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By Sherry Grindeland

The city of Snoqualmie plans to appeal a $32,000 penalty from the Washington Department of Ecology for sew-age treatment incident that hap-pened in mid-November 2013.

The incident occurred over a weekend at the city’s waste-water treatment plant, when approximately 420,000 gallons of partially treated effluent was discharged into the Snoqualmie River. The effluent had excessive levels of bacteria and turbidity, a measure of the water’s clar-ity. Bacteria can place people’s

health at risk. High turbidity, or cloudiness, can harm fish gills.

Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson said at no point during the incident was raw sewage being dumped into the river.

“It wasn’t goopy, yucky sew-age,” Larson said. “Frankly, the way our system is designed, there is no way it can dump sewage into the river. The water would have looked a little silty with tiny, fine sediment.”

The Department of Ecology described the chain of events that began Nov. 15 when a

Snoqualmie to appeal $32,000 fine from state Department of Ecology

North Bend is seeking Planning Commission and Parks Commission members

The city of North Bend has an opening on the Parks Commission and Planning Commission.

The opening on the Parks Commission is for a youth, 16-18, who resides in the Snoqualmie Valley School District boundaries.

The Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Commission con-sists of six members, who serve four-year terms and one youth member who serves one year.

The commission, an advisory body providing guidance and direction in meeting the parks, recreational, and beautification needs of the city, typically meets once every other month on Wednesday evening.

There is one opening for a four-year term on the North Bend Planning Commission.

The Planning Commission

consists of seven members who each serve four-year terms. The commission prepares and recom-mends coordinated plans, regu-lations, and restrictions for the physical development of North Bend. The group typically meets twice a month on Thursday eve-nings.

Four planning commission-ers must live within the city limits; three just have to live in the 98045 ZIP code. Position 1, the open seat, must be filled by someone who lives within the city limits.

Applications must be submitted for the Planning Commission by June 14 and for the Parks Commission by June 20. Applications should be sent to the city of North Bend, Attn: City Clerk, P.O. Box 896, North Bend, 98045.

Application forms are avail-able at the City Hall, 211 Main Ave., N., or online at http://northbendwa.gov. To request an application by mail, call the City Clerk at 888-7627 or by email at [email protected].

By Emry Dinman

“A Hatful of Rain,” presented by Theatre Black Dog, opens May 30 at the Black Dog Arts Café in Snoqualmie.

The story is set in the mid-50s, shortly after the conclu-sion of the Korean War. Matt Dy plays the lead role — a veteran named Johnny. He is plagued by an addiction, acquired after being injured in combat when he was issued morphine in the military hos-pital.

Out of shame, Johnny has hidden his addiction for years from his father, played by Adrien Gamache, and his wife Celia, played by Vanessa Cobbs.

Johnny has worked himself into a corner with secrets on one side and precarious rela-tionships with his family on the other. Unwilling to move

on his own, Johnny is forced to action when the cold-hearted drug pusher who has sustained Johnny’s addiction demands to be immediately recompensed for debts owed.

Among Johnny’s family, only Polo, Johnny’s brother and roommate, is aware of Johnny’s affliction. Polo real-izes that he may be the only one who can save his brother from both the drugs and the drug pushers, but amongst this looming responsibility and the love he has for his brother, Polo is caught in his own inter-nal battle over what he desires. He wonders if letting his broth-er meet his demise is the fastest way to what he wants, and to the woman he loves.

The group of thugs that make up the drug pushers are among the most colorful and come-dic presences onstage. Richard

Payne plays the steely and aptly named pusher, Mother. Professor Fred Hopkins plays Mother’s loose cannon sidekick, Apples, and Dan Bordon, plays the caught-between-worlds Chuck. Anna Boranian plays the brazen Putski, another associate of the gang with a droll attitude of contempt for her associates. (Cristie Coffing will take on the role of Putski for closing week-end.)

Fans of Shlock Cinema may know Hopkins from his regular broadcasts on SCCTV, where the zany professor and his side-kick Igor introduce viewers to his favorite genre of film: low-budget movies that are con-sidered so bad, they’re good. Viewers expecting the profes-sor’s trademark humor will not be disappointed in his perfor-

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power outage occurred, causing critical equip-ment to stop working.

At the same time, a malfunctioning alarm system failed to alert operators of the outage. In addition, the plant’s backup chlorine disinfec-tion system was not in place. Plant operators, Ecology said, did not know about the outage until the next evening when city staff check-ing on a nearby facility noticed a problem.

Larson said that the health of the citizens and the environment is the highest priority for the city of Snoqualmie. In regard to the Department of Ecology’s claim that the city violated procedures, the city feels that the pen-alty was wrongly issued.

“This was an unfortu-nate event, but when all of the facts come out, I believe the city will be seen as having acted in a very quick and profes-sional manner given the unusual system failures that occurred,” Larson said. “And we already have system upgrades planned to assure that such an incident does not occur in the future.”

According to Larson, an employee noticed a power blip and checked on the automated systems Nov. 16. He followed estab-lished procedures to bring everything back into com-pliance, Larson added.

The high sediment discharge was halted and the system completely restored within hours of the discovery.

Larson takes issue with several items in the Department of Ecology’s report including the notes about the backup chlorine disinfection sys-

tem not being in place.“You don’t want to

discharge highly chlo-rinated water into the river,” he said. “That’s not good for the fish downstream.”

