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Farmers propose new irrigation district

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An event that Washington state hasn’t seen in decades is taking shape this month, and it will be a very unusual shape, if affected voters approve it.

The Snoqualmie Valley Watershed Improvement District (referred to as an irrigation district in the state code that allows their formation, RCW 87.03) will have boundaries like a patchwork quilt, according to the King County ordinance to establish the district. The general boundaries will be the Snoqualmie Valley, from below Snoqualmie Falls to the Snohomish County border, but will include only specific sections and quarters, by township, and will exclude all cities in the Valley as well as parcels smaller than two acres, government property and

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Cynthia Krass, executive director of the Snoqualmie Valley Preservation Alliance, and attorney Bill Clarke, lead a public meeting on the proposed Snoqualmie Valley Watershed Improvement District. Voters learned more about the proposal and met the eight candidates interested in serving on the district board. rights-of-way for public, road, railroad and utility properties.

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Minor flooding follows rain

By EVAN PAPPAS

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Despite forecasts of potential flooding over the Halloween weekend, the impact of last week’s heavy rain was minimal. Joan Pliego, communications coordinator for the city of Snoqualmie, said that there was no property damage in the city and only one road closure over the weekend.

“There was one tiny section of road closed on 396th and Mill Pond Road for a short time,” Pliego said.

North Bend Public Works Director Mark Rigos reported in a citywide email Friday that minor flooding was possible, but the forecast “does not include snow melt, so the city of North Bend is not expecting any major or significant flooding to occur.”

North Bend City Administrator Londi Lindell, said that they were keeping an eye on the river, and had emergency responders ready.

“We started the day with one guy out there, but by the end of the day we had five maintenance guys working the city,” Lindell said.

The Snoqualmie River reached a peak of about 35,000 cubic feet per second Saturday, not enough to cause serious flooding. Minor flooding in North Bend caused the closure of Northwest Eighth Street and the North Bend Way park and ride for a short time.

“It takes until about 55,000 (cfs) before it gets bad,” Pliego said. “We still monitor the river in case something changes. If we see predictions at 38,000 or 40,000, we won’t have to open the emergency operations center.”

Neither city had to open its emergency operation center. In this type of scenarios Pliego says its more about letting people know it’s not going to be that bad instead of warning them about the dangers.

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Monday morning revealed a still-raging Snoqualmie Falls after a weekend of heavy rains, but minor flooding.

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Two Snoqualmie cops put on leave, one leaves following lawsuit settlement

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Above: Property owner David Andrews introduced himself and his goals to a group of about 40 audience members Monday, at a public meeting on the proposed irrigation district. Below: Candidate David Casey, speaks in front of maps outlining the proposed district boundaries.

DISTRICT FROM 1 Most Valley residents won’t be represented in the district, being voted on as of late October, and won’t be subject to any taxes it levies, but could end up benefitting from its work, anyway. If 60 percent or more of the roughly 500 property owners in the proposed district approve it, the district can start work on plans to improve farming conditions and potentially reduce flooding risks for the entire Valley.

“One of these districts hadn’t been formed in this state for 73 years… I’m very excited about it,” said King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, adding that farmers face particular challenges with water in the Valley. Floods contribute a lot to the soil quality in the Valley, but “after the floods, we don’t have any water,” Lambert said.

Dry summers mean most crops will need irrigation, but about 70 percent of the farmland in the Valley’s Agricultural Production District has no access to water rights.

Another problem for farmers is drainage, Lambert pointed out. After a flood, the silt-filled ditches drain very slowly, keeping farmers out of their fields until well into the spring.

“It’s very difficult to get permits to clean your ditches,” she said, because permits must be issued by the Army Corps of Engineers. This summer, King County cleared 12,000 lineal feet of its own ditches, compared to 5,000 feet in 2014, and none in 2013.

She hopes to simplify that process for all farmers, and envisioned a joint contract, with all Valley farmers, for cleaning out ditches in the future, as a benefit of the Snoqualmie Valley district, “… so people can clean ditches whenever silt reaches a certain level. Hopefully we can do it so the entire Valley can hire someone and have them do it all the way through, so that we can all benefit. The farmers know when the silt is there.”

A watershed improvement district would enable land owners to contract for services and utilities, but it also benefits the water rights holders, those farmers who are allowed to draw water from the Snoqualmie River to irrigate their crops.

“We wanted to be able to let farmers who have water rights sell their water to other people who need it,” Lambert explained.

But water rights are complex. “There are no new water rights,” said Cynthia Krass, executive director of the Snoqualmie Valley

Officer Nick Hogan, the subject of controversy earlier this year due to news of his use of excessive force while at the Tukwila Police Department, has been put on administrative leave by Snoqualmie Police.

The department and city of Snoqualmie have declined comment on the reason for the leave, but Chief Steve McCulley said the city has hired Summit Law Group, an outside investigative firm, to investigate the issue.

Chief McCulley says that in the meantime the police department is down a person, so other officers will cover his shift.

This news comes on the heels of former officer Chris Sylvain who was put on administrative leave on May 7, 2014, and has now left the Snoqualmie

Police department after a lawsuit with the city ended in a settlement. The city has directed follow-up questions on the settlement to file a public record request, which the Record has done.

Hogan is currently on paid leave as there is no way to put him on unpaid leave according to McCulley.

“In this state you can’t punish someone and take away their pay without due process,” McCulley said.

Chief McCulley also states that despite missing one officer they will continue to provide the same level of service to the communities of Snoqualmie and North Bend.

“None of (the Snoqualmie and North Bend residents) should think they will get less police service,” McCulley said.

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Preservation Alliance, which proposed the district. The district will neither create new water rights, nor take anyone’s current rights, she added.

“If you got there first, you can get all your water, before the person behind you can get any of his water,” Krass said.

And existing water rights can be lost — reverting back to the river itself — if they aren’t used.

Krass explained that water-rights-holders who do not draw the maximum amount of water allowed under their rights for five consecutive years, they can lose the right to the amount they didn’t take. In a rainy year, farmers still have to draw water, or risk losing their future rights to it.

“There is no incentive to conserve. In fact, there’s a penalty to do it,” Krass said.

Temporary transfers of water rights are possible, but also very complex, requiring a thorough understanding of water rights law, Krass said. A watershed improvement district, however, can contract for the legal work needed for these transactions.

It also can levy a tax, a fee per acre, said Krass, but only on land within the district.

“By law, it must be land that can be irrigated,” Krass said.

Ballots have been mailed for the formation of the watershed improvement district. All ballots must be returned by Nov. 24. The King County Clerk will determine the results and submit them to the Metropolitan King County Council for approval. If 60 percent of voters approve the district the council will formalize the law establishing the district.

“Then they get to start operating, which is great, because they need to do a lot of work before the next growing season,” Lambert said.

For more information, visit www.svpa.us.

Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank is seeking volunteers for several positions, including grocery rescue and distribution.

Grocery Rescue volunteers use their own vehicles to collect food from local grocery stores and bring donations back to the food bank. Training is required for this position Distribution volunteers help distribute food to food bank clients on Mondays or Wednesdays.

To volunteer or get more information, contact the food bank operations manager, Lori, at (425) 888-7832 or stop in, 122 E. Third St. in North Bend.

Main office volunteers are also needed, to assist clients with signing up for SNAP (food stamps) and other assistance.

Training is required. Contact Nancy Jones at mcnrjones@comcast.net.

Learn more at http://www.snoqualmievalleyfoodbank.org.

Hospital commission approves $4.6 million bond, meets Thursday on budget The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital’s board of commissioners unanimously approved an additional $4.6 million bond at a special meeting Thurdsay, Oct. 22.

The bond is a general obligation bond that is not subject to voter approval.

Steve Daniel, Chief Financial Officer for the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, said the hospital would need these additional funds to cover the potential impact of a change in national medical reimbursement coding requirements. The change is the adoption of a detailed standard of codes called ICD-10.

Daniel said it could slow down the collection of payments from insurers, Medicare and Medicaid, which would decrease cash balances and negatively affect the district’s ability to pay vendors.

He recommended the district establish a line of credit to handle the risk associated with ICD-10.

Daniel also said there will be no new taxes associated with the bond. The interest rate will vary between 5 and 7 percent,

and the bond will last through 2025.

The ICD-10, which covers 70,000 types of injuries and sicknesses, has received attention for some of its more colorful entries such as V91.07XA, burn due to water skis on fire, and V95.43XS, spacecraft collision injuring occupant.

The board meets again this Thursday, 6:30 p.m. to discuss the 2016 budget and approve a contractual closeout with Absher Construction Company, which worked on the new hospital. Commissioners will also discuss the settlements with the Department of Revenue and with real estate broker James Grace. The budget will be officially presented to the public at a hearing Thursday, Nov. 12.

Road rage plus air gun get North Bend man arrested last week A North Bend man who displayed an air gun at another driver during a road-rage incident Wednesday, Oct. 28, was arrested for brandishing a weapon and booked into King County Jail.

Anthony J. Baldino, 47, was released later in the day, on $1,000 bail.

The incident began around 11 a.m. Oct. 28, Washington State Patrol officer Chris Webb reported, when Baldino, driving a 1993 Dodge van, became involved in a dispute with another vehicle as they were traveling westbound on Interstate 90 near Issaquah. The other vehicle contained three people who, after seeing Baldino display a realistic looking gun, called police.

“They were the ones who the subject displayed the weapon to,” Webb said.

The weapon appeared to be a black handgun, but was actually an Airsoft replica of a Smith and Wesson pistol.

“They’re nothing like a real firearm,” Webb said, of the air gun. “When a round comes out of that gun, it may leave a mark, a bruise, but it won’t penetrate the skin.”

Troopers stopped Baldino’s vehicle near Bellevue Way and arrested him on a gross misdemeanor charge.

“They weren’t able to arrest him for possession of a firearm, because it wasn’t really a firearm,” Webb said. He also faced a lesser charge, Webb said, because Baldino did not point the weapon at the other driver during the incident.

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Public Lands Commissioner calls for nearly double the firefighting budget

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Peter Goldmark announces his request for a $24 million firefighting budget increase at a press conference at Eastside Fire and Rescue in Issaquah.

By EVAN PAPPAS Staff Reporter

Peter Goldmark, Washington Public Lands Commissioner and head of the Department of Natural Resources, is requesting a $24 million budget increase from the state legislature in

its upcoming session to help better prepare and train state firefighters for the fire season and to reduce the massive costs associated with responding to wildland fires.

“The Evergreen State is in danger of becoming the Wildfire State,” Goldmark

said during a press conference on Oct. 29 on the budget request. “The past two seasons have brought this to grim reality, in 2014 and 2015 combined, nearly 1.5 million acres burned across the state. That’s nearly 3.5 percent of the land mass of the state.”

In his speech, Goldmark said professional firefighters are needed to carry out training and requested more people, modern equipment, and more safety tools so that firefighters won’t be lacking resources and will be as safe as possible when combating wildfires. Currently, the state budget for firefighting is $27.2 million.

“The request I’m making to the legislature in the upcoming session is for $24 million,” Goldmark said. “It’s an essential, small investment, to meet the urgent need that’s present on the landscape so that we can protect forests, communities, and habitats.”

