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How well are local governments keeping public informed?

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By Michele Mihalovich

Students in the Snoqualmie Valley School District have all received their report cards by now, where teachers evaluated their overall performance for the year.

The Star thought this would be a good time to issue its own report card to local government agencies, evaluating their over-all performance for doing more than what is required by law in keeping citizens informed about

government business.The cities of North Bend and

Snoqualmie are earning excel-lent grades on the report card. The school district isn’t doing too bad a job. The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District needs a lot of improvement.

Washington’s Open Public Meetings Act is pretty clear about who holds the power in a government versus citizen rela-tionship:

“The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty

to the agencies which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their pub-lic servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created.”

To be clear, all four agencies graded are following the letter of the law when it comes to keep-ing the public informed. The Star’s evaluation looks at which

governments are doing more than the law requires.

Info just a click away

North Bend, Snoqualmie and the school district all post agen-das and supporting packet infor-mation for upcoming meetings on their websites.

North Bend and Snoqualmie also have a notification system set up so citizens can sign up for

Most local governments are going ‘above and beyond’Graphic by Dona Mokin/SnoValley Star

By Michele Mihalovich

Nearly 60 people showed up for North Bend’s focus group on a potential civic center June 24, and most of the group sup-ported the idea.

Attendees were put into six groups, most sitting with a city councilmember, and were asked basically two main questions.

The first looked at whether people wanted a civic center,

which would include City Hall and perhaps other uses, such as a theater, retail space, meeting rooms and/or a rooftop restau-rant.

Or, did they support just building a City Hall, or were they in the “do nothing” camp?

Before the group started evaluating where they stood, and looking at the pros and cons of each potential build-ing or location, Danny Kolke,

owner of Boxley’s, and Geoff Doy, Economic Development Commission chairman and Snoqualmie Valley School District board member, spoke to the gathering.

“I support doing something, but the devil is in the details,” Kolke said.

He said Boxley’s has been named one of the top 100 jazz clubs in the world. But his day job, at a software development

company he owns, has been keeping “his hobby” afloat.

Kolke said the downtown core is important to revitalization.

“If you do nothing, it will hamper the growth of existing downtown businesses,” he said. “We need more businesses. To do nothing would be devastat-ing.”

He also said he didn’t think

North Bend citizens support a new Civic Center

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Boxley’s could survive another five years if nothing is done to improve the downtown area and bring in new business.

Where else can people play?

Doy told the group that he was part of the marketing and branding team that helped develop the “Easy to reach, hard to leave” city motto.

He said what he learned dur-ing that process is that a lot of people do come to North Bend to “play,” like climbing Mount Si, but that a lot of people didn’t stick around because there wasn’t much else to do.

Doy said the city and local groups have done a lot to increase festivals and events to draw people to the area, “and those have been very success-ful,” but he said a new civic cen-ter would do much to encourage and foster new businesses down-town.

“A civic center could anchor downtown and encourage other businesses to come downtown,” he said. “This is a huge kick for momentum.”

Many must have agreed with him. Forty citizens voted for the civic center, while 10 only want-ed a City Hall, and three voted for “other,” which for some meant, “Don’t do anything, I like the way things are,” or just constructing office buildings to draw in business.

A group sitting with Councilman Jonathan Rosen went back and forth about whether a new civic center

would draw business.A woman named Ann said

she couldn’t see how a new building would increase new business when downtown has plenty of vacant businesses now.

Cindy Walker, owner of Emerald City Smoothie and the North Bend Theatre, said she does feel the impact to her business from other busi-nesses.

She noted that Birches Habitat moving in has greatly increased her traffic.

“And when Birches is busy, I’m busy,” she said. “So, other businesses do breed business for others.”

One man said simply con-structing a new building would generate new business-es, and Rosen agreed that the increase in events has helped drive new consumer traffic to the downtown area, but that having a permanent structure would drive much more busi-ness.

A man named Jim asked, “What is the return on my investment if this civic center is built? Does anybody know? And I’m sorry, but I am satisfied with how things are.”

At Rosen’s table, seven voted for a civic center, one voted for a City Hall only and two voted for a civic center that does not include a City Hall. Rosen did not vote.

Where should we put it?

The second question focused on a location for a civic center/City Hall. Should it be down-town and on North Bend Way, or downtown and not on North Bend Way? How about at City Hall’s current location, or down

by Public Works, or somewhere else all together?

Twenty-four voted for down-town on North Bend Way, but 20 said they wanted to see the building somewhere else down-town.

Six supported the current location, four voted for building at Public Works, and nine sug-gested other places like the old park & ride by Rocco’s Diner, or somewhere between downtown and Si View Park, or somewhere between Main and Ballarat avenues.

Each table sent a representa-tive or two to share ideas their table had with the rest of the group, and listed some of their pros and cons.

Some pros were that a civic center/City Hall would attract new business to the area. Cons included increase vehicle traf-fic, parking problems and costs.