Snoqualmie, he said, prides itself on the use of treated wastewater that has been through sand filters and an ultraviolet light process. During the summer months, he said that treated — and clean — water goes to Eagle Lake on Snoqualmie Ridge to water the golf course and is used to water city parks.

“Wastewater treatment plants must be properly operated, maintained, and equipped at all times to protect human health and the environment,” said Heather Bartlett, the Department of Ecology’s Water Quality Program manager. “The public has every right to expect that wastewater treatment plants have reliable sys-tems in place to alert staff to possible problems when they arise, even when they occur after hours.”

Larson also pointed out that with the aver-age November flow going over Snoqualmie Falls, the 420,000 gallons of silty water would have been rapidly diluted.

“While the microbes in water measured high, it wasn’t certain that it ever reached the percent-age to endanger human health,” he said. “We plan to appeal because we believe we have a very good case for the fine to be rescinded.”

Payments to the Department of Ecology for water quality penal-ties go into a Coastal Protection Fund, which issues grants to local gov-ernments, state agencies or tribal governments for environmental restora-tion projects, said Larry Altose, a spokesperson for the department.

Construction is underway on Visitor Center

A new North Bend Visitor Center, which will be at the northeast corner of Bendigo Boulevard and Park Street, is expected to open in July.

The building, adjacent to the new Bartell Drug Store, will be a similar

“lodge” style said Londi Lindell, city administrator.

When it opens, the Visitor Center will provide maps and information materials about the area and also have a rotating art gallery featuring work from local artists.

The North Bend Downtown Association will oversee the visitor center employees and volunteers.

The space will be leased and with staff salary, rent and promotional supply, expenses are estimated at $45,000 annually.

The cost will be offset by a lodging tax, which currently runs about $9,000 a year. That tax revenue is projected to increase when a new 120-room hotel, to be built between the Factory

Stores and downtown North Bend, opens. The Downtown Foundation has also agreed to contrib-ute $10,000 annually.

The current North Bend Visitor Center operates in the Railroad Depot. City officials noted that because the depot is not on a main thoroughfare, it does not receive many visitors.

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An artist’s rendering of the new visitor center, projected to open in July.

Plan for a safe summer at Lunch and Learn

The June Lunch and Learn program presented by the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District will focus on summer safety.

Snoqualmie Fire Chief Mark Correira and Health Education coordinator of Safe Kids Eastside, Kristen Thorstenson, will provide talk about water and fire safety as well as home emergency pre-paredness.

The free monthly series, held the first Thursday of the month, will begin at noon June 5 at the Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway.

Seating is limited. Lunch is provided to regis-

tered attendees.To make a reservation

visit the hospital website at www.snoqualmiehospital.org, email [email protected] or call 831-2239.

Daddy Daughter Dance scheduled for June 7

A Daddy Daughter Dance will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 7 at Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend.

Cost is $28 per couple plus $10 for each addition-al daughter.

Photos by a professional photographer will be avail-able to purchase.

Preregister at www.siv-iewpark.org or call Si View Community Center at 831-1900.

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mance as the dopey Apples.For Joel Barham, who plays

the far more serious role of Johnny’s brother Polo, working with Theatre Black Dog been an exciting new experience.

“It’s my first play here,” Barham said. “It’s my first large acting role, a lot of lines. It’s new for me. I didn’t expect this to be so much work, or so much fun.”

He described “A Hatful of

Rain” as an amazingly written play and doesn’t worry about the audience connecting to a story set in the 1950s.

“I think it has a lot of things that are relevant now,” Barham said. “Addictions and families — that stuff never changes.”

This is the second time Gamache has worked with the Black Dog group but he jokes it isn’t easy.

“You have to put up with actresses and actors,” he said, laughing. “They’re always hug-ging you.”

He has high praise for Director Susan Branford, describing her as

a good director of a good play.Branford is already full of

compliments for the cast. “Each of them has a deep

commitment to their work and an amazing presence on stage,” she said.

A good and able cast is essential, she said, in capturing the play’s honesty. Branford is determined to vividly depict “A Hatful of Rain”, and is excited for opening night.

“I am a perfectionist in my directing,” she said. “It is a play I am very passionate about and have wanted to direct for a long time.

“The play carries a strong message for today about drug addiction. Although it is set in the ‘50s, the message transcends to today in its portrayal of the heartbreak of addiction.”

The tragic tale of addiction and the strain it puts on all relationships has been repeated often on Broadway and in Hollywood in recent years.

Now, it seems commonplace to see a realistic and visceral expression of this trying experi-ence.

Yet, at the time this play, written by the Actors Studio in New York, was first performed

in 1955, this universal accep-tance of dramatic depictions of addiction was nonexistent. It was lauded as a breakthrough piece and a milestone in con-temporary tragic realism. It was adapted for film in the 1957 hit of the same name.

Tickets to the Theatre Black Dog production are available on www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door. The play opens at 8 p.m. May 30 and runs Friday and Saturdays through June 14. There will be matinees at 4 p.m. June 1 and 8. Black Dog Arts Café is at 8062 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie.

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By Stacey Ellingson

It’s that time of year again: The sun is shining, birds are chirping, flowers blooming and you are watching your grass and weeds grow in front of your eyes. The yard is calling your name.

While yard work a great way to get some fresh air, appreci-ate nature, and beautify your property, it may also become a source of injury and pain. Here are some quick tips to help you make the transition back to gardening as easy as possible on your body:

Ease In. Compare working in the yard to marathon train-ing. On day one of marathon training, you wouldn’t expect to run 26 miles.

