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Snoqualmie woman braves gun to head to stop armed burglars By Seth Truscott
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Mental and physical moves come together for Mount Si wrestlers Page 10
Carol Ladwig/Staff Photo
King County Search and Rescue members Glenn Wallace, left, and Ajai Sehgal, after helping with a Friday morning search of Mount Si for a missing skydiver. Sehgal, a member of the 4x4 unit, will make sure to restock his vehicle with supplies and equipment after the mission, so it’s always ready for the next one.
The searchers
A friend has already rearranged the letters in her name to spell ‘Batgirl’. She now owns an official plaque of commendation from the Snoqualmie Mayor. TIA Borgioli Tia Borgioli is a hero. The Valley woman, who works in customer service and is a married mother of three, is definitely a crime fighter. See HERO, 2
Valley man explores Antarctica’s icy wonders, sees rare creatures Page 9
Index Opinion 4 5 Letters 6 Business 7 Schools On the Scanner 8 Classifieds 14-17
Vol. 99, No. 34
By Carol Ladwig Staff Reporter
Over lunch at the North Bend Bar & Grill last Friday, Jan. 11 several customers had begun to notice the bright yellow King County Search
and Rescue vehicle parked out back, and figured the two men in the corner were part of the effort. So it didn’t take long for the question to come up: Did they find the missing skydiver? The answer was slow and deliber-
ate. It had to be accurate and legal, and because it was about not just the subject of a cancelled mission, but also about his friends and family. See SEARCH, 3
SWAT team goes back to basics in empty Fall City house An empty home on State Route 202 near Fall City was the place where members of the Valley SWAT Team—not this Valley, but a regional team for South King County—got down to basics all day Thursday, Jan. 10. See SWAT, 13
Seth Truscott/Staff Photo
Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson examines cracks in the Snoqualmie Parkway. He’ll share an overview of the city on Friday.
Mayor to share ‘State of the City’ Seth Truscott/Staff Photo
Valley (South County) SWAT team members move around a flood-damaged Fall City house during a practice session Thursday. They practiced basic techniques used in entering buildings.
Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson outlines the 2013 state of the city at the Friday, Jan. 18, lunch meeting of the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce. See STATE, 13
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