Responding to the increasing numbers of wildfires in recent years has run up a huge bill for the state.

Goldmark said that a budget increase would lead to better, more efficient work from firefighters around the state, reducing the potential costs each year.

“It’s what I believe is the first step that we must take to increase our firefighting

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capacity both at the local level and the statewide level,” he said. “So that this investment, ahead of a fire season, can increase our odds of keeping the expenditure down. This is an early way to invest to keep a larger cost from occurring at the back end.”

The large costs at the back end have reached $300 million.

“The total bill for this past season’s fires, for all jurisdictions, across the state is over $300 million. Roughly $160 million of that is the state’s share, the most expensive ever,” Goldmark said. “Our share of that total expense is north of $130 million, a new record. We must take action.”

The proposed budget increase is divided into chunks to address certain issues. Approximately $7 million is proposed for joint training which includes DNR, fire district volunteers, tribes, and National Guard. Other sections include $6 million for improved wildfire prevention and fuel reduction and another $6 million for modern equipment for first responders.

“We together will not allow our evergreen state to become the wildfire state,” Goldmark said. “Not on our watch.”

Firefighting budget breakdown The additonal $24 million breaks down into six categories. $6,948,000: Joint Training; Training wildfire crews including people from DNR, volunteers, tribes, and the National Guard. $6,353,000: Wildfire Prevention and Fuels Reduction; Making forests more fire resilient and communities safer before a fire spreads. $6,131,000: Local Fire District Assistance Grants; Help first responders get better equipment. $3,204,000: Coordinated Command; Experienced firefighting leaders in vulnerable communities to help lead the crews more effectively. $1,200,000: Fire Communications; Modern radios and communications are needed to be productive. $443,000: Ariel Attack; Helicopters and airplanes to keep fires small guided by experienced professionals.

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Explore state’s ‘Sunset Highway’ at museum’s annual meeting

Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum will present a program by author Chuck Flood at its annual meeting, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at North Bend Library.

Flood, author of “The Sunset Highway” will speak about his research for the book and share photos from it. The state highway previously passed through Snoqualmie Pass and parts of Meadowbrook.

All are invited to the program and meeting.

Cookies, coffee and stories will also be served.

Courtesy Photo For more information on the Photos of the state’s old “Sunset Highway” will be featured in the Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum’s museum and its programs, visit www.snoqualmievalleymuseum.org. program, 2 p.m. Sunday Nov. 15.

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Snoqualmie Valley wineries will celebrate National Wine Tourism Day with the first annual Savor Snoqualmie River Valley, to showcase regional wines and local culture.

The Savor event will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Sigillo Cellars in Snoqualmie. Featured wineries will include Pearl and Stone Wine Co. and Piccola Cellars from North Bend, and William Grassie Wine Estates from Fall City.

Food from BB Ranch Butcher, River Valley Cheese, and Dog Mountain Farm will also be served.

Savor will donate a portion of its proceeds to the Old Friends Club and Adult Day Health Program, a non-profit group that assists people with dementia or memory loss.

Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door.

For more information visit localwineevents.com.

Contact the editor, Carol Ladwig, at editor@valleyrecord.com or call (425) 888-2311

Benefit planned for North Bend man in bus crash A benefit dinner for Zach Solomon, a North Bend man who was injured in a car accident Sept. 21, is planned for 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Snoqualmie Valley Moose Lodge in North Bend.

Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 10 and younger. The event will include a dinner, plus live and silent auctions. Dinner and the silent auction run from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

A live auction begins at 7:15 p.m.

Solomon was seriously injured in the accident on Mount Si Road, and he remains in intensive care at Harborview Medical Center.

Donations of auction items are welcome and can be dropped off this week at Huxdotter’s Coffee.

Donations and pickups can also be arranged by calling Deanna at (425) 443-2343 or Tanya at (425) 894-3273.

Cash donations can be made for Solomon, in Michelle Solomon’s name at Sno Falls Credit Union.

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Celebrate season of thanks with Women in Business It’s time to celebrate. Join Snoqualmie Valley Women in Business for for their November luncheon and give thanks.

The luncheon is from noon to 1:45 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 11 at the Snoqualmie Ridge TPC. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking.

City seeks EDC member The city of Snoqualmie is seeking to fill a position on its Economic Development Commission.

The commission is primarily involved in evaluating current city issues, projects, and economic development priorities; advising city administration and the city council on the interests of the business community; and fostering a positive economic environment.

Applications are available on the city’s website, cityofsnoqualmie.org, and must be submitted to the City Clerk. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Walk the dog, with a purpose this Saturday at Bark for Life It is a team event, and a fundraiser for cancer research, but it’s not Relay for Life. It’s Bark for Life, a day of fun for dogs and their owners, organized by Mount Si High School’s Key Club, in support of Relay for Life.

From noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, participants can bring their furry best friends to Snoqualmie Elementary School’s track for music, food, doggy dress-up contests and other games, guest dog demonstrations and, of course, walking the mile-long “relay.”

Admission is $10 per participating pooch.

The American Cancer Society Bark for Life is a fundraising event honoring the lifelong contributions and unconditional love of canine caregivers, whether they are working dogs or just companions.

Sponsors of Bark for Life will have booths set up in the school bus loop. Sponsorship costs $75, plus contribution of an item for the event’s silent auction.

Relay for Life 2016 teams are also welcome to set up booths for fundraising, at no cost.

To register, visit www.relayforlife. org/barksnoqualmievalleyWA. You’ve got to walk the dog anyway.

Sponsoring businesses include Civilized Nature Pet Supplies, Hobbytown USA, Riverdog, Carmichaels True Value, MudBay, Baxter Barn and Dr. Anderson at Snoqualmie Ridge Veteranary Hospital.

Businesses interested in sponsorships can contact organizer Joe Dockery, (425) 831-8126.

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river falls asleep at wheel, crashes in Vancouver.

VANCOUVER, Wash. - A car crashed and rolled over on its side on Highway 14 after the driver fell asleep at the wheel; Police: Drowsy driver caused crash that killed 2. MARYSVILLE - The driver who caused the Jan. 2 crash that killed two people along Highway 9 near Marysville had fallen asleep at the wheel; 5 Dead after Driver Falls Asleep at the Wheel. WALLA WALLA - WILLIAM SHAW Wa s h i n g t o n Valley Record Publisher State Troopers say five are dead after a driver falls asleep at the wheel on State Route 124; Semi rolls over between Arlington and MOUNT VERNON Washington State Patrol troopers said the driver of a FedEx truck that overturned on I-5 in Snohomish County Thursday morning likely fell asleep at the wheel; Sleepy driver blamed for death of motorcyclist on Interstate 405. A motorcyclist died Sunday night in an accident on Interstate 405, caused by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel.

These 2015 news headlines and many more came up from a simple Web search on drowsy driving in Washington State. They are grim reminders that our society is exhausted. Since the great recession, we are working longer hours just to keep a roof over our heads. More and more adults suffer from undiagnosed

disorders like sleep apnea and acute insomnia. On our campuses, high school and college students pull ‘all nighters’ to study for tests or write papers and are always tired.

We are also a culture centered around the automobile. But lack of sleep and driving a car is a deadly combination. On Washington’s roads, there were at least 10 deaths and 77 serious injuries in 2013 that were directly linked to a driver who fell asleep at the wheel. According to the AAA Foundation, drowsy drivers are involved in an estimated 21 percent of all fatal crashes, up from 4.5 percent in 2010. Nationwide, drowsy drivers have caused 1,550 deaths, 71,000 injuries and more than 100,000 accidents each year.

A reasonable person would never drive a car when drunk. But many people will drive when they are too tired. There is no difference between being drunk or tired when you are behind the wheel. A study by researchers in Australia showed that being awake for 18 hours produced an impairment equal to a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .05, and .10 after 24 hours; .08 is considered legally drunk in Washington state.

We tend to ignore statistics of drowsy driving injuries and deaths. We think ‘That will never happen to me.’

Sadly, my daughter, Mora Shaw, was one of those stats. She and my family know firsthand the pain and suffering caused by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel of a car after being awake for over 20 hours. Nine years ago, Mora, then a 17-year-old Issaquah High graduate, was nearly killed as a result of driver who fell asleep while driving over Blewett Pass. Suffering serious multiple fractures and a two-

week coma, Mora barely survived.

She spent years in recovery.

Like drunk driving prevention 30 years ago, the only thing that will change mind-sets and habits about drivers getting behind the wheel of a car when they have not slept for 20-plus hours is swift and sure penalties. Every Washington driver, every legislator and every judge need to understand the seriousness of drowsy driving. Their attitudes and our laws about it need to change.

Drowsy driving kills, injures and shatters lives just the same as drunk driving. Ask the family and friends of those lost or injured this year. Just ask my daughter. Just ask me.

Governor Jay Inslee has proclaimed Nov. 1 to 8 as Washington State’s Drowsy Driving Prevention Week.

During the busy holiday season, we urge all drivers to be aware of fatigue before getting behind the wheel of a car. Get some rest and save a life.

The Shaw family have made it their mission to educate the public on the all too often tragic consequences of driving while drowsy. In addition to Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s 2015 Washington State Drowsy Driving Prevention and Awareness Week proclamation, the Shaw family have partnered with the Washington State Patrol, the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission, AAA of Washington, the Washington State Department of Transportation and the King County Sheriffs’ Office in their efforts to promote drowsy driving awareness and prevention. The statewide proclamation is in concert with the National Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, sponsored by the National Sleep Foundation’s: http:// drowsydriving.org.

• The most signifiant wetland in King County is now a classroom. Two classes of fifth-grade students joined representatives of the state Office of Environmental Education, the Trust for Public Land, King County and the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition, to dedicate the Moss Lake Wetland Interpretive Site on Friday, Oct. 26.

• We will all make a big decision next week. Our vote on Initiative 547 will, for each of us, probably revolve around two questions: Is growth and development out of hand? And can the state be trusted to do something about it soon? The State Legislature responded in the last session, approving the landmark Growth Management Act, HB 2929.

Thursday, Nov. 4, 1965 • A Seattle man and woman who climbed Mount Si last Sunday afternoon, and lost the trail coming down, owe their prompt rescue to their use of a borrowed walkie-talkie. The couple reached the summit of Mount Si at about 3:15 and were frequently in communication with Howard Simpson, manager of the Gateway Cafe and operator of a Citizens Band Radio.

At about 5:30, Simpson, on duty at the cafe, received a call telling him that hikers had strayed from the trail and were lost. He advised them to stay where they were and to build a fire if possible.

• Despite the fact that only a little more than half as many people voted in Tuesday’s election as voted a year ago in the presidential election, both the library and street improvement levies on the ballot in North Bend were approved by overwhelming margins The two-mill library levy to raise $2,500 to pay the cost of library services furnished under contract with the King County Public Library had 197 “yes” votes and 28 “no” votes.

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Schools mark Veterans Day with assemblies Cascade View Elementary School will recognize and honor the veterans in school families by displaying their names in the school’s main hallway. The school will also host a Veterans Day assembly, 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6.