Yard work should be a simi-lar principle. On the first day of spring, don’t expect to do eight-plus hours of yard work without a toll on your body.

Start with an hour or two, and give yourself some breaks. See how your body responds and progress from there.

Watch Your Posture. Unfortunately, our yards are on the ground. This means we

look down to see what we are doing. This creates postural deviations which places our muscles at a disad-vantage,

and adds increased stress to our shoulders and spine.

If you are kneeling over pull-ing weeds, make sure you take some time every few minutes to sit or stand up straight, roll your shoulders, and stretch your arms and neck. Your body will thank you later.

Don’t Be Superman. If it looks too heavy, chances are it is. Yard waste bins filled with pruned foliage become heavy fast. Trying to lift something overly heavy can compromise our body mechanics. That’s the beginning of an injury. Ask a family member or neighbor for help and use a team lift approach to move filled bins and barrels.

Remember the Sunscreen!

Even on our overcast days, ultra-violet rays still penetrate and can cause sunburn. Your skin may be damaged before you are even aware it is hap-pening. Wear hats and regularly apply sunscreen, so you don’t end up with nasty sunburn!

Appreciate what’s normal, and what’s not. Anytime our muscles perform activities with which they aren’t accustomed, muscle soreness inevitably develops. This typically feels like a dull ache, and usually peaks about 24-48 hours after the activity.

As surprising as it may seem, one of the best treatments for this type of soreness is light activity — try going for a walk through the neighborhood or an easy bike ride. If pain feels more severe, lasts more than a couple days or is interfering with your daily function, it may be a good idea to consult with your doctor or physical therapist.

Here’s to a happy, healthy, and safe spring!

Stacey Ellingson is a physical therapist at Edge Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation in Snoqualmie.

How to avoid yard work aches and pains

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Tanner Jeans Memorial Bike Safety Rodeo rides again June 7

The 10th annual Tanner Jeans Memorial Bike Safety Rodeo will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 7 at the Snoqualmie Community Park, 35016 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie.

This event is in memory of 7-year-old Tanner Jeans, of Snoqualmie, who was killed in a bicycle accident in 2004. The purpose is to help keep every child safe through bike safety education.

The free activities include:q Bike safety instruction and

obstacle courses by Snoqualmie Police officers

q T-shirts and safety certifi-cates for all children

q Bike inspections by Gregg’s Cycle

q Bike helmet inspections (Replacement helmets will be provided to those whose helmet does not pass inspection.)

q Live music by Locomotiveq Performance by the Mount

Si High School Cheer Squad q Legends Car Club antique

car showq Bouncy houses and face

painters q Hot dogs, snacks and bever-

ages (including root beer from

the Snoqualmie Brewery)For more information, visit

Tanner Jeans Bike Safety Rodeo Facebook page at www.face-book.com/TannerJeansBikeRodeo or call the Snoqualmie Police Department at 888-3333.

The Bike Safety Rodeo is hosted and sponsored by the Snoqualmie Police Department, and other local businesses.

Washington again named most ‘Bicycle-Friendly State’

For the seventh consecu-tive year, Washington has been named the nation’s No. 1 “Bicycle-Friendly State” by the League of American Bicyclists.

Gov. Jay Inslee, who pro-claimed May as Bike Month in Washington, praised the pro-grams throughout the state that support biking and bicyclists.

“As a bike rider, I get to see firsthand all that Washington has done to make bicycling part of a sustainable transportation system,” Inslee said in a news release. “Bicycling helps make healthy communities, healthy people and a rich quality of life. There’s always more to do, but

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on our com-munity, spending money in our restaurants, buying the latest in knife gear from the hardware store, filling the rooms at the motel.”

He looked around. Steve’s coffee made him cough. Doc chuckled into his hand. Dud put his diamond steel away.

“Sounds like a sharp idea to me, Del,” said Doc. “I like the way you came right to the point.”

“An edgy proposition,” Dud said, “but one that whets the appetite.”

Steve recovered from his coughing fit. “You could hold it out in the pasture and call it ‘Hone on the Range.’”

Delbert ignored the groan-ing and smiled. “That’s it, boys. Think on it. Let’s come up with some good angles.”

And Doc said, “I hear 10 to 15 degrees is best for a really sharp blade.”

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Prom season is upon us. All across America, high school seniors are finding new and creative ways to ask each other to the big dance, girls are searching for the perfect dress and at least one boy is determined to be that guy wearing the white tux with tails and a top hat. (Special private note to him: You don’t actually want to be that guy.)

While parents are watching this unfold — and “Sunrise, Sunset” plays somewhere in their minds — they must remember how important it is that they continue the work they’ve done to keep their children safe.

The prom itself is going to be well-staffed with little opportunity for the kids to get up to no good. The after-parties, however, can be dangerous. Certainly, the vast majority of local students will have a good time and come home safely with a head full of memories from that last big night of high school.

Others, however, will get black-out drunk and not remember much at all. This is what parents need to be careful to watch for.

Yes, it’s important to give your teens freedom and let them experience life. Many of them have already been accepted to a college. They have one foot out the door and chafe at parental rules.

That doesn’t mean it’s time to let them do what they want.

Those same questions you’ve been asking throughout their school life still are important.

q Who will be there?q Will there be adult supervision?q When will you be home?q Will there be alcohol?Just as important is making sure the kids stay sober and

if they don’t, keep them safe.Have in place an agreement they will call you for a safe,

nonjudgmental ride home if needed. You’re not condon-ing, your goal is to get them home safely.

