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Jim Gildersleeve knows the Snoqualmie Valley elk herd well.
Thanks to Gildersleeve and other volunteers, the Snoqualmie Valley Elk Management Group has been developing critter-friendly habi-tat for the creatures away from residential and farming areas.
The group grew out of com-munity meetings where people expressed a dichotomy of views. Some wanted the elk eradicated, or at least a reduction in the population, because they grazed on gardens and crops. Others wanted to protect the herds that roam the Valley.
The management group tries to meet both demands. It col-laborates with various interest groups, including state and national agencies, local cities,
Native American tribes and non-profit outdoor organizations, as well as business and property owners.
The two biggest projects it tackles, Gildersleeve said, are putting radio collars on females in the herd and the develop-ment of grazing land.
“We work on Department of Natural Resources land,” he said. “We clear the brush and black-berry on the sides of the logging roads.”
They plant grasses they know will entice the elk.
To help cover the costs of the two projects, as well as educational and outreach pro-grams to share the elk story, the Snoqualmie Valley Elk Management Group stages an annual Wild Game Dinner and Auction. This year’s event begins 6 p.m. June 7 at the Sno-Valley
Senior Center, 4610 Stephens Ave., Carnation.
It is catered by the Fall City Roadhouse and Inn and features cuisine from Roadhouse Chef Benjamin Riggs.
And yes, elk is always on the menu.
Gildersleeve chuckles over that and added that the elk are not endangered and the group recognizes the herds’ value to hunters. Indeed, he added, elk is delicious meat.
State agencies often call Gildersleeve and others in the group when they have elk meat available. (Usually from poach-ers — hunters caught with killed elk out of season.) Volunteers within the group know how to butcher fresh elk and age it properly. They then donate the
By Maureen Ivey
Elk have found good grazing land in the Snoqualmie Valley.
Save the elk, then eat them
See ELK, Page 3
MacNichols resigns from Snoqualmie City Council
Longtime City Councilman Jeff MacNichols has resigned from the Snoqualmie City Council. He is moving to Redmond this month.
The city of Snoqualmie is accepting applications to fill the vacancy on the seven-member council. The City Council will choose and appoint the replacement to finish MacNichols term which expires in 2015.
Residents interested in the position must have resided in the city of Snoqualmie for at least one year prior to council appointment and must be reg-istered to vote in Snoqualmie.
Applications are due by 5 p.m. June 17, 2014.
Applications are posted on the city website at www.cityofsnoqualmie.org in the “Public Participation” box. They may also be obtained at Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St. Questions may be directed to Jodi Warren, city clerk, at 425-888-1555 x 1118 or [email protected].
Snoqualmie operates under a mayor-council form of gov-ernment. The seven- member city council serves as the city’s legislative body. The council is responsible for setting policy, adopting the annual budget, adopting laws, determining the services the city provides and the funding levels for those services, and confirming the mayor’s appointment of citizens to advisory boards and commissions.
By Christina Corrales-Toy
Newcastle Public Works Director Mark Rigos has only worked with the city for three years, but his impact on the community is so great, when he announced his resignation, at least one resident became emotional at the thought of losing him.
“Honestly I teared up a little bit,” said Newcastle Trails representative Peggy Price. “He’s been absolutely fabulous to Newcastle Trails. He’s proac-tive and he backs us up.”
Rigos announced in May that he will leave to become the public works director for the city of North Bend. His last day in Newcastle is June 13.
Rigos begins work in North
Bend June 16.It wasn’t an easy decision
to leave, Rigos said, especially since he’s certainly grown to love Newcastle and its resi-dents, but North Bend offers some new opportunities that Newcastle didn’t.
In North Bend, Rigos will manage the city’s water and sewer district, something he couldn’t do in Newcastle, because that falls under the Coal Creek Utility District’s purview. He’ll also get the chance to manage North Bend’s wastewater treatment facility.
“In the private sector, I’ve designed miles and miles of water mains and sewer mains, but I’ve never managed a full
North Bend snares popular Newcastle public works director
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Relay for Life still open for teams and participants
The Snoqualmie Valley Relay for Life committee is still welcoming new teams for the July 12 event at Torguson Park in North Bend. The annual ben-efit raises money for the American Cancer Society.
The group held a luncheon for cancer survivors and caregivers June 1 at the Cedar River Watershed Center at Rattlesnake Lake.
More than 70 people attended, said Snoqualmie Valley Relay for Life committee mem-ber Bev Jorgensen.
The luncheon featured several guest speakers and performances by members of the award-winning Mount Si High School Jazz Band and harpist Olivia Karlov.
It was a way of inspir-ing relay participants and recruiting new members.
“We want people to know they can still get involved,” she said. “You can form a team with coworkers, family or friends for this fun and inspiring event.”
Currently 38 teams are registered and fundraising.
Another way to partici-pate, Jorgensen said, is to donate to teams or team members.
Several current projects by teams include:
June 8 — Women’s self-defense class by the TKD Chicks.
June 14 — A bake sale
by the Dynomites at Jay Berry’s in North Bend.
For class information email [email protected]
Thursdays — 5-9 p.m. Wine tasting at the Roadhouse Grill in Fall City
For more information
about ways to donate, events by the teams and forming a team visit www.snovalleyrelay.org or email the committee at [email protected].
“We are here to finish the fight against cancer and we need your help,” Jorgensen said.
By Mary Miller
Harpist Olivia Karlov performed at a luncheon for cancer survivors and caregivers.
Help the Mount Si High School Swim Team make waves
Clean out your closets and drawers and donate unwanted textiles to the Wildcats girls swim team.
They will hold a cloth-ing and textile drive from 12:30-2 p.m. June 6 and 2:30-4 p.m. June 8 at St. Clare’s Episcopal Church, 8650 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.
Unlike typical char-ity donations, all forms of textiles and clothes are acceptable, includ-ing worn out items. The unusable things are recycled.
Suggested items include clothing and shoes, towels, rags, blan-kets and other bedding and stuffed animals. All items must be dry.
