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A salute to the Snoqualmie Valley’s
Women in Business
Fun in and out of the sun
This is her garage
As Snoqualmie City Clerk, she unravels the mysteries of local government for average folks. Meet Jodi Warren. She’s the one who created Citizen Academy, turning residents into real citizens. See page 13
Corporate life was fun, for a while. But Jolene Kelly wanted something more. Her career path led to North Bend, where she’s now an esthetician, sharing in people’s lives. See page 13
Don’t call it anyone else’s. Bekki Dennis learned the lessons and opened North Bend Automotive herself. Find out what she thinks about business, family and a changing industry. See page 15
BUSINESS
Demystifying Gov’t
Victim advocate: As elementary students go online, families need to surf safely
A supplement of the Snoqualmie Valley Record June 19, 2013
They make the Valley work: Women in Business 2013 See inside
By Kira Clark Staff Intern
Carol Ladwig/Staff Photo
North Bend Elementary Principal Jim Frasier opens the gate from Snoqualmie Valley Trail to his school’s playground. The grounds at North Bend Elementary are at the center of a debate over whether security fences are needed.
SCHOOLS
In a fix over a fence
Hands on in nature teaches important lessons for Valley students Page 26
Index Opinion 5 9 Movie Times Obituary 19 Classifieds 21-24 25 Calendar On The Scanner 27
Vol. 100, No. 4
Parents call for fence to improve safety at North Bend school By Carol Ladwig Staff Reporter
Every school building in the
Snoqualmie Valley School District wants to bump up its security levels these days. From a parent-funded electric door pilot project at Fall City Elementary to a proposed fence around the North Bend Elementary School playground, “We have requests from all
of the buildings, for things they’d like to do to improve safety,” says district director of business services Ryan Stokes. Granting the requests, though, is more complex than just finding the money. See FENCE, 10
Rail transformation The women of the Northwest Railway Museum— Jennifer Osborn, Jessie Cunningham, Cristy Lake— help new generations share in living history By Seth Truscott Editor
Leading the way around the Northwest Railway Museum's vast shed, Cristy Lake stops by the tool car. Complete with forge, this car used to be a rolling workshop. It did that job from 1910 until the mid-1990s. But this train car has led a double life. See RAIL women, 8
Seth Truscott/Staff Photo
Women of the Northwest Railway Museum: Cristy Lake, Jennifer Osborn and Jessie Cunningham help people of all ages explore rail’s past and future.
When Stefanie Thomas of the Seattle Police Department asked fifth grade students at Cascade View Elementary if they’d ever been bullied online, a third of the hands in the room shot up. The Internet safety presentation, held Monday, June 3, was intended to give future middle school students an awareness of the potential dangers of online activity. During her days off from the department, “None of Thomas you are is hired by allowed on schools to Facebook. talk about You’ve cyber safety. This slight, broken the 28-year-old law.” University of Stefanie Washington Thomas, police grad has made hunvictim advocate dreds of trips to Eastside schools, urging children to be aware of the Internet’s realities. Designed to help children learn how to protect themselves online, Thomas’ presentation covered cyber bullying, Facebook, gaming websites, and privacy precautions. See Social, 2
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