Just a year and a half ago, one high school student who had been drinking was involved in a hit-and-run that resulted in a death. No community needs any more such incidents or tragedies.

Parents don’t let your children drink. Don’t provide them with alcohol and tell yourself, at least I know where they are — that’s the first step on a very slippery slope.

And finally, students don’t do anything foolish — there will be plenty of time for that once you’re in college. You’ve worked very hard to get to this point in your life; don’t let it end in a tragedy.

Plant sale was a successSnoqualmie Valley Hospital

Auxiliary’s Plant Sale was a suc-cess thanks to the community.

Thanks to the support from North Bend, Snoqualmie, Fall City and surrounding area resi-dents, our annual Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Auxiliary Spring Plant Sale raised nearly $2,000.

The people who benefit from your support and gen-erosity — which in past years have included our Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, local food bank, children’s toy drive at Christmas and $1,000 schol-arship to a graduating senior from Mount Si High School — and we auxiliary members all say thank you!

Congratulations to Roberta Raymond, who was the lucky winner of our garden cart raffle!

John McLeanSnoqualmie Valley Hospital

Auxiliary secretary

Time to study making amends for slavery

When we have a broken win-dow in our home, the first thing we do as responsible home-own-ers is to fix it.

Later, we might line up our kids to ask “Who did this?” Maybe we assign blame or figure out a way for the culprits to pay back what they cannot afford. But first, we fix the broken win-dow, because leaving it broken leads to far greater damages.

It’s like that with the contro-versial topic of reparations for the slavery that existed in this country for a number of years.

Reparations is a word that incites near-immediate response, usually along the lines of “I had nothing to do with it!” But that’s not what we need to talk about. Like the broken window, we need to fix it.

A bill in Congress, HR40, is waiting for enough signatories to advance to the floor. The bill only asks for a frank discus-sion of what has happened in the past to our fellow American

citizens, and what is happening right now as well.

We’ve survived as a nation after examining our past and then making amends. We’ve done this four times already: for interning our fellow citizens of Japanese descent during World War II, for forcing the steriliza-tion of “unfit” people, for the Tuskegee experiments of leav-ing men with syphilis untreated so we could study their harm as they slowly died, and for a riot in Rosewood, Florida, that destroyed a town.

In each case, American citi-zens were harmed by the actions of the federal or state govern-ments, and in each of these cases we simply looked at what happened and acknowledged the harm. Then, we figured out how to make amends.

HR40 asks that we study the issue.

I urge you to contact your congressional representative today to ask him or her to sup-

Delbert’s at it again. You know Delbert McLain, our local chamber of commerce? He’s the guy who wants to bring lots of people here so the place isn’t quite as nice as it is now.

Well, ol’ Delbert zipped into the Mule Barn truck stop the other day, plopped down at the empty Round Table, and motioned for those of us at the philosophy counter to join him. We did.

“Boys,” he said, when we were seated and sipping, “I want to bounce an idea off you and see how it goes.”

He almost whispered, “Two words … knife sharpening!”

“Sure,” said Dud, pulling a diamond steel from a holster on his belt. “I’ll sharpen it for you, Delbert.”

“No, I don’t mean I need a knife sharpened,” he said, “I mean … a knife-sharpening con-test. Actually, a knife-sharpening fiesta!”

His face beamed, he spread his arms, his hands palms up toward Heaven as the sheer Divine magnitude of the idea settled in.

Doc reached for another sugar packet.

“Just think of it, guys,” Delbert said, “A veritable bevy of blade bevellers descending

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HOMES &MOREbeing named the most bike friendly state shows we are moving on the right path.”

Strong partnerships among the state’s cities, counties, advocacy organi-zations, state agencies and transportation providers form the foundation of Washington’s success in improving conditions for bicycling and walking.

“Being an avid bicyclist, I’ve had an opportunity to explore Washington’s urban and rural road-ways this past year,” said Washington Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson. “We’ll continue to work

with our local partners to identify and fund bicycle needs in their areas, espe-cially on highways that also function as main streets in our communities.”

The state Department of Transportation supports bicy-cling through its Bicycle and Pedestrian programs and pro-vides transportation design guidance, grant programs and technical support.

The League of American Bicyclists annually ranks all 50 states on how “bike-able” they are. The league evaluates each state’s cycling success in several categories: legislation and enforcement; policies and programs; infrastructure and funding; education and encouragement; and evaluation and planning.

Joan Dawn PhillipsJoan Dawn Phillips, of North Bend,

passed away May 17, 2014, at home.A memorial will be at 1 p.m. Friday,

May 30, at Mount Si Lutheran Church in North Bend.

Please view photos, get directions and share memories in the family’s guest book at www.flintofts.com.

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Dorothy AlmBeloved wife and mother Dorothy Alm passed away

May 18, 2014.She is survived by her husband Clarence; three chil-

dren, Janet McCann, Lynn Alm and Steve (and Chris) Alm; sister Alyce Wallace; and Aunt Lucille VanDusen. She enjoyed spending time with her eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

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port in releasing this bill for a vote. All it’s asking for is an open discussion. All it’s ask-ing for is that we fix the window.

All we’re asking for, really, is that we admit that the window is bro-ken.

Stephen Matlock

North Bend

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Snoqualmie River closed in Fall City

A 2-mile stretch of the Snoqualmie River in Fall City will be closed to the public for four months starting June 2 because of construction taking place in the river, the King County Sheriff’s Office said recently.