The team cannot accept glass or break-ables, electronics, pillows
or pet beds, and carpet-ing.
Habitat holdsinformational meeting
Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County will host a homebuyer information meeting at 11 a.m. June 7 at the Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E.
Homes available for purchase are located in Snoqualmie.
All families interested in purchasing a home through Habitat will learn about the oppor-tunities and selection criteria. Homeowners are chosen on the basis of their need for hous-ing, ability to pay a zero percent interest mortgage and their willingness to partner with Habitat Seattle-King County.
Anyone interested in applying for a Habitat for Humanity home is required to attend a homebuyer informa-tion meeting before they receive an application.
To register for the meeting, email Ali Sheibani at [email protected] or call 206-855-5225.
Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County, an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, is a faith-based housing organization that brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. The Seattle-King County Habitat has built, renovated or repaired more than 350 homes for families in need of affordable housing in 17 communities within King County.
For more information, to donate or to volun-teer, visit www.habitatskc.org.
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meat to the Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank.
The elk that roam the Snoqualmie Valley are relative newcomers — imports who have found a good habitat. The native elk, Gildersleeve said, were Roosevelt elk. The Snoqualmie and other Native American tribes had hunted local elk for decades.
By the early 1900s, when white settlers moved to the area and also began hunting them, the resident elk were hunted almost to extinction.
Then, in 1913, there was an Elks — as in the fraternal organization, not the animal — con-vention in Seattle.
An entrepreneur rounded up a herd of 44 Rocky Mountain elk from the Yellowstone area in Montana and brought them to wide open farmlands of the upper Valley, historian Dave Battey said.
The conventiongoers reportedly yelled and whooped when the elk were unloaded from the cattle cars on a train. The elk took to the Valley like a group of teenagers to a pizza buf-fet. The herd multiplied and roamed throughout the area.
It’s been a love-hate relationship since.
While local farm-ers and residents com-plained about the roving vegetarians cleaning out crops and gardens, wild-life enthusiasts enjoyed the opportunity to get
close, take pictures and ooh-and-ah.
During the Depression, the herds became walking grocery stores as locals depended upon them for fresh meat.
In the 1940s, they were again pests and workers from the local mill rounded up as many as they could find and trans-ported them to the island in the middle of Lake Borst — the mill pond — thinking that the elk would be contained there.
That wasn’t successful because elk, of course, can swim across rivers and small lakes.
The management group seeks the best of both worlds for the ani-mals and mankind.
They’ve learned a lot, Gildersleeve said, since they’ve been doing the radio collar project.
“To collar them, we sedate them,” he said. “Then, we pull a tooth — one they don’t use.”
The tooth has growth rings, like a tree, and they’re able to tell how old the elk is. They only collar females and because of the expense of the equipment, they only have 20 collared right now.
The females usually stick together while the mature males often graze alone until mating sea-son.
“One female has
gone all the way to Mason County,” Gildersleeve said. “Another has gone to the Monroe area.”
Grazing must be good in both places, he added, because the two elk are staying in those environs.
The imported Rocky Mountain and the Roosevelt elk are so much
alike that most people, includ-ing him, can’t tell the dif-ference, Gilder-sleeve said. And the two
groups can and do inter-breed.
The breed doesn’t mat-ter to farmers and resi-dents who try to preserve their gardens and crops. That’s where the planting of hardy grass comes in, he said.
When they started, the
group was focused on cre-ating easy grazing in the wilder parts of the Valley for the elk.
One of the things they’ve learned along the way is the grass is popular with other animals.
“We have deer and bear grazing in these areas as well,” Gildersleeve said.
But it takes funding to pay for the projects he added, particularly with state and other govern-ment agencies running on such tight budgets that they can’t help the group as much as they originally did.
“We depend upon money from the dinner to keep the planting projects and the tracking going,” he said.
Tickets are $55 per person. For more infor-mation or reservations, call Sharen Marsall at 941-9107, Matt Yancy at 941-2846, Harold Erland at 698-3180 or Jim Gildersleeve at 766-0556.
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“We depend upon money from the dinner to keep the planting projects and the tracking going.”
— Jim GildersleeveElk management group
Check out the plans for Si View Community Center renovation
Although the commu-nity meeting to discuss the potential renovation of Si View Community Center was held June 3, you can still check out the plans for the his-toric building at 400 S.E. Orchard Dr., North Bend.
Tentative plans include maintenance and poten-tial upgrades. The district hopes to maintain the historic character of the center while modernizing the facility.
Preliminary schematic drawings and anticipated timeline may be viewed online at www.siviewpark.org/park-improvements.html.
To receive signifi-cant project updates via email, sign up for Si View Community Center Renovation Project email list at www.siviewpark.org/index.phtml.
For more informa-tion about the Si View Metropolitan Park District, please visit www.siview-park.org Star C or call 831-1900.
“Funniest Home Video” host com-ing to Snoqualmie Casino
Comedian Bob Saget will appear at 8 p.m. June 13 at the Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie.
His appearance is a benefit for the Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank and Rotary First Harvest.
In addition to his stand-up comedy rou-tines, Saget is known for his roles on the hit television shows “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and “Full House.”
The Snoqualmie Food Bank is a nonprofit agency that serves clients in need by providing groceries and other resources.
Rotary First Harvest helps bring surplus food to Washington state food banks and works to improve food distribution by working with farmers, truckers and volunteers.
Tickets, $30 for general admission and $75 for VIP seating and admission, are available through www.
snocasino.com/entertain-ment. All guests must be 21.
State Parks offers two days of free parking
Washington State Parks has 12 free days in 2014 when visitors are not required to display a Discover Pass to visit a state park, including Lake Sammamish State Park. The next dates are June 7 and 8.
National Get Outdoors Day on June 14 also fea-tures a free day of parking.
The free days are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass, a $30 annual or $10 one-day permit required on state-managed rec-reation lands managed by Washington State Parks, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the state Department of Natural Resources.
The Discover Pass leg-islation provided that State Parks could desig-nate up to 12 free days when the pass would not be required to visit state parks.