But the group wasn’t to get “mired” in factors like cost, at least not yet, City Administrator Londi Lindell said.

“Right now, we just want

you to focus on the two basic questions of the building and location,” she said. “We’ll look at cost and how to go about financing at a future focus group.”

A date for the next focus group has not been set yet, but Cheryl Proffitt-Schmidt, admin-istrative services director, said it will probably happen this fall.

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

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whatever they are interest-ed in. Some people might only care about what’s going on with the plan-ning commission, while others might want to be informed about every single meeting, upcoming event or street closure.

North Bend’s notifi-cation system is done through its website, under the “notify us” button. Snoqualmie’s is done by contact-ing City Clerk Jodi Warren, who will put you on an email notifica-tion list.

The school district also has a notification system through its website, but none of the notifications tell you that the agenda and documents are avail-able on its website.

Carolyn Malcolm, public information coor-dinator with the school district, said she didn’t think that was necessary because everyone knows the agenda and packet are uploaded onto the web-site Tuesday, before the Thursday meeting.

Would a new resident really know that?

Tweeting this and Facebooking that

North Bend and Snoqualmie, in addition to the notification system, also utilize social media — like Facebook and Yahoo groups — to alert citizens about upcoming meetings, agenda and packet avail-ability, public announce-ments and community events.

Malcolm said the school district has just started Facebook and Twitter pages, and that the school board, which is currently looking at its

policies governing social media, could decide to utilize those to let people know documents are avail-able in the future.

The hospital board, despite a new website design, has not been uti-lizing the web to notify the public about upcom-ing meetings, agendas for those meetings or the sup-porting documents.

Administrative secretary Valerie Huffman said any-one who wants to receive the agenda and supporting documents for upcoming meetings should email her

and she would be more than happy to send it.

Prior to the last two regu-lar hospi-tal board meetings, Jill Green, the hos-

pital’s public information officer, has posted notices on Facebook and Yahoo groups letting people know where the commis-sioners were meeting, but did not say in those notic-es what was on the agenda or include any supporting documents.

However, the hospital board scheduled a special meeting June 26, and this time, Green not only post-ed a notice on Facebook and Yahoo about the meeting, but also included a link to the hospital’s website so people could view the agenda.

This is a step in the right direction in regard to going above and beyond the legal requirement, and it follows the same pattern of the other three govern-ments, However, the link should also include the packet of information that will be reviewed or dis-cussed at the meeting.

When asked if the hospital will start includ-ing meeting documents on its website from now on, hospital attorney Jay Rodne said he would like to see documents included on the website, but said

he didn’t have a timeline of when that would start happening, and hinted that it was a financial con-sideration.

“The cities budgets are a lot bigger than our little dinky budget,” but he didn’t say why, or how much, that would cost the hospital district.

Seen it, heard it

North Bend, Snoqualmie and the school district also post audio recordings of the public meetings within a couple days of the meetings, so people who weren’t able to attend can hear what happened.

North Bend goes one step further by posting a video of a meeting on its website two days after it’s held, and the video can also be viewed on a local cable channel.

The city of Snoqualmie got points taken off in our report card because it doesn’t videotape regu-lar council meetings like North Bend.

Warren said that is defi-nitely on the city’s wish list, but financially, it’s not a very high priority, especially since audio is available.

The hospital district does not post an audio recording of its public meetings on its website, but Huffman made a CD available to the Star when it requested a recording of a specific meeting and said she’d do the same for anyone who made the request.

When asked why the hospital doesn’t upload an audio recording of its meeting onto the website like the other three gov-ernment bodies, Rodne said, “I don’t know why.”

Snoqualmie City Hall,

where the hospital has most of its regular meet-ings, is set up with audio recording equipment, and Warren said the Information Technology department “works its magic” and will upload a recording onto a web-site the next day, “free of charge.”

Rodne said he wasn’t aware that the city of Snoqualmie had that free service available.

“I think it’s a great idea and I think we should do it,” he said. “The more transparent we can make these meetings for the people, the better it will be for the district overall.”

Standing committees

The city of North Bend got dinged on points when it came to coun-cil standing committee meetings, which focus on topics such as finance and administration, and transportation and public works.

North Bend does let the public know when and where these meetings are happening, but it doesn’t indicate the agenda, so members of the public aren’t able to determine if it’s a meeting they should attend.

According to Malcolm, the school board does not have board committee meetings. However, the hospital commissioners do.

Commissioners are assigned to either the medical, finance or facili-ties committees, and the meetings are closed to the public.

Rodne said the medi-cal committee, which includes hospital staff and regularly discusses patients and conducts peer reviews, is considered confidential.

He didn’t specify why the facilities and finance committees, which typi-cally have one commis-sioner as a member, shouldn’t be conducted in public. He did say that under state law, commit-tee meetings need to be made open to the pub-lic if pol-icy deci-sions for the board are being made or if there is a quo-rum, neither of which is happen-ing at those meetings, he said.

