfelt thanks for toy help With the demand for toys

increasing since 2009, the kindness and generosity of the people in the Snoqualmie Valley has shone brightly this holiday season. The Snoqualmie Valley Toy Drive doubled the toys received from the past two years combined!

Hundreds of terrific new toys were collected including four brand-new bicycles to benefit the Kiwanis Giving Tree.

A special thanks goes out to Deputy Amy Jarboe for all her hard work in expanding the toy drive to the King County Sheriff ’s Office in North Bend and hosting a special visit from Santa Claus.

We appreciate the Sheriff’s Office allowing her to use their facilities to collect so many toys.

Thanks to everyone who contributed wonderful gifts this year. While you couldn’t see the smiles on their faces, you can be certain that you made a little girl or boy happy this Christmas and helped a family in need.

Thank you so much and have a wonderful holiday!

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This week in Valley history

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Thursday, Dec. 28, 1961: The new Snoqualmie Post Office, across the street from the fire hall, will open Saturday, Dec. 30. The Post Office was housed at Falls Printing Co. t 5XP 8FZFSIBVTFS DSFXT IBWF TFU new safety records. The filing crew was recognized for not having a losttime accident since January, 1954, and the Silvacel plant, for not having any accidents since December, 1958.

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In partnership with the Humane Society, we provide pet food to over 250 dogs and cats each month in low-income households.

I’d also like to thank Pooch-Play, Pet Place Market, Mark’s Pet Pals, and the Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank for their generous donations and support. You all make this local, independent program happen.

In gratitude, woof, meow.

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ON THE SCANNER Fall City Fire District WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21 SEIZURE: At 8:10 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of an 81-year-old man with a seizure. He was evaluated and transported to Overlake Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

MONDAY, DEC. 19 CAR VERSUS DEER: At 7:25 a.m., firefighters responded to a car-versus-deer auto accident along the Fall City-Carnation Road. There were no injuries, however the vehicle did sustain moderate damage and required a tow.

ASSISTANCE: At 5:05 p.m., firefighters responded to assist a 77-year-old man. He was assisted back up without injuries and released to stay at home.

SATURDAY, DEC. 17 CAR ACCIDENT: At 2:29 p.m., firefighters responded to a rollover motor vehicle accident. One patient was treated at the scene for minor injuries and sent to Swedish of Issaquah via a private vehicle.

ARM FRACTURE: At 9:55 p.m., firefighters responded to a young boy who fell and fractured his arm. He was treated and transported to Children’s Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

Two more host families needed for Korean students Ten students from Gangjin, Korea will arrive on Wednesday, Jan. 4 for a student exchange at Mount Si High School. Two of the students still need to be placed with host families.

The students will stay with the host families through January 28. During those weeks, the host family will provide housing and meals for the student and will share cultural traditions and lifestyles. This opportunity could be one of a family’s most rewarding experiences.

For more information about being a student’s home away from home, contact Tina McCollum at valent6222@ aol.com. This program is sponsored by the Snoqualmie Sister Cities Association.

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serious moment, Lisk noted that if the city had had the light four years ago, his son might not have been badly injured attempting to cross Tolt Avenue to get to Tolt MacDonald Park.

Another former council member, Laurie Clinton attended the ceremony. In her seven years on council (2000 to 2007), she remembered working toward the traffic light, in partnership with the Snoqualmie Tribe and others.

“It’s nice to see what can happen when we work together,” she said.

Clinton was recognized in the ceremony, as were the design firm, Department of Transportation officials, King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert, who called the city project coordinated by the county a “true partnership,” and promised more to come, and Tribal Administrator Matt Mattson, who recalled when the Snoqualmie Tribe, which has a cultural center on the busy intersection, first got involved more than seven years ago.

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Carnation Elementary crossing guard Ashlyn Farnworth, center, pushes the button to light up the pedestrian crosswalk signs at the Morrison Street intersection last Thursday. Celebrating with her are King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert, Carnation Mayor Lee Grumman, Principal Doug Poage, and crossing guard supervisor Yvette Hunt. involved in the project, which received $137,000 from the Bureau of Indian

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Lynn Gombinski declared.

The driver of the little red Volkswagen Bug was lined up at the intersection of Entwistle Street and Tolt Avenue in Carnation, waiting for the city’s first traffic light to be activated on a cool and rainy morning, Thursday, Dec. 15.

“I’ve been waiting for this light for years! I want to be the first one through!” announced the longtime Carnation resident.

Paula and Paul Butzi were also waiting for the light to turn on.