The free days apply only at state parks; the Discover Pass is still required to access DFW and DNR lands.
Learn more at www.dis-coverpass.wa.gov.
Become a Super Sitter
Encompass will hold a Super Sitters train-
ing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 7 at the Encompass Main Campus, 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend.
Youths ages 11 to 15 will be taught how to fulfill the
average par-ent’s expec-tations and basic childcare. Lessons include child devel-
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“But … I guess I do okay … but sometimes I just feel … used … you know?” Marvin nod-ded again.
“These women today just seem to have …” he looked around and whispered, “one thing on their minds. I’d like to find a woman who likes me for who I am … inside, you know?”
Marvin nodded.“I mean, I can serenade their
socks off and have plenty of dates, but it’s just a hot Saturday night kinda life.”
Marvin smiled.“T.C., I know what you mean.
I’ve heard about your success serenading the girls, but I can see you may be ready to … shall we say … settle down?”
Three-Chord (named for his semi-skill at guitar picking) nod-ded.
“OK, so let’s get to work.”Marvin put a big number two
salmon streamer hook in the fly vise, and Cortez stood and watched him. Marvin’s skilled hands soon tied a weighted solid-black stonefly nymph and handed it to T.C.
“Substantial and solid,” Marvin said, “without all the gaudiness of a salmon streamer. It will bring out the real you, T.C.”
“Thank you, sir,” Cortez said.“And T.C.? I want you to not
even kiss a girl until after the third date. Let her get to know you.”
The long-riding lothario’s mouth dropped open, showing the pearly white teeth that had melted so many hearts.
“Is that even possible, Mr. Pincus?”
“Work on it, my boy. Work on it.”
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Three-chord Cortez boosts Marvin’s mood
History tells us this weather is a trick. Soon enough, the June gloom will set in and take hold until July 4.
But if this lovely weather holds (and even if it doesn’t) many Western Washingtonians will head outside, braving the cold waters and muddy hiking trails.
Please, don’t let the sun lull you into contentment. As we learned last week on Mount Rainier, even experienced outdoor people with professional guides can get into trouble.
While most of us won’t be scaling mountains, it’s important to keep safety in mind no matter what your activity.
Be sure to take sunscreen and liberally use it. Reapply frequently, particularly if you sweat from the exertion of hiking or get wet while wading, swimming or boating.
When out on the water, use a lifejacket, and make sure your children do as well. This is important on local lakes and becomes even more important for those venturing out to those nearby rivers swollen and frigid with snow melt. Cold water shock only takes a couple of minutes to set in.
Even safer options include frequenting lakes with life-guards, at least in the early season when the water is still potentially hypothermia-inducing.
Children often don’t recognize when they’re getting too cold. Watch them carefully. Get them out and warm them up if they display any signs of cold such as shivering, turning pale or if their lips become slightly blue.
Kayakers, canoers and other boaters should make sure to scout the conditions before heading into any body of water. Once again, swift moving rivers can be a problem, when the speed of the water gives you little time to react.
Heading out for a hike, be it for a day on a popular trail or a weekend in the backcountry requires planning. Bring plenty of water. Make sure someone who isn’t with you knows where you’re going and when you’ll be back. Never go alone — a twisted ankle can become a serious situation if there’s no one else to help you. And make sure your phone is fully charged. Even if you’re out of range of a tower, it won’t hurt to have some kind of communication options.
Summer in this area is glorious. The outdoors is our reward for dealing with nine months of rain. Just make sure that when you go outside to enjoy that reward, you have a safe, fun adventure, and don’t end up in the head-lines.
Citizens can make a differ-ence by contacting their elected representatives.
FederalPresident Barack Obama
(D), The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20500; 202-456-1414; [email protected]
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D), 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3441; http://cantwell.senate.gov; 915 Second Ave., Suite 512, Seattle, WA 98174; 206-220-6400
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D), 173 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510; 202-224-2621; http://mur-ray.senate.gov; Jackson Federal Building, Room 2988, 915 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98174; 206-553-5545
U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert (R-8th District), 1730 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515; 202-225-7761; 22605 S.E. 56th St., Suite 130, Issaquah, WA 98029; 677-7414; www.house.gov/reichert
State — Governor Gov. Jay Inslee (D), Office of
the Governor, P.O. Box 40002,
“You seem kinda low this morning, Sweetie,” Marjorie said.
“Business has been kinda slow for a while now, and it’s wed-ding season,” he said.
Marvin Pincus’ “business,” of course, is free love counseling combined with free fly tying. He hopes to bring connubial jocularity to anyone who might need it.
Hey, a retired guy has to do something.
But just at that moment there was a knock on the door, and standing there was Three-Chord Cortez. T.C. looked anxiously up and down the street. It wouldn’t look good for the fabled bunk-house balladeer to be seen applying for love counseling.
Marvin took T.C. into his den and Marjorie brought the embar-rassed cowhand some coffee. When the door had been safely closed, Cortez looked at Marvin.
“Mr. Pincus,” he said, “you may not know it, but I kinda have a reputation for being a ladies’ man.”
Marvin nodded.
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CountyKing County Executive Dow
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401 Fifth Ave., Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-296-4040; or [email protected]
King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, District 3. King County Courthouse, 516 Third Ave., Room 1200, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-296-1003; 800-325-6165; [email protected]
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facility, a district, a fund, so that will be a new challenge for me that I just haven’t been exposed to yet,” Rigos said.
Rigos wore many differ-ent hats during his time in Newcastle. Sometimes he was a trails manager, other times he was like a parks manager, but whatever he did, his constant dedication to customer service touched everyone that came into contact with him.
“He is a very humble leader and I liken him to a modern day Nehemiah, doing his best for others and the city with a sincere purpose and calling,” said Newcastle Weed Warriors President Grace Stiller.
Along with his staff, Rigos managed several side-walk projects, oversaw a tricky landslide-stabilization project along Newcastle Golf Club Road, worked with Newcastle Trails to develop and acquire new trails and guided the city through some major pave-ment rehabilitation projects in his three years.