Rodne said those com-mittees are primarily for staff to bring information to the commissioner, who then shares the informa-tion with the rest of the board.

“It doesn’t concern the public. They are work-oriented committees with the staff and a commis-sioner, and the commis-sion decided those are closed to the public. The minutes of those meet-ings are disclosed and the financials are distributed to everyone,” he said.

In fact, a member of the public just requested some financial documents from the financial committee and Rodne said he hand-deliv-ered the 1,500-page docu-ment to the requester at the special June 26 meeting.

Call me maybe

The final category the Star looked at in its evalu-ation is how available

the elected officials are making themselves to the public.

On the North Bend and Snoqualmie city websites, there are individual pho-tos of the officials, along with terms, emails and phone numbers.

School board officials were pho-tographed in a group shot with no iden-tifying informa-tion, and the website only listed emails, no

phone numbers.Malcolm said she didn’t

know why there weren’t any phone numbers, “Maybe it’s because they all have day jobs.”

Nearly all of the City Council members in both cities also have day jobs.

On the hospital dis-trict’s website, photos and names of commissioners are included, but there is no contact information.

“I don’t know why they don’t have contact infor-mation on the website,” Rodne said. “Ask the com-missioners.”

The Star did send emails to the board mem-bers. Commissioner David Speikers said he didn’t know why contact infor-mation wasn’t on the web-site, but he did say email is not a very good way to contact him.

He’s an attorney and he has to have a pretty secure firewall, which does have a tendency to block some

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“…first and foremost it’s about building public trust. A government can’t effectively do its work without the trust of the public..”

— Toby NixonWashington Coalition for Open Government

“We firmly believe in transparency. We want to educate citizens about what’s going on in the city and about issues affecting them.”

— Jodi WarrenSnoqualmie City Clerk

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The annual Fourth of July picnic was a celebration of time and freedom. We’d all watched the parade, earlier, because that’s what you do on the Fourth, and we believe in it.

Our parade features Scout troops in uniform, the high school band, floats with pretty girls … well, OK, it’s actually Delbert’s convertible with signs on the doors … and little kids proudly leading their dogs down our main street. In other words, pretty much everyone.

Those of us who aren’t marching have been known to say things like, “Hon, isn’t that the O’Brien kid with that German shepherd? My, he’s grown.”

You know. And then we go to the picnic and

gorge ourselves and play softball and horseshoes and soak up the sun and

laugh a lot. It’s a time for asking mere acquaintances from grocery store sight-ings just how they’re doing, in hopes of becoming real friends. It’s time to catch up on friends who have been solid bricks in our wall of life forever. It’s also a time to rejoice

and see new bundles of babies that have joined us since last year, and feel a bit sad at those who have left us, too.

It’s a time when two guys on opposite sides, politically, can just smile and talk sports and enjoy each other. There’s time enough to disagree on policies later on.

And we know, deep inside, that this is the real reason we celebrate our Independence Day. Because we can set aside our differences and have fun together. We can be free to have fun together because a long time ago some men in pow-dered wigs were smart enough to look ahead toward … well, toward this very picnic of ours, actually.

They wanted it to be fun, too.

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As we head into Fourth of July celebrations, we want the citizens of the Snoqualmie Valley to celebrate some very open and transparent local gov-ernment agencies.

Sure, nothing’s more American that baseball, Mom and apple pie — except our government. It’s what sets us apart from the dictators.

The Star created a report card on the cities of North Bend and Snoqualmie, the Snoqualmie Valley School District and our public hospi-tal district.

What we found was that both cities go above and beyond what is required by state law. Both scored As because they are thinking outside the box.

Those cities’ councils meet twice a month at 7 p.m. on weeknights, and they recognize that not everybody can be at those meetings, so they make audio recordings available on their websites the following day. North Bend even goes a bit further by offering a video of the meetings on the website, as well as on a cable TV channel.

Every document you could ever want is available on the cities’ web-sites. Agenda? Yep. A 300-page City Council packet with staff reports and contracts? No problem. It’s there.

The cities also recognize that not too many folks trek down to post offices for meeting agendas. So, they responded by reaching people through social media and email.

We get giddy just thinking about how open, transparent and proactive these two cities are, and we can’t say enough about how this empowers the citizenry.

The school district is not far behind. It scored a C, which means it is doing a pretty good job, but there is room for some improvement.

The school district does post agendas and most of the pertinent docu-ments on its website a couple of days before the meetings. It posts audio recordings of the meetings on the website. But it isn’t utilizing social media or emails to let people know that agendas and packets are available. The website doesn’t include phone numbers for school board members.

Elected officials should make themselves available to the public in as many ways as possible.

The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District scored a solid F.While the district is not violating any state laws, they are not making

efforts to inform the public using the modern methods of communica-tion upon which people have come to rely.

