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Bill “Bud” Rhynalds lovedhis job and helping people. Hewas doing both on state Route203 south of Carnation atabout 9 p.m. Sunday when afalling tree killed theWashington State Departmentof Transportation worker.

Rhynalds, a member of thedepartment’s road maintenancecrew based in Preston, had beencalled out to help close roadsdue to flooding in the Snoqualmie Valley. The 12-year veteran of the department had gone to set uptraffic cones to keep drivers away from downedpower lines when a cottonwood fell and hit himin his truck.

“I am so proud of him, because all he everwanted to do was help other people,” his sisterCandi Smith said. “That’s what he was out doinglast night.”

A resident of North Bend, the 65-year-oldRhynalds was born June 11, 1945, to Billy andMelba Rhynalds at the Snoqualmie Falls hospital.He and his eight siblings grew up in Snoqualmie.After graduating from Mount Si High School,Rhynalds joined the Washington National Guard.Later, he worked for Weyerhaeuser before joiningWSDOT in 1998.

Outgoing and affable, Rhynalds loved to talkwith friends and strangers alike, relatives said.

“He’d always make you feel good,” Smith said.“We all know someone like that — you meet andinstantly you just want to be friends.”

Rhynalds met some of his closest friends for

North Bend resident killed near Carnation

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Billy ‘Bud’ Rhynalds (right), a Washington State Department of Transportation worker,clears a fallen tree that blocked traffic on Northeast North Bend Way near Interstate 90after a storm Oct. 26, 1999. See DDEEAATTHH, Page 6


Snoqualmie City Council isconsidering raising utility taxfees and rates to pay for a back-log of infrastructure mainte-nance work and help pay offdebt owed from the construc-tion of City Hall.

The city owes $3 million fromCity Hall, which cost $7.34 mil-lion and was finished in 2009.The note, held by CashmereValley Bank, is due in June. The

SnoqualmieCity Councileyes raisingtax rates

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It’s not a matter of if, but ofwhen.

Regardless of the Feb. 8 out-come of the vote on the schoolbond, Snoqualmie MiddleSchool will become an annex forninth-graders.

More freshmen than the dis-trict would like struggle with thetransition to high school,Snoqualmie Valley SchoolsSuperintendent Joel Aune said.

A freshmen-only buildingwould allow more thoroughpeer-to-peer monitoring andstrengthen the connectionbetween teacher and student,while preserving the variety of

program options of a regularhigh school.

At the same time, Aunesaid, educators will also payspecial attention to science,technology, engineering andmath, known for its STEMacronym.

“It will be an integratedapproach to the teaching ofSTEM,” Aune said. “It will berelevant to the real world andto their future education.”

The solution will not justhelp struggling children.

“Kids who are doing reallywell at the middle-school level,we think will do even better

Future of ninth-graders does nothinge on bond vote Your money:

2011 School Bond

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The Snoqualmie Valley SchoolDistrict is once again askingvoters for money to help solvecrowding. In this part, districtleaders explain housing ninthgraders will be addressed.

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Snow and then rain causedminor problems earlier thismonth in the Snoqualmie Valleyand around WesternWashington.

Early forecasts of a colossalsnowstorm were downgradedbefore the Valley received a fewinches Jan. 11-12.

But the wet snow caused noserious problems.

A King County Metro bus didslide off the road early themorning of Jan. 12 on NorthBend Way north of BendigoBoulevard. However, Metroquickly got the bus back ontrack.

The snow otherwise did notaffect service, said Linda Thielke,a Metro spokeswoman.

The snow turned into severaldays of rains, which pushed theSnoqualmie River to flood phasethree and caused some minorlocal flooding in the upperValley.

Several roads in the upperValley had to be closed whenthey were overtopped by flood-water.

The river crested at its high-est level this winter. Accordingto early readings from rivergauges maintained by theNational Oceanic andAtmosphere Administration,the river at Snoqualmie Fallspeaked at just less than 38,000cubic feet per second. The Dec.12-13 flood reached a peak ofabout 33,600 cubic feet per sec-ond.

The lower Snoqualmie Valleysuffered more widespread flood-ing, especially aroundCarnation, where many roadshad to be closed.

A Washington StateDepartment of Transportationworker, Billy Rhynalds, waskilled while closing a road nearCarnation. Rhynalds, 66, was

from North Bend.The King County Sheriff’s

Office rescued a man andwoman Jan. 16 from their car,which had become trapped infloodwater near Fall City.

Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, [email protected]. Comment atwww.snovalleystar.com.

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A road-closed sign rests in receding floodwater along Southeast Mill Pond Road in Snoqualmie.

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The City of Snoqualmie istaking applications for its parksboard. There is one positionopen. Mayor Matt Larson ismake a recommendation forthe appointment, to be con-firmed by the City Council.

Members of the board areappointed to three-year terms.The board has seven membersand meets on the thirdMonday of each month at7 p.m. at Snoqualmie CityHall, 38624 S.E. River St.

To apply, contact JodiWarren, Snoqualmie City Clerkat [email protected] (425) 888-1555, ext. 1118.

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After his first year in office,King County Executive DowConstantine says his reformagenda has put the county ona path to financial stability,while juggling problems thathave popped up along the way.

Constantine credited thehelp of his leadership team andKing County employees in apublic statement.

Among the accomplish-ments he touted are creating aregional partnership with citiesfor animal services; reachingconsensus with regional leadersregarding reforms to Metro busservice; completing and adopt-ing the first countywide strate-gic plan; and reforming thepermitting pay model for theDepartment of Developmentand Environmental Services.

In an effort to restore thecounty to a sustainable finan-cial situation, Constantine hasset a goal of finding 3 percent

savings each year with newefficiencies. The goal wasincluded in the county’s 2011budget, which required cuts ofnearly $60 million.

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Evergreen State citizens recy-cled more than residents inother states in 2009, but fellshort of a state goal.

Overall, the statewide recy-cling rate hovered at 45 per-cent last year, the stateDepartment of Ecologyannounced last week.

The statewide recycling goal— established in a 1989 statelaw — is 50 percent. Thenational recycling average in2008 hit 33 percent.

The total amount of munici-pal waste declined by morethan 700,000 tons in 2009 —or about 8 percent. The reces-sion has affected the amountof waste produced, causing dis-posal and recycling to drop.

The amount of waste divert-ed from garbage to recyclingrose to the highest amountrecorded, 55 percent. The statesaid the shift resulted from anemphasis on recycling con-struction- and demolition-relat-ed materials.

The recycling rates fororganic materials (such as foodscraps), electronics and nonfer-rous metals also increased.Materials disposed from theconstruction, demolition andorganics sectors declined in2009 by more than 1 milliontons.

The agency said recyclingmaterials helped the stateavoid emitting 2.8 million tonsof greenhouse gases into theatmosphere.

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OpinionPAGE 4 JANUARY 20, 2011

A new fire stationis long overdue

For many decades, North Bend firefighters have been takingcare of you. Now, it’s your turn to take care of them.