“It’s Carnation! Exciting things are happening!” said Paula, adding that the couple has been very involved in the community for years, although they live outside of the city proper.

“I’m really excited!” said Stuart Lisk, the city councilman chosen to flip the switch and activate the light.

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Following the activation of the traffic light, the group moved north, to the new lighted crosswalk at Morrison Street, across from Carnation Elementary School. Principal Doug Poage did the honors to activate the crosswalk signal, then immediately tested the button, and stood smiling up at the flashing lights.

When Gombinski finally got her green light, she made a parade of it, waving an American flag and slowly moving through the intersection, to applause from those gathered for the ceremony. Ironically, she turned right onto Tolt.

Nearly 1,000 runners participated in the fourth annual Turkey Trot Fun Run at Cascade Elementary School on Saturday, Nov. 13.

Staff and students from all five Snoqualmie Valley elementary schools were invited to participate in the run and community breakfast, which raised about $10,000.

Proceeds from the event will be divided up among the five PTSAs based on participation in the race.

The money will be used primarily to improve and fund the athletic/fitness programs at the five schools.

There was a friendly competition among schools for the highest level of participation. The winner received an extra $500 donation from an anonymous donor. Cascade View Elementary won this competition with 47.3 percent participation.

Close behind was Snoqualmie Elementary with 45.59 percent.

Of the 982 participants, the actual numbers by school are: Cascade View, 323; Snoqualmie Elementary, 295; North Bend Elementary, 156; Fall City Elementary, 121; and Opstad, 87.

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Following a tough 37-23 loss to Lakeside on Saturday, Dec. 17, the Mount Si girls basketball team had something to prove.

Last week, they proved they could shoot strong and win, in two back-to-back wins over Nathan Hale and Eastside Christian.

The Wildcats dominated Hale, 60-39, in a Tuesday, Dec.

SMS Eagles are champs Snoqualmie Middle School’s varsity seventh grade girls basketball team started its season running and ended it running by opponents, fast-breaking their way to an undefeated season at 8-0, and earning a league championship.

The team demonstrated great qualities, through running, looking for the open girl, hustling on defense, and finding scoring opportunities, coaches said.

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Above, Mount Si’s Katie Swain and Kelsey Lindor pressure a Hale Raider who claimed a rebound under the Wildcat basket. Right, senior Alex Welsh moves the ball during play Tuesday at home.

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20, home game, then traveled to Eastside Catholic to pick up a 58-40 win on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

“We were ready to come back and win,” senior Shelby Peerboom commented following Tuesday’s game. “I have to give it to everybody—everybody’s working hard.”

“I expect the girls to do the same thing every night: play all four quarters, finish their shots, rebound and play good defense,” head coach Megan Botulinski said.

Following their off night on Saturday, the girls worked all day Monday on shooting, trying to get the kinks worked out. That work paid off: The team had 23 points in the first quarter, more than they had all night last Saturday.

Peerboom had 14 points, swing post Darian Michaud had 10 points, junior forward Molly Sellers and senior post Jordan Riley had nine points, senior Alex Welsh had six and junior forward Katy Lindor had five.

“All around, the starters had a good game,” Botulinski said.

“They’re on fire.”

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Contestants emerge from the final Warrior Dash mud crawl on July 15, 2011. More than 24,000 partic

Never a du Top, in January, Jeff Groshell and son Trevor inspect the flooded entrance to their family’s golf course at Fall City. Groshell was surprised by fast flooding over the Martin Luther King Jr., holiday weekend.

Above, in May, the Mount Si High School baseball team—from left, Trevor Taylor, Tim Proudfoot, coach Elliott Cribby and ballboy Ryan Jarchow—celebrates with the WIAA 3A state trophy. Mount Si won, 5-4, over Shorewood, Saturday, May 28, in Tacoma.

Right, in April, driver Matthew Johnson digs up the final stretch of a Global RallyCross heat at Snoqualmie’s Old Mill Adventure Park. The race drew pro drivers, ESPN coverage—and a contentious annexation debate—to Snoqualmie.

Below, in June, North Fork property owners Jan and Robert “Sully” Sullivan stand on the decaying Shake Mill Left Levee outside North Bend.

The Sullivans watched as erosion steadily encroached on their home.

2011 Photo Year in Review

Despite challenges, Valley changed, amazed in 2011 Even in tough times, the Snoqualmie Valley never stagnates.

While the past year has seen the marks of economic struggle—shuttered storefronts, women praying for the survival of businesses—nothing ever stayed still or silent in 2011.