The hospital’s website doesn’t include contact information for the commissioners, agendas or supporting documents for upcoming meetings or audio recordings. Standing committee meetings are not public and board business is not regularly tweeted or posted on Facebook.

However, in just the past few weeks, the hospital district did begin social media blasts that included a link to the agenda on the website. This is a wonderful step in the right direction and they should continue on the path of openness and transparency.

Because there is nothing more American than that.

Letter to the citizens from Fire Chief Bob Rowe

Independence Day is a time to cel-ebrate our freedom. With this freedom comes a shared responsibility to use fire-works safely.

Every year, fireworks injure people and cause vegetation and structure fires. Whenever you light a fireworks device, be aware of your surroundings and take all safety precautions possible. Be sure spectators are at a safe distance, and that you have water or a fire extinguisher nearby. Be a good neighbor and don’t restrict cars from traveling on our roads while lighting fireworks.

A reminder to parents to ensure the safety of children by closely supervising

personal fireworks use and don’t overes-timate their ability. An alarmingly large number of fireworks injuries are caused by simple sparklers. For the safety of chil-dren and adults, use only legal fireworks purchased from state-approved stands during the fireworks season.

Please be aware, the city of Snoqualmie will enforce fireworks law to make this Independence Day safer for all. Fireworks laws, guidelines and safety tips are posted on the city of Snoqualmie website at cityofsnoqualmie.org. In case of emergency, please dial 9-1-1.

Let’s work together to keep our com-munity safe during this Independence Day celebration.

Bob Rowe Snoqualmie Fire Chief

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Citizens can make a difference by con-tacting their elected representatives.

State — Governor

Gov. Jay Inslee (D), Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 40002, Olympia, WA 98504-0002; 360-902-4111; www.governor.wa.gov

State — 5th District

Sen. Mark Mullet (D), 415 Legislative Building, P.O. Box 40405, Olympia, WA 98504-0405, 360-786-7608; 800-562-6000; [email protected]

Rep. Chad Magendanz (R), 417 JLOB, P.O. Box 40600, Olympia WA 98504-0600; 360-786-7876; 222-7092; [email protected]

Rep. Jay Rodne (R), 441 JLOB, P.O. Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600; 360-786-7852; [email protected]

Toll-free Legislative Hotline: 800-562-6000.

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all the time and I talk to them,” Speikers said.

Commissioner Gene Pollard said he fully sup-ported contact informa-tion, along with expiring dates of a commissioner’s term, being included on the website.

Rodne said even if contact information isn’t on the hospital’s website, “most people know how

to get a hold of commis-sioners.”

But when the Star pointed out that there is a constant influx of new people to the Valley who might not know that Commissioner Dick Jones lives in Carnation, Rodne admitted that was a valid point and said maybe the commissioners would con-sider adding contact infor-mation on the website.

Why do more than the law requires?

So, what is the point of going above and beyond?

“We firmly believe in transparency,” Warren, appointed Snoqualmie city clerk in 1998, said. “We want to educate citizens about what’s going on in the city and about issues affecting them.”

Warren said there are laws that mandate that things are done a certain way, but ethically, they go above and beyond for the purpose of having informed citizens.

Susie Oppedal, North Bend’s city clerk since 2011, said giving the pub-lic more information than is required by law should

be attributed to city administrators and Mayor Ken Hearing’s guidance.

“It’s always been impor-tant to them to keep the public informed about what is happening,” she said. “It starts at the

top and works its way down. The same is true in Snoqualmie — good, strong leadership.”

Toby Nixon, presi-dent of the Washington Coalition for Open Government, said the

reason keeping the public informed is so important is, “first and foremost it’s about building public trust. A government can’t effectively do its work without the trust of the public.”

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The Wastemobile will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 12-14 at Snoqualmie Middle School, 9200 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. Residents can drop off household hazardous waste items including pes-ticides, oil-based paints, automotive products such as oil, antifreeze and auto batteries, fluorescent bulbs and tubes, and other items

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Pet fair offers free shots

Valley Animal Partners will hold a pet fair at Mount Si Senior Center from noon to 4 p.m. July 28.

The first 25 patients will be able to buy $5 microchips, and free dog and cat vaccinations are

going to be available for Snoqualmie Valley residents who could not normally afford them. Kinship Dog training will also be at the fair to pro-vide helpful advice to pet owners.

Leash dogs, muzzle aggressive dogs and bring cats in a carrier. Learn more by calling Valley Animal Partners at 466-4621 or go to www.valleya-nimalpartners.com.

Local resident is ‘Champion’

Thanks to Fall City resident Kevin Hauglie, homes and vehicles are safer, and his clients are comforted, according to a press release from Farmers Insurance.

Hauglie has qualified as a “Championship” agent by Farmers Insurance for overall performance, along with his daughter and licensed agent, Angela Donaldson. Hauglie and his wife started the agency together in Fall City in 1985. Today, along with their daughter, they have three offices serving the Snoqualmie Valley in Fall City, downtown Snoqualmie and Duvall.