When the North Bend fire station was first built in 1941,draught horses pulled the station’s fire rig, which was mannedby an all-volunteer crew. The building included a stable, and itdid not have any living area for humans.

Times have changed. And now it is time for a change. North Bend and Fire District

38, which jointly operate the station, need a new fire station.Voters should approve the $5 million bond for building a newstation in the Feb. 8 election.

The 70-year-old fire station is becoming a liability more thanan asset. It is a patchwork product of add-ons and work-arounds.For decades, the station’s firefighters have been living with short-term repairs.

A substantial portion of the building is considered incapableof withstanding another earthquake the magnitude of the 2001Nisqually quake. The building’s electrical system is overloaded,and parts of the building are not even up to the fire code.

The station’s crews, which include a King County Medic Oneteam, are cramped into small quarters. They have precious littlespace to work on equipment maintenance.

The plans for the proposed replacement are modest. NorthBend and Fire District 38 have asked only for what is needed.The bond will pay for a new station with basic improvementsover the existing station, but it does not funding an exorbitantwish list.

The station will be better situated, as well. The new locationoffers a more centralized location for fire response in the areascovered by North Bend and Fire District 38.

When voters fill in their ballots for the Feb. 8 election, theyshould close the door on the days of horse-drawn fire enginesand vote for a new fire station.

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You’d think winter wouldgive Sarah McKinley a bumpercrop of readers down at theRead Me Now bookstore. You’dthink.

But for some reason, shefinds the need each winter tohave some crazy promotion topeddle books. Last year, it wascelebrating President JamesMonroe’s wedding anniversary(120 years now, and they said itwouldn’t last!) We’ve come tospeculate (our No. 1 indoorsport around here) on what herpromotion would be this win-ter. Right after that cold snap,we found out.

On a big banner taped up inthe front window, we saw: “HelpCelebrate Orf Day! Come in andsee the specials.”

After two days of fruitlessspeculation, we agreed to onceagain send Doc into the breech.

“Orf Day, huh?” Doc said,cruising nonchalantly past thesection called “Love and OtherFiction.”

“I figured it was about timewe celebrated Orf, Doc. He justnever gets the kind of respectand recognition he deserves.”

Doc raised an eyebrow.

“Hockey play-er, wasn’the?”

“That wasOrr. No, hecame along along timebeforeBobby.”

“Oh yeah,”Doc said,nodding, “thecomposer. I’ve heard his stuff.‘Carmina Burana,’ right?”

“That was Carl Orff with twof’s,” she said, smirking a littlebit, “Orf was way before Carl.”

“I guess I’m not familiar withOrf, then, Sarah.”

“Granddaddy of them all,Doc,” she said. “Orf was the firstreader.”

“One of those cave guys?”

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“Near as we can figure,” shesaid, with a straight face. “Youknow, we don’t have a lot ofwritten history of those times.”

“So, what did Orf read?”“Before written words, there

were cave drawings, of course,but they lacked a lot in the com-munication line, so that’s whenthe first writer tried language.”

“And the first writer was?”“Urglia,” Sarah said. “Orf’s

wife. Near as we can figure, thefirst writing was a note to Orftelling him to take out the cavedetritus, making him an officialmidden manager.”

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When things go wrong, asthey sometimes do in life, werely on the professional andrapid response of the firefightersof Eastside Fire & Rescue. For thepast seven decades, these dedi-cated people have worked out ofthe North Bend Fire Station.

Since 1990, they have livedthere while on duty. The originalbuilding, built in 1941, was notmeant to house professional fire-fighters or the equipment neces-sary to protect our families andcommunity. The current build-ing is entirely inadequate. It istoo small and its age and poorcondition fail to provide for themost basic and necessary needsof the crew and equipment.

There is not adequate space towork on equipment, importantto assure reliability and protectthe considerable investment.The sleeping/living areas are notadequate. The building is struc-turally unsafe, may not survivean earthquake and does notmeet current code.

An ongoing rat infestationrequires costly extermination, amalfunctioning sewer servicebacks up into work areas and theroof leaks. There is asbestosthroughout the building. Theelectrical system is underpow-ered and the building lies withinthe flood plain, which couldstrand crews when they are mostneeded.

We require our firefighters tobe responsive on a moment’snotice to save human lives and

protect property. They shouldnot be required to work and livein the substandard conditionsthat exist today at the NorthBend Fire Station.

Voting to approve the NorthBend Proposition No. 1 FireStation Construction Bonds onFeb. 8 will approve constructionof a new fire station to serve theneeds of our community for thenext 50 years. At a cost of approx-imately 19 cents per $1,000 ofassessed value, the owner of ahome assessed at $350,000 wouldpay an additional $66.50 a year($5.55 per month).

A new station will providedecent, safe, sanitary and neces-sary facilities to sustain the pro-fessionals we depend on at the

WEEKLY POLL

What do you think of the fire station bond thatwill be on the Feb. 8 ballot?

A. Yes! The firefighters desperately need a new station.

B. No! Times are tight, so the firefighters need to make dolike everyone else.

Vote online at www.snovalleystar.com.

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Well, I wonder if they aregoing to educate the voters or

just hope that we vote for this.Turns out they were wrong onthe high school; same admins,same error-filled decision mak-ing, maybe? Or could this benecessary? Give the electoratethe tools and information to

decide.I do like how they are saving

$400,000 by reusing the otherschool’s design.

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Our student population keepsgrowing, and Mount Si HighSchool is again running out ofspace. The portable classrooms wevoted to add in 2009 are a short-

term Band-Aid until 2013. So,how do we expand its capacity?

We can’t add more portables,or add another wing. Theschool’s small property andflood zone location prohibitsexpanding its footprint any fur-ther. We could build anotherhigh school, but that is veryexpensive and has been voteddown. We could build up — bydemolishing and rebuilding sec-tions as two stories — but that isalmost as expensive as a secondhigh school and way too disrup-tive while kids try to attendschool during two years of con-struction.

The answer is right across thestreet: Make the adjacentSnoqualmie Middle School

building a part of MSHS. It addsenough space to MSHS for thelong-term future. Replacing thismiddle school is much lessexpensive and disruptive thanexpanding MSHS. It savesmoney by using property thedistrict already owns onSnoqualmie Ridge — propertypaid for by ridge developers —and by reusing the design ofTwin Falls Middle School.

I commend the school boardfor finding a creative, lessexpensive way to expand ourhigh school, one that makes themost of what we already have. Iurge you to join me in votingyes on this plan Feb. 8.

Jim ReitzNorth Bend

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city will use $1 million fromreserves to pay down the debt andcover the rest with a 10-year loan.

To service the loan, the coun-cil is considering raising utilityrates from 6 percent to 9 percent.

The other increases would goto pay off debt servicing on a $5million bond the city will take outto pay for infrastructure projects.The city does not have to havevoter approval to get the bond.