The closure area starts just downstream of the Highway 202 Bridge in Fall City and extends to roughly one mile upstream from the boat ramp at Neal Road.

The reason for the clo-sure is that construction from the Upper Carlson Floodplain Restoration Project will pose a threat to boaters and floaters on the river, the Sheriff’s Office said.

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a Super Sitters training from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 7 at the Encompass Main Campus, 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend.

Youth, ages 11 to 15, will be taught how to fulfill the average par-ent’s expectations and basic childcare. Lessons include child develop-ment and infant care, how to maintain personal safety, home security, fire prevention, and tele-phone tips in case of an emergency. A basic intro-duction to the Heimlich maneuver will be taught as well.

Sponsored by Encompass, an organiza-tion that has been design-ing programs to support the youth reach develop-mental milestones since 1966, the one-day work-shop on childcare and safety skills will prepare teens for babysitting jobs.

Cost is $40 and space is limited.

Enroll now at www.encompassnw.org and look under ‘Children’ or call 425-888-2777. All partici-pants should bring a bev-erage and sack lunch.

EFR needs volunteers

Eastside Fire & Rescue is seeking applicants for the training academy class scheduled to start at the end of summer.

Those who live within five road miles of an EFR fire station, and meet other minimum quali-fications, are eligible to apply. Those interested need to apply by May 30.

Following initial training, volunteers are required to attend weekly training sessions and respond to assist in emer-gency and non-emergen-cy services delivery when

requested and/or avail-able.

“The agency provides several opportunities for citizens to participate as a community responder,” Fire Chief Lee Soptich said in a news release. “Many who commit to becoming a volunteer are interested in pursuing a full-time position, while others simply want to do something noble and meaningful by giving back to their commu-nity.”

There are nearly 70 volunteers in EFR, which manages six all-volunteer and nine career-staffed stations.

Volunteers are need-ed particularly in the Wilderness Rim, Tiger Mountain, Preston, Lake Joy, South Cove and Maple Hills communities.

Learn more about how to apply at www.eastside-fire-rescue.org/Volunteers.

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Photographs taken by 10 Mount Si High School students were recognized recently at the Washington State

High School Photography Competition.

Judges viewed 4,100 photos submitted from 70 different schools in 12 cat-

Mount Si High students recognized at state contest

Rachel Mallasch — camera phone

Brendan Gregory — architecture

Samantha Holmes — camera phoneScout Turner — architecture

Andrew Zinkan — still-life

Emmitt Rudd — abstract

Zach Tidwell—portrait

egories.First through sixth

places were given, along with Select Finalist to the top 5 percent within a category and Select to the top 15 percent within a category.

Two Mount Si stu-dents received Select Finalist honors: sopho-more Connor Jensen for his abstract and sopho-more Brendan Gregory for his architecture photo.

Students whose pho-

tos received recognition in the Select category were: Jensen (landscape), senior Zach Tidwell (two portrait awards), senior Rachel Mallasch (camera phone), senior Andrew Zinkan (still-life) senior Kristin Moore (ani-mal), senior Wil Sanctis (Color), senior Emmitt Rudd (abstract), fresh-man Scout Turner (archi-tecture) and freshman Samantha Holmes (cam-era phone).

Kristin Moore — animal

By Sam Kenyon

The Wildcat soccer season came down to a sudden death shootout. In the first game of the state tournament, after win-ning three clutch matches in a row just to advance to state, Mount Si lost a heartbreak-ingly tight game to the Kennedy Catholic Lancers.

The 2-1 loss May 21 at the Highline Stadium in Burien was too evenly matched to resolve in regulation time. After the sec-ond half ended in a 1-1 tie the teams played two five-minute overtime periods where neither could score the golden goal.

The game would have to be decided by a penalty kick shoot-out.

Five players from each team attacked their opposing goal-keepers, alternating one at a time, and the difference between victory and defeat was as small as it could be.

Where Mount Si’s junior keeper Bruce Corrie couldn’t stop any of the Lancer’s goals, Kennedy Catholic’s senior keeper Leyton Thommasen did stop one crucial shot from Wildcat senior Alex Dolewski. The Lancers won the shootout 5-4 and the Mount Si season was done.

“You never want it to be over,” Coach Darren Brown said. “I’m just really proud of these guys because we did a lot of great things this year.”

It was an emotional loss after such a hard fought match early in the postseason. The crowd was split between the away Wildcats and the home Lancers, and once

the final shot went in the net, Kennedy Catholic went wild.

“You don’t like to see a match end that way but you have to have a final outcome,” Brown said.

The extremely physical match saw the only regula-tion goals come in rapid suc-cession. Kennedy Catholic’s

Colin Cossette put in an unas-sisted shot in minute 42 but the Wildcats answered with the neu-tralizer only three minutes later on an open net shot from junior co-captain Connor Williams.

“It started out physical but I think we kind of controlled the tempo once we responded to it,” said junior co-captain

Colton Oord.The physical play escalated

throughout the match, with Mount Si junior Evan Betz even-tually being issued a yellow card in the second half. In the first overtime period, the Lancers were attacking consistently, and Corrie was responsible for sever-al necessary saves. In the second overtime period, the attacking came from the Wildcats, who dominated the possession time but were unable to score.

The high level of play from the Wildcats makes the loss off of penalty kicks even more bitter.

“I thought we outplayed them,” Brown said.

Despite the painful loss, the team was proud of their year and the way they played in the postseason.

“I’m proud of everyone,” Oord said. “We had a really good season.”