Fall City Elementary School will host a Veterans Day assembly to honor men and women who have served, or are currently serving, in the armed forces. All veterans and active service members are welcome to attend the event, which begins at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the school. Honored guests are asked to arrive at 9:15.

A tea will follow the assembly.

What started as a dream six years ago is now an annual Snoqualmie Valley event that gets better every year. This year, we had the good fortune to partner with the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, for the use of their east campus. To say that the audience and performers were impressed, is an understatement. Thank you, Snoqualmie Valley Hospital.

We had over 125 performers, cast, crew and volunteers. The youngest dancer was 8; our oldest volunteers were in their 70’s.

Volunteers were from Carnation, Duvall, Fall City, Issaquah, North Bend, Redmond, Seattle and Snoqualmie. We canceled a Saturday show and miraculously, put it together the following Saturday with great success. We raised $8,000 for the Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank.

This is a special group who do many wonderful things to make our community a special place to live. By sharing of their time and energies, they make this a better world.

Visit our website to find out more: http:// nightonadarktrail.org.

Sure, it is only a local “haunted” trail, it is only a Halloween-themed show, it is crazy to stand out in the rain, but it is people working together, striving to do their best, plus laughter, tears, the challenge and the gut feeling that we did something special.

The shows will get better, but we will never have a better group of people and the blessings of so many talents. To our audience, sponsors and volunteers, thank you so much.

Mark Hennig Snoqualmie

Thanks from food bank Zombies, clowns, Morticia, oh my!

The Night on a Dark Trail celebrated its fifth year of production Oct. 9 and 17. It’s a true community event that engages all ages, from set building, to production, to makeup, to concessions, to parking attendants.

There were over 120 volunteers who worked to make this show a success. A special mention to Mark Hennig, the creator and organizer of the event. Mark brings his artistic and creative touch making Night on a Dark Trail a unique theatrical performance, not the typical haunted trail.

The food bank is honored and grateful to be a part of such a dynamic event. This year, all 804 tickets’ proceeds were donated to the Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank. The $8,004 will be used to fight against hunger in our community.

If you missed the opportunity to support the food bank through this event, please visit our website for more opportunities www.snoqualmievalleyfoodbank.org.

Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank is the Valley’s food bank. Thank you to all who choose to be a part of our community in action.

Heidi Dukich, Executive Director Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank

Noisy rally cars disturb neighbors’ peace It is Tuesday 11:39 a.m. and we are about 1-3/4 miles or more from DirtFish (Rally School in Snoqualmie). Surely the person who gave permits for them to run their races there does not live anywhere near here, because they would not listen to this

racket, the constant drone, shifting of gears and revving their engines.

Did anyone make any demands, such as some sort of regulations, mufflers, etc?

My husband does not hear well and it drives him nuts. Good going, people, let those from the outside of the Valley have their fun, all at our expense.

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City needs oversight group for police Per a Seattle Times story from Oct. 25, Tukwila’s police commander questioned why any police department could hire Officer Nicholas Hogan after facts contained in his personnel file were known.

Now, he’s working for Snoqualmie’s police department.

This officer has a history of violence against civilians, has a connection to a violent anti-drug movement Straight Edge, has collected “trophy” police reports describing his excessive force. These are all from his file and from court records.

There is no reason why he should have been hired by the city of Snoqualmie.

He is on paid leave as Snoqualmie investigates his most recent actions. I’m asking for three things: • A civilian review board to review the actions of police officers in North Bend.

• A voice in the hiring and overseeing police operations for North Bend.

• A veto over the officers selected to patrol North Bend.

If you are a resident of Snoqualmie, I urge you to contact your mayor, your city council, and your police department to enquire as to the hiring standards of your city, and I urge you to set up a civilian review board over your police department.

Don’t wait until you’re liable for a financial settlement against the city due to the actions of your police officers.

Stephen Matlock North Bend

City should account for hiring officer Some weeks ago, I and some other concerned citizens expressed our amazement that Snoqualmie would hire a police officer who had a serious record of excessive use of force complaints. Snoqualmie officials never explained why they would take such a careless risk.

On Oct. 26, the Seattle Times reported in a four-column article that the same officer has now been put on administrative leave and is under investigation by Snoqualmie Police. City officials will not say what the allegations are.

The concern now shifts from the misguided decision to hire this officer in the first place to why there seems to be such reluctance to share details with the citizens.

The mayor, who is ultimately responsible to manage this case with reasonable transparency, seems to be missing in action.

The question that still nags at me is why I have to learn from the Seattle Times about a rogue cop patrolling my neighborhood. There would be no story at all had there been responsible, honest management from the start.

The Rev. Jan Larson North Bend

Note: Snoqualmie officials defended the officer’s hiring in several statements in the Valley Record and other news outlets in July.

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Across

37. Break out

1. Two-year old sheep

38. Greasy

4. Poker action

39. Kills, as a dragon

8. Ear part

40. Lose

13. French restaurant

42. Watch chains

16. Bullying, e.g.

43. Flower’s corolla

17. Convex upfold, geology

44. Bullfighter

18. Kind of wool

49. Connective tissue

19. Being thinnest and most fragile

50. Annoy

48. Handy

12. Amount to make do with 14. Ingratiate oneself (2 wds) 15. A smaller amount 20. Pasture 22. Donnybrook 23. Line of verse with four feet 24. Monstrous offenses 25. Abdomen

21. Elders’ teachings

51. Plant growing apples, oranges, etc.

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22. Silent clowns

52. Match play?

23. Itsy-bitsy

53. Dog command

29. Humorously in an understated way

25. Freshman, probably

54. Moray, e.g.

32. Assumed name

26. Baseball’s Master Melvin

Down

33. Ocean mineral (2 wds)

20. Large match head

28. Trivial Pursuit edition 29. Lacking liveliness 30. Blue 31. Above 32. Holding one’s piece 33. Comme ci, comme ca (hyphenated) 34. “To ___ is human ...”

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35. Region’s prevailing weather

10. Divination involving numbers

36. Auspices

11. No Clue

27. War losers, usually 28. Highlander

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North Bend City Council maintains News Briefs lower density in planning amendments Winter shelter hosts public

By CAROL LADWIG Editor

Three out of eight zoning changes recommended by the North Bend Planning Commission were accepted by the North Bend City Council, but most, including two requested by local citizens, were rejected after a frank discussion about the future of the city and public feedback. The overall result was a preservation of lowdensity residential zoning, with one exception of three properties on the east side of Southeast Orchard Drive.

Among the amendments considered for the 2016 update to the city’s comprehensive plan approved by the

council were : • A planning commission recommendation to change Park Street from Highdensity Residential (HDR) to Downtown Commercial (DC); • A recommendation to rezone three properties on the east side of Southeast Orchard Drive from Low-density Residential (LDR) to HDR; • A recommendation from the City Council to create a new Constrained Low-density Residential zone, limiting properties within the city’s floodplain or floodway to development of two units per acre. Much of the affected land is outside city limits Amendments discussed and rejected included:

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• A recommendation to rezone properties on the north side of Fourth Street between Bendigo and Ballarat from Neighborhood Business (NB) to Downtown Commercial; • A citizen request and planning commission recommendation to rezone properties on the north side of North Bend Way, between the entry to Torguson Park and Thrasher Avenue, from LDR to HDR with a limited commercial overlay; • A citizen request to change the zoning on properties on the south side of 140th, from NB to LDR; • A commission recommendation to rezone properties adjacent to the above from NB to Employment Park 2; • A recommendation to rezone all Cottage Residential properties between North Bend Way and Cedar Falls Way to HDR. Council members were emphatic in their reasons, even when they dis-

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agreed. Ryan Kolodejchuk opposed a change on 140th to Neighborhood Business, saying he felt it would lower the property owners’ values.

Jeanne Pettersen, who later conceded on the rezone, said, “I think what the planning commission proposed is more compatible with the future.”

On the proposed change from low- to high-density residential on North Bend Way, both Jonathan Rosen and David Cook noted that many members of the public had commented on it.

“Every resident on that property has come to us opposed to that change,” said Rosen.

“They want to keep it LDR,” agreed Cook.

“Nobody seemed to want apartments there.”

The amendments will become a part of the city’s 2016 comprehensive plan early next year, following public hearings on the plan changes and a council vote.

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On April 27, a suspected wolf was hit by a vehicle on Interstate-90 and killed. Wildlife officials could not confirm it was a wolf until DNA testing was done. Through the lengthy tests, the animal was identified as a western gray wolf, protected by the Endangered Species Act. The National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab in Ashland, Oregon performed the physical and DNA analysis.

The physical test showed the wolf had previously been shot in the back leg.

Ann Froschauer, public affairs supervisor for the Washington Fish and Wildlife office, said that the investigation into this incident is now complete and the law enforcement’s involvement has ended.

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Snoqualmie Valley Winter Shelter staff and volunteers will host two public meetings this week on its plans for this winter.

Community members are invited to attend, get information and ask questions they may have about the seasonal homeless shelter.

Meetings will be at 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6, and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, both at North Bend Library.

Pending approval from the congregation of Mount Si Lutheran Church in North Bend, the shelter is planning to open the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the church. Following a 60-day stay at the church, the shelter will be relocated to Snoqualmie United Methodist Church, in mid-January, for another 60 days. Both churches have hosted the shelter in the past. Shelter staff planned to submit permit information to both cities by the end of last week.

The final host site will be Valley Christian Assembly in Fall City. The shelter is projected to be open through April.

For more information about the meetings or the shelter, contact director Jennifer Kirk, at (425) 505-0038, or send email to director@valleyrenewalcenter.com.

AWC presents Senator Mullet with City Champion award The Association of Washington Cities, an Olympia-based organization advocating on behalf of Washington’s 281 cities and towns, honored Sen. Mark Mullet of Issaquah with a City Champion award last week.

“For the second consecutive year, Sen. Mullet is recognized for his efforts to maintain critical city financial support from the state,” said Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson. Mullet was recognized Oct. 28 at the Sound Cities Association meeting.

Mullet, a former Issaquah City Councilmember, worked to secure previously reduced liquor tax revenues that support local public safety. He also advocated for the continuation of the Public Works Trust Fund, an account cities rely upon for infrastructure improvements, which was diverted to the state’s operating budget in recent years.

Rep. Tana Senn, Mercer Island, and Rep. Larry Springer, Kirkland, were also honored as City Champions. Sen. Joe Fain, Auburn, was recognized as a Transportation Champion for his efforts to enact the state’s transportation package.

Chili showdown is set Valley Animal Partners will host its sixth annual Chili Showdown and dessert auction, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the SnoValley Eagles, located at 8200 Railroad Ave, Snoqualmie.

Tickets are $10 each for adults, $7 for seniors and $5 for children ages 5 and older; children younger than 5 can attend free.

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Fall City girl crowned Miss Washington Teen On Sunday Oct. 18, Claire Wright of Fall City was crowned Miss Washington Teen USA 2016. The pageant is part of the Miss Universe Organization and is produced by Pageants NW. She will attend many charity and community events, such as the Ascend Gala at Bellevue Club and the Mariner’s Toys for Kids Auction Gala, a Snoqualmie Valley Moms group March 15, and at Fall City Elementary in the near future. She will attend other state pageants as well as the Miss Universe Pageant in Las Vegas this December.

