Snovalleystar011614

Code-breakersStudents learn the secrets of computer languages.

Page 2

Greenest aroundSnoqualmie wins Green Power Challenge.

Page 3

Police blotterPage 6

Old nogNeed some ideas for your leftover eggnog?

Page 7

Totems on topBoys basketball can’t block Sammamish.

Page 10

January 16, 2014

VOL. 6, NO. 3

Wildcat girls lose to

SammamishPage 11

Your locally-owned newspaper,

serving North Bend and Snoqualmie,

Washington

Prsrt StdU.S. Postage

PAIDKent, WA

Permit No. 71

POSTALCUSTOMER

1

By Sam Kenyon

Mayor Matt Larson wor-ries rising flood insurance may sweep away a decade of down-town improvements and growth in Snoqualmie.

Larson and the Snoqualmie City Council heard a detailed presentation about flooding and potentially vulnerable build-ings at its first meeting in 2014 on Jan. 13. Much of downtown Snoqualmie sits on a flood plain.

The council was analyzing the impacts of the new federal flood laws under the Biggert and Waters Reform Act.

Flood insurance rates are strongly affected by the new legislation, and the probable increase in rates is potential problem for Snoqualmie.

The concern is that increased flood insurance rates will price many people out of their current homes and businesses, or pre-vent new owners from purchas-ing homes in Snoqualmie.

“It’s a huge threat … it could turn some of these communities into ghost towns,” Mayor Larson said.

Insurance agent Elizabeth Gildersleeve, who manages the Hauglie Insurance office in

Snoqualmie, was at the meeting and agreed.

“What we’re going to start to see is people who simply can-not afford to continue to live in their homes,” she said.

No actions were taken as council wants to study the situa-tion further.

The council ushered in the New Year by renewing their oaths of office, welcoming a new council member and fire chief and reappointing several city positions.

Heather Munden, the new council member, said her term so far has been smooth. Her big-

gest challenge, she said, is that she has “a lot to learn really fast.”

“Everyone here is very wel-coming and easy to work with so that’s made it a lot easier,” Munden said.

Munden wants to continue the current culture of the city council in terms of how they operate with one another, even when they disagree.

“They work well together, they’re always professional and cordial with each other,” she said.

Snoqualmie Council mulls rising flood insurance

By Sherry Grindeland

Danny and Robyn Kolke just gave away one of North Bend’s most successful establishments – their popular music club and restaurant. The couple donated Boxley’s Jazz Club to the Boxley Music Fund, a nonprofit organi-zation, effective Jan. 1.

The Kolkes launched the Music Fund more than three years ago to support live per-formances, hold educational workshops and organize and run community events and festivals such as the North Bend Jazz and Blues walks.

Customers, said Danny Kolke, probably won’t notice a differ-ence. Boxley’s will still serve both food and jazz. Kolke plans to stay on as the restaurant manager for a while, he will continue to be involved with the Music Fund and, of course he said, perform.

“We’ve been thinking about doing this for the last one and a åhalf years,” he said. “It is a suc-cession plan that we wanted to put in place.”

There’s also the matter of per-sonal energy – Kolke performs frequently both at the jazz club and elsewhere. He manages the day-to-day restaurant operations. He and Robyn live in the Valley and have three children.

Plus, Kolke has a full time job in the software industry. His company is based in California. Although he works remotely as

Kolkes give away Boxley’s Jazz Club

Contributed

Robyn and Danny Kolke stand in front of Boxley’s Jazz Club. The couple built the business and has now given it away.

By Sherry Grindeland

The North Bend Library com-munity room has new wall cov-ering, a new lighting system and a new way to hang displays and paintings.

Starting this week, the room also features a lot of primary colors – red, yellow and blue. Credit the Mount Si Artist Guild for the color. One of the guild’s two annual shows was installed Jan. 13.

Audrey Zeder, who organized the show, considers it a testa-ment to the group’s creativity. Artists were told they could use only primary colors – red, yellow or blue.

From those simple directions, members created a variety of paintings done in multitudes of shades, styles and sizes. The resulting show, “Celebration of Primary Colors,” features 22 paintings. They include ani-mal scenes, landscapes, still life pieces, and modern interpreta-tive art.

“Celebration of Primary Colors” had originally been

Artists find new ways to hang in the North Bend Library

See FLOOD, Page 3

See ART, Page 3 See BOXLEYS, Page 2

By Sherry Grindeland

For Jeff Hogan, the recent Hour of Code in the Snoqualmie Valley School District was one more proof that technology should be in the hands of students.

The director of technol-ogy watched Mount Si High School computer science stu-dents teach other stu-dents how to write computer code. He was impressed with how quickly even young stu-dents caught on and how adept they were with computers and smart devices.

“Technology makes every-thing we do in the classroom possible,” he said. “It is here. We need to embrace the culture. And we need to train our kids so

they can keep up in the world.”The Hour of Code is a global

campaign to promote computer science education. Sponsored by code.org as part of Computer

Science Education Week, the event involved more than 15 million people in 170 coun-tries trying an hour of computer program-ming, many for the first time according to Carolyn Malcolm, the spokesper-son for the Snoqualmie Valley School District.

The Hour of Code spanned a whole week in December,

just before the winter break.The goal, according to Hogan

and Malcolm, was to give as many students as possible the opportunity to learn some basic

computer programming. That’s why they opted to do the proj-ect over several days.

Forty-five high school com-puter science students went to

elementary and middle school campuses, as well as tutoring fel-low high school students. The students taught a total of 100 lessons, reaching 2,000 fellow

students in grades 1-12.The student teachers went

into classrooms and asked who

PAGE 2 SnoValley Star JANUARY 16, 2014

2

Voted Best in Snoqualmie Valley 2005-2013!425.888.7108 650 E. North Bend Way & North Bend

Red Oak Senior Housing

~ Live with Old Friends ~ Make New Friends ~ Be Treated Like Family

Seniors should enjoy creative activities, old

fashioned meals, a maintenance free

apartment and a supportive environment. Personal Care

Assistance available.

Not all retirementcommunities are created

equal and that’s just the way we like it!

much as possible, he still travels frequently.

But the bottom line, he said, is he wants to make music, not run a restau-

rant and club.“I’m a jazz musician,”

Kolke said. “I like food and I love eating, but that wasn’t my primary mis-sion when we opened the club in 2009. It’s always been about the music.”

Gifting the club and res-taurant to the Music Fund means everything – the

venue, the food, education-al programs such as sum-mer jazz camps and Future Jazzheads bands, and fes-tivals – should be around for a long time to come, he said. That was the ultimate goal. Upcoming events include a Mardi Gras parade on Fat Tuesday – March 4 this year – and the

Third Annual Blues Walk April 26.

One reason those events are successful is that Boxley’s has been rec-ognized as one of the best Jazz Clubs in the world by Downbeat Magazine. Plus the Music Fund, which organizes the events, has an active and engaged

board of directors in addi-tion to its more than 100 members.

The Music Fund receives most of its rev-enues through member-ships and during the transition to managing the venue and restaurant, has started a new membership drive. Basic members at $25 per month get access to a members-only web-site where they can listen to hundreds of hours of music recorded live at Boxley’s. Members also receive a commemora-tive monthly CD that’s a compilation of the best performances. Premium members at $65 receive the same benefits as basic members, plus an

additional $50 in gift certificates every month to spend at Boxleys. The music fund also has two levels of business sponsor-ship at $75 and $150 per month. More info about these programs can be found at: www.boxleymu-sicfund.com and www.box-leysplace.com.

“You probably won’t notice any changes at Boxley’s. Things should only get better,” Kolke said. “With the Jazz Club and Music Fund totally aligned, you can expect to continue enjoying great music and events for many years to come. We just need about 50 more members, plus 10 sponsors to make it self-sustaining.”

BoxleysFrom Page 1

Correction

The article about the Snoqualmie Winter Shelter published on Jan. 9 in the SnoValley Star mis-stated the location where a homeless person died of hypothermia. The man died in Bellevue. The mis-taken information came from a source in the story.

Levy coverage next week

Two levies to help fund educa-tion at the Snoqualmie Valley School District will be on the bal-lot in February. The two replace levies that are in place and are set to expire this year.

One is the Educational and Operations Levy, formerly called Maintenance and Operations. It provides nearly one fourth of the costs of the District’s day-to-day operations, including personnel.