The team finished with a record of 13-6-2. The Wildcats lost their first KingCo confer-ence tournament game at home, and had to win three in a row to make it to state, which they did.

With the season over, coach Brown was grateful for the group of players he had this year.

“It’s a very special team this year,” he said. “Every game they played with everything they had.”

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By Sandy RingerSeattle Times staff reporter

They call themselves the bomb squad, and the Mount Si Wildcats played like one in the Sea-King 3A District softball tournament May 22 at Lower Woodland Park in Seattle.

The final explosion was a 13-3, five-inning victory over Juanita that gave them their first district title since 2004 — the year they reached the state championship game.

In their three tournament games, the Wildcats (19-6) amassed 39 runs on 43 hits. They pounded Bainbridge, 16-9, in the semifinals and head to state with a full head of steam, winning 12 of their past 13 con-tests.

“You can enjoy being district champs all weekend,” assis-tant coach Brian Tawney told the players afterward. “Come Monday, you’re four wins away from being state champs.”

And head coach Larry White, in his 14th season, is now just one shy of his 200th victory — many of those coming with this

group of six seniors.“Five of the six have started

every game for me,” he said.Juanita (16-8), which beat

Holy Names 4-1 in the other semifinal, had won five straight district titles and seemed primed for a sixth after jumping to an early 2-0 lead. Then came Mount Si’s seven-run outburst in the fourth inning, followed by a six spot in the fifth.

Rachael Picchena started the last rally with a solo home run, her fourth of the season.

The Rebels hurt themselves with four errors.

“We just kind of fell apart,” coach Traci Odegard said. “But hats off to them.”

The Wildcats got a solid pitching performance from freshman Clair Lis, who scat-tered six hits.

All four semifinal teams were assured of state berths. Bainbridge (17-6) bounced back to beat Holy Names in the game for third and fourth places, 9-3. The Cougars (19-6) had beaten the Spartans three times this

The fastpitch bomb squad — Mount Si girls — win district

By Greg Farrar

Nellie Joselyn (7), Mount Si High School sophomore, leaps over the tag of the outstretched arm of Bainbridge junior catcher Emma Lindsay to score in the second inning on a sacrifice hit by teammate Rachael Picchena May 22 at Seattle’s Woodland Park.

Wildcats end soccer season in shootout loss to Kennedy Catholic

By Sam Kenyon

A Mount Si player lines up on the ball as he’s swarmed by Kennedy Catholic.

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The Mount Si track team had a strong show-ing at the district meet where seven girls and 11 boys will advance to the state meet for the Wildcats. Advancing so many athletes to state wasn’t the only accom-plishment for Mount Si at districts on May 23. The girls 4x400 meter relay team was the first to com-plete the race in under four minutes in Mount Si history.

Mount Si as a team took third place in both boys and girls 3A with a score of 61 and 59 respectively.

BoysFreshman Jacob Belceto

finished in third place in the 200 meter event with a time of 23.12.

Justin McLaughlin and

Rickard Frykgaard in the 400 meter, finished in fifth and sixth place with scores of 50.92 and 50.94 respectively.

Andrew Harris finished in seventh in the 110 meter hurdle event with a time of 17.01.

Aaron Robey took fifth in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 41.79.

In the 4x100 relay event, the Wildcats, Belceto, Ehren Eichler, Frykgaard, and Hunter Titus, finished in fourth place with a time of 43.86.

The Wildcats in the 4x400 finished in sixth with a time of 3:28.79. The relay team consisted of Belceto, Frykgaard, McLaughlin and Robey.

Cameron Davis and Jack Nordby took fourth and fifth place in shot

put with a distance of 48-06.25 and 47-03.50 respectively.

Nordby threw the dis-cus for the Wildcats and finished fifth at districts with a distance of 132-09. Peter Link took eighth a distance of 130-05

Samuel Hruska finished in fifth with a distance of 156-10 in the javelin toss and Mitchell Smith, finished in seventh with a distance of 143-01.

Jon Proctor took third place in the high jump, clearing 5 feet 10 inches.

Baly Botten finished in third in the pole vault with a height of 13-06. Richard Willard finished in seventh after clearing 12-00.

GirlsJesse Guyer took sev-

Track and field: 18 Mount Si athletes advance to stateenth place in the 100 meter race with a time of 13.04.

Karlie Hurley finished sixth in the 400 meter event with a time of 59.52.

In the 1600 meter race, Hanna Waskom finished in fourth with a time of 5:04.46 and Madeleine Hutchinson finished in eighth with a time of 5.17.02.

Waskom and Hutchinson also took third and fifth place respectively in the 3200 meter race with times of 11:07.31 and 11.11.25.

Mackenzie Hutchinson finished in fourth place

in the 300 meter hurdle event with a time of 46.95.

In the 4x100 meter relay, the Wildcat team of Kelli Christopherson, Lauren Rutherford, Diana Hruska and Sydney Leonard took eighth place with a time of 52.66.

The Wildcat 4x200 relay team of Karlie Hurley, Mackenzie Hutchinson, Bailey Scott, and Jesse Guyer finished in fourth place with a time of 1:45.34. The same four girls took second place in the 4x400 relay event with a time of 3:59.09.

Freshman Riley Ovall

took third place in the jav-elin throw with a distance of 113-11.

Bailey Scott cleared a height of 4-06 in the high jump for a 10th place finish.

Mikaely Davis finished in sixth place in the pole vault with a bar set at 9-09. Jennifer Rogers fin-ished just behind her in seventh with a height of 9-00.