Next summer, Wright will compete for the national title Courtesy Photo at Miss Teen USA. CLAIRE WRIGHT Of most importance to Wright is the opportunity the crown gives her to have a bigger platform for her campaign, Project Claire Bear, Preventing Bullying and Promoting Kindness. She will speak to area youth groups later this year and is planning a fundraiser to make more Bully Bears for children who have been victims of bullies, as she was. For more information, visit www.projectclairebear.com.

Krueger named National Merit Commended student Eastside Catholic School reported that 10 students were named Commended Students in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program, including Casey Krueger of North Bend.

Also receiving the honors were: Emily Garson, Hanna Kennedy and Amy Shaeffer of Issaquah; Jared Hector, Bellevue; Ethan Kusters, Redmond; Tyler Samarawickrama, Woodinville; and Mitchell Schmidt, Andrew Sentman, and Meredith Troy of Sammamish.

“We are all very proud Courtesy Photo of the accomplishments of CASEY KRUEGER these students,” said Principal Justyna King.

Valley musicians earn honors from Royal Conservatory Two Valley piano students studying piano at SnoValley Piano Studio in Snoqualmie, passed their fourth grade exams with the Royal Conservatory Music Development Program, an international program for piano students in North America. Both students passed with high honors Samuel Chen, son of Shawn and Carol Chen and Henry Guo, son of Connie Wan and Ynsong Gu each prepared five original piano compositions by composers from the baroque, classical and contemporary periods.

The Royal Conservatory Music Development program provides a recognized national standard of musical success through an effectively sequenced course of study from beginner to advanced.

Area students earn academic honors at Azusa Local students have been named to the academic dean’s list at Azusa Pacific University.

A total of 1,880 students were recognized for maintaining a spring grade-point average of 3.5 or better including Jessica Guyer of Fall City, Alexandra Matheny of Carnation and, from North Bend, Kelsey Lindor, Rachel Mallasch and Summer Smith.

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On the Scanner Snoqualmie Police Department

37-year-old man experiencing abdominal pain. He was evaluated and transported by ambulance.

SUNDAY, OCT. 18

ALCOHOL-RELATED OFFENSES: At 4:19 a.m., police received a report of a belligerent, unwanted customer on the 500 block of East North Bend Way, North Bend. The intoxicated woman tried to slap the clerk but missed.

The subject left and the owner did not pursue charges.

HIP PROBLEM: At 2:38 p.m., the department was called to the 4400 block of Preston-Fall City Road to assist an 86-year-old woman who reported hip pain. After treating the patient on scene and stabilizing her for transport, firefighters transported her to an area hospital.

FAINTING: At 9:11 a.m., EMTs responded to the 27200 block of S.E. 19th Place, where a 46-year-old woman had experienced a fainting spell after taking medication. She was transported to an area hospital by ambulance for additional treatment.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14

SATURDAY, OCT. 17

HAZARDOUS ROADWAY: At 6:22 a.m., police received a report of a flock of geese in the roadway of S.E. Cedar Street and S.E. Fir Street, Snoqualmie. The geese fled when confronted.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: At 10:07 p.m., police received a report of a long sound that resembled a gunshot on Ash Avenue S.E., Snoqualmie. When police arrived they found nothing.

SICK INFANT: At 6:31 p.m., EMT’s were called to the 33700 block of S.E. Redmond-Fall City Road, where a 2-week-old girl was vomiting. They evaluated the girl and transported her and her parents to an area hospital.

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FRIDAY, OCT. 16

TUESDAY, OCT. 13 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: At 9:30 a.m., police got a call reporting a rock being thrown through a window on the 14000 block of 468th Avenue S.E., North Bend. An employee of the establishment suspected a known subject.

That subject was issued a trespassing notice.

MONDAY, OCT. 12 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: At 12:59 p.m., police received a call from a homeowner who said a black Volvo stopped in front their house on Spruce Place S.E., Snoqualmie and took pictures of the residence. They were gone on arrival.

THEFT REPORT: At 7:44 p.m., police received a report of a fake credit card being used to pay a taxi on Fern Avenue S.E. and Cottonwood Drive S.E., Snoqualmie. The suspect could not be found.

THEFT IN-PROGRESS: At 6:03 p.m., police received a report of a theft from the 400 block of South Fork Avenue S.W., North Bend. The shoplifter was accompanied by her mother and left, heading toward the freeway. Responding police knew the subject, who was charged via investigation.

Fall City Fire Department WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 UNRESPONSIVE: At 9:48 p.m., EMTs with the Fall City Fire Department were called to the the 5100 block of 335th Lane S.E., where a 72-year-old man was reported as unresponsive. They evaluated the man and transported him to an area hospital PAIN: At 5:12 p.m., the department was called to the 4200 block of 341st Avenue S.E., where a 65-year-old woman was experiencing pain and swelling. She was transported to an area hospital by ambulance.

ACCIDENT: At 3:40 p.m., firefighters responded to the intersection of 337th Place S.E. and S.E. Redmond-Fall City Road for a three-car rear-end-type accident. They evaluated five patients, and determined that none had significant injuries.

MONDAY, OCT. 19 FALL: At 8:28 a.m., Fall City’s aid car responded to the 4500 block of 329th Place S.E. to assist a 79-year-old woman who had fallen. She was treated and transported to an area hospital by personnel.

ABDOMINAL PAIN: At 5:42 a.m., EMTs responded to the 4200 block of Preston-Fall City Road for a report of a

FRIDAY, OCT. 16 HOUSE FIRE: At 7:29 p.m., firefighters responded to the 11000 block of West Lake Joy Drive for a residential fire.

Multiple companies responded to fight the fire, which was burning on three sides of the home. All occupants were evacuated. The fire is under investigation.

Snoqualmie Fire Department SATURDAY, OCT. 24 BURNING CRUST: At 8:22 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched to an automatic fire alarm in a restaurant in the 7300 block of Better Way S.E. They arrived and found the alarm had been triggered by a burnt crust in an oven. They reset the alarm.

THURSDAY, OCT. 22 FAULTY DETECTOR: At 4:11 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched to Echo Glen Children’s Center for an automatic fire alarm. The crew determined that a false alarm had been set off by a malfunctioning smoke detector.

GAS ODOR: At 6:18 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to Pickering Court Apartments for a reported smell of gas in the area. They responded and contacted the apartment manager, as well as the person who reported the odor, a bus driver who noticed the odor when pulling into Pickering Court. The manager and residents confirmed that the odor was coming from a nearby wetland, and was normal.

MONDAY, OCT. 19 SMOKE: At 1:56 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to the Newton West Apartments for a smoking electrical breaker box. Upon arrival, crews discovered one of the breakers was buzzing and smoking. They disconnected the breaker and left the power to the apartment off.

FRIDAY, OCT. 16 ALARM: at 2:03 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to the Salish Lodge and Spa for a reported automatic fire alarm. When the crew arrived, they found the building occupied, but no alarm. A maintenance worker told them the alarm was triggered because a hood system was turned off while they worked on the HVAC system.

ALARM: At 9:03 p.m,, firefighters were dispatched to Silent Creek Avenue S.E. for a residential fire alarm. They found that a washing machine on the second floor leaked and water ran into the smoke detector, making it malfunction.

MEDICAL AID: In addition, Snoqualmie EMTs responded to 14 medical aid calls bringing the total number of incidents to date to 1,106.

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German exchange students join in classes at Mount Si High School

Committee makes elementary boundary recommencation; suggests middle schol patttern

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Above: German and American students got to know each other and become friends during their 17-day stay in Snoqualmie.

Below: The German students spent some time seeing the sights in Seattle during their trip.

By EVAN PAPPAS Staff Reporter

For the fourth time in eight years, Mount Si High School hosted 20 German exchange students for 17 days. Students from Riesener-Gymnasium (a gymnasium is a secondary school that prepares kids for university) in Gladbeck, Germany, stayed with host families during their time in Snoqualmie Oct. 7 to. 23.

The students were accompanied by two of their English teachers, Sven Lutzka and Bea Mrozek. Lutzka started the program eight years ago with Mount Si High School German teacher Edina Kecse-Nagy.

“Eight years ago, when I was still a young teacher, I sent out emails asking for American schools that would be interested in having a German/American exchange program,” Lutzka said. “It worked out pretty well and we are here for the fourth time now.”

Lutzka takes his class to Snoqualmie every other year as part of the exchange program. Mrozek, the other German teacher and chaperone, said that bringing new students every year is interesting because they see new reactions and relationships develop.

“It’s always fun with new groups of students, for them it’s always the first experience and it’s great to see they feel comfortable here and they do make great experiences and make friends, and some remain friends from the exchange, so that’s really nice,” Mrozek said. “It’s also good for your language skills. That’s what the kids learned right away. It helped them a lot to be more fluent and be more self confident in using the other language.”

The students agreed. Marie-Juliette Yek, 15, said in English class, if students don’t know a word they just say

it in German, but here they can’t do that and have to put their lessons to the test.

Another student, Sophia Kordelas, 16, explained how practicing English conversation in America is much different from learning it in class.

“In English class, you only learn the written English so it’s not colloquial. After a few days, you get used to this and now you know a little bit more of the culture and the real language, how it’s spoken,” Kordelas said.

One of the events in Snoqualmie that made a big impression on the German students were the Mount Si football games. Jan Eigenbrodt, 15, explained that because school sports don’t work the same way in Germany, it was interesting for them to see the culture surrounding sporting events at the school.

“We don’t have sports teams in school, if we want to do sports we have to do clubs outside of school,” Eigenbrodt said. “The football games are pretty awesome because there’s this team spirit and everybody is for the Wildcats and it was pretty fun, even if you don’t like football that much.”

Kecse-Nagy said that the students’ goals were to shadow American students, but they also had their own classes at Mount Si, like American law and American literature. The students were also working on projects to take back home to present.

“Our students are working on a project to deconstruct stereotypes that they had in Germany. So we started to talk about their stereotypical images that they have of Americans. We had a presentation and their task staying in the U.S. was to see if those stereotypes are true and we will work on that once we return to Germany. To see how far these stereotypes are really true,” Lutzka said.

Lutzka and Mrozak said that they had 45 students interested in coming along but could pick only 20. The students were selected by their grades in English class, their general behavior, and if they were outgoing and ready for new experiences.

In terms of cost, the trip ran students about 1,400 Euros ($1,529 U.S.) each including the flight and also the cost of driving between Berlin and Gladbeck when the American students come to Germany.

But despite the cost, both the students and the teachers say it has been a great experience coming to Snoqualmie, meeting the people, and learning about the culture.

“It’s a wonderful experience,” Mrozek said. “You learn something about a new culture that you might even adopt in your own culture and bring it back home, but you also learn a lot about your own culture and maybe you learn to cherish it more.

“I just think it widens your horizon, it makes you even more self confident when you come back home and I think every kid should have the possibility to make an experience like that.”

To prepare for the expansion from five to six elementary schools in the fall of 2016, Snoqualmie Valley School District began an attendance boundary review process this fall.