His proudest accomplish-ment, though, was the huge strides the city’s stormwater division made under his watch, he said. He credited surface water engineer Laura
Frolich and infrastructure manager Brian Smith for making sure the city was dialed in on capital and maintenance needs.
“I’ve had a wonderful staff, there’s certainly no I in team,” Rigos said. “My staff has just been incred-ible in getting these projects done.”
Rigos is known for going the extra mile, City Manager Rob Wyman said. Whether it was finding a way to give west end residents their Little Rhody Park, even after the grant they applied for was denied, or bringing his son along to an off-hours May Creek Trail ribbon-cut-ting ceremony, Rigos always put in the extra effort to make something special.
“He was a true member of the community here,” Wyman said. “I’m going to personally miss him quite a bit and going to miss all he’s done.”
Rigos has a long list of things he will miss about Newcastle, he said, among them, the people, the City Council, his staff and his city manager.
He doesn’t expect to stay a stranger, though. Rigos, an Issaquah resident, already has plans to attend the city’s Fourth of July event and maybe make it out for one of the city’s Concerts in the Park series.
“I’ll especially miss folks like Peggy Price, Garry
Kampen, Grace Stiller and Lee Strom,” he said. “There are so many people that contribute in so many dif-ferent ways to Newcastle, and that makes it a neat small town.”
Rigos joined the Newcastle staff in 2011. Prior to that, he spent 12 years as a senior proj-ect manager at Concept Engineering. He holds bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering and biology from Washington State University, and a master’s in business administration from Seattle University.
Wyman now has the arduous task of find-ing Rigos’ replacement. Whoever it is, he or she will certainly have some big shoes to fill.
“He’s not been a typi-cal public works director,” Wyman said. “That’s the big challenge I have in trying to replace him.”
Rigos, who will start his new North Bend job on June 16, does have some advice for the person that follows him, though.
“Public safety is always No. 1 in my mind, and as a civil engineer, it has to be, but almost equally impor-tant is excellent customer service,” he said. “Customer service is often overlooked in a public servant, and I think it’s especially impor-tant in a small town like Newcastle.”
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opment and infant care, how to maintain personal safety, home security, fire prevention, and tele-phone tips in the case of an emer-gency.
A basic introduction to the Heimlich maneuver will be taught as well.
Sponsored by Encompass, an organization that has been design-ing programs to support the youth reach developmental milestones since 1966, the one-day workshop on childcare and safety skills will prepare teens for babysitting jobs.
Cost is $40 and space is limited. Enroll now at www.encompassnw.
org and look under ‘Children’ or call 425-888-2777. All participants should bring a beverage and sack lunch.
Recycling day is slated for June 7
The city of North Bend household recycling day, cancelled because of the early morning explosion April 25, has been rescheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 7.
It will be held at the Mount Si High School Freshman Campus, 9200 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie.
Although staffed and organized by North Bend, the free event is open to all King County residents for items that can’t be recycled in the normal waste pick-up.
Materials accepted include:q Scrap metal and appliances
q Refrigerators, freezers, air condi-tioners
q Electronics, TVs and phonesq Heavy duty batteries (i.e. car,
truck, marine, lead acid)q Petroleum productsq Tiresq Fluorescent lightbulbsq Household batteriesTo see what items are accepted at
the event, go to http://northbendwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5578.
For more information, call Carrie Lee at 888-7651 or email: [email protected].
This event is sponsored by the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County and the King County Solid Waste Division.
Snoqualmie named second safest place to live in state
Snoqualmie is ranked No. 2 in the top 10 safest places to live in Washington, according to Movoto, a national real estate website providing information on housing.
Out of 74 cities reported on by Movoto, Snoqualmie has the lowest number of violent crimes and a low number of property crimes.
These statistics are based on crimes reported by each city.
The data was collected from the FBI’s 2012 Uniform Crime Report and the 2010 U.S. Census. Every city was given a ranking of 1 to 74 in categories of property crimes, violent crimes, murders, and total crimes.
For more information, visit www.movoto.com/blog/top-ten/safest-places-in-washington.
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Snoqualmie Police serving North Bend and Snoqualmie
Eviction noticePolice responded at 4:23
p.m. May 24, to the 13000 block of 432nd Avenue Southeast to a transient camp. The vacant lot has had problems with unau-thorized camping. The responding officer saw three subjects, two male and one female, enter the five acre wooded area. The officer left a note for the subjects and all other campers to leave.
Stolen and signed for
Police responded at 3:03 p.m. May 26, to a call from the 39000 block of Southeast Park Street.
The caller reported that their UPS packages had been stolen. A male sub-ject signed for the pack-ages and took them. The caller has the subjects name from the signature. It is unknown how many packages the subject signed for.
Patriotic disturbance
Police responded at 7:14 p.m. May 26, to the 45000 block of Southeast 137th Street to what sounded like six gunshots. After the speaking with a home-owner, the officer deter-mined it was not gunshots but fireworks that people were lighting due to the holiday.
Mistaken identityPolice responded at
12:09 a.m. May 27, to the intersection of North Bend Way and Mount Si Road to a call about a suspi-cious vehicle. The subject Jeep was driving in an unusual way, pulling over frequently and turning around several times. The
caller reported that the driver was slumped over in their seat when the caller passed the Jeep. Officers monitored the vehicle, which continued to drive erratically. Officers pulled the car over and found the subject was an employee of a housing project and was collecting signs for the business.
Don’t nap if you’re on the lam
Police responded at 8:04 a.m. May 28, to the 38000 block of Southeast River Street for suspicious circumstances. A vehicle with two females inside was parked in an alley and the occupants were asleep. The subjects told officers that they had just moved and were resting on their way to Redmond. One subject had a warrant out and was taken to King County Jail.
Why did the bear cross the road?