The second is the Technology Levy, needed because Washington State does not include technology in the basic education descrip-tion. The District must fund all technology costs from classroom computers to computers that operate the school heating and cooling systems and telephones and even things such as fiber optic cables.

Educating digital natives challenges Snoqualmie School District

Contributed

A high school student mentors a younger student in some of the basics of computer programming during the Hour of Code.

See CODE, Page 5

JANUARY 16, 2014 SnoValley Star PAGE 3

3

DATE: Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 from 7-8 PLACE: North Bend Library Meeting Room

HOSTED BY: Summit Real Estate Group LLC and Cobalt Mortgage

SPEAKERS: Rob McFarland, Summit Real Estate Group LLC and Heidi Green, MLO-344768, Cobalt Mortgage, 371 NE Gilman Blvd, Ste 340, Issaquah, 206-406-2074

• Be prepared for 2014 lending and real estate changes• Learn Successful Steps to Buying

Free Home Buying Seminar

Whether you are a new home buyer or returning to the market, you will want to join us!

© 2014 Cobalt Mortgage, Inc. NMLS# 35653

One of the first issues she will be looking at is exploring whether there could be a system to do boat rescues during times of extreme flooding. She is focused on public safety and is “just seeing if that’s a viable option.”

Munden was not the only new face at the Council’s first meeting of 2014. Mayor Matt Larson also swore in the new fire chief, Mark Correira.

Correira has been a firefighter for 25 years, beginning in New England. He was most recently employed at the Snohomish County Fire District Number 1.

Correira said he was “nervously excited” about his new position, and is grateful to the outgoing chief, Bob Rowe, for his help during the transition period.

“I’m just looking for-ward to picking up where he left off,” Correira said.

Moving forward, the new chief feels his priori-ties will be in evaluating programs such as the Basic Life Saving (BLS) ambu-lance fee which was imple-mented last August. This is a policy where people are charged a fee when taken to a hospital by the fire department ambu-lance; not unusual for fire departments these days.

“Every department I’ve

worked for has had a pro-gram like that, so that’s not something that’s new to the fire service but it’s something that’s new to Snoqualmie,” Correira said.

He will also focus on making sure that the department has adequate levels of staffing, wheth-er paid or volunteer. Efficiency will be another priority for the new chief.

At this point, while he learns his new position, Correira said he will be relying on the veterans of the department.

“A lot of times they have more of the answers than I certainly will as the new guy coming in,” he said.

So far, he has been very impressed with the fire department. He feels the firefighters are an exem-plary group.

“Their commitment and dedication to the community is outstanding and remarkable,” he said.

Along with the new council member and new fire chief, all the remain-ing council members, including the Mayor, renewed their oath of office. Additionally, the city welcomed several new volunteer firefighters. Most of the Snoqualmie fire department was in attendance to welcome their new members and their new chief.

Council member Katherine Prewitt was unanimously voted to be the Mayor Pro-Tem once again for 2014.

scheduled to open in November 2013. The show was delayed a couple months when the King County Library System was unexpectedly able to schedule refurbishing of the community room.

This is the first time, Zeder said, that the guild gave artists a theme for a show.

“The pieces I’ve seen have been marvelous,” said show chairwoman Zeder. “People were told they could use only red, yellow or blue. But they weren’t told what shades to use so we have some bright reds, purple reds and one paint-ing that has many shades of green. Someone said they didn’t know there

were that many shades of green possible.”

The “Celebration of Primary Colors” features work from 15 guild mem-bers. There are pieces done in watercolor, acrylics and oils.

Each piece will have a display card, showing the colors the artist used. In addition, two guild mem-bers are building a wall display explaining the theory behind the mixing of primary colors.

“It should be a fun and informational exhibit for children as well as adults,” Zeder said.

The Mount Si Artist Guild was started five years ago but just achieved nonprofit status last year.

“We now feel like we’re grown-up people being a nonprofit,” she said. “We can apply for grants for one of our primary objec-tives, art enrichment in

the community.”That art enrichment

includes developing arts programs and classes, par-ticularly for adults in the community. It is, Zeder said, part of the guild’s mission to promote and foster interest in visual arts.

“We’re the first group to hang something in the room (since it has been refurbished),” she said. “The new lights and hang-ing system are a good way to show off the paintings.”

There will be a meet-the-artist reception, open to the public, 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 16. The show and the reception are free. The Primary Colors Art Show will hang in the library until March 8.

Sherry Grindeland can be reached at [email protected] or 425-392-6434, ext. 246.

ArtFrom Page 1

FloodFrom Page 1

Snoqualmie snagged top prize in Puget Sound Energy’s “Take Charge Green Power Challenge.” The award of $40,000 will be used to install a solar project at the Snoqualmie Valley YMCA.

The win guarantees the town bragging rights as 2013’s “Greenest Town in the Puget Sound.”

The competition was a combined effort between PSE and the cities of Snoqualmie, Tumwater, Kirkland, Anacortes and Bainbridge Island, as well as local businesses and residents. The goal was to increase the adoption of electricity generated from renewable energy sources in the region.

q The participa-tion rate in Snoqualmie increased more than 150 percent between December 2012 and December 2013.

q The city’s overall participation rate now stands at 8.2 percent.

q Among the other four cities, participation increased an average of 48 percent.

q In each of the cit-ies, the participation rate is more than 6 percent; well over the 4 percent average participation rate throughout Puget Sound Energy’s service area and 2 percent nationally.

All five cities earned an initial award of $20,000 each by meeting their

own goal to enroll PSE electric customers in the Green Power Program during the challenge. But only Snoqualmie captured an additional $20,000 by securing the highest percentage increase in new program participants from avail-able electricity accounts. Snoqualmie also made a substantial commitment to buy renewable energy for city buildings.

PSE’s voluntary Green Power Program gives PSE electric customers a way to guarantee that some or all of the energy they use is matched with clean, renewable energy sources from the West. All of the renewable energy in PSE’s

Green Power Program is generated by independent producers of renewable power, and it’s separate from those wind resourc-es owned and operated by PSE.

Residential custom-ers can purchase 100 percent green power for approximately $10 to $12 a month based on their actual usage, or buy a specific amount. Business customers can also par-ticipate and receive recog-nition benefits.

For more information about PSE’s Green Power Program, visit PSE.com/greenpower or call 1-800-562-1482, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Snoqualmie wins Green Power Challenge

Clothing, towels, blan-kets, drapes, tablecloths and even stuffed animals are needed for the Grad Night 2014 fundraiser. A collection truck will be parked at the Mount Si Freshman Campus, 9200 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 18 and 19.

Proceeds will support the graduation night cel-ebration for the Mount Si High School Class of 2014. Kiasa Kuykendall, co-chair of the parent group that plans and

oversees the party, said the money they raise would ensure that all graduates could attend the event, regardless of their ability to pay.

“Graduation and Prom are two of the highest risk nights for our teenagers,” she wrote in an email. “The Grad Night celebra-tion is an all inclusive, all night celebration for our graduating seniors hosted by the MSHS PTSA and Mount Si High School parents.”

Students board buses

shortly after the gradua-tion ceremony that take them to a secret location. The committee plans numerous activities and gives away prizes, plus provides food. There are 386 seniors in the class of 2014.

Typically when the students return the next morning, they are so tired from the party that they go home and go right to bed.

The Grad Night team needs another $3,000 to meet its $10,000 goal;

plus it is seeking addi-tional business sponsors.

She can’t reveal any details about this year’s party, but she shared details about past events.

“Other parties have taken kids on Seattle cruises. Last year’s party was at a venue in West Seattle,” Kuykendall said. “The parties have included unlimited food, performers such as hyp-notists, DJ’s, dancing, games and prizes. This

Clean out your closets and support Grad Night

See GRAD, Page 5

weekend and squeeze out some money at a local night spot with his music.

Monday morning, Dud pulled in to the counter and flipped his cup back to the upright and fillable position.

“Well?” said Doc.“Well what?” “How did it go? The music.

The accordion. Lady of Spain out on the town. You know?”

Dud just shrugged and threw some sugar into the coffee.

“Did you make money play-ing your accordion?” Steve asked.

“Yes,” Dud said, glumly.“So it was a success, right?”“Well, not … entirely.”“Why not?”“Went down to the Covered

Wagon Saturday night. They had a good crowd in there. Played some waltzes and a few polkas to get the crowd warmed up.

