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The Snoqualmie railroad depot must have looked and sounded a lot like it did a cen-tury ago as train conductors in greasy pinstripe overalls climbed into an old steam locomotive and blew a deafen-ing whistle. Car attendants called, “All aboard!” before the engine pushing three passen-ger cars slowly chugged out of

the depot through a cloud of steam. Onlookers left on the platform of the depot, built in 1889, turned their heads to watch the locomotive’s wake as it disappeared down the line.

Such was the scene at the opening day of steam-train season July 2 at the Northwest Railway Museum in down-town Snoqualmie.

Dozens of passengers loaded onto the century-old passenger cars for the first

11 a.m. train Saturday. They ranged in age from toddlers to old folks who may have seen the railroad in its operating heyday. Some passengers wore vintage clothes, adding to the historic feeling of the ride.

The steam train rides are just shy of two hours long and make several stops. The route follows the aptly named Railroad Avenue east out of town, where the tracks split from the road into a scenic,

forested portion of the ride. Crossing a bridge that once spanned the Yellowstone River, the train goes over the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River. Then it chugs through a few blocks of North Bend before arriving at the North Bend depot for a short stop.

The train then follows that line back west for a stop at the Train Shed. The large building


The proposed King County septic-tank fee has been pulled for now, but many sep-tic users around the county worry they haven’t seen the last of it.

King County Director of Public Health Patty Hayes announced her decision to pull the proposal to a packed house of hundreds at Snoqualmie Valley Alliance Church in Fall City on June 28.

The announcement was met with loud cheers, applause and a standing ova-tion.

The proposed fee of up to $37 arose from concerns about the water quality and amount of fecal bacteria in Puget Sound. The poor water quality has forced the clo-sure of shellfish harvesting in many areas around the Sound.

The Environmental Protection Agency says that septic systems can provide excellent wastewater treat-ment and have both public health and environmental benefits. However, poorly functioning septic systems can have the opposite effect, according to the EPA. Some problems involve contamina-tion of surface waters and groundwater with disease-causing pathogens and nitrates, which hurts shellfish beds and swimming beaches.

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GREG FARRAR | [email protected] rockets’ red glare lit the night sky over the Snoqualmie Community Park for America’s Independence Day as the Snoqualmie Fire Department estimated more than 1,500 valley residents came out to enjoy the first ‘Red, White and Boom’ aerial display on Snoqualmie Ridge. The 15-minute show with a soundtrack of patriotic music was the final act for an evening of family fun with picnicking, festival food, inflatable bounce houses and playground activities. The city, corporate sponsors and Serve Snoqualmie, which is the community service division of Church on the Ridge, prepared the holiday festivity. View more photos online at www.snovalleystar.com.

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houses many old railway cars and engines that served a wide variety of functions. Half an hour later, the train steams to its peak destination — literally.

As the train lum-bers west through Snoqualmie, the busi-nesses and buildings thin out and the train passes a trackside graveyard for

rusted old locomotives. Road sounds fade and the train slips in next to the Snoqualmie River, gliding along the lesser-traveled west bank of the river. The Salish Lodge looms large above the river as the water suddenly plum-mets down the 268-foot falls. The train, fortunate-ly, does not. It scoots a bit father west to a break in the trees for a spectacular northward view. The cars stop on a cliff, less than two feet from the edge, while passengers take

in the view. After about ten minutes, the train works its way back to Snoqualmie depot.

For those who wish to skip straight to the pin-nacle experience of the trip, the museum offers a 45-minute ride that stops only at the falls.

Saturday’s trip marked the first time on the train for many of the pas-sengers. Mai Bushara, who was visiting from California, said that she and her friend Googled “things to do in Seattle.”

Visiting Snoqualmie Falls was among the top 10 results. After some inves-tigation, they found out about the train rides.

“I love the outdoors,” Bushara said. “This way I get to just sit down and see nature.”

While the diesel trains have been rolling since April, July 2 was the first day of the summer steam train season.

From the 1990s until just two years ago, only diesel train rides were available because of a

change in steam-engine regulations that made them too expensive for the museum to offer.

“The steam engine looks cooler,” volunteer coordi-nator and registrar Cristy Lake said. “It’s more his-toric to some people.”

Other than that, the quality of ride is about the same between the two modes of locomo-tion, she said.

“To let people experi-ence what it was like 100 to 125 years ago is impor-tant,” Lake said of the

steam rides. Diesel trains came around in the 1930s and largely replaced steam trains by the 1960s.

Steam engine depar-ture times are 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4:25 p.m. They run every weekend through September 5, except July 16-24. The 4:25 p.m. train will run only to the Snoqualmie Falls viewpoint and back.

Roundtrip fares are $22/adult (13-61); $20/senior (62+) and $12/child (2-12). Passengers under 2 years old are free.