Police responded at 10:31 p.m. May 28, to the 9200 block of 384th
Police and fire reports
Avenue Southeast to reports of an animal prob-lem. The caller saw a black bear cross the road into the residential area on the west side of 384th Avenue. Officers were unable to locate the bear.
North Bend fire
Problem fireOne engine was dis-
patched at 1:22 a.m. May 27, to the 39900 block of Southeast 53rd Street to respond to some unau-thorized burning in the area.
Special outside fireFour engines were dis-
patched at 4:43 p.m. May 27, to the 100 block of Southeast Reinig Road to respond to a special out-side fire.
Snoqualmie fire
If you can’t take the heat call the fire department
Firefighters were dis-patched at 7:27 p.m. May 22, to the Salish Lodge due to an automatic fire alarm. Investigation determined that it was a false alarm set off by a malfunctioning
heat detector.
Natural gas leakFirefighters responded
at 3:49 p.m. May 27, to the vicinity of KeyBank on Center Boulevard Southeast due to a smell of natural gas in the area. Investigation revealed that the nearby Andre’s Dry Cleaning had a leak from its boiler and the gas was shut off to the unit. Puget Sound Energy natural gas division was requested to perform an inspection.
Blazing the trailFirefighters from
Snoqualmie, Eastside Fire & Rescue and Fall City were dispatched at 4:43 p.m. May 27, to Southeast Reinig Road and Meadowbrook Avenue Southeast due to a fire on a pedestrian bridge on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail. Crews arrived on scene, made a water supply and were able to quickly extin-guish the fire, keeping it contained to the bridge access area only.
Vehicle engulfed in flames
Firefighters responded at 2:24 p.m. May 28, to a vehicle fire on Southeast Kinsey Street. Upon arriv-
al, crews found smoke and flames coming from the car’s engine compartment. The fire was extinguished quickly by the crew, but the car was a total loss.
King County Sheriff’s Office
Opposite of a jackpot
Police were called at 9:49 a.m. May 23, from the Snoqualmie Casino at 37500 North Bend Way with a reported larceny. A man set his phone down on a slot machine and later realized it had been taken. Casino security con-firmed the incident with surveillance footage.
Malicious vandalismPolice were called at
9:32 p.m. May 23, regard-ing an incident in the area of exit 45 on I-90. The caller heard two gunshots and then went to his vehi-cle to find that two of his windows had been broken by some unknown type firearm.
The Star publishes names of those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.
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Kerry Beymer, who has been teaching moms and dads parenting prac-tices for 15 years, recently learned a new trick her-self: The old-time games are best for child develop-ment.
Beymer, manager of the Parenting Education for Encompass in Snoqualmie, has been part of a nation-wide study on the early child-hood development of executive function skills. Despite the name, execu-tive function has little to do with teaching children how to run a company but everything to do with growth and succeeding in school and adult life.
“Executive function is the brain’s “air traffic con-trol system”, which allows us to manage multiple streams of information at the same time, con-trol impulses and revise tasks as necessary,” said Beymer.
Indeed, it is believed that acquiring the early building blocks of these skills is critical to school readiness and social devel-opment through middle childhood, adolescence, and into early adult life.
And the best way to develop executive func-tion skills?
Through games such as Red Rover, Red Light-Green Light, and Simon Says — things most adults have played, she said, but have fallen out of style with the advent of elec-tronic games.
Beymer will be teach-ing an Executive Function Workshop at 6 p.m. June 12 at the Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St. The class is free but space is limited. To register, visit www.encom-passnw.org or call 888-2777.
Beymer and Encompass participated in a 15-week pilot program that began last fall from the Washington Department of Early Learning and Frontiers of Innovation, an initiative of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. She was the only educator in King County selected for the project. Participants are charged to teach other educators as well as the parent community how
Old-time children’s games arebest for a child’s development
to develop good executive function skills.
Examples of developing executive function skills in young children, Beymer said, include a number of things, many of them simple.
q Back-and-forth, “serve-and-return” interac-tion between young chil-dren and adults, in which adults notice and respond to children’s efforts to vocalize and engage in playful activities.
q Play in which chil-dren are able to take on roles and “play out” a developed scenario that is supported by teachers.
q Structuring a daily schedule that allows time for children to use their developing skills, and allowing children to prac-tice these skills with adult supervision but without adult intrusion.
q Ensuring that early learning settings are arranged so that children have time to work indi-vidually with adults who have carefully observed their potential and capaci-ties.
q Creating a safe emo-
tional climate in early learning settings that creates opportunities for children to practice their social skills with each other and with adult sup-port to reduce conflict and promote problem-solving.
q Meditative or mind-fulness-based practices for both adults and children.
q Ensuring that chil-dren and adults have enough sleep and exercise to support healthy brain development.
q Playing games that allow children to learn rules and then switch them, called cognitive flexibility. (A good exam-ple is Simon Says.)
DEL is partnering with the University of Washington to evaluate the impact of the learn-ing communities and with researchers at the University of Minnesota to collect data about the development of the chil-dren who participate in the trainees’ early learning environments.
View more information about FOI at http://develop-ingchild.harvard.edu/activi-ties/frontiers_of_innovation.
Thomas will talk during Day Out With Thomas event
Thomas the Tank Engine has found his voice.
The popular children’s television character, who will be coming to the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie July 11-13 and 18-20, will talk to his fans.
The Day Out With Thomas tour includes a 25-minute ride on a train pulled by Thomas as well as a chance to meet Sir Topham Hatt and other Thomas friends and hands-on activities such as arts and crafts, toys, and sto-rytelling sessions at the
Snoqualmie Depot.Thomas and his friends
will be making stops in 42 cities through the United States in 2014, the 19th year for Day Out With Thomas events.
Thomas the Tank Engine rides depart every 45 minutes, rain or shine, beginning at 9 a.m. The last train departs at 5:15 p.m.
Tickets for Day Out With Thomas are $23 for ages two and up and are available now by phone at 866-468-7630 or at www.ticketweb.com/dowt or in person from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily in the Snoqualmie Depot, 38625 S.E. King St.