“You know Bill? The owner?”We nodded.“He gave me $20 to go play

somewhere else.”

How do you control your feet if you can’t even hear the beat? The hearing test is free. Beltone. 1-866-867-8700.

OpinionPAGE 4 JANUARY 16, 2014

Improve the Valley:Get involved

Published by

ISSAQUAH PRESS, INC.P.O. Box 1328

Issaquah, WA 98027Phone: 392-6434

Fax: 392-1695

MAIL SUBSCRIPTION

$30 per year

Call 392-6434

Editorial Letters

Write to usSnovalley Star welcomes letters to the editor about

any subject, although we reserve the right to edit for space, length, potential libel, clarity or political relevance. Letters

addressing local news will receive priority. Please limit letters to 350 words or less and type them, if possible. Email is pre-

ferred. Letters must be signed and have a daytime phone num-ber to verify authorship. Send them by Friday of each week to:

snovalley starP.O. Box 1328 q Issaquah, WA 98027

Fax: 391-1541 q Email: [email protected]

Home Country

Slim RandlesColumnist

Squeeze box musician rakes in the dough

WEEKLY POLLGood government depends upon involved citizens

watching and participating. Have you been involved?

A. I’ve attended a City Council meetingB. I’ve attended a Snoqualmie Valley School Board meetingC. I’ve attended a Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Board meet-

ingD. Who cares? Those politicians don’t listen anyway.E. I care, but I don’t have time to attend more meetings.

Vote online at www.snovalleystar.com or by email to [email protected]. If you email, feel free to expound if you’d like your opinion printed.

One advantage of living in the Snoqualmie Valley is the size – we get a chance to know our neighbors, know the children at the elementary school, and know our city council members and school and hospital boards.

Thankfully most of the people serving on these councils and boards are caring and concerned. But they need help – our help.

Ask a council member and they’ll be the first to say they sometimes feel like they operate in a vacuum because, unless there is something controversial, few people attend the council meetings. A few people who are passionate about a particular subject repeatedly attend the meetings but the majority of us don’t.

We need to just show up and watch now and then. We need to get to know our city representatives. Ditto the school and hospital boards.

Here’s the part where getting involved gets easier: show-ing up gets us known as interested citizens. We don’t have to run for office to make a difference.

The meetings are always listed on the school district’s, hospital board’s, and cities’ websites. Be proactive – attend a couple meetings of committees that sound interesting.

Then volunteer to serve on a committee or a board. It is a good way to find out what is happening on the city or commissioner level.

How do you find out about these opportunities?Check the city websites for current openings on com-

mittees. The Star often publishes announcements about how to apply for, say, the public health and transporta-tion committee.

They want people like you and me – folks who want to make a difference but aren’t sure how to start.

Our democratic form of government depends upon all of us getting involved in some way.

Thank you for helping fill boxes for soldiers

I’d like to send out a truly heartfelt thank you to all of the students and staff and their families at the Snoqualmie Valley schools for their gener-ous support and items donated toward the American Legion Auxiliary’s care packages. These donations, along with beautiful artwork and letters of support were sent in care packages to a troop of soldiers deployed from Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

The soldiers appreciated knowing that citizens were thinking about them while they were far from home dur-ing the holidays. We sent 33 boxes, one for each soldier in this particular troop. The packages were filled with items that make them a little more comfortable and remind them of home. We heard each pack-age was received with a smile.

The American Legion Auxiliary has adopted a second troop of 35 soldiers that will receive care packages in time

for Valentine’s Day. We need donations to fill these boxes.

The list of needed items include: Valentine cards, letters, socks, gloves, hand warmers, snacks, cans of tuna, energy bars, chewing gum, candy, beef jerky, current magazines and travel size per-sonal care items. Funding for postage is also needed.

Your support means more than you know. If you have items to contribute or would like to help with packing, please contact me via email to [email protected] or call 425-831-1914.

Again, thank you Snoqualmie Valley students.

Suzy CassidyNorth Bend

Friend and mentor passes

The Snoqualmie Valley lost an iconic personality and community leader in late

If you ask Dud Campbell, it’s all right to take a break from the arts now and then. Well … since the arts are a part of a person, that’s not quite right.

All right, it’s okay to switch arts now and then. Dud had pretty much beaten himself to death trying to fathom what to do in the novel about the duch-ess and truck driver, and it had left him gasping for ideas.

So he went back heavily to his accordion.

From the early lessons of squeaking and squawking and driving most of the cockroaches out of the neighborhood, Dud’s playing had progressed to the point where people actually smiled when they discussed it.

When the cold weather hit, Dud would hurry home from work and pick up the squeeze box and work diligently on it. Polkas and waltzes, primarily. A few of the easier Cajun tunes, too.

He concentrated on those left-hand exercises, of course, where hitting the exact right little black bass button every time is a challenge known by all stomach Steinway artistes.

He had told the guys down at the world dilemma think tank (aka the philosophy counter at the Mule Barn truck stop) that he was ready to go out that

Deborah Berto Publisher

Joe Heslet General manager

Sherry Grindeland Editor

Sam Kenyon Reporter

Ari Cetron Page designer

Michelle Comeau Advertising rep.

4

North Bend City Council7 p.m. first and third TuesdaysMt. Si Senior Center411 Main Ave. S.

Snoqulamie City Council7 p.m. second and fourth MondaysSnoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St.Contact: Jodi Warren, [email protected] or 425-888-1555

Snoqualmie Valley School Board6:30 p.m. generally two Wednesdays a month, visit www.svsd410.org/Page/130Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St.

Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Board6:30 p.m., first Thursday of the monthSnoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St.Feb. 6 meeting to be held at Snoqualmie Fire Station.

Public meetings

See LETTERS, Page 5

JANUARY 16, 2014 SnoValley Star PAGE 5

5

SNOQUALMIE VALLEY

• Life in the Valley (people)

• Animals/pets • NW nature (scenics)

WINNERS!

to be awarded in each category:

AmateurPhoto

Contest

Send your best high-resolution digital photo to [email protected] name, address and phone number of the photographer, plus the story behind the photo. Limit three entries per person.

Photos may not be dramatically altered from the original. All entries become the property of SnoValley Star and its parent company for use in any of its publications.

Deadline: February 21, 2014

Winners will be announced in the SnoValley Star on March 6

December.I first met Tall Bill

Blakely while filming the amazing theatrical performances at Fall City Elementary during the Tina Worthington era. Epic events like these take a huge amount of commu-nity support and Tall Bill was a vital piece.

He spent hundreds of hours setting up the elabo-rate sound system and lending his expertise in sound mixing during the endless rehearsals and per-formances.

When I showed up with my group of inexperienced middle school students and a jumble of audio/video gear, Tall Bill imme-diately took us under his wing. He showed us how

to get the best sound out of our system.

He also produced CD’s for the Fall City Elementary choir and a variety of other commu-nity musical groups.

When I moved to Mount Si High School, Tall Bill continued to mentor my students and me through the Wildcat Production Club. He was instrumental in keeping the club alive during our early years, providing training to our DJ’s and supervising them at mid-dle school dances. (That alone should give him saint status!)

He often invited us to his home to learn about lighting, repairing audio gear and the intricacies of audio mixing for live events.

As a video teacher I constantly relied on Tall Bill’s expertise to guide my instruction and purchasing

choices. His leadership on the Mount Si High School Career and Technical Education Advisory Board over the years significantly helped shape our award-winning program. This man gave more to our community than anyone I know.

I will truly miss his unique sense of humor and the opportunity to “break bread” with this caring man.

We will miss you Bill. Your legacy will live on in the hearts of the thou-sands of students and community members you touched over the years.

Join us in celebrating the life of this beloved mentor and friend at 1 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Fall City Methodist Church.

Joe DockeryMount Si High School

Digital Media Academy teacher

LettersFrom Page 4

year’s party will include some fun and unique sur-prises!”

Plus this clothing drive fundraiser is a “green”

event. It keeps discarded clothing out of landfills. Through the agency, Clothes for a Cause, what is collected this weekend will be recycled or reused.

Acceptable items are: Clothing of any kind and in any condition includ-ing stained or torn items, shoes, kitchen and bath

towels, rags, sheets, blan-kets, quilts, curtains and drapery, throw rugs, pil-lows and stuffed animals.

No electronics, glass or breakables can be accepted.