As part of the rec-ognition, Hauglie and Donaldson will attend a Championship conference in Chicago.

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Louie Foxx, performing his Magical Wonderground show for young-sters and parents, is shocked when snakes pop out of his magic wand as audience assistant Zachary Holen, 6, looks on.

Magic time at the North Bend Library

Sirus Persyn (right), 11, finds that after he drinks a root beer magician Louie Foxx can pour it back out of his ear into the glass.

Louie Foxx, performing his Magical Wonderground show for youngsters June 19 at the North Bend Library, makes spoons stick to his arm and his nose.

Rielly Johnson (right), 10, giggles at the words coming out of her big plastic lips as Louie Foxx explains another magic trick. Rielly is assisting him in performing.

Brady Johnson, 5, learns to spin a rubber ball on a stick before levitat-ing a dish on a 10-foot pole, during the Magical Wonderground show put on June 19 at the North Bend Library by magician Louie Foxx.

Isabelle, Lacey and Hannah Wilson (from left), of North Bend, pose with Louie Foxx and a magic spoon prop at the end of the Magical Wonderground show June 19 at the North Bend Library.

Louie Foxx wears googly eyes over his duct-taped, blindfolded eyes as a member from the audience fills in a picture with colored felt pens, and then he correctly announces the resulting finished drawing.

Photos by Greg Farrar

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q Roots and Branches Concert, 2-3 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. Pretend to dig a hole and climb a tree while enjoying songs about earthworms, bare feet and playing in the dirt. All ages welcome.

q Marty Tuttle, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

q Book Club of the Undead, 1-2:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Are you zany about zombies? Mad for mummies? Wacky for were-wolves? Join the book club and read all sorts of creepy, crawly titles! Snacks will be provided, and an excellent time will be had by all.

q SnoValley Writers Work Group, 6-8 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Join other local writers for writ-ing exercises, cri-tique and lessons on voice, plot and point of view.

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q Friends of the North Bend Library monthly meeting, 9:30-10:30 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Learn about all the exciting opportuni-ties to show support for your community through fundraising activities, sponsor-ship of programs and services and increasing awareness of the library’s vital role.

q Preschool Story Time, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. Stories, songs and surprises! Ages 3-6 with an adult.

q Merry Monday Story Time, 11 a.m. to noon, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Songs, rhythm instruments, action rhymes and a tiny tale for the very young. Infants and families welcome.

q Bob Baumann & Friends, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

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q Cedar River Watershed Education, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E. Learn about the facil-ity that connects 70 percent of the Seattle area’s population with its drinking water. Free for all ages. Call 206-733-9421 to register.

q Northwest Railway Museum Train Rides, Saturday and Sunday, leaving from Snoqualmie station, 38625 S.E. King St., Snoqualmie, at 12:01, 1:31, 3:01 and 3:46 p.m., North Bend sta-tion, 205 McClellan St., North Bend, at 12:31, 2:01 and 3:31 p.m.

q Sunday Fundays for Families, 2-4 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Join the Y every Sunday for healthy and fun activities includ-ing themed games, sports crafts, movies and more! Free for members; drop-in fees apply for non-members. No regis-tration needed. Call 256-3115 for more information.

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

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q Town of Snoqualmie Falls Video and Discussion, 10 a.m. to noon, Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend. Free. Email [email protected].

q Lance Buller Quartet, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

q Friday Family Fun Night, 7-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 S.E. Ridge St. Family activ-ities include movies, bingo, square danc-ing and more. Free for members; drop in rates apply for non-members. Register at member services or call 256-3115.

q Released From Quiet with The Old Dog Band, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie

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q Milo Petersen Trio, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend

q Mental illness support group, 7-8:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway, free for anyone with a mental illness or who has a fam-ily member with a mental illness, 829-2417

q Deep-water aer-obics class, 7:30-8:30 a.m. Monday through Friday through Aug. 30, Si View Pool, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, a low-impact water exer-cise class, $5 or $4 for seniors

q We are The Groovetramps, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie

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q Knee High Naturalists, 9:45-10:45 a.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E. Take a morning stroll along Rattlesnake Lake with a naturalist to discover rocks, birds, plants and other things. Paced for short legs and shorter attention spans, this program will explore shapes, colors and textures found in nature. Adults: free; 18-36 months: $5. Call 206-733-9421 for more information.

q Rock and Roll Portable Science Exhibit, 2-5 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Delve into the deep-est layer of the Earth to learn about sparkling crystals, magnetic rocks and earthquakes. Explore ancient history when you step into a dinosaur footprint and discover facts about fossils. Ages 7 and older.

q Anime and Manga Club, 3 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. Watch anime mov-ies, eat popcorn and practice your draw-ing.

q Pajamarama story time, 6:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Bring the kids to the library for story time.