For more information
and directions, contact the Northwest Railway Museum at 888-3030 or www.TrainMuseum.org.
School district passes state audit
For the ninth consecu-tive year, the Snoqualmie Valley School District has passed the annual state audit with no deficiencies or problems.
The Washington State Auditor’s Office recently performed an account-ability audit and exami-nation of the district’s financial statements and federal requirements for the period of Sept. 1,
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sportsPAGE 8 JUNE 5, 2014
By Sam Kenyon
After a superb season the Mount Si High School fastpitch team reached their first goal — a berth in the state tournament. The second goal, the state title, however, was beyond the Wildcats’ grasp. They played two games at state on May 30, and both were heavy losses, ending the season for Mount Si.
For a team that had many seniors who played all four years, reach-ing state had been their mantra all year. The girls accomplished that feat in their freshman year four seasons ago, and they wanted to end their high school careers with the same success. And even despite the two final losses, they accomplished their goal.
“I’m just really going to miss this senior group,” said coach Larry White of his senior-heavy team. “They’ve propelled our program into a place of pretty high esteem. I think they’ve really helped us become one of the most prestigious programs in the state of Washington.”
The first game against the Bonney Lake Panthers was a high scoring contest that the Wildcats lost, 14-9.
After a monster four-run inning in the second put Bonney Lake up by three, Mount Si had to play from behind. After the top of the fifth, Bonney Lake was up 9-4. Then Mount Si rallied, scoring five runs in the bottom of the fifth.
The game headed into the final frame tied at nine when the Panthers pulled ahead, knocking in five runs. Mount Si was unable to counter in their final inning and so, despite the huge hit-ting perfor-mance from the team, the game was over.
Paige Wetherbee threw the whole game, earning three strikeouts. She also dominated on the other side of the plate, hitting three-for-three with four RBIs and two runs scored. Her big bat-ting night consisted of one double and two home runs.
“Paige had her career best day,” White said. “It worked out perfectly for her because George Fox University was there, so I think they got to see a pretty good show. She was leading us. She wanted to win it pretty bad.”
Rose Vogt also hit a home run as well as a dou-ble as she went three of four with three RBIs and one run scored.
Celine Fowler also had a strong hitting night with
four of five and two runs scored.
Losing the first game of the tour-nament meant the Wildcats’ next game would be in the loser out bracket, against Mountain View High School.
Unlike the game against the Panthers, in this game there would be no furi-
ous rally to tie the game late. The Mountain View Thunder defeated the
Wildcats 10-1 in the final game of the Mount Si season.
“We had a few mistakes early that were really uncharac-teristic of
our team,” White said.“We just didn’t play
good defense.”The Thunder pulled
away in the second inning with a 5-1 frame and never looked back.
Claire Lis threw for one and two-thirds innings, giving up four hits and six runs after facing 13 bat-ters.
Bayley Barnett threw the remainder of the game, facing 23 batters and giving up six hits and four runs.
The lone score for the Wildcats was from a home run by Wetherbee, who went one for three on the night.
The only other Mount Si players to get a hit were Rachael Picchena and Kara
Link.With the season over,
Coach White reflected on all the accomplishments his team has achieved this year.
“I just really put a lot of emphasis on the things like Celine Fowler being a three time All-League out-fielder, Nikki Carroll being named KingCo MVP, Brittany and Rose being first team KingCo confer-ence selections. Just a lot of emphasis on those suc-cesses … those are things that no one can ever take away from you,” he said.
“I’m going to miss these girls.”
By Greg Farrar
The Mount Si High SchoolfastpitchteamandcoacheshuddleforthelastchantoftheseasonaftertheirsecondlossMay30atthestate3AfastpitchchampionshiptournamentinLacey.
Mount Si fastpitch team’s season ends at state tournament
Mount Si runners place in state tournament
Mount Si High School had an impressive showing in several events at the Washington State Track and Field Tournament.
The Wildcat girls 4x4 relay team took second place overall in the championship tourney at Mt. Tahoma high school May 31 in Tacoma.
Jessie Guyer, Karlie Hurlie, Mackenzie Hutchinson, and Bailey Scott secured second place with a Mount Si school record of 3.57.08.
The relay team wasn’t the only Wildcat success.
Four Mount Si athletes fin-ished in the top ten across five events, with two runners placing
in the top 10 in the 3200 meter race.
Freshman phenom Hannah Waskom took fourth place in the 3200 meter race and fifth place in the 1600 meter event. Mackenzie Hutchinson finished in eighth in the 3200 meter race, only a few spots behind her teammate.
Mount Si was also successful in the throwing events.
Cameron Davis came in seventh place overall in shot put, while Sam Hruska finished in eighth place in the javelin throw.
Three Mount Si golfers compete at state
Three Mount Si High School
golfers represented the Wildcats at the state championship tour-nament — sophomore Caitlin Maralack and senior Tabitha Dorn from the girls team and sophomore Alex Nelson from the boys squad.
The girls play golf in the spring. The boys regular season is in the fall but their state tour-nament coincides with the girls.
After being the medal-ist, which means winning an astounding eleven tourna-ments in a row over the season, Maralack’s incredible year fin-ished seventh place at state on May 28-29 at the Lewis River Golf course in Woodland.
Maralack shot an 80 on the first day and an 85 on the sec-ond for a total of 165. Her scores
were a few strokes higher than her regular season performances where she dominated her con-ference. The winning score, from Rachel Fujitani of Mercer Island, was 146.
Nelson finished tied for 18 overall with a score of 156. He shot 80 in the first round and 76 in the second. He shared his 18 spot in a seven-way tie for the position.
Dorn shot a 96 in round one of the first day, missing the 94 cutoff for the second day.
Registration tees off for Hospital Foundation golf tournament
Registration has begun for
the Aug. 8 Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Foundation Golf Classic Tournament at the Mount Si Golf Course.
The 18-hole tournament, open to both men and women, is limited to 120 players. Tee-off time is 8 a.m.
The Foundation raises money for capital projects for the hos-pital and to help promote good health throughout the commu-nity.