Raising utility rates and prop-erty taxes won’t give the cityenough money to make ade-quate headway on its list ofinfrastructure projects if it paysout of pocket for the work,

according to city officials.Snoqualmie has a long list of

infrastructure maintenance workthat had been deferred in recentyears. Mayor Matt Larson esti-mated the total cost of all of thework at about $20 million duringthe council’s Jan. 10 meeting.

“There’s more needs thanmeans,” Larson told the council.

The city administration’s pro-posal to raise utility fees andrates caused concern amongsome council members, whowanted to ensure the moneywould be used for infrastructurework and not simply go into thegeneral fund.

“It’s important that we don’tlose sight of what this is intendedfor, which is infrastructure,”Councilwoman Kathi Prewitt said.

To pay for the bond, the cityalso plans to use money fromthe city’s real estate excise tax,the $20 car tab fee passed inOctober and the general fund.

The City Council approved a1-percent increase in the proper-ty tax in the 2011 budget.

Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, [email protected]. Comment atwww.snovalleystar.com.

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The Snoqualmie City Councilwants to hear what residents haveto say about the possibility of rais-ing tax rates. Come to a meeting at7 p.m. Jan. 24 at City Hall, 38624S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, to giveyour input.

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Tom Mohr had a busy yearin 2010.

As North Bend’s assistantcity engineer, he had hishands full with the city’s $17million sewer-expansion pro-ject, construction of a Park &Ride facility and the extensionof Downing Street.

His hard work didn’t gounnoticed.

In December, North BendMayor Ken Hearing namedMohr as the city’s employee ofthe year for 2010.

“It’s hard to imagine thatwe could have completedeven half of what we did in2010 without Tom,” Hearingsaid.

Duncan Wilson, the city’s

administra-tor, con-curred withthe mayor.

“Tom issuch asteady anddependablepart of ourteam. Hejust flathandlesthings, without complaint andwith a positive attitude,” hesaid. “He makes everyone else’sjob easier because he does hisso well.”

Mohr joined the city staffin August 2004 as the capitalprojects manager. As the assis-tant city engineer, he helpsrun the city’s Parks, Water,Sewer and Storm Waterdepartments.

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with this solution,” Aune said inDecember.

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district has tried setting fresh-men apart from their older class-mates.

The Issaquah School Districthad a freshmen-only buildinguntil 2009 at what now is PacificCascade Middle School.

Dana Bailey, principal of thatmiddle school, was not availablefor comment.

Jim Reitz, of Valley Voters forEducation, said the Issaquah

annex had dealt with harderproblems than those facingSnoqualmie.

Aune agreed, adding that thecreation of Issaquah’s annex hadto do more with enrollmentmanagement than with academ-ic issues.

Besides, Issaquah’s ninth-grade annex fed students intotwo high schools and it was farfrom the schools, as opposed toSnoqualmie’s annex, which willbe a block away from the dis-trict’s one senior high school.

“Our situation is more desir-able,” he said.

At first, the new annex willlook like a middle school, but bythe end of the year it shouldhave the look of a high school.

How this “desirable” situationwill turn out for the freshmen of

2013 is still unknown. The dis-trict has predicted that by 2013,crowding at Mount Si HighSchool will have reached a criti-cal stage.

With approximately 350 to400 freshmen moving to theannex, expanding the highschool should not be a concernat least until 2024, Aune said. Inturn, Mount Si High will becomemore student-friendly with 1,100students instead of 1,500.

The new annex, tentativelydubbed the Freshman LearningCenter, will be away from thehigh school but still be part of it.

“It will not be a separate enti-ty. It will be a branch of thehigh school,” Aune said.

Nevertheless, there won’t be aphysical connection betweenthe two buildings. Wetlands

between the two schools prohib-it building a trail.

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trator on campus who willanswer to the high school prin-cipal, who will maybe receivehigher pay than an assistantprincipal,” Aune added.

Aune said running the ninth-grade building will cost between$400,000 and a half-million dol-lars, a plus, he said, when con-sidering the cost of otheroptions for solving crowding atMount Si High.

“Tearing down Mount Si andrebuilding is as expensive asbuilding a new high school andmuch more disruptive. Thisannex is the best use of ourfacility,” Reitz said. “It’s the sim-

plest and most affordable way toexpand Mount Si.”

The building that will housethe annex won’t need muchwork, as the 2009 bond had $3.5million in improvements forSnoqualmie Middle School.

“Three million dollars don’tgo very far,” Aune told the SiView Metropolitan Park board,“but it will be sufficient.”

The issue of cost takes a backseat, Cliff Brown, of ValleyVoters for Education, said, tooffering the best high-schoolexperience possible.

“This is too unique of anopportunity not to do thingsdifferently for kids,” he said.

Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, [email protected]. Comment atwww.snovalleystar.com.

coffee every day at 4:30 a.m. at the truckstop in North Bend. The staff at the dinerwhere they met took the news of hisdeath hard, said his wife Betty, who wentby to tell them Monday morning.

Rhynalds lived for his family. He andBetty have two children and severalgrandchildren.

“The joy was his family, his children,his grandchildren. He liked gatheringeveryone around him, making sure every-one was happy,” Smith said.

Each Christmas Eve, Rhynalds wouldinvite dozens of friends and family mem-bers to his home, carrying on a traditionstarted by his father decades before.

He was a loving father, said his daugh-ter Aimee Sherrill.

“You could tell him anything,” shesaid. “He’d understand.”

Every year, he would take his grand-children to local fairs from Enumclaw toPuyallup.

Rhynalds also enjoyed fishing, hunt-ing and going to garage sales.

Rhynalds was dedicated to his job,Betty Rhynalds said.

He kept delaying his retirementbecause “he liked being involved,” shesaid.

He was always ready to do whateverwas needed. He’d often take the phoneinto their bedroom so he wouldn’t miss acall from work in the middle of thenight.

Whenever he was called, he “wouldalways say, ‘Wherever I’m needed, just letme know,’” his wife said.

His supervisor called Sunday evening,asking him to help close roads. As he didevery time before, he didn’t hesitate togo help.

Rhynalds is the 59th WSDOT workerto die on the job. The last fatality wasMyron “Neal” Richards, of Sequim, whodied Nov. 19, 2009.

Rhynalds is survived by his wife Betty;daughter Aimee Sherrill; son Darin;brothers Mickey, Greg and Randy; sistersPaula Corner, Vicki Prien, Dixie Hoffart,Candi Smith and Sheila Simpson; andseveral grandchildren, nieces, nephews,grandnieces and grandnephews.

Information regarding arrangements isavailable from Flintoft’s Funeral Home andCrematory online at www.flintofts.com orby calling 392-6444.

Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or [email protected]. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

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Contributed (Courtesy of Betty Rhynalds)

Billy ‘Bud’ Rhynalds, 66 (pictured with hiswife, Betty), was killed Jan. 16 when he wasstruck by a falling tree while closing a roadnear Carnation.


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Two days later, the boy waswith a friend when he saw theman, this time walking his dog.The boy said the man walked upto him, grabbed the flaps of hishat and pushed them against hisface, called him a punk andaccused him of prior vandalismin the neighborhood.