For questions or for donations to large to deliver, email Kuykendall at [email protected].

GradFrom Page 3

was interested in learn-ing how to write code and program a com-puter.

Typically, said Malcolm, no one raised a hand.

When they asked who wanted to play a game on the computer, the student teachers received a more enthusiastic response.

By the end of each session, students had learned enough basic programming skills they were creating and play-ing simple games.

Mount Si High School teacher Kyle Warren organized the Hour of Code campaign to appeal to students of all ages. He wanted them, like the students who take his classes, to expe-rience how fun and easy computer programming can be.

“With so many tre-mendous career options based in computer sci-ence, we wanted more

students to try program-ming. The Hour of Code offered a unique out-reach opportunity with simple, engaging lessons for students of all ages.”

Warren’s computer science courses at the high school are staffed with a number of volun-teers from Microsoft.

Both Hogan and Warren recognize that today’s students need to be equipped for a future where computer coding will be considered a basic skill just like reading, writing and arithmetic. An hour, a day or even a week of coding won’t be enough, they said.

Introducing coding to elementary school students is a good begin-ning. After all, Hogan said, these students growing up now are digi-tal natives.

“You and I are the digital immigrants,” he said. “It is our job to see they embrace technology and help them use it.”

Sherry Grindeland can be reached at [email protected] or 425-392-6434, ext. 246.

CodeFrom Page 2

By Peter Clark

Marijuana opera-tion regulations in King County received approval Dec. 9.

During its regular meet-ing, the King County Council unanimously adopted legislation modi-fying county building codes and development regulations for the place-

ment of recreational mari-juana businesses licensed by the state Liquor Control Board. The regula-tions would only apply to unincorporated areas.

Outdoor and green-house growing would be available in agricultural and rural areas. Indoor growing would be avail-able in business and industrial zones. As per

state guidelines, opera-tions cannot exist within 1,000 feet of childcare centers, schools, parks, libraries, recreation centers or in residential areas.

Specifically for unincor-porated King County, this means marijuana grow-ing could generally occur in areas surrounding the cities of Snoqualmie and North Bend.

Marijuana regulations set for unincorporated King County

Share your photos: You could win $100

Nearly everyone has a ready camera these days, and now you can do more than post your favorites to Facebook. Your best photos could win $100.

Just enter the annual Snoqualmie Valley Photo Contest sponsored by the SnoValley Star.

Awards of $100 will be presented for the best

in each of the three cat-egories: Life in the Valley (people), animals/pets and Northwest nature (sce-nics).

Staff members of the Star will select the best photos and will consider composition, lighting and originality.

Photos may not be composites or changed dramatically from the original picture.

Want a hint? Most win-ners do not use their cell

phone cameras.Digital files can be sent

to [email protected] by Feb. 21. Include the name, address and phone number of the photographer, plus the story behind the photo. All entries become the property of SnoValley Star and its parent company for use in any of its publi-cations.

Winners will be announced in the March 6 issue of the Star.

PAGE 6 SnoValley Star JANUARY 16, 2014

6

46600 SE North Bend WayNorth Bend • 425.888.3322

I-90 East Take Exit 34

NOW OPEN24 HOURS

Seconds are on the house!All entrees on the main menu are eligible

for one complimentary re-order

Pancakes or French Toast Combo

T-Bone Dinner Bandera Tortilla Burger

Lip Smackin’ BBQLip Smackin’ BBQLip Smackin’ BBQ

8030 Railroad Ave SESnoqualmie, WA 98065425.292.8040www.mobarbecue.com

TEXAS STYLE BBQ - CATERING - TAKE OUT - DINE IN - Full Bar

FREE SIDE with purchase

of sandwichMust bring in this ad

North Bend Police

Up and overPolice responded at 8:35 a.m.

on Jan. 3 to Wyrsch’s Towing at 250 North Bend Way to reports of burglary. Unknown suspects placed pieces of clothing over the barbed wire fence and then climbed over it to enter the yard. The suspects then broke into two cars by smashing their windows.

Self-harmPolice responded at 1:42

a.m. on Jan. 4 to The Meadows Trailer Park at 1270 Southeast North Bend Way to reports of a domestic disturbance. A boy-friend and girlfriend were hav-ing a loud argument. The man hit his own head on a punching dummy.

Continuing education

Police responded at 6:57 a.m. on Jan. 4 to the 1000 block of 11 Place Southeast reports of suspicious circumstances. A man came knocking at the door of the residence at 7:00 a.m.

looking for a former teacher in hopes the teacher would give him a ride.

To ensure proper servicePolice responded at 5:35 p.m.

on Jan. 4 to the Starbucks at 721 Southwest Mount Si Boulevard to reports of theft. Money from the tip container was stolen from the counter.

Room servicePolice responded at 12:55

a.m. on Jan. 5 to the Sunset Motel at 227 West North Bend Way to reports of burglary. Suspects had entered a motel room and vandalized a night stand.

Paper trailPolice responded at 10:52

a.m. on Jan. 7 to the 1000 Block of Southeast Symmons Place to reports of fraud. The victim received a letter from Best Buy Credit Services saying they were denying him a new account. The victim contacted the com-pany to report that no account had been opened.

Snoqualmie Police

Tools of the tradePolice responded at 11:25

a.m. on Jan. 5 to the 34000 block of Southeast 99 Street to reports of theft. Various tools totaling over $300 were stolen from the location.

Friendly assistPolice responded at 2:06 p.m.

on Jan. 7 to the 8000 block of Railroad Avenue Southeast to assist another agency. Officers assisted the fire department with an intoxicated and unruly subject. The fire department transported the subject to a medical facility while the police officers transported the subjects bicycle back to the subject’s home.

The one that got awayPolice responded at 7:49 p.m.

on Jan. 8 to the 8000 block of Silva Avenue Southeast where officers attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The vehicle refused to stop and continued at a high rate of speed. Officers pursued the vehicle until they lost sight of it.

Nice neighborly welcomePolice responded at 9:39 p.m.

on Jan. 8 to the 38000 block of Southeast Roberts Court to reports of suspicious circum-stances. Police investigated a suspicious vehicle near a vacant

home. The subject was in the area looking at homes to pur-chase.

House sittingPolice responded at 9:23 p.m.

on Jan. 8 to the 38000 block of King Street to reports of suspi-cious circumstances. A vacant home was thought to be occu-pied by transients, but on inves-tigation officers did not find anyone in the home.

North Bend fire

Odor sinking inTwo engines were dispatched

at 12:59 a.m. on Jan. 5 to the 700 block of Southwest Mount Si Boulevard to provide smoke and odor removal.

Heat flashOne engine was dispatched at

5:38 p.m. on Jan. 5 to the 45300 block of Southeast Tanner Road in response to a heat detec-tor activation. Investigation revealed the system was mal-functioning.

Out of handThree engines were dis-

patched at 9:24 p.m. on Jan. 6 to the 14600 block of 450 Avenue Southeast to respond to a struc-

tural fire. The fire was confined to the chimney or flue of the building.

Helping handOne engine was dispatched at

2:27 a.m. on Jan. 4 to the 43200 block of Southeast 174th Street to provide patient assistance.

Snoqualmie fire

Three’s a crowdSnoqualmie firefighters

responded on Jan. 6 to a three car accident. Upon arrival, fire-fighters found three subjects with minor injuries. All were treated and transported to area hospitals for further examina-tion.

Year-end reportSnoqualmie Fire Department

ended 2013 with a total of 1,177 emergency responses, an 11 per-cent increase from 2012.

Eight medical calls this weekIn addition to the above call,

Snoqualmie firefighters respond-ed to eight medical aid calls, bringing the total annual call number to 13.

The Star publishes names of those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.

Police and fire reports

Learn about Registered Sex Offender Program at community meeting

The Community Public Safety meeting will cover the Registered Sex Offender Program. The monthly meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the Mt. Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend.

Detective Jessica Santos, a veteran detective with the King County Sheriff’s Office that is responsible for investigating and monitoring RSOs in our area, will be the guest speaker. The RSO program is a mandated system to balance the rights of both convicted offenders and

the public. The topic is sensi-tive and often debated as to the effectiveness, limitations, dangers, and successes of the program.

Santos will explain the laws pertaining to RSOs, the rights and restrictions of RSOs, and the process and availability of public information and notifications.

There will be a question-and-answer period.