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

q School’s Out Matinee: “Heidi,” noon, North Bend Theatre, 125 Bendigo Blvd. N., free, rated G

q Convergence Zone Bluegrass, 6-7:30 p.m., Si View Park, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend

q Volleyball night, 8:30-9:45 p.m., Si View Community Center Gymnasium, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive. All children must be accompa-nied by an adult. Drop-in fee: $3 adults/$2 kids.

q Farmers Market and Summer Concert Series, 4-8 p.m., Si View Park and Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend

Town of Snoqualmie Falls Video and Discussion, 10 a.m. to noon July 6, Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave, North Bend. Learn the history of the Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Co. Mill and the missing mill town of Snoqualmie Falls in a Snoqualmie Valley Historical Society video. Free for all ages. Email [email protected].

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Picky thiefA couple on Janet

Avenue reported that $9,250 worth of jewelry was stolen from a dresser drawer between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. June 11. It appears the thief opened a sliding back door. A hand-gun and rolled up quarters were also in the drawer, but untouched.

Never a moment of rest

A father phoned the police June 13 to report that his 27-year-old son stole his vehicle while he was sleeping.

Oops!A silent hold up alarm

was accidentally activated about 5:30 a.m. June 14 at McDonald’s.

Purse snatcher snagged

A woman was shopping at QFC about 1 p.m. June 16. She told police she put her purse in the basket and turned away for just a moment to look at flow-ers, and someone stole her purse. Security foot-age showed a woman in

her early 20s snagging the purse and leaving the store in a black vehicle. Later that day, police were noti-fied by a QFC employee that the suspect attempted to steal a purse again. Police chased the suspect who was in a vehicle. She was placed under arrest and taken to the Issaquah Jail.

Bad day before first cup of coffee

A man on Southeast Fifth Street woke at 7 a.m. June 14 and discovered someone had smashed a window of his vehicle parked in the driveway. The doors were still locked, but a computer bag and tablet were stolen. A neighbor also reported that he heard a smash and a dog barking at 2 a.m., but did not see anyone or hear a car driving away.

VandalismA woman reported June

16 that during the night, someone broke a window out of her vehicle parked at apartments on Main Avenue South. There were no witnesses and nothing was taken.

Drunken drivingA 57-year-old North

Bend woman was arrested

for suspicion of drunken driving at 5:32 p.m. June 18 after driving through several people’s yards on Taylor Avenue.

Prints on the hoseA man reported June

19 that during the night, someone used a hose to siphon gas out of his truck, on Ballarat Avenue North. Police were able to lift a print from a hose found nearby.

Recovered vehiclePolice found a vehicle

June 20 in the Outlet Mall parking lot that had been reported stolen June 8 in Auburn. Vehicle was released to an Auburn police officer.

Snoqualmie

Car prowlsTwo vehicles parked

in the north parking lot of Salish Lodge had windows smashed and several items stolen about noon June 22. Police were able to lift prints off one car and the investigation continues.

Uninvited guestsA homeowner on

Southeast Venn Street

phoned police at 2:31 p.m. June 24 to report a bear in the backyard eat-ing garbage. An officer managed to chase the bear over the fence. At 9:17 p.m. that same day, a Southeast Jacobia Street resident reported a bear behind the house. An officer chased off the 250-pound, collared bear. At 10:35 p.m., also that same day, police received mul-tiple calls in the McIntosh Court Southeast neighbor-hood about a bear with a tracking collar getting into people’s garbage. Police will notify the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Graffiti, or just bad art?

A parks employee reported at 7:13 a.m. June 25 that in the past two days, someone spray-painted nude depictions of female and male genitalia in the girls’ bathroom at a Southeast Ridge Street park.

Arrest warrantDuring a routine traf-

fic stop at 7:34 p.m. June 25, police learned a pas-senger had a King County Sheriff’s Office warrant. The person was arrested and booked into the King County Jail.

North Bend fire callsTwo fire engines

responded at 12:37 p.m. June 23 to an unauthor-ized burn in the 44300 block of Southeast 151st Court.

Two fire engines responded at 6:45 p.m. June 24 to an unauthor-ized burn in the 16000 block of Southeast Edgewick Road.

Snoqualmie fire calls

Firefighters responded June 20 to a fire alarm at Snoqualmie Ridge Veterinary Hospital. They found a slight smell of smoke in the building caused by an overheated piece of equipment. The alarm was reset and employees were advised not to use the equipment until repaired.

Firefighters responded June 20 to a report of a fire in a dump truck bed on Snoqualmie Parkway. Driver said the smoke was caused by a blown turbo hose on the engine and that a mechanic was on the way to assist him.

Firefighters responded June 21 to the Snoqualmie Ridge area for food left on a stove and the homeown-er locked out of the house. Snoqualmie Police entered the house and removed the food from stove. The

house was ventilated to remove smoke.