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He denied threatening theboy, but admitted grabbing hisearmuffs because the boy seemedsmug about the snowball inci-dent. He said he regretted touch-ing the boy, but that there hadbeen a lot of vandalism againsthis home and property over theyears. He asked the officer toapologize for him to the boy’sfamily. The family, in turn, con-sidered the apology satisfactory.

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At about 9 a.m. Dec. 30,Eastside Fire & Rescue requesteda sheriff’s unit at a grocery storein the 400 block of SouthwestMount Si Boulevard, due to aminor who appeared very intoxi-cated and whom the police strug-gled to awaken. The minor, a 17-year-old boy who was slurring hiswords, could not finish sen-tences, had glassy eyes and hisshoes were several feet away fromwhere he sat. He was chargedwith being a minor in possessionand consumption of alcohol; hewas released to his mother.

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At about 12:25 p.m., Dec. 30,

a man reported his car had beenbroken into in the 400 block ofSoutheast Edgewick Road. Thevehicle showed damage to theinterior on the driver’s sidedoor, and a shattered passengerwindow.

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At 1:18 a.m. Jan. 1, policeresponded to a fight at a tavernin the 300 block of West NorthBend Way. Upon arrival, thebartender told police that a manhad become angry at her. Shehad cut him off because of hisintoxication and he had hit herin return. A patron of the taverngrabbed the man and tossed himoutside, where the fight escalat-ed and more people exchangedpunches. All parties were unco-operative with police.

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At 2:30 p.m. Jan. 4, a womancontacted police over what shesaid were threats from an ex-friend. The woman showedpolice a coat covered in motoroil, and an insulting note callingher a bitch and a whore. Thewoman said the note likely camefrom a former friend who has adrinking problem and who hadbeen spreading rumors about her.

When contacted, the ex-friendadmitted to vandalizing thewoman’s coat because she wasangry. The ex-friend said she waslooking for rehab centers for herdrinking. Police warned her tostay away from the woman. Shesaid she understood and that shewants the woman to stay awayfrom her children.

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At 12:52 a.m. Jan. 6, a manwas stopped near the intersec-

tion of Southeast North BendWay and Downing Street North.Police had seen the car’s driverhad failed to signal when turn-ing onto Downing Street andthe car had a rear taillight outand expired tabs.

The officer recognized the dri-ver as someone he had stoppedseveral times before for drivingwith a suspended license. Theman said he was driving hisfriend’s car. A status check yield-ed a suspended license. Policealso found a small bottle of analcoholic beverage. The breathtest resulted in error messagesbecause the driver could notblow into the machine correctly.The driver was arrested for dri-ving with a suspended license.

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At 11:30 p.m. Jan.10, policeresponded to a call in the 9000block of Ash Avenue Southeastabout a car that had beenparked for four hours with twodogs inside. The caller said hedid not recognize the vehicle.Upon the scene, police couldnot locate the vehicle.

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At 1:21 a.m. Jan. 12, policehelped pull someone’s car out ofthe snow near the intersection ofSoutheast Pratt Street and FairwayAvenue Southeast. Three hourslater, they helped anothermotorist push another vehicle outof the snow, this time near theintersection of Center BoulevardSoutheast and Southeast MayrandLane. Then, two hours after that,police provided someone with aride home to the 39000 block of

Southeast Delta Street due toinclement weather. Lastly, atabout 7 a.m. that same day, policepushed another car out of thesnow near the intersection ofSoutheast King Street and RailroadAvenue Southeast.

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At 2:33 p.m. Jan. 12, policeresponded to a call from theintersection of King Street andSilva Avenue Southeast. A callertold police a wire hung over theroadway. Police found a downedtelephone line belonging to avacant house coiled on theground near a pole.

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At 6:17 p.m., Jan. 13, policeresponded to a call from the33800 block of SoutheastMcCullough Street, about a maleand a female subject inside ahouse with flashlights and tools.It turned out they were chang-ing the locks of the house for abank that had foreclosed on it.

Snoqualmie fire❑ At 3:18 p.m. Jan. 7,

Snoqualmie EMTs, along withEastside Fire & Rescue andBellevue paramedics, respondedto the Northwest Kidney Centerfor a 74-year-old male in cardiacarrest. After their staff adminis-tered CPR for five minutes,Snoqualmie Fire administeredanother five minutes of CPR.The man was resuscitated andtransported to a hospital by

paramedics.❑ At 11:37 p.m. Jan. 8,

Snoqualmie EMTs and Bellevueparamedics responded to theSnoqualmie Ridge area for amedical call. A patient was eval-uated and then transported to ahospital by Snoqualmie EMTs.

❑ At 8:45 a.m. Jan. 10, EMTswere dispatched to Echo GlenChildren’s Center for a medicalcall. A patient was treated andthen transported to a hospitalby private ambulance.

❑ At 1:30 p.m. Jan. 10, EMTsresponded to the SnoqualmieCasino for a medical call. Apatient was evaluated and thentransported to a hospital byEMTs.

❑ At 10:06 a.m. Jan. 11, EMTsresponded to Boalch AvenueSoutheast for an 80-year-oldfemale feeling faint. She wasevaluated and transported to herdoctor’s office by her family.

❑ At 3:24 p.m. Jan. 11, fire-fighters responded to OakmontAvenue Southeast for a firealarm. The alarm was set off bya faulty furnace. The furnacewas shut off and the homeown-er was advised to call for service.

❑ At 6:30 p.m. Jan. 11,Snoqualmie EMTs respondedwith Bellevue paramedics andEFR to a 22-year-old male with agunshot wound. He was trans-ported to a hospital by para-medics.

The Star publishes names of those arrested forDUI and those charged with felony crimes.Information comes directly from local policereports. Information regarding North Bend firecalls was unavailable.


Living the dream is a little harder thanyou think.

After rocking the house at Seattle’sHigh Dive, North Bend’s Austin Jenckesplayed Tacoma, Long Beach, SanFrancisco and L.A., tearing the micro-phone apart with his soulful, strong,honest songs with shades of blues, coun-try, rockabilly and hard rock.

“Don’t you worry, you’ll find your-self,” he sang. “Follow your heart andnothing else.”

That’s what Jenckes is trying to do, at22.

“Pretty much every show I’ve played,and I’m in the thousands now, I’ve sangthat song,” he said of the Lynyrd Skynyrdtune. “It’s what I rely on to get me

through.Fresh off his graduation from Western

Washington University with a degree incommunication, Jenckes lives the life ofan artist, which he said is more art thanscience. His bank account teeters. Hedrives a Suburban on loan from a friend.He lives with his family in North Bendbetween road gigs, but says that alone isa huge source of support.

“I have a great thing going,” he said.“I have a lot of people who believe inme.”

A guitar player since age 8, Jenckes isthe son of a musician and has been per-forming for almost 10 years.