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THE FAMOUS COLON! Want to walk the track for a bit, we would love to have you join us!

SO MANY REASONS TO COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT – BRING YOUR WHOLE FAMILY! ALL AGES WELCOME, BUT NO PETS PLEASE!

The concession stand will be selling Barbeque, Hot Dogs, Tacos, Frozen Yogurt AND MUCH MORE!

AGENDA OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITES 2:00 pm OPENING CEREMONY AND SURVIVOR RECOGNITION3:00 pm Jessie Oliver – Musician3:45 pm Zumba – led by Heather Hamilton 4:15 pm Relays Got Talent 5:15 pm Frozen T Shirt Contest/Hula Hoop Contest/Water Balloon Toss5:00–6:00 pm Theme Lap – Masquerade5:45 pm Square Dance Demo6:15 pm Antone Family – Music and Fun Story Telling 7:30 pm Flashback Nation – Band7:00–9:00 pm Square Dance Lessons 8:00–9:00 pm Hawaiian Theme 10:00 pm LUMINARIA CEREMONYMIDNIGHT Pizza and a Movie – Zootopia 12:00–1:00 am Theme Lap – NEON2:00–3:00 am Crazy Hat / Hair4:00–5:00 am PJ Lap6:00–7:00 am Sports Teams 7:00 AM YOGA – led by Katie Bergerson 8:00 AM Closing Ceremony, Awards, with Final Lap


North Bend residents’ water utility rates will rise substantially start-ing in a few months as the city begins updating its outdated wastewater treatment plant.

The city hosted a tour of the treatment plant and a presentation about the improve-ments June 7 in an effort to be transparent and educate residents. Public meetings about the plant improvements

were poorly attended in the past.

Though the North Bend City Council agreed that the rate increases were probably unavoidable, the coun-cil delayed a June 21 vote to approve the rate increase in an effort to further warn residents.

Rates will rise 40 percent over a period of 5 years in order to pay for the $15.6 million in capital improvements. When it comes to utili-ties improvements, proj-ect money comes from

an enterprise fund. The city cannot make money or lose money on enterprise funds, City Administrator Londi Lindell said.

“Utilities has to pay for itself,” Londell said. “The users have to pay fully.”

Londell wants to dis-pel the notion that util-ity ratepayers are subsi-dizing new growth.

“That won’t happen on my watch,” Lindell said. “Growth is paying for growth.”

New development will

pay for more than $10 million of the improve-ments, Londell said.

One reason for hold-ing another public meeting and tour was to give ratepayers a chance to see where their money is going.

The improvements to the 1950s-era treat-ment plant will bring the plant into compli-ance with new regula-tions, Londell said. The plant has issues in high stormwater events, and infiltration of old or broken sewer pipes can

put unnecessary water through the system. The project will help fix redundancy and dete-riorating infrastructure in the system.

“Every drop of water that goes through that sewer plant, we spend a lot of money process-ing it,” Londell said. “It’s a little bit of a battle” against superfluous water entering the sys-tem.

Installation and infiltration work will account for a large por-tion of the project.

The project is not an expansion. There is no problem with the cur-rent capacity of the treatment plant.

The city looked at three different plans to update the wastewater treatment plant. One option was merging with Snoqualmie’s sewer system. Another was building a new facility. After public input and discussion, the city council decided to go with the cheapest option – updating the current system.

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Decision delayed on whether indicted Snoqualmie cop can possess firearmBY SARAH JARVISThe Seattle Times

A federal magistrate judge delayed a decision on whether to allow an indicted Snoqualmie police officer to carry a firearm while awaiting trial.

Officer Nicholas Hogan’s attorney, Wayne Fricke, said the police department has removed the officer from unpaid leave and ordered him to report for duty— a job he cannot fulfill without possessing a firearm. As an accused felon in federal court, Hogan is prohibited from possess-

ing or having access to firearms.

Fricke said 35-year-old Hogan expects he will be fired if he is unable to report for duty. As of last week, Hogan had 55½ accrued vacation and com-pensatory hours, accord-ing to a memo to Hogan from Snoqualmie Police Chief James Schaffer.

“However, due to your court-imposed conditions of release, including the prohibition on possessing and/or having access to firearms and dangerous weapons, you will not be able to report for duty and you are prohibited from

returning to the police station or any other City-owned facility until further notice,” the chief wrote.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Brian Tsuchida delayed his decision until Hogan’s attorney can confirm with the Snoqualmie Police Department whether Hogan will keep his job if he is allowed to carry a firearm.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Bruce Miyake will also clarify confusion regard-ing two criminal statutes which outline the firearm prohibitions for those under indictment and the potential for those under

indictment to petition the U.S. Attorney’s Office for firearm possession.