Crews responded June 23 to a fire alarm at Finaghty’s Pub. It was reported to be a pulled alarm, but no one knew who pulled the alarm.

Firefighters responded June 25 to a trash can fire at a residence. A fire was started by rags con-taminated with wood stain that were thrown into the garbage.

Firefighters responded June 26 to the Northwest Railway Museum for an automatic fire alarm. Upon investigation, a detector was found to be malfunctioning. An employee was advised to contact the alarm techni-cian to replace it.

Crews responded June 26 to a carbon monoxide detector activation. They found the owners painting and staining the first floor of the residence. They opened the windows to allow for ventilation, and no injuries were reported.

In addition to the above calls, Snoqualmie firefight-ers responded to eight medical aid calls, bringing the annual call number to 541

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

Police blotter

Snoqualmie Arts Market debuts

The new Snoqualmie Arts Market is an artsy, foodie, rural lifestyle event which will span five Saturdays this summer, according to a press release

from market organizer Kim Ewing.

Snoqualmie Arts Market is open to the public from noon to 4 p.m. beginning July 27 and continuing every Saturday through Aug. 24. The market will be held at Railroad Community

Park, 7971 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.

The market is hosted by the city of Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Arts Commission and Sallal Grange. It is designed to bring Snoqualmie Valley locals and tourists togeth-er in celebration of the

Valley’s attributes, accord-ing to the press release.

The organizers of the market are currently seek-ing additional funds from business sponsorships and are accepting applications for vendors. Call or email Kim Ewing at 292-3067, or [email protected].

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any subject, although we give priority to local issues. Letters should be no more than 350 words.

The deadline for letters is noon on the Friday before the publication.

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By David Hayes

Blake Hepner, 12, SnoValley North centerfielder, goes airborne trying to catch a two-run homerun by Bellevue West’s Drew Fowler in the third inning of the first-round game June 29 of the District 9 Little League Majors All Star Tournament at Dodd Field, in Issaquah. Hepner crashed over the fence and was pulled from the game as a precaution after landing on his head. Bellevue went on to win, 14-5. SnoValley North rebounded June 30 with an 11-5 win over Falls. They played Redmond North after The SnoValley Star went to press. In earlier tournament action, Snoqualmie Valley won its opening-round match, 8-4, against Bellevue East, but fell June 30 to Mercer Island, 21-1. They kept their tour-nament hopes alive July 1 with a 6-5 win over Redmond East.

Boys of summer keep season alive

Trent Riley plays in East-West football game

Trent Riley, who recently graduated from Mount Si High School, was one of 70 top prep players from across the state selected to play in the 49th annual East-West High School All-Star Football game.

The UNLV-bound Wildcat played cornerback alongside others from the Puget Sound area, like Alex Emanuels (Mercer Island High School), Drew Thompson (Kennedy High School), Blake Young

(Skyline High School), Cole Madison (Kennedy), Jack Oman (O’Dea High School), and Zach Nobmann (Kennedy), according to The Seattle Times.

The Star wasn’t able to catch up with Riley to talk about the game, played June 21 at Moses Lake, but he tweeted that he had eight, two-hour practices in four days and was ready for the game.

Unfortunately, his West Side team fell to the East, 38-21, but he still described it as “an unforgettable experi-ence.”

By Ari Cetron

The Alpine Lakes Wilderness area covers 390,000 acres of pine-shrouded mountains dotted with lakes tucked away in bowl-shaped valleys in the North Cascades. While much of the area is difficult to access, Mason Lake is in King County, and reachable in a somewhat chal-lenging day hike along the Ira Spring Trail.

The hike is about 3 miles each way, with an elevation gain of about 2,500 feet. It starts easily enough — a wide trail shaded by leafy trees and a fairly gradual incline.

After the first half-mile or so, a small waterfall uphill cre-ates a stream (which makes its way to the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River) that cuts across the trail.

There’s no formal bridge here, just a few branches thrown across the rocky ford. They can be a bit slippery, but the path is wide enough and far enough from the edge that it doesn’t really feel dangerous.

Someone with a rugged stroller might be able to make it this far, but they’d likely need to turn back here.

As the trail keeps winding

up, peek-a-boo views of the mountains, covered in trees and ribbons of snow, give way to a sweeping vista. The freeway at this point can’t be seen, and the only sounds, beyond other hik-ers, come from songbirds and woodland creatures.

The trail gets steeper here, and will even challenge some-one who spent a good part of the winter on the elliptical machine. While the trail is wide enough to accommodate water breaks, flat stretches are few — it’s uphill all the way.

Sheer, craggy granite walls hidden behind trees just off the trail hint at the landscape to come.

After rising above the tree line, fields of boulders the size

of household appliances give an almost post-apocalyptic feel as they line either side of the trail, which narrows consider-ably. Early summer wildflow-ers punctuate the gray of the boulder fields with splashes of white, orange and blue. The trail itself is a bit rocky here, and many hikers make good use of poles to help stabilize themselves.