His songs trek across several genres.“There was one song for every person

in that room,” he said after Jan. 7 showat the High Dive, in Seattle’s Fremont

neighborhood. “Every person in therewent, ‘I like that! Wow!’ at least once. Iknow that.”

Lacking a defined style has irked some,Jenckes said. People in the music businesshave told Jenckes to choose a style.

He refuses to so far, remaining true tohis eclectic play list.

“It’s really expanded my life in termsof the music I play,” said Bret Darby, gui-tarist in Jenckes’ band. A former punkrock musician, Darby has become key inJenckes’ ensemble, along with drummerRobert Perez and bassist Paul Kobylensky.At the High Dive, special guest ShawnTacey joined Jenckes on stage.

“His voice attracted me to play withhim,” Tacey said. “It’s raw, it’s very artis-tic and earthy. It connects with you.”

This night at the High Dive, Jenckes

left it all on the stage and connectedwith the audience in a way that Taceysaid is vintage Jenckes.

“He’s fearless,” he said. “ He’ll jumpoff the diving board any time. He’ll playfor one, he’ll play for 100.”

Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or [email protected]. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.


Some hopes and dreams arebigger than others.

Fresh off the airplane after agrueling trip from Korea, teenag-er Eun Seong confessed to onebig objective for his monthlongtrip to Snoqualmie.

“I want to eat a Twinkie,” hesaid during a reception at MountSi High School in Snoqualmie,sister city of Seong’s hometownof Gangjin.

Seong was filled with whole-some happiness to be inAmerica. It’s his first time here,but also a reunion.

Last year, Seong’s family host-ed Mount Si High student AlishaPalmer in Gangjin. Palmer’smother is a coworker of AndiReyes, Seong’s host mother this

month.When Seong arrived at

Snoqualmie’s City Hall to meethis host parents in person,Palmer was there waiting.

“It was awesome,” saidPalmer, a 2010 Mount Si grad.“The way his family took care ofme made it feel like it was myfamily, so this is like seeing mybrother again.”

This is the third time studentshave traveled from one sistercity to another. This time, politi-cians from Gangjin accompa-nied them.

Ro Deu Leun, vice-mayor ofGangjin said through translatorAgnes Shin that he hoped bothcities had a chance to learn fromeach other’s culture.

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Guitarists Shawn Tacey and Bret Darby (from left) accompany North Bend’s Austin Jenckes during a show in Seattle.

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Korean teenag-er Eun Seong isflanked by hisSnoqualmiefriends AlishaPalmer (left)and JesseLaTourette.

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Austin Jenckes, of North Bend, belts out a song at Seattle’s High Dive.

North Bend singer letshis music follow his heart


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Snoqualmie’s rural landscapesare similar to Gangjin’s, saidDeu Leun, who traveled in lieuof Gangjin’s mayor.

“It’s very homey,” Deu Leunsaid.

Eun Sik Kim, chairman of theGangjin County Council, saidthrough Shin that Gangjin couldlearn much from howSnoqualmie uses its greenresources and how its City Hallworks.

At least one person will get tosee the latter. An employee fromGangjin’s equivalent of City Hallalso came along with the 13 stu-dents.

Nine of the students willattend Mount Si High Schooland the rest will attend EastsideCatholic in Sammamish.

Host families first contactedtheir students weeks prior totheir arrival in America.

Reyes said she and her hus-band had been e-mailing Seongfor about three weeks andexchanging pictures, so the in-person meeting was “not toounfamiliar,” she said.

Having learned someEnglish in Korea and havingpracticed with Palmer, Seongcaught on quick to what washappening around him, partic-ularly when a visitorapproached and started askinghim questions.

“It’s the newspaper,” Palmertold him.

“I’m famous!” Seong replied.


Mount Si Senior Center’sElder and Adult Day Servicesneeds volunteers for its newprogram on Tuesdays andThursdays from 10 a.m. – 2p.m.

Volunteers needed includeprogram assistants, an officeassistant and meal servers,which requires food handler’scertification. Orientation andtraining is provided.

Call BJ Libby at 206-859-5705 for position descriptionsand application forms.

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Dignitaries from Gangjin, Korea, pose in front of a table filled withKorean food at Mount Si High School. Politicians and businessmen saidthey hoped for a closer relationship between their hometown andSnoqualmie.


County librarieswant children andadults in a zone. TheStudy Zone.

The tutoring pro-gram offers online helpto students in gradeskindergarten through12.

Children can nowmeet virtually withtheir tutors, usinglibrary computers.

The yearlong pro-gram of in-person tutor-ing will continue at allKing County LibrarySystem branches,including Fall City,North Bend andSnoqualmie.

Sarah Lynch, teenservices librarian, saidstudents who seek thehelp of volunteer tutorswill develop study habits, gethomework done sooner andhave someone to look over theirwork.

Tutors will also benefit, shesaid.

“It’s a great volunteer oppor-tunity for high school students,”she said. “It looks really good ina college application.”

Not only high school stu-dents can be tutors, she added.Being a tutor is a good way foradults to meet people in theircommunity.

Prospective tutors will be sub-jected to a background check bythe Washington State Patrol,according to the program’s web-site.

Those chosen will undergo alibrary-issued orientation.

The program will run until

June 16, and then go on hiatusuntil July 5. After that, a sum-mer session will run until Aug.26.

Tutors must be at least highschool juniors.

Tutors will help with subjectsincluding the state’s standard-ized tests and college admissiontests, like the SAT.

“It’s a great service, justbecause it’s free,” Lynch said.“Lots of comparable services canbe expensive.”

For the libraries it’s also free.The King County Libraries’

Foundation supports and spon-sors the program, so it does notaffect the library system’s oper-ating budget.

The online service allows stu-dents and their tutors to chatand get virtual help, Lynchsaid.

However, it does not meantutors will do homework for stu-dents.

Also, she said, the service mayhelp younger students atlibraries, but it does not meanit’s a babysitter.

Lastly, Lynch mentionedthat a separate program foradults is also available online,at www.tutor.com.


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The kid bought kids.Spurred by nothing else

than her own generous spirit,7-year-old Nicole Wedge toldher mom and dad that she didnot want birthday presents in2010. She wanted donations soshe could buy goats for peoplein Africa.

She hoped to raise $200.

Instead, at her November birth-day party, held a month afterher actual birthday, she raised$500.

Friends, relatives, Mom, Dadand even unknown neighborschipped in. The money went tobuy four goats through thewebsite www.heifer.org, an inter-national coalition that brings

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Nicole Wedge, 7, eschewed presents on her last birthday, askinginstead for donations to heifer.org.

North Bend child givesgoats to Africa insteadof receiving presents

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livestock to impoverishedregions of the world.?”We’revery proud of her,” said Nicole’smom, Deborah. “It’s great thatshe has been so generous.”

Nicole’s family had donatedto heifer.org last year, but thiswas the first year Nicole triedher hand at altruism.

Nicole’s only request was thatthe animal she bought could notbe killed for its meat. So, sherejected the idea of buyingchickens or cows, she said.