A committee of school staff and administration also considered options for future middle school attendance boundaries when the district returns to three middle schools in the fall of 2019.

Public meetings were held Oct. 20 and 21 to discuss the top two proposals, answer questions and collect community feedback about the proposed boundaries. In addition, three online surveys were administered to gather feedback on options under consideration.

Hundreds of comments were received by the committee, and many factors were taken into account in developing the final recommendation.

The school board discussed the change and is expected to approve the committee’s final recommendation, for Option B2, at a special meeting, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4 at Snoqualmie City Hall.

Among the changes recommended in this option are: Move the Mount Si Road and parts of North Bend Way to North Bend Elementary from Opstad Move Deer Park and Aster Creek to Elementary 6 from North Bend Elementary Move Eagle Point area and S.E. Vaughn to

Elementary 6 from Fall City Elementary Move the Heights and “K-North” areas to Elementary 6 from Snoqualmie Elementary.

The committee is also recommending that next year’s fifth grade students be allowed to continue enrollment in their current schools for 2016-17, if they choose.

Parents will be responsible for providing transportation for these “grandfathered” students for the year.

In the fall of 2019, all freshman students in the Snoqualmie Valley School District will move into the newly rebuilt Mount Si High School, returning their current building to a middle school.

By then, the district will have six elementary schools, and staff are planning for a two-element ar y - p e r- m i d d l e - s c h ol “feeder” pattern to populate the middle schools.

The Attendance Boundary Review Committee has been studying this and has recommended the following middle school boundary changes to the Superintendent to begin in the fall of 2019: Elementary 6 and FCES students attend Chief Kanim Middle School OES and NBES students attend Twin Falls Middle School SES and CVES students attend Snoqualmie Middle School Public input will not be taken at the Nov. 4 meeting.

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Option B2 has been recommended as the new elementary attendance boundaries in Snoqualmie Valley School district.

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The company is also inspiring the next generation of Puget Sound leaders. More than 650 Everett middle school students have participated in Boeing programs focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Students are also learning about clean energy and energy conservation due in part to a Boeing-funded science curriculum within the Everett School District.

Boeing partners with Everett Community College to train aviation mechanics, and has contributed more than $9 million to the United Way of Snohomish County and other organizations dedicated to service.

For the past five years, Boeing employees have volunteered to encourage recycling, employee engagement and community volunteering companywide.

The Sustainables, a Green Team based in the Puget Sound, has completed about 80 site-based projects since 2010, contributing to a 74 percent increase in recycling and environmental education initiatives at the local sites.

Boeing also supports military personnel and families. The Employees Community Fund awarded a grant to USO Northwest to support the construction on a new USO Welcome Center at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which will serve more than 10,000 military personnel and their families each month.

Boeing is lead supporter for Rally Point 6, a nonprofit that helps veterans seeking employment, educational opportunities, assistance with benefits, housing or transition advice. Since the center opened in March 2014, more than 1,750 military, veterans and their families have found support.

With Boeing winning in growing the aerospace marketplace, Puget Sound residents will see a win of their own. As the state’s largest employer, Boeing has shown a commitment to giving time, talent and resources to build up the communities its employees call home.

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Is Boeing the largest building on earth?

TRUE. Guinness World Records list the Boeing Everett factory as the largest manufacturing building in the world by volume at 472 million cubic feet (13.3 million cubic meters).

Is Boeing a city?

TRUE. The Everett factory is like a small city, requiring its own fire department, security force, fully equipped medical clinic, electrical substations and water treatment plant.

The Boeing Factory employees 100,000 people.

FALSE. There are about 35,000 employees working at the Everett facility, and they work in three shifts around the clock.

The Boeing Factory is so big that it rains in the factory.

FALSE. Although the factory is the world’s largest building, it does not rain nor does it create any cloud/rain inside the factory building. However, when the factory was first built, clouds actually formed near the ceiling.

The weather cleared when an aircirculation system was installed.

Is there a maze of walkways running below the factory?

TRUE. There are 2.33 miles or 3.7 kilometers of pedestrian tunnels running below the factory. The tunnels are also utilized for operating the utilities and comes in handy during winter when getting around in the cold and snow can be a challenge.

Boeing employs more than 165,000 people worldwide.

TRUE. Their workforce is a combined total from within the United States and in more than 65 countries.

The have the largest mural in the world.

TRUE. According to Guinness World Records, the mural on the six factory doors is the largest digital graphic in the world.

Boeing 787 Dreamliners for China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines at Beijing Capital International Airport in China.

China becoming powerful catalyst for Puget Sound economic growth

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hina is projected to become the world’s largest commercial airplane market by 2030, creating opportunities worth billions for the Puget Sound region.

The country is already Washington’s largest trading partner, with nearly a quarter of all the state’s exports headed for Chinese markets. In 2014, more than $20.7 billion in goods were exported, including apples, cherries, hops and wine.

Topping the export list is the aerospace industry and Boeing.

China’s rapidly growing aviation market plays a crucial role in Boeing’s current and future success, said Boeing Chairman Jim McNerney in a news release.

Boeing projects Chinese markets will need 6,330 new planes worth $950 billion by 2034, making them the company’s largest potential customer.

While Boeing makes up more than 50 percent of the Chinese commercial airplane market, the company is in a stiff competition to win Chinese orders against European plane-maker Airbus.

The European company opened an airplane completion facility in Tianjin, near Beijing, in 2008 for the A320, and announced plans this summer to open a facility to finish interiors of the twin-aisle A330 in China. Boeing is leveling the

competition with its Sept. 23 announcement to open a similar facility in China.

The company’s 40-year business relationship with China, which helped develop its aviation industry, could give the Puget Sound region an added advantage to come out on top.

An investment treaty between China and the U.S. could provide a framework

Boeing Mechanics giving President Xi an airplane tour in the Everett factory.

for broader investment in U.S. and Chinese economies, according to previous reports.

Supporters say, if signed, an agreement with China would create “a powerful catalyst for more economic growth,” according to The Daily Herald. The agreement would open up more of its market to American companies, provide clearer rules for Chinese investment in the U.S. and create jobs on both sides. Nonetheless, both sides have a long way to go in negotiating any investment agreement.

With Boeing’s announcement to build a China-based delivery center – the first of its kind outside the U.S. – job creation will be on the rise and employment on the 737 line in Washington will not be reduced, according to a memo from Ray Conner, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The deal announced Sept. 23 also involves delivering 300 Boeing jets worth $38 billion, nearly double last year’s record delivery of 155 airplanes to China.

Despite the competition and obstacles before them, Randy Tinseth, Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ vice president for marketing, said in a Sept. 16 Daily Herald report, that selling in the Chinese market depends on the same fundamentals as in others: relationships, patience and investment.

For Boeing, all three are covered.

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Boeing and China

Airplane sales to China are vital to Boeing, its workforce and the region’s prosperity. Boeing has worked with Chinese aviation industry stakeholders - including customers, suppliers, government agencies and others - in mutually beneficial ways for more than 40 years.

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What is the most important thing people need to know about China and Boeing?

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Boeing is a key driver of strong employment growth in the Seattle region over the past five years, according to a new economic study.

Seattle-area heavyweights Boeing and Amazon generate 43% of new Puget Sound Jobs

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he Seattle metro area has experienced an impressive 15.5 percent growth in employment since 2010, with 43 percent of jobs generated by two of the area’s largest employers: Boeing and Amazon, according to a September report by the Seattle City Budget Office. In comparison, Washington State has seen 12.5 percent job growth and the U.S. overall 9.7 percent growth during that same time period.

Boeing and Amazon, both of which have had a long-established presence in the Puget Sound area (founded in 1916 and 1994 respectively), are re-

sponsible for the creation of high-skill, high-wage jobs with an average annual salary of $100,000 in Seattle and the surrounding areas. The economic robustness of these two major employers over the past five years has been directly linked to the addition of thousands of other secondary and tertiary jobs, such as in construction, retail and service sectors, that, when combined, account for a substantial amount of job growth in the region. In light of this, ensuring Boeing and Amazon’s continued success will be a key factor in maintaining a healthy regional economy.

Boeing is competing hard to win sales in China because China will become the world’s largest airplane market in the coming years, and our success there is vital to Boeing production and employment in the United States and Puget Sound. This year, Boeing will deliver about 25 percent of all the airplanes we produce, including about one in three 737s built in Renton, to China. And, over the next 20 years, Boeing has forecast demand there for more than 6,300 new airplanes valued at nearly $1 trillion. One reason why China’s airlines are growing so rapidly is that its middle class is as large as the entire U.S. population yet, on average, people in China travel on airplanes a tenth as often as Americans.

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The Chinese economy seems to be struggling. Could this hurt Chinese demand for orders from Boeing?

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Our forecast for airplane demand accounts for fluctuation in markets over a 20-year period. We’re confident that China’s economy and aviation sector will continue to see strong growth over the long term.

Q:

What are the factors that determine whether Boeing or your competitor sells more airplanes in China?

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First and foremost, Boeing has to deliver the best and most fuelefficient airplanes and services to support our customers’ business

plans. In addition, we must continue to grow our 40-year presence and collaboration with China’s aviation industry because this supports our sales opportunities, market access and long-term growth. This is not surprising: Just as Americans like to buy products made in the USA, China and other countries expect Boeing to partner with their industry and contribute to their economies.

Q:

Why has Boeing decided to establish a 737 finishing and delivery center in China?

A:

China is the key international market for the 737: This year, Chinese carriers will take delivery of one out of every three 737s that our employees build in Renton. With this in mind, a 737 completion and delivery center makes sense for several reasons: it serves Chinese customers by bringing the 737 closer to home, it adds capacity that will enable our planned production-rate increases in Boeing’s 737 factory in Renton, and it allows us to collaborate with Chinese industry in a way that supports our access to the China market.

Q: Will this new facility in China cause layoffs in the Puget Sound?

A:

No. This facility in China increases Boeing’s 737 production capacity and will not result in layoffs or reduce employment for the 737 program. In addition, significant 737 sales to Chinese customers combined with this new China-based facility will enable higher 737 production rates on the 737 program in coming years.

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Tapping into

Top Talent Photo by Peter P. Pedraza New hires Oleksandr Shevchuk and Alexander Davis participate in functional training at the Everett Skills Processing Center prior to joining the 777/777X team as general mechanics.

Boeing taps into high school talent for manufacturing jobs

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continually learn and adapt to be sucike many Boeing people, 777/777X cessful,” said Walt Odisho, vice presinew hire mechanic Oleksandr dent of Manufacturing and Safety for Shevchuk is passionate about air- Commercial Airplanes. “We can do a planes. But what makes him – and better job of attracting top talent and 30 other recent hires – different is be- providing opportunities for current and ing part of the inaugural class of high new employees to develop the skills school and skill center graduates join- needed to succeed. If we do that, we ing Boeing through a new accelerated can extend our reputation as a major hub for aerospace talent while providhiring and training program.

“Making it to Boeing wasn’t easy,” ing great jobs and careers.”