The $100 registration covers greens fees, breakfast, lunch and an awards ceremony.
To register for the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Golf Classic, call 831-3325, go to www.snoqualm-iehospital.org/foundation, or email [email protected].
I think they’ve really helped us become one of the most prestigious programs in the state of Washington.”
— Larry WhiteCoach
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One Voice offers families resources for summer
Struggling families can stock up on sum-mer supplies at the Fourth Annual One Voice Summer Resource Fair, 3-6 p.m. June 12 at Cascade Covenant Church, 13225 436th Ave. S.E., North Bend.
There is no charge for the supplies. They include flip-flops, summer care packages, books, toiletries and dental products, new and gently used summer clothing, diapers and fun children’s items such as bubbles and sidewalk chalk.
A number of local enti-ties, including faith-based groups, the cities of North Bend and Snoqualmie, service clubs, non-profit organizations and busi-nesses, collected dona-tions and contributed money to the One Voice project. Rather than have multiple organizations trying to accomplish small things, the enti-ties band together several times a year to take care of Snoqualmie Valley’s needy families.
Things are given out on a first-come, first-served basis.
Still time to get digital pet license
A trial offer of digital pet licenses is still avail-able for dog and cat own-ers in Snoqualmie Valley and other cities in King County.
Regional Animal Services of King County is offering a new type of pet license tag in partnership with PetHub. The license is printed with a Quick Response code that can be scanned with a smart phone or other mobile device to retrieve the ani-mal’s online profile.
Potentially, this can help stray pets and their owners get reunited much sooner.
“A license is an inex-pensive way to provide peace of mind if your pet ever gets lost, and a digital pet license provides an additional level of protection,” said RASKC Manager Dr. Gene Mueller. “Ninety-six per-cent of animals returned through PetHub are home in less than a day, before they even enter a shel-ter.”
Digital pet licenses are the same price as the standard RASKC license: $30 a year for spayed or
neutered cats and dogs, or $60 a year for unaltered pets. Digital licenses are only available for purchase online at www.PetHub.com/RASKC or by calling 206-296-2712.
PetHub set aside 500 digital licenses for the trial program. Only cats and dogs in the RASKC service area, which includes North Bend and Snoqualmie, are eligible.
At the end of this trial program, RASKC and PetHub will evaluate the response from pet owners to see if digital license tags will become a permanent offering in King County.
PetHub’s system links the physical ID tag to an animal’s online profile that can be safely accessed by anyone with a mobile device, whether a smart phone or standard cellular phone.
That profile can be updated free of charge at PetHub.com to allow the owner to list emergency contact information, including that of anyone who helps care for the animal, such as spouses, pet sitters, veterinarians, and other family and friends.
Optional upgrades include “found pet” alerts, GPS notifications, and a way to broadcast a miss-ing pet’s profile to local shelters and businesses.
Tom Arnold, Founder of PetHub.com, said, “Our goal is to get a lost dog or cat home before it can become injured through fights with other animals, taken in by strangers thinking the pet is home-less, or enter a shelter.”
For more information on digital pet licenses and eligible areas in King County, please visit www.PetHub.com/RASKC. For more information about Regional Animal Services, log on to www.kingcounty.gov/pets.
Valley network seeks donations
The Snoqualmie Valley Community Network is asking Snoqualmie and North Bend residents to donate to their organiza-tion.
The Network strives to build, support, and coor-dinate community leader-ship to improve life in the Snoqualmie Valley.
The organization also promotes health and well-ness through community workshops and activities. It has been active in the Valley since 1994.
Funding has historically been through grants from the state but that is end-ing. The Network is asking people to help with its first fundraising campaign.
As state funding ends, the Network is asking community members to take part in their first fundraising campaign to continue operations. It hopes to raise $5,000 in donations.
For more informa-tion on the Network and how to get involved in community programs, or to donate, visit http://snoqualmievalleycommuni-tynetwork.org or call 333-6614.
Swedish hosts physical therapy workshop
Physical therapist Mark Bromberg offers a work-shop for patients with multiple sclerosis at 9:30 a.m. June 11 at Swedish/Issaquah, 751 N.E. Blakely Drive.
Bromberg, who oper-ates Snoqualmie Physical Therapy, will offer solu-tions for the challenges of balance and gait that hin-der the everyday activities of patients with multiple sclerosis.
He also will provide simple exercises to offset the impact of the neuro-logical condition to mem-bers of the No Whiners MS Support Group.
The meeting is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
The No Whiners meet the second Wednesday of every month in the second-floor conference center at the Swedish/Issaquah campus.
Learn more about the No Whiners by emailing Gregg Robinson, of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, at [email protected].