Enter four goats. Goats ingeneral eat less than cows, occu-py less grazing space and theirmilk has more calcium and lesslactose than a cow’s milk,according to the pediatrics web-site www.askdrsears.com.

“I’m a big fan of goats,” saidNicole’s dad, Todd. “I alwaysjoke with my wife that if weever get any room for livestock,it’s going to be goats.”

Nicole, a student at SaintJoseph’s Catholic School, saidshe has not heard from heifer.orgas to where her goats are or whoreceived them.

Sweet in her shyness, Nicoledoes not seem too worried. She’sgot other things on her mind,like growing up to drive an icecream truck.

Also, she wants an animalagain, and again it’s one youdon’t want to kill for its meat.She wants to keep this one.

“I want a hamster,” she said.

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Students at Mount Si HighSchool have designed a screen-saver with images, statistics andmessages to encourage studentsto quit smoking. This screen-saver has the potential to be alifesaver.

The screensaver was anassignment for students in JoeDockery’s digital imaging foun-dations class, and about 20 stu-dents participated.

Students provided their ownimages, or images they down-loaded from the World WideWeb.

Dockery said students hadlimits on what they could use.Students could use no images ofpeople smoking, drinking orusing drugs.

They could not just draw acigarette inside a red circle and astripe across it, Dockery said.They could not go negative,either.

“I wanted them to be hopefulpositive messages,” Dockery saidof the screensaver’s images,using the pan-and-frying-egg adfrom the 1980s as example of anegative message.

Another example is the leath-ery face of a long-time smoker.That doesn’t work on highschool students, Dockery said.

“Kid sees his buddy smoking,he doesn’t look like that,”Dockery said.

Instead, the screensaverbrings used pictures of smilingstudents, drawings of Winniethe Pooh’s friends, or simplyschool colors, alongside statisticsfrom the 2008 Healthy YouthSurvey.

These statistics indicate a real-ity that might differ from whatstudents think, Dockery said.

More than 80 percent of thestudents at Mount Si do notsmoke, the survey showed, andmore than 70 percent did notdrink alcohol in the 30 days

prior to the survey.Dockery credited school

counselor and drug and alcoholprevention specialist PhoebeTerhaar with the idea for thescreensaver.

Besides the computers, thescreensavers will go on 42-inchscreens around the school.

That way, students notonly will see the messagemore often, but students inthe class get to see theirwork displayed.

This is the 10th year of theclass, but the first year of theproject, Dockery said.

Some students took the pro-ject quite seriously, while a fewhad more of an attitude about it.

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Nevertheless, the project car-ried an important message,Dockery said.

“Students had a chance toeducate people, correct mis-conceptions,” Dockery said.

“Prove to people that whenthey choose not to smoke,they are actually in the majori-ty, they are actually being nor-mal. That is one powerful mes-sage.”

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Point guardThe point guard brings the ball up thecourt and sets up the play. His job isto set the ball and his teammates inmotion, so they can get an open shot.

PostsThe tallest, strongest players on a team, thepost players, make shots from close in andget rebounds. “I gotta get big,” said Wildcats’post Anthony McLaughlin, describing hisposition.

WingsTypically, the wings are a team’s bestoutside shooters. They help to movethe ball inside by passing and drib-bling, or setting a screen for a team-mate.


As Mount Si High School’snew boys basketball coach, SteveHelm has been teaching hisplayers to be playmakers, notsimply shot-takers.

The first-year coach hasreshaped the program’s offensivephilosophy built aroundpatience and discipline, twotraits not commonly attributedto teenage boys.

Helm’s approach has led togrowing pains for the youngteam, but in practice and on thecourt, the fundamentals hestresses day in and day out aretaking hold. He said he hopesthey will translate into morewins in the last third of the sea-son.

Helm’s offensive strategy isnot revolutionary, nor complex.It is a basic motion offense — astrategy built on moving the ballaround and creating plays. Theapproach demands patience anddiscipline.

Helm said he wants his play-ers taking good shots rather

than a lot of bad shots. Eachtime the team misses a shot, anopponent could get the reboundand convert it into a basket. So,it is better to wait for the rightshot, rather than force one.

Setting up a shot in basketballis part science, part art, and itrequires hours of practice as ateam running seemingly endlesscombinations of plays on a bas-ketball court. While manyMount Si students are at homerelaxing or doing homework,the school’s basketball playersare in the gym, running throughthe same plays again and again,until the action becomes reflex-ive.

“It’s a whole new system,”Helm said. “It doesn’t happenovernight.”

There have been bumps inthe road. The Wildcats’ overallrecord is 6-8, and its conferencerecord is 4-4. But the team’s playhas improved greatly since thebeginning of the season.

Creating a shotThere are two ways to set up a

good shot: on transition fromdefense to offense or by creatingone.

A transition opportunitycomes when possession of theball changes and the defensedoesn’t have time to set up or iscaught napping. A fast break-away is a classic transitionopportunity. But the defenseusually has time to get in posi-tion, which means a team has tocreate a scoring opportunity.

Playmakers and shot takersThe point guard is the cata-

lyst for creating those opportu-nities. Shots can open up whenthe offense catches the defenseout of position. The defense is

tracking the ball, so gettingdefenders to move requires mov-ing the ball around the basket,specifically underneath the net.

The point guard brings theball to the top of the key —roughly in front of the basket onthe 3-point line. To his rightand left are the wings, also onthe perimeter. In front of himunderneath the basket are thepost players. That is the basicformation for the Wildcatsoffense.

But the players aren’t static.The guard reads the defense andsets a play in motion. Theoffense scrambles, sneaks andslips around the defenders whilesetting screens, switching posi-tions and moving the ball.

“If you have five guys doingsomething, you’re creating a lotof different options if you do itcorrectly,” Helm said.

The defense responds to theoffense, trying to shut downshots and passing lanes. Whenthe ball gets into the post, moredefenders come in to block ashot or get the rebound of a

missed shot.But that creates openings fur-

ther out if no one has a goodshot in the post.

“You have to have guardswho can give good passes intothe post,” Helm said.

He’s found those players inLevi Botten, a 5-foot-10 sopho-more, and Wes Hill, a 5-foot-10senior.

Both have had to learn theirroles this season. Neither hadany varsity experience.

As the team’s lead playmaker,Botten is constantly communi-cating with his teammates and“making sure everyone knowswhat they’re doing,” he said.

Despite his youth, Botten islearning how to run the offense.Characteristic of a good pointguard, Botten has the team’sbest ratio of assists-to-turnovers.That demonstrates Botten’s abili-ty to create plays and move theball in a smart manner.

The wings follow the pointguard’s lead. They are typically

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“If you have five guys doingsomething, you’re creating alot of different options ifyou do it correctly.”

—— SStteevvee HHeellmmMount Si boys basketball coach

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the best outside shooters onthe team. For the Wildcats,that is Dallas Smith and TrentRiley.

Smith, a 6-foot-3 senior, isthe team’s top scorer with 17.6points per game — the fourthhighest in the 3A/2A KingCoConference. Coming into theseason, Smith was the onlyplayer on the team with consid-erable varsity experience.