Karlie Hurley took fourth place in the long jump with a distance of 16-03.75.

Madysen Privatsky fin-ished in ninth place in the triple jump with a distance of 30-06.

By Sam Kenyon

The Mount Si baseball season finished with a loss to the Shorewood Thunderbirds in the first game of the state tourna-ment.

The 2-0 loss May 24 at Wheeler Field in Centralia capped a strong Wildcat season where they again claimed the KingCo Championship title.

Starting pitcher and Captain Zach Usselman gave up two runs in the first inning off a few con-secutive hits. That early mistake sealed the loss for the Wildcats. Neither team scored again in the tight defensive game.

The loss is heartbreak-ing for the team, especially since Usselman threw a fantastic game. He finished all seven innings and gave up only four total hits while earning eight strike-outs. His ERA was an aston-ishing 1.21. The hits in the first inning prevented the star pitcher from claiming another victory.

Compounding the downfall were the cold bats wielded by the Wildcats. The team hit .192 and was unable to score. Senior captain Cason Breshears and team-mate Chris Solomon were the only Wildcats with more than one hit.

Multiple times, includ-

ing the first inning after giving up two runs, the Wildcats left men on base.

In the first, the bases were loaded before the Thunderbirds earned three outs. The Wildcats left three men on base again in the sixth inning. In fact, in all but two of the innings, Mount Si left at least one runner on base.

In the final inning, Usselman finished off the first three batters with strikeouts. It was a fit-ting final inning for a tremendous season. But the team couldn’t score, and the first few hits from the beginning of the game proved to be the final dif-ference maker.

More than 1,000 sign petition in first week urging WIAA to recognize lacrosse

A petition to recognize lacrosse as a high school sport by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association was signed by more than 1,000 students, parents and educators in the first week it was online.

The online petition is organized by the state chapter of US Lacrosse.

Washington is the only state with a US Lacrosse

chapter of 10,000 or more members where its scho-lastic sports state activities association does not rec-ognize lacrosse as a school sport. High school lacrosse teams have been compet-ing here for four decades.

Mount Si has been field-ing a lacrosse team since 2009. Although it didn’t win a game this year, the team earned berths in the Washington Lacrosse High School State Tournaments in 2012 and 2013.

The team is coached by Chris Castleberry.

With Native American origins, lacrosse is one

of the oldest organized sports on the continent and today. In Washington state, some 4,000 student-athletes, attending more than 200 high schools, play prep lacrosse, while another 6,000 play lacrosse at the youth, adult and collegiate club lev-els throughout the state. For more information on high school lacrosse in Washington or to sign the online petition, visit www.WashingtonHSLAX.com.

“Lacrosse is grabbing the attention of kids and

Wildcats felled by Thunderbirds on baseball diamond at state

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Couldn’t hold his liquor

Police responded at 5:41 p.m. May 19 to the out-let mall, 461 S. Fork Ave. S.W., to a public intoxica-tion incident. A man drove into the parking lot very fast and was rude to a store clerk. Then, the man vom-ited in the parking lot.

Bovine obstructionPolice responded at 7:26

May 19 to 1500 Boalch Avenue Northwest to reports of cows on the road.

The cow owner was con-tacted about his loose cows and the police were able to push the cows out of the road into a nearby field.

Hot dogPolice responded at 5:11

p.m. May 21 to the 460 block of East North Bend Way for an animal prob-lem. A dog was left inside a parked car in a parking lot on a hot day. The dog, a husky, was foaming at the mouth from the heat.

Too young to be threatening

Police responded at 8:07 p.m. May 21 to the intersection of Southeast Ridge Street and Fairway Avenue Southeast due to road rage. A man harassed a female driver by cutting her off and threatening her as she merged on the highway. She took a photo of his vehicle and license plate. The police had a

Police and fire reports

conversation with the driver and his parents.

Expensive tastesPolice responded at

1:35 p.m. May 22 to the 38000 block of Southeast Newton Street to a theft. A caller reported a woman who was in her store the previous day had stolen several items, including a pair of sunglasses worth $100. When the woman returned to the store, the police were called, but she left by the time they arrived, and they were unable to locate her.

North Bend fire

Medical aid callThree engines were

dispatched at 11:49 a.m. May 16 to the 46000 block of Southeast 174th Street to provide emer-gency medical service.

Smoke and mirrorsTwo engines were

dispatched at 12:54 p.m. May 17, to the 36400 block of Eastbound I-90 due to steam or another gas mistaken for smoke.

Mobile property fire

Four engines were

dispatched at 1:21 p.m. May 17 to the 14800 block of State Route 18 to a passenger vehicle that had caught on fire.

A helping handOne engine was dis-

patched at 5:04 p.m. May 17 to the 400 block of Stow Avenue South to provide public service assis-tance on a police matter.

Snoqualmie fire

Slow fire dayFirefighters were dis-

patched at 8:29 a.m. May 19 to an automatic fire alarm on Bracken Place Southeast. Crews received a phone call en route advising of a false alarm and no response was needed.

Oil slickOne engine was dis-

patched at 9:16 a.m. May 17 to the 34400 block of Westbound I-90 due to a leak or spill of oil or other combustible liquid.

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

season.The fifth and final state

berth went to Liberty of Issaquah (12-12), which

pounded West Seattle in the consolation final, 10-1. Coach Zach Bartholomew said the Patriots are peak-ing at the right time.

