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Valley House hopefuls square off at forum Chamber questions 5th District Reps, challengers on schools, taxes, transit BY SETH TRUSCOTT
‘Cat swimmers in a new home, sending more to postseason Page 10
Night of the Lizard: Dark Trail walk, song, dance is back Page 9
INDEX Letters 4 On The Scanner 8 11 Puzzles 11 Legal Notices Classifieds 12-14 15 Calendar
Vol. 101, No. 22
Candidates for state House positions in the 5th Legislative District weighed in on education, transportation and the public good at a Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce forum Friday, Oct. 17. Jay Rodne of North Bend and Chad Magendanz of Issaquah, Republican incumbents for the 5th District’s positions 1 and 2, respectively, sat down with Essie Hicks of Issaquah and David Spring of North Bend, their Democratic challengers, answering questions from presenter Carolyn Simpson, a Snoqualmie Valley School Board member. SEE FORUM, 3
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Hopefuls for the 5th District’s state House of Representatives seats explain their goals at a Friday, Oct. 17, Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce forum. From left are Pos. 1 State Rep. Chad Magendanz, challenger David Spring, Pos. 2 Rep. Jay Rodne, challenger Essie Hicks. All say education funding is their top priority, but differ on transit, taxes, tax breaks and the I-1351 class size initiative.
Deputies track down transient burglary suspect
Songs of a changing era
A man suspected of burglarizing several outbuildings in the Valley’s vicinity was captured late Friday afternoon, Oct. 17, after a publicized search by police. The suspect, a 41-year-old transient man, was arrested at 5:40 p.m. near Fall City, after a search that began around noon Friday. King County Sheriff ’s deputies began searching for him in the unincorporated area near Sammamish, and notified area residents to be on the lookout for a man described as white, six feet tall, 190 pounds with long reddish-blonde hair. A Fall City-area resident saw a man fitting the description and called 911. Police used a search dog to locate the suspect in the woods. He was arrested without incident, and taken to the King County Jail. Deputies say residents should keep their homes and sheds locked.
BY SETH TRUSCOTT
Harley Brumbaugh remembers the 1950s at museum singalong Editor
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Seniors Mikaelyn Davis, a cheerleader and Mount Si track athlete, and Chris Schlicting, a football lineman, join up as 2014 homecoming king and queen, crowned Friday night, Oct. 17, at Mount Si High School’s home game versus Issaquah. Mount Si’s student body celebrated homecoming with dress-up events last week —Thursday was Camouflage Day—and voted on royalty. See more photos on page 7.
Harley Brumbaugh can’t hear the 1950s hit song “Dear Hearts and Gentle People,” without a twinge of nostalgia. “For me, ‘Dear Hearts’ really has a feeling,” says Brumbaugh, North Bend’s longtime resident bandleader. The song reminds him of a home and a community that disappeared long ago. In 1959, as a homecoming Army trombonist, Brumbaugh couldn’t wait to visit his old neighbors in the company town of Snoqualmie Falls. But as he found HARLEY BRUMBAUGH out, “there was no Snoqualmie Falls there,” Brumbaugh said. “They had moved the town.” SEE SINGALONG, 5
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