Riley, a 6-foot-3 sophomore,isn’t far behind Smith with14.5 points per game.

Underneath the basket arethe post players. The team’sstarters this season areAnthony McLaughlin, a 6-foot-5 junior, and Alec Deichman, a6-foot-3 senior. Joe Farmer alsogets considerable minutes inthe postposition. Farmer, a 6-foot-6 senior, is the team’sleading rebounder, pullingdown 7.7 boards per game.

Act don’t thinkBasketball can be a decep-

tively complex game. It seemssimple — a symmetrical ball,five players and a 94-foot longcourt. Unlike baseball or foot-

ball, the positions all requiresimilar skills — dribbling, pass-ing, shooting, defending.

But developing a focused,coordinated offense takeshours and hours of practice.

Helm spent the first half ofthe season drilling the team’snew offensive approach intohis players. He doesn’t wantthem to think, he wants themto act.

“You want your players toplay by instinct and not bythought process,” he said.Conscious thought on thecourt is “starting to disappear.”

But as coach, Helm said hehas to place a great deal oftrust in his players, especiallyhis point guards.

“The trust is big,” he said.“We have so many sets anddifferent options, and there’recounters to everything. All setplays have three, four, fiveoptions.”

Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or [email protected].

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“You want your players toplay by instinct and not bythought process.”

—— SStteevvee HHeellmmCoach


The Richmond sisters savedthe best for last.

Underclassman Hannah andsenior team captain KennedyRichmond lowered the curtainon years of friendly competitionwith a stellar performance Jan.13 during a four-team gymnas-tics meet at Mount Si High onSenior Night.

While Kennedy had the high-est score on floor and finishedsecond on beam, Hannah fin-ished tied for first on bars, thirdon vault and third on beam,good enough for the best all-around score.

“It’s, by far, the best meet ofmy career,” Hannah said of her32.5 score, 1.1 points higherthan Olympia High’s AndreaClarke and 1.45 points higherthan her sibling who finishedfourth.

Lake Washington andSammamish also participated inthe meet.

Since Olympia is non-leagueand the Totems had alreadyfaced the Wildcats once beforethis year, only the LakeWashington score countedagainst Mount Si.

Olympia finished first with154.050 points, Mount Si fin-ished second with 152.6 points.Sammamish finished third with132.95 and the Kangs finishedfourth with 128.5 points.

The night was bittersweet forthe Richmond sisters, as itclosed the book on Kennedy’shome meets.

“She’s been really inspiring,”Hannah said with a smile. “Weboth push each other. She wantsto be better than me becauseshe’s older and I want to be bet-

ter than her because it’s cool tosay I beat my older sister.”

Family rivalry aside, Kennedymade up for a shaky perfor-mance on bars with a 9.5 scoreon floor.

“If I do something like I didon beam,” Kennedy said of her13th place, 5.2-point bars score,“I try to redeem myself onfloor.”

For Hannah, patience paidoff. Before her turn on floor,coach Jennifer Easthope couldbe seen telling Hannah, “be

Gymnasts leap over rivals on Senior Nightpatient, be patient,” like amantra.

Hannah rewarded her coach’sadvice with a 9.0 score, goodenough for a fourth-place tie.

“I just got a new skill yester-day, the double salto,” saidHannah, referring to the tumblewith two flips. “And coach askedme to make sure I got it right.”

The success came at a pricefor the Wildcats, who were aweary bunch by the end of thenight.

“We’re definitely dealing witha lot of injuries,” Hannah said.

One gymnast feeling the painwas Jessica Trotto, who stillmanaged a tie for sixth onbeam, a tie for fifth on vault anda ninth-place finish on all-around scores.

Brooke Bonner finished tiedfor seventh on floor with team-mates Carissa Castagno andElizabeth Holmes. Bonner fin-ished ninth on vault, whileCastagno finished fifth on barsand Holmes finished tied foreighth on beam.

“I practiced really hard, but Ididn’t nail my moves,” Bonnersaid, “which is disappointing.”

Hannah embodied the team’supbeat spirit when she said thatwith the regular season almostover, it was time to polish theroutines until they shined.

“I’m just going to be cleaningup on my skills now,” she said.“And getting everything perfect-ed.”

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Elizabeth Holmes performs duringa four-team meet Jan. 13 atMount Si.

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❑❑ North Bend EconomicDevelopment Commission,8 a.m. Jan. 20, 126 E. Fourth St.

❑❑ Snoqualmie tax rate pub-lic hearing, 7 p.m. Jan. 24,38624 S.E. River St.

❑❑ Snoqualmie City Council, 7p.m. Jan. 24, 38624 S.E. River St.

❑❑ Snoqualmie Communityand Economic AffairsCommittee, 5 p.m. Jan. 25,38624 S.E. River St.

❑❑ North Bend City Councilworkshop, 7 p.m. Jan. 25, 211Main Ave. N.

❑❑ North Bend ParksCommission, 6 p.m. Jan. 26,126 E. Fourth St.

❑❑ Snoqualmie Public SafetyCommittee, 5 p.m. Jan. 27,37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway

❑❑ North Bend PlanningCommission, 7 p.m. Jan. 27,211 Main Ave. N.

EEvveennttss❑❑ Boxley’s Music Foundation:

Student clinic with Mordy Ferber,5-6 p.m. Jan. 20, Boxley’s, 101West North Bend Way, NorthBend. Learn guitar licks from NewYork’s Mordy Ferber.

❑❑ Mordy Ferber and Friends,7 p.m. Jan. 20, Boxley’s, 101 WestNorth Bend Way, North Bend.New York guitarist Mordy Ferberbrings his singular style to town.

❑❑ “Back to Borneo,” 7:30p.m. Jan. 21-22, Valley CenterStage, 119 E. North Bend Way,North Bend. Canadian actorand playwright Paul Johnsonkicks off the U.S. tour of hisone-man show in North Bend.The play explores the life of aman who has become unstuckin time. Admission for the Jan.21 show is pay what you canafford. Admission for the Jan.22 show is $12.50 for adults,$10 for students and seniors.

❑❑ Bryant Urban’s Blue Oasis,7 p.m. Jan. 21 and 28, Boxley’s,101 West North Bend Way,North Bend. Bryant Urban is aguitarist and vocalist comingfrom smooth Brazilian rhythmsand lyrics. With Chris Symer onbass and Jose Martinez on drums.

❑❑ Snoqualmie ValleyPreschool Education andEnrichment Fair, 9 a.m. – noonJan. 22, Mount Si High School,8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E.,Snoqualmie. The annual fairintroduces Valley families topreschools, enrichment programs,day care facilities and other ser-vices for children up to age 5.

❑❑ Janette West CD releaseparty, 7 p.m. Jan. 22, Boxley’s,101 West North Bend Way,North Bend. Filled with funlatin and funky grooves, vocal-ist West takes it from high-tex-ture to stripped-down beautyand introspection.