“We started a little slow, but we got a lot bet-ter and it’s all about the road to here,” he said.

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families today in the same way that soccer captivated the attention of our entire state as an emerging sport in the 1970s and 1980s,” said Dave Low, President of the Washington State Chapter of US Lacrosse.

Explore upper Valley on bikes

Explore the Greenway offers an opportunity for bicyclists to explore the Upper Snoqualmie Valley’s bike trails from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 28. A cel-ebration barbecue will be held at the end of the ride. There is a $25 fee.

Specific instructions for the meeting site, near Rattlesnake Lake, will be

sent to people who register for the event.

Participants will be guided through a historic two-mile long tunnel, a remnant of Washington’s railroad heritage that stretches through parts of Snoqualmie pass, and then will be led down a 20 mile stretch of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail. Guides will stop at scenic and historic landmarks along the way.

Though encouraged to bike at their own pace, applicants must be pre-pared and able to bike the entire route.

Participants must sup-ply their own bike, helmet and headlamp. Discover Passes will be necessary for drivers, as participants will be directed to park within a state park.

For more information and to register, visit http://mtsgreenway.org/explore-the-greenway/trips.

By Greg Farrar

Paige Wetherbee, Mount Si High School junior pitcher, throws against Bainbridge May 22 at Seattle’s Woodland Park on the way to a 16-9 victory and a berth in the state 3A softball tournament.

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q Junior Wildcat Track Club, ages 5-14, 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 11, Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie, $60, www.siview-park.org

q Community Input Meeting, learn more and give input on the potential interior community center renovation proj-ect, 6 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, 831-1900

q North Bend First Tuesday Book Club, ‘The Aviator’s Wife’ by Melanie Benjamin, 7 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q ‘Vox at the Box’ vocal jazz, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

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

q Study Zone, 3-5 p.m., free homework help, grades K-12, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Study Zone, 5-7 p.m., free homework help, grades K-12, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223

q Volunteers needed, make a dif-ference in your com-munity, wide range of options avail-able, Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, contact [email protected] for more information or go to http://bit.ly/1t85VAL for a list of volunteer oppor-tunities

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q ‘Think-ology: the Study of Fun,’ King County Library System’s summer reading program begins today, go to www.kcls.org/kids to sign up

q Northwest Railroad Train Rides, trains depart beginning at 12:01 p.m. from the Snoqualmie Depot, 38625 King St., Snoqualmie, and 12:31 p.m. from the North Bend Depot, 205 McClellan St., North Bend, $18/adults, $15/seniors, $10/children, www.trainmuseum.org

q Tobi Stone stu-dent recital, 2:30 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q ‘A Hatful of Rain,’ Michael Gazzo’s intense 1950’s drama, 4 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, $15/general, $12/stu-dents and seniors, 831-3647

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

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q Fifth Grade Car Wash and Bake Sale to under-write class gift, 1-3 p.m., Fall City Elementary School, 33314 S.E. 42nd St., in the event of rain the event will move to June 7

q Northwest Railroad Museum Tour, docent led history includes train ride, ages 5 and older, 1 p.m. Saturdays, Snoqualmie Depot, 38625 King St., Snoqualmie, $20/adults, $18/seniors, $12/children, www.trainmuseum.org

q Kids Night Out, ages 3-12, 6-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, $20/members, $28/pro-gram members, $36/community mem-bers, preregister 256-3115

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

q ‘A Hatful of Rain,’ 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, $15/general, $12/stu-dents and seniors, 831-3647

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q Free Speech and Language Screening, 8 a.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, open to the public, 256-3115

q Snoqualmie Ridge Kid Play, ages 0-5 with adult, 9-11 a.m. Fridays during the school year, Church on the Ridge, 35131 S.E. English St., Snoqualmie, free, 888-7474

q Sno-Valley Indoor Playground, 9:30-11:30 a.m. during the school year, Si View Community Center Gym, 400 Orchard St., North Bend, $1 suggested donation, www.snovalleyindoorplay-ground.org

q Richard Cole & Jonathan Rowder, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q ‘A Hatful of Rain,’ 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, $15/general, $12/stu-dents and seniors, 831-3647

q Johnny Smokes, 9 p.m., Finaghty’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 7726 Center Blvd. S.E. #110, Snoqualmie, 888-8833

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q Sno-Valley Indoor Playground, 9:30-11:30 a.m. during the school year, Si view Community Center Gym, 400 Orchard St., North Bend, $1 suggested donation, www.snovalleyindoorplay-ground.org

q Study Zone, 3-5 p.m., free homework help, grades K-12, North Bend Library, 115 East Fourth St., 888-0554

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

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

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

q Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-2357

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q YMCA Running Group, 9 a.m., free, childcare avail-able to members, Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., 256-3115

q LAN Game Night, 4-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-2357

q Chris Morton Duo, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Roz Libmorre, 7:30 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Great White with special guest Slaughter, 7 p.m., 21 and older, The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, $25, www.snocasino.com

q ‘Little Mermaids’ musi-cal, 7 p.m., Chief Kanim Middle School, 32627 S.E. Redmond-Fall City Road, Fall City, 831-8225

Theatre Black Dog Presents ‘A Hatful of Rain,’ directed by Susan Bradford, Michael Gazzo’s intense 1950’s fam-ily drama about a Korean War vet-eran’s morphine addiction. The play runs at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays May 30 to June 14. Tickets, $12 for seniors and students and $14 for general admission, are available at www.brownpapertickets.com.

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