Miyake said he’s arguing that even if the court allows Hogan to have a gun, the city of Snoqualmie would be in violation of the law by giving it to him.

Hogan was indicted in the pepper-spraying of a restrained patient at Harborview Medical Center in 2011. He was fired from his former position with the Tukwila Police Department over other incidents involving his use of force.

BY JIM BRUNNERThe Seattle Times

Former sportscaster Tony Ventrella’s short-lived experiment in running a campaign for Congress without solicit-ing campaign donations has come to an end.

Barely two months after announcing his candidacy, Ventrella, a Democrat, is quitting the race for the 8th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Auburn.

In an email, Ventrella cited undis-closed personal rea-sons, but also “tepid” interest in his call for ordinary voters to band together to fight big money in politics.

He’d hoped enough small donors would flock to his campaign so he wouldn’t have to sully himself with calls to big-dollar donors. That didn’t happen. He raised less than $20,000 from 177 donors.

“As a result, my campaign doesn’t

have enough money to move forward and I will not make phone calls for money,” Ventrella said in an email.

While saying he has no regrets about his brief candidacy, Ventrella said he has no plans to ever enter politics again.

Ventrella, a Newcastle resident who serves on the city’s Community Activities Commission, did not live in the 8th District, but he initial-ly indicated he would move if he won office.

His exit comes after he’d already been cer-tified by Secretary of State Kim Wyman’s office to appear on the Aug. 2 primary ballot.

That could cause headaches for Democrats. If Ventrella is one of the top two vote-getters in the primary, he’ll advance to the general-election bal-lot despite ending his campaign.

A section of Interstate 90 near North Bend is about to get a much-needed facelift.

On July 5, contractor crews working for the state Department of Transportation began a project to repave 1.5 miles of I-90 between State Route 202 (Exit 31)

and the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River. Crews will also replace concrete panels, rumble strips and repave two bridges.

Lane closures to accommodate the con-struction are as follows:n A single lane in

either direction of I-90 may close around-the-

clock, beginning at 8 p.m. on Sundays until 3 p.m. on Fridays.n Up to two lanes

may close nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.n The SR 202 on-ramp

to eastbound I-90 and the westbound I-90 exit to SR 202 may close nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

n No lane or ramp closures are allowed on Friday and Saturday nights.

Travelers should plan ahead for delays and extra travel time through the construc-tion area. The project is expected to be complet-ed in the fall of 2016.

Prepare for lane closures on I-90 near North Bend

Tony Ventrella exits 8th District race


I tried to imagine it was the early 1900s and I hadn’t just driven my station wagon to the Snoqualmie train depot.

As a bit of a history buff, and a romantic, I wanted my experi-ence riding the old steam train to feel like it might have 100 years ago.

As was probably the case in the early 1900s, the passenger cars’ elegance varied from car to car. A stately car built in 1912, with plush red upholstery and fancy trim, was closest to the engine. I looked anxiously for a spot in that car, but it was full up. As I passed through the doors onto the next car, the elegance faded.

A grit-tier, emerald-colored car replaced the luxurious red and gold. However less regal this next car was, it was an equally sat-isfying blast to the past, built in 1915. “I am more of a coach guy anyways,” I thought. Past the rows of seats and what used to be restrooms, half of the car was designated for luggage – something nobody brought. The luggage storage section had its doors open with wicker chairs placed in front, creating a breezy, wide-view, open-air experience.

I sat on a large cushion on my roomy chair with armrests. I

looked out of a 6-foot-long open car door (with a safety fence) at the views passing by my eyes. The passengers in the more-ele-gant car craned their necks and squinted through their small windows. I remained seated while I took in the best view of the Snoqualmie River I have ever seen. Other passengers left their seats, crowding behind my chair to get an open look at the view.

The warm wind licked my face on the way back to the depot. I left the car without having to fuss with any other passengers.

I didn’t get the experience of a beautifully adorned pas-senger car. My experience was more like that of a hobo in a boxcar.

Luxury is a relative term.

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Instead of printing general items about the Puget Sound region, I prefer local voices from the community to discuss Snoqualmie issues on this page.

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require King County to provide on-site sewage system oversight, but there is currently no sus-tainable funding source for programs in place, according to the pro-posal. The county says it cannot provide suf-ficient customer service, technical assistance and case management, nor conduct pollution source tracking or edu-cation and outreach, without more funding.

Parts of the current fee structure that fund oversight are largely ignored. Less than 2 percent of the 85,000 on-site sewage system owners in 2015 paid a $28 operations and management fee that was expected bring in $793,000, according to the proposal. It only brought in $57,000.

State law requires sep-tic owners to “assure a complete evaluation of the system components and/or property to determine

functionality, mainte-nance needs and compli-ance with regulations and any permits” at least once every three years. Many septic owners ignore that requirement.