While the verbiage that will be used in this discussion will be professional and appropriate, the topic itself may be unsuit-able for young children. The meeting is open to all, regardless of where they reside. As always, this event is free and no registra-

tion is required.For more information, con-

tact Chief Mark Toner at 888-4438 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Join the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce for breakfast and lunch

Join the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce for a luncheon, Leading the Way to a Sustainable Snoqualmie Valley, at 11 a.m. Jan. 17 at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, 36005 S.E. Ridge St.

The luncheon partners include the Carnation and Duvall Chambers of Commerce, the Snoqualmie Valley Community Network, the Snoqualmie Strategy Group and Mountains to Sound Greenway. The program will include discus-sion of the three legs of sustain-ability for the valley – economy, environment and society.

Earlier that day, the cham-ber is co-hosting a network-ing breakfast with chambers from Issaquah, Sammamish, Newcastle and Mercer Island at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 17 at the Issaquah Holiday Inn, 1811 12th Ave. N.W., Issaquah.

Breakfast is $20 in advance or

$25 at the door. The luncheon will be $15.

For further information or to make reservations, contact the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce at 888-6362 or http://www.snovalley.org/.

Fun and games planned for Chief Kanim Middle School Winter Carnival

Enjoy a cake walk and other games and activities at the Chief Kanim Middle School Carnival, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 17.

The carnival will be held in

See CARNIVAL, Page 7

JANUARY 16, 2014 SnoValley Star PAGE 7

7

580 SW Mount Si Blvd North Bend 425.888.5256www.loscabosnorthbend.com

Open for lunch & dinner 7 days a week

*of equal or lesser value * must present coupon

Los Cabos

SnoValley Star has been free for 5 years, but is now asking you to voluntarily pay for a subscription to help cover delivery costs.

Mail a check to SnoValley Star PO Box 1328 Issaquah, WA 98027

or subscribe online at

www.SnoValleyStar.com/subscribe

Yes, I want to support my newspaper!

$35 one year

$60 two years

By Sherry Grindeland

The eggnog kept getting moved to the back of the refrig-erator.

The holiday roast disap-peared in soup and sandwiches. Dependable Dave (my husband) and the dogs have been working their way through the Christmas cookies. I’ve been carrying the veggies to work for lunch.

Unfortunately guests only drank about one quarter of the two cartons of eggnog I bought. Dependable Dave refuses to even taste it. While I enjoy an occa-sional cup of the stuff, I knew it would expire of old age before I’d indulge again.

So over the weekend, I resort-ed to a trick I developed when I was cooking for picky children – incorporate whatever I’m trying to clean out of the fridge into something they’ll eat.

In this case, our eggnog became French toast, a loaf of bread that disappeared in mere hours and finally a new personal favorite – rice pudding. The rice pudding turned out so good, I may buy another container of eggnog just to enjoy it again.

The hardest part of this recipe I developed was finding the rice cooker. Like everyplace else in the house, the holiday chaos has

affected my pantry. When I’m done dealing with leftovers, I need to begin spring cleaning.

Meanwhile, enjoy this post-holiday treat.

Post-holiday Rice Pudding

2 cups cooked rice2 to 3 cups eggnog1 teaspoon vanilla1/3 cup dried cranberries or

raisins or a combination of the two (optional)

1 tablespoon butter – cut into small pieces, plus some for greas-ing the casserole

½ teaspoon cinnamon mixed with 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter the inside of a three-quart casserole or bowl.

Put rice (should be room tem-perature or cold) in a large mix-ing bowl. Stir in 2 to 3 cups of eggnog and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add 1/3 cup (or more) dried cranberries.

Other options and notes:I made two bowls, one with

vanilla and the other with vanil-la and 1/3 cup of rum. I liked the rum version better.

The more eggnog you use, the creamier the pudding and the longer it will take to bake.

If you don’t have enough egg-nog, add regular milk.

Pour into buttered cooking bowl. Dot the top of the pud-ding mix with butter. Sprinkle cinnamon/sugar on top if desired.

Bake from 50 minutes to 90 minutes, depending upon the depth of your casserole – shal-lower casseroles cook faster.

I like my pudding thoroughly mixed so I stir it a couple times during the baking process. If you like a more custard-style pud-ding with rice on the bottom,

don’t stir.Use either the jiggle test (it

shouldn’t jiggle or wiggle) or check to see if it is thick when you stir it to determine when it is done.

Cool and serve plain or topped with whipped cream.

Eggnog French ToastDip your bread slices into egg-

nog. Use extra butter in the pan when you fry the French toast because the eggnog causes the bread to stick more than usual.

Eggnog Bread½ cup butter, softened, plus

some for greasing pan1 cup white sugar2 ½ cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder½ teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon ground nutmeg½ teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon vanilla1 cup eggnog

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 5x9-inch loaf pan.

Cream sugar and butter together. Add vanilla.

Mix flour, baking powder, spices in another bowl.

Add flour mixture and egg-nog to the sugar mixture, about a half cup of each, stirring well between each addition.

Pour into greased loaf pan and bake 50-60 minutes.

Test for doneness with a cake tester or toothpick. Tester should come out clean.

Cool 15 minutes, then remove from pan and set on wire rack. When completely cool, wrap in aluminum foil and store in a cool place.

Editor’s note: Deanna Morauski, author of The Recipe Box for the SnoValley Star, is on a hia-tus. This month Star editor Sherry Grindeland, an award-winning food writer, writes about how to deal with leftover eggnog. Do you have a favorite recipe to share? Your name, the recipe and your picture could appear in the SnoValley Star. Email us at [email protected].

Leftover eggnog makes some yummy post-holiday treats

the gym and commons area at the school, 32627 S.E. Redmond-Fall City Rd., Fall City.

More than 20 booths will be set up and hot dogs, pizza, nachos, cotton candy and soft drinks will be available for pur-chase.

While the children will enjoy the games, adults can peruse the popular PTSA baskets raffle. Members created baskets with local products and gift certifi-cates from area stores and res-taurants.

Rotarians work to power a second emergency warming shelter in the Valley

Snoqualmie Valley Rotary spearheaded a drive to provide and install a backup generator at Mt. Si Senior Center in North Bend. The project means the area now has two emergency warming shelters.

In case of a prolonged electri-cal outage, residents can seek shelter at either the Mt. Si Senior Center or the Snoqualmie Valley YMCA.

If electrical power is lost, the generator automatically is turned on. In addition, the

center also has three natural gas water heaters and an external storage shed for emergency sup-plies.

The generating system was purchased and installed with a series of grants including $5,000 from the Snoqualmie Valley Rotary Club, a matching $5,000 from Rotary District 5030, $20,000 from the Puget Sound Energy Foundation, $3,000 from the city of North Bend and $2,500 from Cascade Covenant Church.

Rotary president Peter Bullard sought the grants with help from club secretary Nancy Whitaker who helped write and edit the requests.

Rotary Service Committee

Chairman Rick Woodruff over-saw construction and installa-tion at the shelter.

The Senior Center hosted a thank you breakfast for the Snoqualmie Valley Rotary and other donors last month. Attendees included North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing and Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson, Snoqualmie City Administrator Bob Larson, city of Snoqualmie Fire Chief Bob Rowe, Mt. Si Senior Center Executive Director Paula Edwards, Rotary District Governor Ezra Teshome, PSE Foundation Director Sandra Carson and King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert.

The Mount Si High School

Brass Quintet and Carolers pro-vided entertainment.

Debate takes first placeThe Mount Si High School

debaters won the 81st annual Puget Sound High School Forensics Tournament held Jan. 10-11 at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.

Wildcat teams swept the top three places in the tournament.

Ryan Hartman and Kevin Pusich finished No. 1 out of 48 teams.

Duncan Deutsch and Christian Henricksen were sec-ond and Riley Dirks and Kevin McLaughlin were third.

CarnivalFrom Page 6

PAGE 8 SnoValley Star JANUARY 16, 2014

8

Mike’s Hauling & Tractor Work

425.392.6990 www.mikeshaulandtractor.com

TRACTOR WORK - Post Holes, Excavating/grading, Rototilling, Mowing,

Brush Cutting, Cleaning, Demolition, Drainage Solutions

DELIVERY - Play Chips, Gravel, Rock, Topsoil, Bark, Compost

REMOVAL - Railroad Ties, Stumps, Concrete, Asphalt, Yard Waste

EXCAVATOR SERVICES Call anytime before 8:00 PM

CCBWEXMIKESHT010DK

FREE ESTIMATES

home services

Your Home Services Ad

HERE!Call 425-392-6434

for more information.