Record producShevchuk said. “But tion levels coupled as the saying goes, with worker retire‘hard work pays off,’ “Making it to Boeing ments on the hoand I’m real excited to rizon means Boebe here.” wasn’t easy but as the ing expects to hire During a high many more people school career day for manufacturing and tour of the Snosaying goes, ‘hard work jobs in WashingIsle Tech Skills Center ton state through in Everett, Shevchuk pays off,’ and I’m real the end of this decaught the aerocade. Boeing is space bug. When he excited to be here.” also making investgraduated in 2015 ments in advanced from high school in manufacturing that Edmonds, while also — Oleksandr Shevchuk will transform the attending Sno-Isle nature of manufacTech, he competed in turing jobs. Those the Washington state Skills USA Aircraft Mechanic Competi- investments mean more preparation tion and won. He finished top 10 nation- and training for current employees and future hires. ally in the Skills USA competition.

“We are working with our partners This all from someone who spoke almost no English when he immigrated to help develop people with the skills to America in 2008. He now speaks, needed by aerospace companies,” said reads and writes in Russian, Ukrainian Michelle Burreson, senior manager, Workforce Development & Integration and English.

He is currently pursing an Airframe at Commercial Airplanes. “By sharpenand Powerplant (A&P) license and illus- ing existing academic partnerships and trates the type of talent Boeing needs, creating new ones, we can make sure the school curriculum matches the skill Boeing leaders say.

“Today’s manufacturing tools and needs of employers. So far, we have processes means our workforce must partnerships with 29 high schools, skill

centers and community and technical colleges in specific skill areas to ensure new hires are career ready.”

Boeing recruiters also have accelerated their efforts at Puget Sound schools with strong aerospace programs. In addition to career fairs, information sessions and factory tours, job offers are now presented more quickly to qualified individuals. Once hired, employees participate in a five-day enhanced orientation focused on quality and safety followed by hands-on training with Airplane Programs or Boeing Fabrication. The second wave of more than 30 new hires from high schools and skills centers start the program this month.

“The goal of the Pierce County Skills Center is to prepare students for high-wage, high-demand careers,” said Michelle Ledbetter, director, Pierce County Skills Center in Washington state. “Our aerospace manufacturing students are excited about the opportunity to start their careers in manufacturing at Boeing. These are viable, well-paying jobs with great opportunities for professional development and advancement.”

Shevchuk echoed that sentiment. “I’m looking forward to starting my Boeing career and taking on some new challenges. And, at some point, pursue a college degree on the company.”

Photo by Marian Lockhart Earlier this year Ray Conner, Commercial Airplanes president and CEO, spoke to more than 50 community college and high school educators about working together to build the future manufacturing workforce in the Puget Sound region.

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Boeing makes $15 million investment in STEM learning

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oeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner announced that Boeing is providing $15 million to create the Boeing Academy for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Learning at the Museum of Flight . An additional $15 million match was announced by the family of the late Bill Boeing Jr., son of the company founder, bringing the total investment in the museum to $30 million.

The academy being created with the company’s investment represents a vigorous, new STEM-focused education initiative that aims to double the number of students served by the museum’s immersive programs over the next two years — particularly from communities under-represented in STEM fields — and connect them to fulfilling, in-demand careers.

Washington state leads the United States in creating STEM-related jobs, but, by 2017, an estimated 45,000 jobs requiring STEM education in Washington will go unfilled because of a lack

of qualified candidates, according to Washington STEM, a nonprofit organization advocating for increased investment in STEM education.

“This academy will help close that gap, and we are confident the Museum of Flight is the perfect partner to help us expand the pipeline of diverse, talented young STEM professionals in Washington and beyond,” Conner said. “Whether they choose aerospace or not, we’re happy to provide the opportunity, access and education that will enable them to develop their talents and grow their skills.”

The Boeing Academy for STEM Learning at the Museum of Flight will significantly expand STEM opportunities for Washington’s youths, company and museum officials said. The number of students served by the museum’s educational program is expected to double by 2017 and double again by 2019. Additionally, at least half of those students will be young women, students of color or economically disadvantaged, which makes it possible for

Photo courtesy of Boeing Children toss paper airplanes to celebrate the announcement of the Boeing Academy for STEM Learning at the Museum of Flight near Seattle.

young people across the spectrum of the community to develop their talents and share in the promise of a better future, officials said.

“It allows us to reach more kids, allows a lot more kids to be involved in programs that we’ve already done and allows us to expand the program dramatically to reach underserved audiences,” said Doug King, CEO of the Museum of Flight, about Boeing’s investment. “What we find in our immer-

sive programs at the high-school level is that two-thirds of those kids end up going into STEM careers, and more than half of those are aerospace related.”

Meanwhile, June Boeing represented her late husband, Bill Boeing Jr., in announcing the $15 million match.

“He cared so deeply about the educational mission of the museum,” she said of her husband. “He would smile most brightly when in the midst of our eager young learners.”

Local clubs learn who’s ‘all in’ for Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing Photo courtesy of Boeing

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t’s a video message they will likely never forget. Teenagers involved in more than half-a-dozen, youth-focused organizations in Washington state learned through a short video message that they’re among the recipients selected to join the Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing this year. The Legion of Youth is a unique community program created in 2014 to provide tickets to the National Football League’s Seattle Seahawks home games to community organizations that serve young people throughout the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

The news was delivered in a video featuring Pete Carroll, Seahawks head coach, and Ray Conner, Boeing Com-

Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner and Seahawks’ Coach Pete Carroll announce groups to receive home game tickets in special video message.

mercial Airplanes president and CEO. Empowering local young people is part of Boeing’s long-standing commitment to giving back to the communities where employees live and work.

“Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing is really a special way for us to recognize local students like you who are committed to school, demonstrating leadership, are active in your local communities and are setting a great example for your peers,” Conner said in the video. “That’s why we’re so excited to let you know that the youth-focused organization you are part of has been selected as one of our 2015 Legion of Youth recipients.”

During each of the eight regular season games at CenturyLink Field in Se-

attle, 25 young people each will receive four game tickets and the opportunity to meet a former Seahawks player. They also are given concession vouchers and a Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing sweatshirt while at the game.

“Legion of Youth is an outstanding program that recognizes students who make positive contributions in the classroom and in the community,” Seahawks President Peter McLoughlin said. “We are pleased to partner with Boeing to provide tickets for deserving youth to be among the 12s on game day at CenturyLink Field.”

The Seahawks and Boeing select the community groups that receive the tickets.

This year’s recipients are: ■ Athletes for Kids ■ Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue ■ Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County ■ Girl Scouts of Western Washington ■ Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative ■ Washington Aerospace Scholars ■ WA National Guard Child & Youth Program ■ YMCA of Greater Seattle

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Giving Back...

Boeing employees are making a significant difference in communities where they live and work. Through the Employees Community Fund (ECF) of Boeing Puget Sound, employees contribute funding for training for veterans, food for seniors, early learning for low-income children – and much more. Last year, more than $9 million in grants were awarded to community non-profits throughout the Puget Sound region. Here are some recent grant recipients.

Mary’s Place increases its reach

The Greater Trinity Academy’s new bus purchased with grant money from ECF funds. The bus will be used to transport students who are a part of the GTA Before and After School Program to local schools.

$40,000 grant for Greater Trinity

EVERETT — The Greater Trinity Academy (GTA) in Everett received a $40,000 grant to purchase a new bus to transport students who are a part of their Before and After School Program to local schools. The bus will also be used to transport GTA students to field trips and other educational opportunities in the community.

GTA serves underprivileged kids and families that cannot meet the financial demand of providing quality early childhood education.

Grant allows EFP’s food storage capability to expand

SEATTLE — Mary’s Place Seattle was provided $15,000 by Boeing employees for new refrigerators and freezers at their Day Center for homeless women. Mary’s Place empowers homeless women and children to reclaim their lives by providing shelter, nourishment, resources, healing and hope. The new freezers and refrigerators replace inadequate equipment and will help Mary’s Place continue to serve its patrons at the Day Shelter and the Night Shelters, and increase their reach to potentially support additional night shelters.

$17,000 grant for homeless KING COUNTY — The Emergency Feeding Program (EFP), located in Renton, was granted $40,000 to purchase new warehouse equipment that will expand its ability to store more food, stock inventory of packaging materials and stage food drives. EFP packs and distributes distinct, ethnically sensitive and nutritionally focused bags of non-perishable foods for those in immediate hunger by collaborating with over 200 distributor partners throughout King County. Last year, EFP and their partners packed and delivered over 20,000 bags of food serving over 45,000 people in the Puget Sound region.

SKAGIT — A special funding grant of $17,000 was granted to Community Action Agency of Skagit County, the fiscal agent for Skagit Project Homeless Connect (PHC). PHC is an annual, oneday event that brings together, in a single location, a wide variety of volunteers and free services for homeless people. Direct services provided on site include: hot meals; medical and dental care; vision screening and eyeglass vouchers; haircuts; mental health assessments; substance abuse screening and housing referrals. The funds from ECF will cover the costs of the medical screenings, volunteer t-shirts with the ECF logo, intake forms and tent rentals for the service providers.

THANK YOU VIETNAM WAR VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THE SACRIFICES YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES HAVE MADE. Many of the troops who returned home from Vietnam at the end of the war were met with disdain rather than with the thanks that veterans of other conflicts had received. Now is the time for the citizens of Washington state to undo that disservice done to our Vietnam veterans many years ago.

Join us in taking part in the Vietnam Veterans 50th Anniversary Commemoration, a national initiative to thank and honor Vietnam veterans a half century after the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The commemoration is aimed at spurring events and activities in cities and towns around the country to recognize Vietnam veterans and their families.

March 30, 2016 is Washington state ‘Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day’. Make sure to thank a Vietnam veteran that day and every day.

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Wildcats face Skyline in final league match In league matches played on Monday Oct. 26, Mount Si’s girls volleyball teams lost against Skyline.

The varsity team won the first round, 24-26, but dropped the next two games. They took game four, but dropped game five with a score of 15-13.

Haley Holmberg scored 18 kills, one ace, and 11 digs. Patience O’neal followed her lead closely with 16 kills, 3 aces and 16 digs.

Courtney Carr made 47 assists that night. Harper Click and Sophie Click made 2 and 6 kills respectively during the game.

Amanda Harkleroad had 21 digs, Katie Larson and Cameron Kendall each had 18 digs, and Karlie Stewart had an ace.

In the JV game, Mount Si lost 3-0 with relatively close games scoring, 25-18, 25-22, 15-12.

The top Mount Si hitter of the night was Macy Baltasar. Top servers were Kami Smith and Lillian Bachand. Dana Kenow showed a strong defense with 16 digs.

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Snoqualmie closed to salmon fishing Salmon fishing is now closed on parts of the Snohomish Skykomish, Snoqualmie, and Wallace rivers, to protect coho runs inyo the Snohomish watershed.

The Snoqualmie River was closed from the mouth upstream to the Snoqualmie Falls. The Snohomish River was closed from the Burlington Northern Railroad bridges to the meeting of the Skykomish and Snoqualmie rivers.

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Top: Cory Cotto jumps for the tackle of a Liberty opponent, Friday, Oct. 30. Below Left: Mount Si dance team members perform in the rain, in super-hero costumes. Below right: Members of the Mount Si High School band also donned costumes for the last home game of the season.