We saw ‘minor’ floods soak the Valley, future homes change hands on Snoqualmie Ridge, and the rise of medical marijuana in places like Preston’s Kind Alternative.

Construction of some long-awaited projects, like the new North Bend Fire Station, the Snoqualmie Community Center, or the Snoqualmie Valley Veteran’s Memorial, marked the year.

So did the advent of ‘adventure’ sports such as DirtFish Rally School driving, which drew big attention when annexation plans revved up this year, or major footraces like the Warrior Dash, which created gridlock and opportunity on North Bend streets.

And we met amazing people, from DuWayne Bailey, who writes more than 60 valentines to all the ladies and kids in his life, to Darby Summers, who risked his own life to save another in the cold waters of the Snoqualmie last June.

Revisit the year that was through these Valley Record photos.

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Above, in September, senior Chase Carlson holds the ball for junior Cameron Van Winkle during practice. Van Winkle, a junior and the varsity kicker since ninth grade, crushed Mount Si’s school field goal records.

Below, praying for the prosperity of all Valley businesses, an informal women’s circle meets with North Bend café owner Kyle Twede in February. From left are Terri Mattison, Samantha Van Nyhuis, Twede, Jo Anderson, and Karen Nelson.

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Snoqualmie has the highest youth population of any city in King County.

Left, in June, North Fork hydropower proponent Thom Fischer spoke about plans for power plant and dam upriver from Ernie’s Grove.

Above right, Snoqualmie Tribe member Jessy Lucas performs a blessing at the newly unveiled Snoqualmie Valley Veteran Memorial on Nov. 11.

Right, penning 60 Valentine’s cards for friends, family and sweethearts, Snoqualmie’s DuWayne Bailey gets plenty of hugs in return.

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Sallal Grange plans family game night The Valley’s Sallal Grange hosts a Community Game Night, 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at the Grange building, 12912 432nd Ave. S.E., North Bend.

Visitors are welcome, as are families. Bring a favorite board or card game to share; there are plenty of tables and chairs at the Grange Hall.

You can sign up ahead of time at the Sallal Grange Facebook page. Game nights will be held regularly on the last Wednesday of each month.

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Keys to two cities for Snoqualmie’s Battey, chamber awards for Garcia, Cook, Finaghty’s, hospital Valley historian and Snoqualmie resident Dave Battey accepted the keys to two cities Friday, Dec. 9, at the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards luncheon.

North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing and Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson presented keys to both cities to Battey, recipient of the chamber’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

In other awards, local businessmen Chris Garcia, of Frankie’s Pizza, and Brent Cook, of Front Row Graphics, were recipients of the chamber’s Executive Committee Award. The chamber’s Volunteer of the Year is Mary Lou Dreher.

Business of the Year went to Finaghty’s Irish Pub owners Phil Stafford and Lisa McChord.

The chamber’s President’s Award went to Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, represented

by Administrator Rodger McCollum. McCollum, incidentally, accepted the gavel from Gregory Malcolm as the 2012 Chamber Board President. Malcolm, the outgoing president, has served two years.

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DELIVERY FROM 7 In three solid quarters of intense ball, Botulinski kept things fresh with some creative subbing. She brought in JV part-timers Darian Michaud, Elizabeth Prewitt and Kelsey Lindor for a playing-time boost. “It allows them to take care of the things they need to work on, and come on up for var-

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In Wednesday’s game, Peerboom again led with 15 points, followed by Sellers and Lindor with eight apiece.

Mount Si is now 4-3 overall.

The Mount Si girls face Cascade at the KingCo/WesCo Challenge Tournament, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Juanita High School. Then, they play Glacier Peak and Redmond at the tournament.

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With no holds barred on his sense of humor, or his heart, James was the backbone of the team, whose love for friends and the Valley still echoes after his untimely death at age 23 earlier this month. “James shaped the Valley,� said Reed, who remembers how his friend inspired peers, teammate and coaches. “Jimmy loved all his teammates,�

Forslin added. “That’s what made our team so special.�

James Michael McKiernan’s legacy lives on in other ways. Mount Si High School has started JAMES MCKIERNAN a memorial football scholarship in his name, meant to help deserving players with the cost of competition.