Friends of Youth welcomes new board members

Friends of Youth recently announced that community leaders Joan McBride and Vincent Hayes have joined its board of directors.

McBride has served in the public sector for more than a decade, complet-ing her term as mayor of Kirkland in December. She was a founding member of the Eastside Human Services Forum and is a former Friends of Youth employee.

Hayes, a Renton resident, is a graduate of Friends of Youth’s Griffin Home program.

He went on to earn a master’s degree in social work and enjoy a long, successful career in social services.

Friends of Youth deliv-ers a comprehensive range of therapeutic services for youth, young adults and families.

With more than 60 years of experience, national accreditation and 20 program sites. Its programs serve the Snoqualmie Valley. The agency provides safe places to live and emotional support for youths and families in challenging cir-cumstances.

Learn more at www.friendsofyouth.org.

Two one-act plays featured at Valley Center Stage

“Through the Memory Darkly” and “Zelda,” two one-act plays starring Seattle-area actress Denise Paulette, run Jan. 17 and

18 at Valley Center Stage, 119 North Bend Way, North Bend.

Maple Valley play-wright Ed Corrigan wrote “Through the Memory Darkly.”

It is a psychological piece, Corrigan said. He hopes it will get people thinking about the dif-ferences between looking at things with heart and without heart.

Zelda, by William Luce, tells the story of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife. A writer, painter and dancer, Zelda struggled with mental ill-ness.

To order tickets go to: www.valleycenterstage.org. Valley Center Stage is located at 119 North Bend Way in North Bend. It is on the second floor of the Unity Masonic Lodge, above Single Track Cycles.

Bear visits Snoqualmie Ridge

A bear went through a fence in the Heights neighborhood of Snoqualmie Ridge last week. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) investi-gated the incident.

After the bear went through the fence, it was chased by a dog and the bear reacted – killing the dog.

WDFW set out a bear

trap, but the creature has not returned to the area.

Bears are attracted to housing areas because of garbage.

All garbage containers should have tight-fitting lids and be kept in a shed, garage, or fenced area. Please place garbage con-tainers out for collection shortly before the truck arrives—not the night before.

Upon request, Waste Management can provide wildlife-resistant garbage containers.

The container is free; the collection service is $3.24 per month with regular service.

Those residents that do not have inside storage for waste containers are encouraged to consider ordering the wildlife-resis-tant containers.

Nominations sought for Educators of the Year

The Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation is seeking nominators for Educators of the Year. The foundation conducts an annual search to honor exemplary educators in the Snoqualmie Valley School District.

Four people will be selected. Three of the categories are for staff

working with elementary, middle school and high school students. Nominees can be a teacher, coun-selor, principal or librar-ian – someone who is part of the certified team. A fourth category is open to classified staff such as cus-todians, food services per-sonnel and transportation, maintenance and office workers.

Students, parents, educators or community members are welcome to nominate someone.

Nominees must have been employed by the Snoqualmie Valley School District for a minimum of three years.

Criteria include:q inspires students of

all backgrounds and abili-ties to learn

q is respected and admired by students, par-ents, and colleagues

q leads by exampleq plays an active and

useful role in the scholas-tic environment.

Nominations must be postmarked by Jan. 31. An independent selec-tion committee comprised of community leaders will review applications. Nomination forms are available at www.svsfoun-dation.org.

Winners will be hon-ored at the Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation’s Small Hands to Big Plans annual spring luncheon on March 20 at TPC Snoqualmie.

Make your opinion count: Register to vote by Feb. 3

Two Snoqualmie Valley School District levies will be on the Feb. 11 Special Election ballot.

The deadline for voter registration will be Feb. 3. It must be done in person at either the King County Elections Office, 919 S.W. Grady Way, Renton, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or the King County Voter Registration Annex, King County Administration Building, 500 Fourth Ave., Room 311, Seattle, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Online registration closed Jan. 13.

For more information on registering and voting, call the King County Voter Hotline at 206-296-VOTE (8683) or visit www.king-county.gov/elections.

To register to vote, you must be:

A citizen of the United

States; A legal resident of Washington State; At least 18 years old by Election Day; not disquali-fied from voting due to a court order; and not under Department of Corrections supervision for a Washington felony conviction.

More than 2,500 drivers arrested in the holiday Drive Sober or Get Pulled over Campaign

Law enforcement officers throughout Washington arrested 2,723 drivers for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the Nov. 27 to Jan. 1 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforce-ment campaign. In King County alone, 656 motor-ists were stopped and arrested.

In 2012 during the same time period, offi-cers on routine and extra patrols arrested 795 people for DUI in King County.

Locally, the Snoqualmie and North Bend police depart-ments participated in the campaign as well as the King County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol. All four agencies as well as police departments in Auburn, Bellevue, Black Diamond, Burien, Clyde Hill, Covington, Des Moines, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Maple Valley, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Normandy Park, Pacific, Port of Seattle, Redmond, Renton, Sammamish, SeaTac, Seattle, Tukwila and Woodinville, par-ticipated in the extra DUI patrols, with the sup-port of the King County Target Zero Task Force. The extra patrols were funded by a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.

The holiday season is an important time for these patrols, given the number of holiday fes-tivities that often involve alcohol.

These and all extra patrols are part of Target Zero—striving to end traffic deaths and serious injuries in Washington by 2030.

For more information, visit www.targetzero.com. Additional information on the Washington Traffic Safety Commission can be found on the website, www.wtsc.wa.gov.

JANUARY 16, 2014 SnoValley Star PAGE 9

9

TUES

21

q Moms group: Get organized in the New Year, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Snoqualmie Valley Alliance Church, 36017 S.E. Fish Hatchery Road, Fall City, free to attend, $5 for childcare

q Toddler Story Time, 10-10:45 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., ages 2-3 w/adult, 888-0554

q Preschool Story Time, 10:45-11:45 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., ages 3-6 w/adult, 888-0554

q Home school drop-in play-group, 1-2 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, free to all home school families

q Jam Session, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Planning Commission meeting, 7-8 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie

YOUR WEEK

MON

20

q All North Bend and Snoqualmie City Offices closed

q No School Day Camp, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, $60/day, www.siview-park.org, 831-1900

q Auditions for ‘The Laramie Project: A Black Dog Theatre Production,’ 6-8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, more info at www.blackdogsnoqualmie.com, 831-3647

q Christian Henriksen Project, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Movie Night, 9 p.m., Finaghty’s, 7726 Center Blvd. S.E., Suite 110, Snoqualmie, free popcorn, 888-8833

SUN

19

q Clothing and Textile Drive, worn out or not, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mount Si Freshman Campus parking lot 9200 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie, benefits Grad Night 2014

q Winter Stories and Crafts, 1:30 p.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E., North Bend, all ages, free

q Auditions for ‘The Laramie Project: A Black Dog Theatre Production,’ 6-8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, www.blackdogsno-qualmie.com, 831-3647

q Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

SAT

18

q Clothing and Textile Drive, worn out or not, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mount Si Freshman Campus parking lot, 9200 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie, benefits Grad Night 2014 Winter

q Adventure Hike, 1:30 p.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E., North Bend, easy 2-mile hike around Rattlesnake Lake, all ages, free

q Bernie Jacobs Quartet, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

q Gary Kanter, Mike Antone and Camelia Jade, 7:30 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Jonny Smokes, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Finaghty’s, 7726 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie, Suite 110, 888-8833

FRI

17

q Chamber luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Clubhouse, 36005 S.E. Ridge St., register at www.snovalley.org

q Kid Free Fridays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 S.E. Ridge St., ages 3-12, $10, register online at www.seattleymca.org

q Greg Williamson Quartet, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

q You Knew Me When, 7 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q YMCA Games-Laser Tag, 7-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., $30, register at www.seattleymca.org

q Contra Dance, 7 p.m., Sallal Grange and Community Hall, 12912 432nd Ave. S.E., North Bend, lessons at 7 p.m., dance begins at 7:30 p.m., all ages, $5-$10 suggested donation

q Mount Si Artist Guild Art Exhibition: ‘Celebration of Color’, all day, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., no charge

WED

22

q Toddler Story Time, 10-10:45 a.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223

q Preschool Story Time, 11 a.m. to noon, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223

q Anime and Manga Club, 3-5 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223

q Shoreline Hearings Board meeting, 5-6 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie

q Future Jazz Heads, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Finance & Administration Committee meet-ing, 5:30-6:30 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie

q Family Story Time, 6:30-7:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Jazz Heads, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

THUR

23

q Meet the Author Night: various local authors, 6-7:30 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., North Bend, 831-3647

q Burt Bacharach, 7 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, ages 21 and older, $35-65, tickets available through Ticketmaster

q Marcus and Marcus, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Paul Green Jazz Night, 7:30 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

The Valley Center Stage pres-ents an Evening of Two One-Act Plays, featuring ‘Through the Memory Darkly’ and ‘Zelda’, 7:30 p.m. two nights only, Jan. 17-18, at the Valley Center Stage, 119 W. North Bend Way. Tickets are $15/adults, $10/seniors and students. Learn more or buy tick-ets at www.valleycenterstage.org.