It was a rainy night at Wildcat Stadium Friday, and a celebration, of seniors in football, dance and band. Plus, it was almost Halloween.

With the Wildcats’ 21-0 win over Liberty Friday night, the team secured a district playoff spot for this week. They play Thomas Jefferson at Federal Way Memorial Field Friday night.

Also a cause for celebration, senior Parker Dumas made the Seattle Times list of top football performances for the week. He made four receptions, running for 103 yards and scoring two touchdowns.

Several Mount Si teams have already claimed spots in post-season play. The girls soccer team advanced to districts play earlier in the week, but lost in a 2-0 game against Inglemoor to end their season. In volleyball, the girls started their post season on Saturday, Oct. 31. They lost their match with Bothell, 2-3, and ended their season, too.

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Cedarcrest cross country squads qualify for state meet

It was a muddy race day on Halloween for Cedarcrest High School’s cross country squad last Saturday, when the team went to South Whidbey High School for the Northwest District championships. It was also a great day, since both the boys and girls teams qualified for state.

“We ran really really well today,” said Bruce McDowell, head coach. “We were figuring that we would have a good day, but we certainly did that and then some.”

The girls finished third with a team score of 75 points and four of the team finishing in the top 20, to automatically qualify for state: Alicia Krivanek was fifth; Madi Shinn, sixth; Lily Krueger, 15th; and Kate Vergillo 20th. Also running for the girls were Mary Cate Babcock, 29th; Megan Reid, 39th; Ruby Farias, 41st; and alternates, Kiana Ward and Cecelia Kiesow.

McDowell said before the meet, the team was hoping for fourth place, so the top three finish was very satisfying. He noted that the girls team last qualified for state in 2012, but that this is the seventh year of the last nine that the girls have qualified.

The boys finished second with a score of 84 points. Two boys, Ian Fay in sixth and Grant Van Valkenburg in 13th, made the top 15 automatically qualifying spots. Two others, Cameron Hammontree at 17th and Ben Benson at 18th, finish in the top 20.

Also running for the boys were Vincent Dams 30th; Gunnar Schultz, 36th; Chase Bolin, 41st and alternates, Simon Fraser and Emmett Klaiber.

“Coming into the meet, we figured that it was going to be close between us, Burlington-Edison and Bellingham for those last two qualifying spots,” McDowell said. “So it was great to come out on top of those two teams.”

The boys have gone to state three years in a row now, he added, and four out of the last five years.

Athletes of the meet were the top 10 runners who accounted for the Cedarcrest team scores, McDowell said.

The girls were Alicia, Madi, Lily, Kate and Mary Cate and the boys, Ian, Grant, Cameron, Ben and Vincent.

The state meet is Saturday, Nov. 7 in Pasco.

Snoqualmie Valley Little League will host a series of softball winter workouts. All softball players are welcome to come by and train during the winter months. The next workout is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6, at North Bend Elementary.

The workouts focus on the skills of baseball including pitching, batting, catching, as well as playing in the infield and the outfield.

To register, email SVLL Vice President Brad Craig at softballvp@svll.net or Director of Softball Coaching and Player Development, Amy Simon at softballcoaching@svll.net.

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Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie will again offer its unique Santa Train experience this holiday season.

For eight days beginning Nov. 30, families can take a holiday train excursion to visit Santa Claus at the historic Snoqualmie Depot. Trips include music, fresh-baked cookies from coal-fired ovens, cocoa and coffee, and a small gift for each child. The two-hour tours are offered weekends, Nov. 28 through Dec. 19.

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE #1444789 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF NORTH BEND King County, Washington NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the North Bend City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments on setting the Property Tax Levy for 2016. The hearing will take place during the Regular City Council Meeting on Tuesday November 3, 2015, 7:00 P.M., at the Mt Si Senior Center, 411 Main Avenue South, North Bend, WA. Comments may be submitted in writing to the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 211 Main Avenue N. (P.O. Box 896) North Bend, WA 98045, up to the close of business, (4:30 P.M.) Monday, November 2, 2015 or verbally during the public hearing.

Further information is available by contacting Assistant City Administrator/Finance Director Dawn Masko at (425) 888-7630.

Posted: October 20, 2015 Published: October 28, 2015 and November 4, 2015 in the Snoqulamie Valley Record.

PUBLIC NOTICE #1444880 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 4 KING COUNTY, WA 98065 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that Public Hospital District No. 4, King County will be holding a Public Hearing regarding the District Operating Budget and tax levies for 2016 on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, Main Level, East/West Conference Rooms located at 9801 Frontier Avenue SE, Snoqualmie, WA 98065.

Published in the Snoqualmie Valley Record on October 28, 2015 and November 4, 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE #1439536 Effective January 1, 2016, the rates for Republic Services’ collection of garbage, recycling and yard debris in the City of North Bend will increase 1.08%.

This increase covers provision of service. Questions? Call Republic Services Customer Service at 425-392-6651.

Published in the Snoqualmie Valley Record on November 4, 2015 and November 11, 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE #1447852 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF NORTH BEND King County, Washington NOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the North Bend City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the 2015/2016 Mid-Biennium Budget Modification. The hearing will take place during the Regular City Council Meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 7:00 P.M., at the Mt Si Senior Center, 411 Main Avenue South, North Bend, WA. Comments may be submitted in writing to the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 211 Main Avenue N. (P.O. Box 896) North Bend, WA 98045, up to the close of business, (4:30 P.M.) Monday, November 16, 2015 or verbally during the public hearing.

For additional information on the proposed 2015/2016 MidBiennium Budget Modification please contact City Hall at (425) 888-1211.

Posted: October 27, 2015 Published: November 4, 2015 and November 11, 2015 in the Snoqualmie Valley Record.

PUBLIC NOTICE #1447859 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF NORTH BEND King County, Washington NOTICE OF RATE INCREASE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the North Bend City Council is proposing a rate increase in 2016 to solid waste and recycling fees. This rate increase is due to an increase in the Consumer

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Price Index for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Metropolitan area.

The City Council will consider the proposed rate increase at its meeting to be held Tuesday December 8, 2015, at 7:00 PM at the Mt. Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend, WA. The following rates (excluding taxes and fees) are proposed for 2016: 32/35 gallon residential garbage cart - $20.03 per month 60/64 gallon residential garbage cart - $32.55 per month 1 cubic yard commercial detachable container (loose) $104.09 per month For additional information on the proposed rate increases please contact Assistant City Administrator/Finance Director Dawn Masko at (425) 888-7630.

Posted: November 4, 2015 Published in the Snoqualmie Valley Record: November 4, 2015 and November 11, 2015 PUBLIC NOTICE #1447862 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Si View Metropolitan Park District will hold a Public Hearing to receive comments on the 2016 Budget and Revenue Sources. The hearing will take place during the Regular Commission Meeting on Wednesday, November 18th, 2015, 6:30 P.M., at the North Annex, 219 East Park Street, North Bend, WA 98045.

All persons interested are encouraged to participate in this public hearing by making comments, proposals, and suggestions on matters for the Board of Commissioners to consider dur-

ing preparation of the Si View Metropolitan Park District 2016 Budget.

Comments may be submitted in writing to the Si View MPD, P.O. Box 346, North Bend, WA, 98045 up to the close of business (5:00 pm) on November 11th, 2015, or verbally during the public hearing.

The 2016 Preliminary Budget will be available for review at the Si View Annex Office, 400 SE Orchard Dr., beginning November 5th, 2015.

Further information is available by contacting the Si View Metropolitan Park District at 425-831-1900.

Published in the Snoqualmie Valley Record November 4, 2015 and November 11, 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE #1448128 LEGAL NOTICE -CITY OF CARNATIONNOTICE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2016 FINAL BUDGET. Notice is hereby given that the Carnation City Council will hold a legislative public hearing for the purpose of fixing the 2016 Final Budget at their regular meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, beginning at 7:00 PM or soon thereafter, and may continue said hearing to subsequent Council meetings.

The 2016 Preliminary Budget was filed with the City Clerk on Friday, October 30, 2015, and is available to the public during normal business hours at Carnation City Hall located at 4621 Tolt Avenue, Carnation, WA. The hearing will be held in the City Council Chambers at Carnation City Hall located at 4621 Tolt Avenue.

The hearing is open to the pub-

lic. Any taxpayer may appear at the public hearing and be heard for or against any part of the budget. All persons wishing to comment on the 2016 Budget may submit comment in writing or verbally at the scheduled public hearing.

This notice published pursuant to 35A.33.060 RCW & 1.14.010 CMC. CITY OF CARNATION. Mary Madole, City Clerk Published in the Snoqualmie Valley Record on November 4, 2015 and November 11, 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE #1447849 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF SNOQUALMIE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE 2016 REVENUE SOURCES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Snoqualmie City Council will hold Public Hearings on the 2016 Revenue Sources on November 9 and 23, 2015 at 7:00 PM or soon thereafter at the Council Chambers located at 38624 SE River Street.

The hearings are open to the public. All persons wishing to be heard for or against may submit comment in writing to the attention of the City Clerk, or verbally at the scheduled public hearing.

The City, upon request, will provide auxiliary aids to participants with disabilities. Advance notice, please.

Jodi Warren, MMC City Clerk Published in the Snoqualmie Valley Record on November 4, 2015 and November 11, 2015.

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Audience members enjoyed a full program of entertainment during the Oct. 18 Young Life banquet at the Salish Lodge in Snoqualmie.

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Above: Celebrating with Sunday Dador at her new home are Americorps volunteers. Pictured from left are Angela Galli, new homeowner Sunday Dador, Cybil Tribie, Greta Tjeltveit, Erin Mathre and Ryan Lum. Below: Adam Dador, age 4, takes a break from the festivities to lie in the grass of his new home.

A new family moved into Snoqualmie this fall, and celebrated the event Thursday, Oct. 1, with an official dedication of their new home. Single mom Sunday Dador and her children received the keys to their new Habitat for Humanity home on Koinonia Ridge amid a gathering of friends, neighbors and Americorps team members.

Dador is from South Sudan and came to the United States in 2003 with her husband and daughter.

When she and her husband divorced in 2006, she and her daughter moved from Iowa to Seattle and initially lived in a shelter. For the past eight years, she has worked as a sales associate for a local department store, and prior to that she was a home health care worker.

Community is important to Dador and she thinks it is important for neighbors to know each other and help each other out. She wants to raise her four children, daughters Nyegay and Noel and sons Adam and Liem, in a good community and

Young Life of Snoqualmie Valley held its annual fundraising banquet, named “Branches” by one of the students, because the organization is “branching” out this year to reach children in the Valley.

The banquet was held Oct. 18 at the Salish Lodge, with more than 150 guests. Young Life staff performed a skit and 15 students shared testimonies.

Michelle Carnes, Snoqualmie Valley Young Life Area Director said, “Tonight was an amazing night full of laughter and happy tears.”

The event raised more than $38,000 for Young Life, now in its fifth year in Snoqualmie Valley.

For information, visit www.svyl.younglife.org.