❑❑ Danny Kolke Trio, 7 p.m.Jan. 23 and 30, Boxley’s, 101West North Bend Way, NorthBend. Blues, gospel, and straight

ahead jazz.❑❑ Merry Monday Story

Times, 11 a.m. Jan. 24 and 31,North Bend Library, 115 E.Fourth St. For newborns to age3, accompanied by an adult.

❑❑ Afternoon PreschoolStory Times, 1:30 p.m. Jan. 24and 31, Snoqualmie Library,7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 3-6accompanied by an adult.

❑❑ Toddler Story Times, 9:30a.m. Jan. 25, North Bend Library,115 E. Fourth St. For ages 2-3,accompanied by an adult.Pajamarama Story Times, 6:30p.m. Jan. 26, North Bend Library,115 E. Fourth St. All young chil-dren welcome with adult.

❑❑ Teen study zone, 3 p.m.Jan. 26, North Bend Library,115 E. Fourth St. Drop-in duringscheduled study zone hours forfree homework help in all sub-jects from volunteer tutors.

❑❑ Young Toddler StoryTimes, 9:30 a.m. Jan. 26,Snoqualmie Library, 7824 CenterBlvd. S.E. Ages 6-24 months oldaccompanied by an adult.

❑❑ Preschool Story Times,10:30 a.m. Jan. 26, SnoqualmieLibrary, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E.Ages 3-6 accompanied by an adult.

❑❑ Emerald City Little BigBand, 7 p.m. Jan. 26, Boxley’s,

101 West North Bend Way, NorthBend. Ten-piece version of the fulljazz orchestra, this band featuresarrangements written especiallyfor the mid-size jazz orchestra.

❑❑ Travis Ranney Duo, 7 p.m.Jan. 27, Boxley’s, 101 West NorthBend Way, North Bend. Ranneybrings his smooth and melodicstyle to Boxley’s for an eveningof intimate sax melodies.

❑❑ Tracy Knoop and BillRamsay CD release party, 7p.m. Jan. 29, Boxley’s, 101 WestNorth Bend Way, North Bend.Saxophonist Knoop recordedhis new CD Live at Boxley’s lastyear, and bring the band backtogether for a romp throughsome of his favorite material.

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Elder and Adult Day Servicesneeds volunteers for its new pro-gram on Tuesdays andThursdays from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.Call BJ Libby at 206-859-5705for position description andapplication forms.

❑❑ The Mountains to SoundGreenway Trust needs volun-teers to plant native trees andto pot seedlings at its nursery.Upcoming dates include Jan.

29 at Tollgate Park in NorthBend. No experience required.Full- and half-day shifts avail-able. Go towww.mtsgreenway.org/volunteer,or contact 206-812-0122 [email protected].

❑❑ Elk Management Groupinvites the community to partic-ipate in elk collaring, telemetry,and habitat improvement pro-jects in the Upper SnoqualmieValley. Project orientation meet-ings are at 6 p.m. the thirdMonday of the month at theNorth Bend City Hall, 211 MainSt. For more information [email protected].

❑❑ Snoqualmie ValleyHospital is accepting applicationsfor people ages 16 or older to vol-unteer in various departments ofthe hospital. E-mail volunteercoordinator Carol Waters [email protected] arrange an interview.

❑❑ Spanish Academy invitesvolunteers fluent in Spanish toparticipate in summer camps ontheir three-acre farm-styleschool. Must love kids andnature! Call 888-4999.

❑❑ Senior ServicesTransportation Program needsvolunteers to drive seniors aroundNorth Bend and Snoqualmie.Choose the times and areas inwhich you’d like to drive. Carrequired. Mileage reimbursementand supplemental liability insur-ance are offered. For more infor-mation, call 206-748-7588 or 800-282-5815 toll free, or [email protected]. Applyonline at www.seniorservices.organd click on “Giving Back” andthen on “VolunteerOpportunities.”

❑❑ Mount Si Senior Centerneeds volunteers for sorting andsales in the thrift store, recep-tion and class instruction. Thecenter is at 411 Main St., NorthBend. Call 888-3434.

❑❑ Hopelink in SnoqualmieValley seeks volunteers for avariety of tasks. Volunteers mustbe at least age 16. Go towww.hope-link.org/takeaction/vol-unteer.com or call 869-6000.

❑❑ Adopt-A-Park is a programfor Snoqualmie residents toimprove public parks and trails.An application and one-year com-mitment required. Call 831-5784.

❑❑ Study Zone tutors areneeded for all grade levels togive students the homeworkhelp they need. Two-hour week-ly commitment or substituteswanted. Study Zone is a free ser-

vice of King County LibrarySystem. Call 369-3312.

CCllaasssseess❑❑ S.A.I.L. (Stay Active and

Independent for Life) exerciseclass meets Monday, Wednesdayand Friday at Mount Si SeniorCenter, 411 Main Ave. S., NorthBend. Led by certified exerciseinstructor Carla Orellana. Call888-3434.

CClluubbss❑❑ Sno-Valley Beekeepers

meets on the second Tuesday ofthe month at the MeadowbrookInterpretive Center,Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 BoalchAve., North Bend. Go to www.sno-qualmievalleybeekeepers.org.

❑❑ Elk Management Groupmeets at 6:30 p.m. the secondWednesday of the month at theUS Forest Service conferenceroom at 130 Thrasher Ave.,behind the visitors’ center onNorth Bend Way. Interagencycommittee meetings are 1:30 p.m.the first Monday of the month atthe North Bend city hall annex,126 Fourth St. Both meetings areopen to the public. Go towww.snoqualmievalleyelk.org.

❑❑ Trellis gardening club,meets at 10 a.m. the thirdSaturday of each month, atValley Christian Assembly, 32725S.E. 42nd St., Fall City. Trellis isan informal support group forthe Snoqualmie Valley’s veg-etable gardeners, who have spe-cial climactic challenges andrewards. New and experiencedgardeners are welcome.

❑❑ Mount Si Fish and GameClub meets at 7:30 p.m. the firstThursday of the month, Octoberthrough May, at the SnoqualmiePolice Department.

❑❑ Mount Si Artist Guildmeeting, 9:15-11 a.m. thirdSaturday of each month at theMt. Si Senior Center, 411 MainAve. S., North Bend. Go towww.mtsiartistguild.org.

❑❑ Snoqualmie Valley ChessClub, 7 p.m. Thursdays, NorthBend Library, 115 E. Fourth St.Learn to play chess or get agame going. All ages, skill levelswelcome.

❑❑ The North Bend ChessClub meets every Thursday from7-9 p.m. at the North BendLibrary, 115 E. Fourth St. Allages and skill levels are invited.

❑❑ Sallal Grange meets thefirst Friday of each month for apotluck and open mic with ourlocal musicians. The potluckstarts at 6 p.m. with the musicfrom 7 p.m. - midnight. Open toall and all ages, 12912 432ndAve. S.E., North Bend. Go towww.sallalgrange.org.

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