SCHEDULE THIS:

Send your news

Send items for Your Week

to [email protected]

by noon Friday.

THE CALENDAR FOR JANUARY 17-23

SportsPAGE 10 JANUARY 16, 2014

10

Dakota McFall and Brandon Daly placed in their respective divisions at the Silver Dollar National BMX races Jan. 10-12 in Reno. The Nevada races opened the USA BMX National 2014 race series.

Daly and McFall are mem-bers of the North Bend/Snoqualmie chapter of the Redline Northwest/Austin BMX race team.

Daly raced in the Friday night National Pre-Race and both Daly and McFall competed in the Saturday and Sunday National events.

McFall won the 13-year-old intermediate class Saturday and Sunday. He won two qualifying events and the championship event Saturday. McFall qualified for the Sunday night champion-ship but got caught in traffic at the beginning of the race and finished fifth.

Daly, who competes in the 10-year-old intermediate class, won two qualifying races and the finals race Friday night.

He finished eighth Saturday after slipping out of his ped-als at the gate at the beginning of the championship round. Sunday he won the champion-ship.

Daly needs one more win before he moves up to the expert division; McFall quali-fies as an expert after four more wins.

Their next competition will be Jan. 18-19 at the Port Orchard Indoor Races.

The North Bend/Snoqualmie BMX team practices at the North Bend BMX track, adjacent to QFC and the Shell gas station on North Bend Way. Newcomers are welcome. For more informa-tion, go to www.USABMX.com.

Contributed

Brandon Daly, left, and Dakota McFall, right, pose with trophies at the Silver Dollar National BMX races in Reno, Nevada.

Two local riders place in Silver Dollar National BMX races

By Maria Erickson

Mount Si High School’s gymnastics team has been hav-ing a hard-hitting season. They have been powering through the competition with fantastic results.

The Wildcats hosted a gym-nastics meet against Juanita High School Jan. 9 and the Mount Si girls notched another win on their bar. They are unde-feated this season. Mount Si’s final overall score was 170 points, and Juanita ended the meet with a total of 120 points.

Jenn Rogers led the Wildcats, winning first with an overall score of 37.05. Hailey Johnson was second with 35.5, Maggie

Kenow placed third with 32.9 and Carissa Castagno was fourth with 32.75.

When asked how the season has been overall so far, Megan Marino, the assistant coach said, “Our season is going well so far, the girls have been steadily improving and working very hard. There are always bumps along the way, but they have taken them in stride.”

What did Marino foresee for the girls considering their out-

standing start to the season?

“I’m going to see more improvement for the girls as we get closer to post season and the KingCo meet,” she said.

“Their confidence is up and it’s

Mount Si gymnasts are undefeated so far

“I honestly think we’re one of the most support-ive teams in the school.”

— Dana KorssjöenGymnast

Jack Nelson scores 17 points as Wildcats fall to Sammamish, 68-53

Jack Nelson scored 17 points but the Mount Si High School boys basketball team still lost to Sammamish, 68-53, on the Wildcats home court Jan. 10.

The Wildcats are now 7-5 for the season but have struggled against other KingCo teams. They are 1-5 in conference play.

Mount Si led heading into the fourth quarter. Then the Totems caught fire, outscoring Mount Si 34-15 in the final minutes.

Nelson’s contribution was almost matched by center Tyler McCreadie who scored 12.

No other Mount Si player scored in double dig-its, with the closest being Parker Dumas with 7. Sammamish out-rebounded the Wildcats 32-23, despite senior Beau Shain pulling down eight boards.

Robert Ambartsumyan led the Totems with a game-high 31 points. Vlad Yadevich poured in 12 points of his own to help push Sammamish to their eighth straight win.

By Calder Productions

Tyler McCreadie, a 6-foot-8-inch senior center, leaps for the tip-off against Sammamish.

Mount Si High School 170.6, Juanita High School 144.65

1. Jenn Rogers: 37.050 (beam 9.6, floor 9.6, bars 9.3, vault 8.55)2. Hailey Johnson: 33.5 (beam 8.7, floor 8.9, bars 7.4, vault 8.5)3. Maggie Kenow: 32.9 (beam

8.2, floor 9.1, bars 7.3, vault 8.3)4. Carissa Castagno: 32.75 (beam 8.4, floor 9.5, bars 6.1, vault 8.7)5. MacKenzie Brown: 32.7 (beam 7.8, floor 8.35, bars 8.2, vault 8.35)8. Samantha Holmes: 31.05 (beam 6.6, floor 9.25 bars 6.8, vault 8.4)9. Samantha Brimberry: 14.85 (floor 6.9, vault 7.9)

See GYMNASTS, Page 11

JANUARY 16, 2014 SnoValley Star PAGE 11

11

StressDepressionLife TransitionsLoss and GriefRelationship Problems

Everyone Needs a Little Help Now and Then...

Patty Groves, M.A., L.M.H.C.Issaquah Creek Counseling Center

545 Rainier Blvd. N., Issaquahwww.issaquahcreekcounseling.com

(425) 898-1700Now accepting most major Credit/Debit Cards

plateaurunner.com 425.898.4173

22830 NE 8TH STREET in SAMMAMISH

Anniversary Celebration

Jan. 17-19We’re celebrating our anniversary with great discounts

on last season’s shoe styles, cold-weather apparel and more.

Prize drawings for shoes and apparel

all weekend!Custom bra fitting with the experts

at Moving Comfort on Friday

Buy One Get One 50% Off*

Socks and Fall bra styles from Moving Comfort and Nike

Special gift with any regular price purchase of $50 or more

*discounted item of equal or lesser price

Ryley Absher, wrestler on the right

Ryley AbsherSenior, Mount Si High School Wrestling145 poundsRyley Absher has a 21-2 record. In the last few weeks he was first in his weight class in the Centralia Invitational, Best of West Invitational and the Everett Classic Invitational wrestling tournaments. Ryley is a natural leader and serves as the Wildcats wrestling team captain.

Mount Si girls basketball team falls to Sammamish, 53-41

The Sammamish Totems beat the Mount Si High School girls bas-ketball team, 53-41, Jan. 10 on the Wildcats home court. The girls team record dropped to 2-10.

The Wildcats were

ahead by three at half-time, but couldn’t sus-tain the lead in the third quarter.

Sammamish overtook them by nine points and never looked back.

Elizabeth Prewitt scored the team high 19 points followed by Annie Hiebert with 10. Camryn Buck contributed five points.

The Totems were

similarly lopsided with their scoring: Only two players got double digits, Montana Hagstrom with 27 and Marissa Mincy with 15.

The second quarter was promising for the Mount Si girls. They held Sammamish to just 5 points total while pouring in 13 of their own.

The Mount Si girls are 0-5 in conference play.

By Calder Productions

Sally Nelson, a senior post, drives to the hoop during the game against Sammamish.

great to see not just our veterans competing, but all the girls on the team for the first time step-ping up and enjoying the meets.”

Part of the success-ful season, insisted the girls, has been because of the friendships they’ve build. All team members are friends and age is no

boundary – older and younger girls talk to one another, encourage one another and support one another.

Sophomore Dana Korssjöen echoed that theme when asked about the team.

“I honestly think we’re one of the most support-ive teams in the school,” she said. “We always cheer for each other in practice, and especially when we’re competing. Everyone always has something nice to say to each other, espe-

cially if anyone starts look-ing disappointed or frus-trated with themselves”.