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Of her new home in Snoqualmie, Dador said “I am so excited; I can’t wait to get in. The first thing I left my country for was to have enough money to buy my own home. This is the big journey of my life.”

Her favorite part or the process has been the sweat equity; she has learned to paint and many other skills.

Dador is looking forward to spending holidays with her children in their own home and looking out for them and other neighborhood children. “I’m a mom,

State Library invites students to write ‘Letters about Literature’ The Letters about Literature competition, sponsored by the Washington State Library, has begun accepting entries. This contest challenges students to write about one of their favorite books, or one of the most influential books they’ve read. For the competition, students are asked to write a letter to the author and explain how their

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Koinona Ridge is the largest Habitat neighborhood in the Northwest. Fifty single family Habitat homes were built there between 2002 and 2010. The Dador home is what is known as a ‘buyback’ or ‘recycled’ home. If a family decides to move out, Habitat Seattle-King County purchases the house and after refurbishment, sells it to another Habitat qualified low-income family. Because of this buy-back policy, Habitat Seattle-King County homes remain a permanent part of King County’s affordable housing stock.

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The Seattle King County Clinic provided free dental, medical and vision care to Seattle area people Oct. 22 to 24. Among the volunteer medical providers were dentist Dr. Kerry Bailey and assistant Kristen Sheehan, of Alpine Dental Care.

Bailey and Sheehan saw 1,191 people in their day of volunteering. More than 4,000 patients were served in the three-day event. An estimated $3.5 million in services were provided to over 4,000 people.

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Hunting with her father Scott and brother, she shot a two-point blacktail deer, Oct. 19 in the North Bend area.

Winners will be announced in April. Winners for each level are awarded a cash prize and will advance to the national competition.

Entires for level three must be mailed by Dec. 4. For levels one and two, letters must be mailed by Jan. 11.

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Members from 133 households have attended the workshops. Currently, 35 homes are scheduled for solar assessments, 38 homes are considering proposals, and 14 new solar systems are contracted for installation.

Solarize Snoqualmie is co-sponsored by the Washington State Department of Commerce, city of Snoqualmie, Puget Sound Energy, partnered by Northwest SEED, and powered by citizen collaboration.

For more information go to http://solarizewa.org or send an email to Nicole Sanders at nsanders@ci.snoqualmie. wa.us.

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Singer-songwriter Carolyn Cruso will perform folk, Americana and Celtic-inspired acoustic music, 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 6, at Sigillo Cellars in Snoqualmie.

Cruso’s music is largely inspired by her travels in the U.S. and Europe, as well as her connection to nature. Wielding two guitars, a flute, a hammered dulcimer and her voice, Cruso roams the back roads of the country and of the mind taking the listener on a journey of beauty, love, redemption, compassion and humor.

Visit her web site at www.carolyncruso.com.

Snoqualmie Casino marks seven years with Friday celebration The Snoqualmie Casino will celebrate its seventh anniversary on Friday, Nov. 6, with giveaways of up to $1.5 million in cash in the week leading up to the anniversary.

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Only one more workshop is being held for Solarize Snoqualmie. Sign up now to attend the final event, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7, at Snoqualmie City Hall. Already, 45 households have signed up. To register, visit solarizewa.org.

“It’s really the last chance for people to participate in the program,” said Nicole Sanders, Associate Planner at the City of Snoqualmie.

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Story Time is 10 a.m., for newborns to age 3 at Snoqualmie Library. Preschool Story Time is 11 a.m., for ages 3 to 6.

CARNATION TALES: Toddler Story Time is 10:30 a.m. at Carnation Library, for ages 1 to 3. Preschool Story Time is 11:30 a.m., for ages 3 to 5.

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Volunteers provide basic level help, 1 p.m. at North Bend Library.

GAME ON!: Middle and high school students, come to Carnation Library 3:30 p.m. for video, board games and pizza.

POETRY: Duvall Library hosts poetry night, 6:30 p.m. Bring your poetry, along with a friend to hear you read it.

TRIVIA: Snoqualmie Brewery hosts Geeks who Drink Trivia Night, 7 p.m.

LEGION MEETING: American Legion Post 199 in Carnation meets at 7:30 p.m. Member barbecue starts at 6:30 p.m.

POKER: Free Texas Hold-em tournament starts at 8 p.m. at Pete’s Club Grill in Carnation.

Story Time is 10 a.m., for ages 2 to 3 at North Bend Library; Preschool Story Time is 11 a.m., for ages 3 to 6.

DUVALL TALES: Toddler Story Time is 10:30 a.m. for ages 1 to 3 at Duvall Library; Preschool Story Time is 11:30 a.m. for ages 3 to 6.

BOOK SWAP: Children up to age 12 are invited to swap up to five books, in good condition, 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Fall City Library. Books should be appropriate for children ages newborn to 12 and must be in good condition.

HOSPITAL BOARD: The board of directors for Snoqualmie Valley Hospital meets, 6:30 p.m. at Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St. STUDY ZONE: Duvall Library hosts the study zone, 4 p.m.

Grades K-12 can drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors.

LIBRARY BOARD: Duvall Library Board meets, 6 p.m. at the library. Board meetings are open to the public, all are welcome to attend.

FISH AND GAME: Mount Si Fish and Game Club meets at 7:30 p.m. at Snoqualmie Police Department. Meetings are the first Thursday of the month.

Learn more at Mountsifishandgameclub.com.

JAMMIE TALES: Family Pajama Story Time is 7 p.m. at Snoqualmie Library. All ages welcome with adult.

FRIDAY, NOV. 6 KIDSPLAY: Church on the Ridge hosts an indoor playground, 9 to 11 a.m.

WORLD LANGUAGE TALES:

North Bend Library hosts a World Language Story Time Sampler, 10 a.m. This family program features story time in English and a world language, to celebrate diversity.

LAUGH: King County Library System presents “Aging: A Laughing Matter,” with Dori Gillam of Senior Services, 11 a.m. at Mount Si Senior Center in North Bend. Laugh about the realities of growing older and the ways you can rise above the negatives. Age is not a four-letter word. Visit www.kcls. org/mindmatters.

FIRST FRIDAY: This month’s STEM program at North Bend Library focuses on model airplanes, 1 p.m. Ages 10 and older can learn about flight as they cut, glue, and assemble their own model planes.

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Brewery hosts live folk music with Lisa Dilk, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOV. 7 GRAPHIC NOVELS: Writer/ illustrator Dana Sullivan gives a workshop on creating your own graphic novels, 11 a.m. at Fall City Library, for ages 12 and older.

WRITE IN: SnoValley Writers Work Group hosts a NaNoWriMo write-in at 11:30 a.m. at North Bend Library, for National Novel Writing Month.

LANTERN WORKSHOP: Learn to make a colorful tridimensional Farolito or lantern, 3 p.m. at Carnation Library, for ages 9 and older. Farolitos are used to adorn homes during the winter season in most countries in Latin America. Registration required.

WALK THE DOG: Bark for Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, runs from noon to 2 p.m. at Snoqualmie Elementary School. Dogs and their owners can partake in food, music, games a doggy dress-up contest and, of course, a walk. Cost is $10 per dog.

MANDALA CLASS: Explore the meditative art with a mandala class, noon to 2 p.m. at Park Street Healing Arts in North Bend. Visit www.parkstreethealing.com.

MOVIE: Duvall Library hosts a Saturday movie matinee, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” starting at 2 p.m.

CHILI SHOWDOWN: Valley Animal Partners’ sixth annual Chili Showdown and dessert auction starts at 6 p.m. at

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MONDAY, NOV. 9 MERRY MONDAYS: Merry Monday Story Time is 11 a.m. at North Bend Library, for newborns to age 3, with adult.

CIRCLE TIME: Snoqualmie Library hosts a STARS Workshop, 6:30 p.m. presenting ideas and strategies for preparing and presenting circle time to support language and literacy development in ways which are developmentally appropriate, engaging and fun.

FRIENDS: Friends of the North Bend Library meet at 7 p.m. at the library. Learn ways you can support your community through fundraising, sponsorship and increasing awareness of the local library.

TUESDAY, NOV. 10 FALL CITY TALES: Toddler Story Time is 10 a.m. at Fall City Library, for newborns to age 3.

Preschool Story Time is 10:45 a.m., for ages 3 to 6.

BOOK SWAP: Children up to age 12 are invited to swap up to five books, in good condition, 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Snoqualmie Library. Books should be appropriate for children ages newborn to 12 and must be in good condition.

STUDY ZONE: Drop in at Carnation Library, 3:30 p.m. for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors.

DRUMMING: Black Dog Arts Cafe in Snoqualmie hosts an intentional drumming circle, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

SPANISH TALES: Spanish Story Time is 6:30 p.m. at Duvall Library. All ages welcome.

WRITE IN: Fall City Library hosts a National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) writein, 6 p.m. Join other writers working on their novels and meet with regional liaisons for NaNoWriMo.

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WEDNESDAY NOV. 11 VETERANS DAY: Visit Washington State Parks, no Discover Pass needed.

COMPUTER HELP: Have computer or software questions?

Volunteers provide basic level help, 1 p.m. at North Bend Library.

TRIVIA: Snoqualmie Brewery hosts Geeks who Drink Trivia Night, 7 p.m.

POKER: Free Texas Hold-em tournament starts at 8 p.m. at Pete’s Club Grill in Carnation.

THURSDAY, NOV. 12 NORTH BEND TALES: Toddler Story Time is 10 a.m., for ages 2 to 3 at North Bend Library; Preschool Story Time is 11 a.m., for ages 3 to 6.

STUDY ZONE: Duvall Library hosts the study zone, 4 p.m.

Grades K-12 can drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors.

FALL CITY FRIENDS: Friends of the Library meet, 7 p.m. at Fall City Library. Do you want to be involved in library support and planning? Join the Friends of the Fall City Library.

FRIENDS: Duvall Friends of the Library meet, 7 p.m. at the library. This group supports the services and programs at the Duvall Library by memberships and used book sales. All are welcome to attend.

SUPPORT GROUP: Alzheimer’s Association Carnation Caregiver Support Group meets at 1 p.m. at Sno-Valley Senior Center, 4610 Stephens Ave, Carnation. For information call Karen Koenig at (425)761-2946.

EXECUTIVE SKILLS: Kerry Beymer presents a Mind Matters workshop, “The Basics of Children’s Executive Functioning Skills,” 2 p.m. at Fall City Library. Scientists and researchers are finding that executive functioning skills are the biological key to school readiness and a good predictor of school success. A story time will be offered for children of those registered. Registration required.

FESTIVALS OF LIGHT: Snoqualmie Library hosts Live Paint and Cindy Arnold, with a program for children ages 3 and older 7 p.m. Light is often the symbol of hope and happiness and many cultures celebrate light in the darkness of winter months. Learn about celebrations like St. Lucia Day, the Winter Solstice, Loi Krathong, Diwali and other festivals of light from around the world.

FRIDAY, NOV. 13 KIDSPLAY: Church on the Ridge hosts an indoor playground, 9 to 11 a.m.

WORLD LANGUAGE TALES:

North Bend Library hosts a World Language Story Time Sampler, 10 a.m. This family program features story time in English and a world language, to celebrate diversity.

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