Follow the sign and stay left when the trail splits to push on to Mason Lake.

At the top of a ridge, stop to take another look at the tree and snow-covered mountains in the distance, and then notice the small sign marking the edge of the Alpine Lakes area.

The lake is close now. A series

By Susie Kim

The first look at Mason Lake appears as hikers come up from just below the water level.

Catch a glimpse of the Alpine LakesGetting there

The Ira Spring trailhead that leads to Mason Lake is accessed from exit 45 off Interstate 90. The exit leads to an old forest road that winds up to the trail-head — stay left when the road splits. A Northwest Forest Pass is required — Washington State Discover Passes are not valid.

Who should goThe trail is not stroller-friendly. Young children will likely have trouble with

the 3-mile hike, going uphill the entire way (not to mention a 3-mile return trip). Older children with the stamina should be fine. Dogs of various sizes seemed to have no problem making the round-trip journey. Bathrooms are available at the trailhead and lake.

of switchbacks leads down to it. The ground here can be muddy, and large patches of snow are still lurking in shady spots, mak-ing some stretches of the trail fairly slick.

The trail will take hikers below lake level and then up again, so the first glimpse of the water comes at eye level as your head clears the lake’s edge.

The lake is beautiful, and surrounded by snow-dusted

mountains and pine trees, certainly earning the Alpine moniker.

The trail continues around the deep, clear water. There are reportedly fish lurking in its depths. While the water is too cold to really consider taking a dip at this time of year, it might be refreshing on a hotter day.

Take a break, enjoy the view and then enjoy the trip back, downhill this time.

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Debra Elizabeth Meyers

Debra Elizabeth Meyers passed away June 22,

2013. Debra was born Dec. 2, 1954, in Truckee, Calif.

Debra lived in Lodi, Calif., until 1992, when she moved to

Snoqualmie. She is sur-vived by her husband, two daughters and five grand-children.

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Ed Holmes Ed Holmes was born in

Fullerton, Calif., on Sept. 25, 1951. He passed from this life on June 20, 2013, at his home in North Bend. Cause of death was lung cancer caused by exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.

He grew up in Southern California and graduated from John Glenn High School in Norwalk, Calif. After graduation, Ed was

drafted into the U.S. Army, and served in Vietnam with the 1st Cav.

Ed mar-ried Terrie on Aug.

16, 1975, in Santa Barbara, Calif. He took classes in marine biology at Santa Barbara City College, and enjoyed beach volleyball, bike rides and hiking. They moved to North Bend in 1977, where they remained and raised their family.

Ed worked for Weyerhaeuser, Northwest Log Scalers and Wilmar before going to Talking Rain Beverage Co. He was zealous about his work and loved the people he worked with. Ed was pas-sionate about life, and lived it to the fullest. He adored his family and cre-ated many special memo-ries. Ed loved coaching soccer, traveling, going out to dinner, and entertain-ing family and friends. He was a grill master and wine maker extraordinaire.

Survivors include his wife Terrie; daughters Heather and Ashley; sis-ter Lisa (Daryl) Fletcher; grandchildren Indigo and

Grey Adcox; nieces Leigh Ann Fletcher, Jordan and Evan Monez; nephew Jason Fletcher; Spanish sons Emanuel, Juan and Alberto Pardo; and numer-ous cousins and friends.

A celebration of life was held at North Bend Community Church. Interment was at Tahoma National Cemetery.

George Richard Nelson

George Richard (Dick) Nelson, of North Bend, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013. He was 90 years of age.

Mr. Nelson was born May 24, 1923, in Portland, Maine, the son of Charles and Harriett Nelson. He was raised in Portland, Maine, and gradu-ated from Portland High School. He also attended the University of Maine,

where he received both his bach-elor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry. He worked for Eastman Kodak, Dennison

and Weyerhauser. In 1973, he moved to the Seattle area and continued his work with Weyerhauser.

Mr. Nelson was a 60-year member of the American Chemical Society. He is most noted for the numerous pulp and paper patents that he developed.

Throughout his life, Mr. Nelson was a man with many interests. He loved fly-fishing and tying flies, gardening, hiking, biking, skiing, cooking and spend-ing time with his grand-

children. His love of the outdoors led him to be a docent at Madera Canyon near Tucson, Ariz.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marian; his daughters Ellen M. Gehling (Gary) and Kristin L. Buzard (David); son Jon T. (Yasuko); seven grandchildren, Les, Sarah, Shizuho, Asaki, Ashley and Hannah; and two great-grandchildren (Jessiah and Mason).

A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 8, 2013 at City of Issaquah Cemetery with a memorial service at Mt. Si Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. Following the service, there will be a gathering in the fellowship hall for family and friends.

The family suggests remembrances to the Institute for Therapeutic Discovery, P.O. Box 127, Delanson, NY 12053.

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