That was demonstrated at the Jan. 9 meet. Each time a girl competed, the rest of the team cheered loudly and enthusiasti-cally.

The support, the girls said, boosted their morale and gave them the confi-dence they needed to do their best.

The gymnasts face Sammamish at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at a meet at Liberty High School.

GymnastsFrom Page 10

Mount Si wrestlers defeat Lake Washington

The Mount Si High School wrestlers defeated Kirkland’s Lake Washington High School 53-27 in a wres-tling meet Jan. 9 at Lake Washington.

The results were:106 Sam Sambath

(LW) won by forfeit113 Hunter Conway

(MS) tf. Hayden Toon, 16-1

120 Eli Clure (MS) p. Khiffel Bilal

126 Tyler McConnell (MS) p. Hao Nuygen

132 Mason Marenco (MS) p. McKamey

138 Gunnar Harrison (MS) won by forfeit

145 Ryley Absher (MS) won by forfeit

152 Kai Hapke (MS) won by forfeit

160 Anthony Nereroz (LW) dec. Justin Edens (MS), 3-1

170 Del Rio (LW) won by forfeit

182 Ed Kravchok (LW) p. Quin Oster (MS)

195 Cameron McLain (MS) won by forfeit

220 Andrew Harris (MS) p. Martin Berger

285 Ryan Short (LW) won by forfeit

Adult sports leagues at Si View Metro Parks need a few good players for the men’s basketball and co-ed volleyball leagues. The basketball teams use a five-on-five format and the co-ed volleyball teams each have six play-ers.

“This time of the year is perfect for indoor sports while the weather outside is gloomy,” said Minna Rudd, spokesperson for Si View Parks. “Players get a healthy dose of fitness activity, meet new friends

and get the competitive juices flowing too! “

The basketball league plays Thursday evenings at Si View Community Center.

All teams are guaran-teed seven games, and the top four teams will battle for the league champion-ship in playoffs. Referees and scorekeepers are pro-vided.

The volleyball league plays self-officiated games on Thursdays evenings at local schools. Each team is guaranteed seven

games with top four teams advancing to playoffs.

Space is limited to eight teams per league. The volleyball team fee is $295 and the bas-ketball fee is $335 per team. Registration is now open for both leagues.

Rudd added that if you don’t have a full team of players, the parks depart-ment maintains a free agent list.

For more information, contact Beau Stanford at [email protected] or call 831-1900.

Volleyball and basketball players needed for adult teams

Want your local news updates daily?Find SnoValley Star on Facebook or twitter @snovalleystar

PAGE 12 SnoValley Star JANUARY 16, 2014

12

Snoqualmie Ridge Office425-831-0386

Maple Valley Office425-413-2121

North Bend Office425-888-1896

Call for Your Free Consultation

www.kirbynelsonorthodontics.com

Voted Top Orthodontist 2011, 2012, 2013

George Fowler

Thanks for giving me a great smile and making me laugh! YOU ROCK.

– George Fowler

Preferred provider

An Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Every child has A SMILE WORTH protecting

More than 40% of children have cavities by the time they reach kindergarten

As a dentist who specializes in childhood dental care it is our goal to equip parents with the knowledge and tools to establish a home that practices correct oral hygiene.

From a child’s first visit to the day they head off to college...we’ll treat them like our own.

(425) 296-6323 (425) 296-6296

State representative offers online survey

With the state Legislature in session as of Jan. 13, State Rep. Chad Magendanz invites his 5th District constituents to take an online survey to help him know what they think about some of the issues in 2014.

Take the brief survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/YZM99N3.

Magendanz also wel-comes comments directly to his office.

Mail them to 427 John L. O’Brien Bldg., P.O. Box 40600-0600, Olympia, WA 98504; call 360-786-7876; email at [email protected]; or go online to www.representa-tivechadmagendanz.com.

North Bend survey: a chance to tell the cops what you think

Tell the Snoqualmie Police Department what you think about public safety, crime and what kind of law enforcement services you want. North Bend residents and busi-nesses are being surveyed for their opinions and per-ceptions.

The city of Snoqualmie will partner with North Bend in March for police services.

Snoqualmie Police Chief Steven McCulley said his department will use the survey results to determine what the com-munity wants and needs.

“It will also be a bench-mark for the future,” McCulley said. “We’ll do another survey in a year to see how people think we’re doing.”

The survey is confi-dential. It needs to be completed by Jan. 27. To complete the survey go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8DTN8M7.

Paper copies are also available by emailing [email protected] or calling 425-888-1555 ext. 1125.

King County Library System names new foundation executive director

Beth Castleberry was recently named execu-tive director of the King County Library System Foundation.

With 18 years of experi-ence in fundraising and development, Castleberry most recently was the chief development officer for Seattle-based nonprofit Global Partnerships.

She also held devel-opment positions at the Washington State

University Foundation, Seattle Symphony and Junior Achievement, and served as deputy direc-tor of development for the Seattle Public Library Foundation from 1999 to 2004.

Castleberry replaces recently retired KCLS Foundation Executive Director Jeanne Thorsen.

The KCLS Foundation is the nonprofit organiza-tion dedicated to raising additional funds for library programs, resources, facili-ties and other amenities not available through the KCLS operating or capital budgets.

Learn more about the KCLS Foundation at http://bit.ly/1hjywjw.

Students: Enter state PTA essay contest

The Washington State PTA is sponsor a statewide essay contest, recogniz-ing the significant con-tribution men make in children’s lives and their education.

The contest is open to any student from kinder-garten through 12th grade.

All men involved in a youngster’s life — fathers, uncles, grandpas, broth-ers, stepfathers, mentors, neighbors, teachers, coach-es, pastors and friends — impact the children

they care about. The con-test encourages students to explore that vital relation-ship.

Learn more or enter a student’s piece at www.wastatepta.org/programs/PTA_mens. The deadline is March 1.

Become a heart surgeon for a day

Dr. Glenn Barnhart and the team at the Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute in Seattle are inviting 15 people to become “Heart Surgeons for a Day” on Feb. 5.

Participants will get the chance to examine a human heart, hear from Swedish cardiac surgeons and cardiologists, and participate in interactive demonstrations of surgical tools.

The public can apply to participate at www.swedish.org/doc4day. Participants must be 14 years or older and applications are due by Jan. 19 at 11:59 p.m. The winners will be select-ed at random.

Those that aren’t cho-sen can follow the event on Twitter via @Swedish and #SwedishDoc4Day.

The “Heart Surgeon for a Day” event is intended to inspire both the par-

ticipants who attend and the individuals who join the conversation online to learn more about heart disease prevention and treatment.

PCC Natural Markets launches community grant program

PCC Natural Markets has launched a new com-munity grant program. Four times a year, PCC will award a $1,000 grant to a school or nonprofit that truly exemplifies the spirit of the community.

Grants will be awarded to schools or nonprof-its with official 501(c)(3) status. PCC is seeking projects and programs that involve food, particularly those relating to educa-tion, nutrition or sustain-ability. The winning orga-nizations will be shared on PCC’s website throughout the year.

Apply at www.pccnatu-ralmarkets.com/community/grants. Applications will take time to process and review, but will remain active for 12 months.

PCC Natural Markets, headquartered in Seattle, is a certified organic retailer that operates nine

locations, including in Issaquah.

Learn more at www.pccnaturalmarkets.com.

Report illegal dumping

The Snoqualmie Valley countryside, private and dead end roads and vacant land tempts scofflaws who try to get rid of their trash illegally. Illegal dump-ing can spread pests and disease, harm the environ-ment, reduce property values and create public eyesores.

The King County Illegal Dumping Hotline offers a simple and convenient way for citizens to report suspected illegal dumping activity.

Report illegal dump-ing activity online at the King County Solid Waste Division website, www.kingcounty.gov/reportdump-ing, and provide informa-tion about the location, the nature of the com-plaint and other details.

Reports are passed on to the appropriate agency for investigation and site cleanup.

Illegal dumping can also be reported by calling 206-296-SITE (7483) or 1-866-431-7483 toll free.

Please recycle this newspaper

Send us your pictures

SnoValley Star wel-comes original photogra-phy contributions.

We give prior-ity to local content. Information about the photo and the pho-tographer’s name are required.

The deadline is noon on the Friday before the publication.

Email your photos to:editor@snovalleystar.

com