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q Study Zone, 4-6 p.m., free home-work help, grades K-12, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554
q Junior Wildcat Track Club, ages 5-14, 5:30-7 p.m. Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie, $60, www.siview-park.org
q SnoValley Writers Work Group, 6 p.m., join other writers for exercises, critiques and lessons, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554
q Jam Session, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307
q Volunteers needed, make a difference in your commu-nity, wide range of options avail-able, Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, con-tact [email protected] for more information or go to http://bit.ly/1t85VAL for a list of volunteer oppor-tunities
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q Mount Si High School Vocal Jazz Clinic, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307
q Study Zone, 3-5 p.m., free homework help, grades K-12, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554
q Study Zone, 5-7 p.m., free homework help, grades K-12, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223
q Friends of the North Bend Library Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554
q Tattoo Night, competition and prizes culminating in grand prize for worst tattoo, 7-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Company, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, www.fallsbrew.com
q Christian Henriksen Project, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307
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q Harpist Cynthia Kuni, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647
q Northwest Railroad Train Rides, departures begin at 12:01 p.m. from the Snoqualmie Depot, 38625 King St., and 12:31 p.m. from the North Bend Depot, 205 McClellan St., $18/adults, $15/seniors, $10/chil-dren, www.trainmu-seum.org
q ‘A Hatful of Rain,’ Michael Gazzo’s intense 1950’s drama, 4 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, $15/general, $12/stu-dents and seniors, 831-3647
q Danny Kolke Trio, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307
q Ngay Nang, 7 p.m., 21 and older, The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, $25-110, www.snocasino.com
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q SnoValley Indoor Playground Family Garage Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., across from Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Dr., North Bend
q ‘Super Sitters’ workshop, ages 11-15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Encompass, 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend, $40, enroll at www.encompassnw.org or call 888-2777
q Daddy Daughter Dance, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Dr., North Bend, preregis-tration required, 831-1900, $28/couple, $10/additional child
q ‘Little Mermaids’ musi-cal, 7 p.m., Chief Kanim Middle School, 32627 S.E. Redmond-Fall City Road, 831-8225
q The Alkis, 7-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-2357
q James Caddell Quartet, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307
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q SnoValley Indoor Playground Family Garage Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., across from Si View Community Center, North Bend
q Snoqualmie Ridge Kid Play, ages 0-5 with adult, 9-11 a.m., Church on the Ridge, 35131 S.E. English St., Snoqualmie, free, 888-7474
q Family Night with Clay, ages 3 and older, 6:30 p.m., Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend, $5/person, www.siviewpark.org
q Friday Family Fun Night, 6:30-8 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, 256-3115, $5/pro-gram family, $10/community family
q ‘Little Mermaids’ musi-cal, 7 p.m., Chief Kanim Middle School, 32627 S.E. Redmond-Fall City Road, 831-8225
q Kareem Kandi Band, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307
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q Sno-Valley Indoor Playground, 9:30-11:30 a.m. during the school year, Si view Community Center Gym, 400 S.E. Orchard Dr., North Bend, $1 sug-gested donation, www.snovalleyindoor-playground.org
q Friends of Snoqualmie Library Annual Used Book Sale and Silent Auction, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., book dona-tions welcome dur-ing regular business hours, volunteers welcome, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223
q Study Zone, 3-5 p.m., free homework help, grades K-12, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554
q Future Jazz Heads, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307
q Jazz Heads, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307
q Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647
q Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-2357
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q YMCA Running Group, 9 a.m., free to com-munity, childcare available to mem-bers, Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., 256-3115
q Friends of Snoqualmie Library annual Used Book Sale and Silent Auction, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, book donations welcome during regular business hours, volun-teers welcome, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie, 888-1223
q Game Night, 4-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-2357
q ‘Executive Function Skill Development’ Workshop, 6-8 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, registration required at encom-passnw.org, free
q Jay Thomas & Paul Gabrielson, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307
q The Faradays, 7:30 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647
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Theatre Black Dog Presents ‘A Hatful of Rain,’ directed by Susan Bradford, Michael Gazzo’s intense 1950’s fam-ily drama about a Korean War vet-eran’s morphine addiction. The play runs at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through June 14. Tickets, $12 for seniors and students and $14 for general admission, are available at www.brownpapertickets.com.
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2012, through Aug. 31, 2013.
In the areas the state examined for its account-ability audit, it found Snoqualmie Valley School District’s internal controls were adequate to safe-guard public assets and that the school district complied with state laws and regulations and its own policies and proce-dures.
With regard to inter-nal control over finan-cial reporting, the state found no deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over major federal programs that it considers to be sig-nificant deficiencies.
In addition, it identi-fied no deficiencies in the district’s material weakness and noted no instances of
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noncompliance that were material to the financial statements of the district.
The state also examined the district’s adherence to
federal requirements and specifically internal con-trol over major programs, and found no deficiencies or material weaknesses.
All 11 members of the Snoqualmie Cadette Girl Scout Troop 42403 will cel-ebrate earning their Silver Award at a ceremony June 14 at Julia’s Place in Seattle.
Julia’s Place is a homeless shelter for families.
The Silver Award is the second highest honor Girl Scouting. To earn it, each girl must demonstrate leadership and spend about 50 hours plan-ning and implement-ing a sustainable ser-vice project.
After being trained to work with home-less people, the girls provided dinner for the families on several occasions and hosted the families in the shelter in the eve-nings.
“It was humbling. It makes you realize how lucky you are,“ said Eden Mark, one of the Cadettes.
After this experience, they assessed what could be done to make Julia’s Place a better home for the families. The
girls sewed curtains and a wall hanging quilt, painted a mural and a blackboard wall, built a toy garage and clothes hook strips, and purchased storage
cupboards and other useful items.
The troop used cookie money to purchase supplies.
The troop of 13-year-olds, all
middle school students, meets at the Snoqualmie United Methodist Church.
They have been together for eight years.
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County hosts meetings about river projects
Learn more about projects planned by King County that involve placing large wood in rivers or streams at either of two meetings scheduled for June 10 in Issaquah.
Meetings covering the same subject matter are scheduled for 3-5 p.m. and again from 6-8 p.m. at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, 125 W. Sunset Way.
King County uses large wood to improve habitat for fish and wildlife, as well as to redirect river currents and prevent erosion in levee repair and flood risk-reduc-tion projects funded by the King County Flood Control District.
Presentations will include descriptions, schedules and impacts of 11 projects currently in the planning stage that include placing or recruiting large wood in rivers.
The projects involved the Green, Cedar, Middle Fork Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie, Duwamish and White rivers, and May, Judd, Long Marsh and Tate creeks.
More information is available by contacting Laird O’Rollins, of the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks’ Water and Land Resources Division, at [email protected], 206-477-4790 or www.kingcounty.gov/rivers. Click on “Large wood installation projects.”
Snoqualmie Girl Scout Troop 42403 earns Silver Award
Courtesy of Rachel Mark
A group of Girl Scoutsisholdingthequiltitcreated.Thegirlsare(clockwisefrombottomleft)LucySkylstad,AnnabelleCassidy,MorganMiller,NatalieCowan,DelaneyEdwards,GabrielleKrueger,EdenMark,FabienneZollerandSophieHulet.HalleWesterlundandKierraKindelbergermissedthephotosession.TheleaderisLaurieEdwards.
