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Vandals behind fish caper
All eyes on Mary
25,000 steelhead released in Tokul Hatchery break-in BY CAROL LADWIG
SPORTS
Staff Reporter
Big time: Wildcat girls champs at Kingco meet Page 9
By the early morning of Tuesday, May 13, 25,000 hatchery-raised juvenile steelhead had, against Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) rules, joined the wild fish migration down the Snoqualmie River. The Tokul Creek Hatchery fish were intended for release in eastern Washington lakes. SEE HATCHERY, 8
LETTERS
Seth Truscott/Staff Photo
Participants in Mary Miller’s Heart of the Valley photo shoot keep an eye on the photographer herself as they form a giant heart Sunday afternoon, May 18, at Snoqualmie’s Centennial Fields park. Some 200 locals turned out for the third annual community photo session. Some got singled out for special attention. See more Heart of the Valley photos on page 10.
Tanner Jeans bike rodeo helps children ride safe, fun Page 4
Remembering the Cabot
Valley school impact fees on the rise
Handmade model brings back WWII shipboard experiences for North Bend’s Bill Walker
INDEX
BY CAROL LADWIG Staff reporter
BY SETH TRUSCOTT
Past Time 4 5 Obituaries 6 Legal Notices On the Scanner 6 10 Movie Times 15 Calendar
Editor
Vol. 100, No. 52 Carol Lagwig/File Photo
Tokul Creek Hatchery Manager Darin Combs examines fish fry in 2011. Thousands of fry were released by vandals last Tuesday, May 13.
BILL WALKER
The handmade replica means a lot to North Bend resident Bill Walker. Walker, 90, was 21 years old when he walked the decks and worked the boiler rooms of the USS Cabot during World War II. Seventy years later, he wanted to remember his experience with a 12-inch model kit of the Independence-class ship. But his failing eyesight made it a challenge. So, at a dinner party, friend and neighbor Bob Malone volunteered to build it.
School impact fees in Snoqualmie Valley School District are on the rise again, a change from last year. Enrollment continues to grow at just over 2 percent annually, but the fees are calculated by a stateset formula, and have fluctuated widely in the past. According to the district’s recently approved capital facilities plan, enrollment will grow steadily.
SEE CABOT, 3
SEE PLAN, 5
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