In an additional tribute, Mount Si head football coach Charlie Kinnune announced the James McKiernan Best Teammate award, which will go annually to the player who best characterizes ‘Jimmy Mac.’ The first recipient is senior and 2011 co-captain Sherman Hutcherson. “James was the ultimate teammate,� Kinnune said. “James represented hard work, enthusiasm and great loyalty. He rarely missed an opportunity to get better. He was compelled to serve his coaches and his teammates when they needed him most.�

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Born in 1988 to Jim and Karen McKiernan, James grew up in North Bend, quickly becoming active in Little League baseball, hub basketball and Viking Youth Football (now known as Junior Wildcat football). While he loved many sports—and also had many fans as a child columnist with sister Lynnae at his parents’ newspaper, the Valley Record—the gridiron was always his focus, and he made lifelong friends through football. A natural center in the Viking program, he became a ballboy for Mount Si High School coach Charlie Kinnune, who paid close attention to James. “He worked so hard to be the best ball boy he could be,� Kinnune said. “He wanted so badly to please.�

When James got older, he passed on what he knew to younger boys, including Kinnune’s own son. He entered high school with great anticipation, but hit a stumbling block in his sophomore year, when he wasn’t getting the play time he expected. So, James asked to play C-team football, left his classmates behind, and became a leader of the younger boys. “How many kids do you know who are willing to do that, to leave their peer group, to move down to get better?� Kinnune said. “He had great vision. That vision served him well.� His team went on to do great things the next year. “That was the year that we really turned the corner,� Kinnune said. “The three previous falls we really struggled with our record, discipline issues. It was James and his teammates who got together, and said, ‘This is it.’�

In his senior year, James was part of the first senior class to play in a brand-new stadium and train in a new weight room. “James used that weight room and taught everybody how to use it,� Kinnune said.

The head coach remembers James as a personable, feeling, emotional young man. “You’d never hear him say a negative thing about anybody,� Kinnune said.

The coach saw James last fall at the annual Scarlet and Grey game. “I didn’t recognize him,� Kinnune said.

Standing along the stadium fence, sporting sunglasses and a red goatee, “he had turned into a man.� “As I was walking away, he said, ‘Hey old man,

To Kinnune, football is all about relationships.

After the season is over, “you don’t remember the bad calls, the wins or losses,� Kinnune said. “You remember the relationships.�

Those relationships were still tangible, years after James had moved on.

Forslin remembers how James “would take his coat off his back for anyone‌ He would help you out, no matter what.â€?

Classmates at Central Washington University, where James studied after graduating from high school in 2007, said he was the still the same way as a college man.

Ellensburg classmate Seth Shy, now a state fisheries employee, said James would help others and refuse any reward. “He was the reason I didn’t drop out,� said college friend Andy Rose, who recalls James as a great listener, who buckled down in college and inspired friends to do the same.

James had the typical college experience, graduating from Central last June. His parents urged him to develop genuine relationships and follow every lead. He landed a job as a seed salesman for Connell Grain Growers in the TriCities, and was making a home and on his way to a promising future. “He was going places,� said friend Corey Lindberg, who spoke at a December 10 memorial service at Mount Si High School. “Jimmy Mac made it, and he did it in a short time. He was one of the hardest-working people I knew.

He had a vision of the places he could go‌ He was talking about moving up and changing the company.�

James’ plans were cut short in an accident early on Sunday, Dec. 4, when he was hit and killed by two cars while walking on a Pasco highway. His death stunned many like Lindberg, who saw such a bright future ahead.

Learning of the memorial football scholarship, Mount Si teammates said that it matches their friend’s personality to a tee. “That’s awesome,� Forslin said. “He would have done that for anyone, if he was in that situation.�

Always home Many Valley residents came together with James’ family this month to remember how he changed this place. That process amazed Snoqualmie Valley Alliance Church pastor Monty Wright. “One of the powerful things about the Snoqualmie Valley is our intense desire to stay connected,� Wright said.

When James died, it was “a very sad day in the Wildcat football community,� Kinnune said. “Our coaches are pretty broken up.� “James was just an awesome kid,� said Cindy Walker, a close friend to the McKiernans, among hundreds who took part in the service, police-escorted procession and burial in Fall City, and memorial luncheon afterwards at Mount Si High. “We know that he shaped your characters as much as you shaped his,� father Jim McKiernan told friends at the Dec. 10 memorial service.

The family may have moved away three years ago, but has always considered the Valley home. “James was able to grow up here, watched over by all of you,� Jim McKiernan said. For that, he is grateful. “He had a full life, having loved, having achieved his goals and shared his amazing smile,� Jim said. “He truly was a gift to all of us.� t .FNPSJBM EPOBUJPOT DBO CF NBEF UP UIF James McKiernan memorial scholarship fund at Mount Si High School, (425) 831-8100.

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