North Bend resident Jean Jackson said that when she was growing up, her family didn’t pump their septic sys-tem for 20 years, until they moved out. She had her current system pumped after eight years when it backed up into her shower.

Many speakers at the June 28 meeting agreed that septic inspectors are unnecessary when you have responsible homeowners.

“When systems fail, they fail up in your backyard,” North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing said. “You know, your neighbors know, some-body calls the county. That’s the best way to let that happen.”

Many King County septic owners see the fee proposal as a way for densely populated urban areas to push their problems onto

rural residents. More than 1 billion

gallons of combined sewage system overflow in King County flowed into Puget Sound in 2014, 5th District state Rep. Chad Magendanz said. He suggested that untreated wastewater and urban sources of sewage are more dam-aging to water quality than rural septic tanks.

Beyond just overflow, multiple people at the meeting described large trucks dumping sewage in the hills in rural areas. One man said the deer in his area lost their hair after the trucks started dumping.

The county’s right to cross or otherwise use someone else’s land for a specified pur-pose, called easement, is a popular concern. Attendees at the meet-ing worried that county inspectors would be able to inspect their property without notice or permission.

“I don’t like the fact that they could come onto my property,” Jackson said.

While her septic tanks are easily accessible in her front yard, her parents’ septic is in the backyard.

“There are issues when you go behind a fence,” she said. Animals could be let out, among other things.

Hayes said that health department staff members do not enter private property with-out permission, and stressed that she won’t change that policy.

Though the pro-posed fee has been pulled, many people suspect the fee — often described as a tax, as it is would be added onto annual property taxes — isn’t gone for good.

Jackson said the plan was illogical. It didn’t fiscally make sense, she said, predicting rates would go up.

“I don’t see that this is the last we’ll hear on this issue,” Jackson said. “I can understand why they want to put some-thing like that in place. Maybe if they come back with a more well-thought-out plan.”

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Let EFR know how its doing

Eastside Fire & Rescue will host a series of community meetings to solicit public feed-back to help shape the agency’s mission and strategic goals.

Tell the agency how it could better serve you at these upcoming 6 p.m. meetings:n July 19: North Bend

Library, 115 E. Fourth St.n July 26: Station

85, 3600 Tolt Ave. NE, Carnation

Take EFR’s online survey at surveymonkey.com/r/ef-r.

Tokul Creek Trestle reopens after rehab

The Tokul Creek Trestle has been reopened after nine months of rehabilita-tion work, rejoining two stretches of King County’s longest trail.

A 3-mile portion of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail was closed for the duration of the

repair work, cutting the 31-mile trail in two. The trestle was fitted with new structural timbers and reinforcements, and a new concrete deck and paint. The King County Parks, Trails, and Open Space Replacement Levy paid for the $2.1 million project.

The century-old tres-tle used to carry trains over the 400-foot-wide gorge that sits 120 feet above Tokul Creek, but now serves hikers, bik-ers and horses.

Foundation donates $80,000 to school district

The Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation presented the district with an $80,000 check in June.

The funds raised dur-ing the group’s spring luncheon will support district initiatives in college and career readi-ness, mental health out-reach and reading and math support programs.

Summer meals, for ages 1-18, lunch 12:30-1:30 p.m., snack 4-4:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 East Fourth St., 888-0554

Play Games From Around the World, ages 5-12, 2-3 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 East Fourth St., 888-0554

Public Health & Safety Committee meeting, 4-5 p.m., City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N., North Bend

Sister Cities Association meeting, 5-6 p.m., City Hall, 38624 SE River St.

Wednesday, July 13Yogo II classes,

Wednesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. through Aug. 31, Meadowbrook Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave. North Bend, 831-1900

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

Thursday, July 14Free Summer Matinee,

noon, North Bend Theatre, 125 Bendigo Blvd., N., North Bend, northbendtheatre.com


Create a Northwest Nature Art Workshop, ages 8 and older, 1-2:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Meeting Room, 7824 Center Blvd. SE, 888-1223

North Bend Farmers Market & Summer Concert Series, 4-8 p.m., featuring music by Michele D’Amour

& The Love Dealers, 6-7:30 p.m., 400 SE Orchard Dr.

Public Safety Committee meeting, 5-6 p.m., Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 block of SE Snoqualmie Parkway

Lose to Win Weight Loss Program, ages 18 and older, 7-8 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, free, 35018 SE Ridge St., 256-3115

Planning Commission meeting, 7-9 p.m., City Hall, 211 Main Ave N, North Bend

Kyle Taylor, 7:30 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 831-3647

Music in the Park: Darelle Holden & 313 Soul, 8-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Community Park, 35016 SE Ridge St.

Friday, July 15Day Out With Thomas

train rides, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie, 38625 SE King St., trainmu-seum.org/thomas/Main.html


The Great Marble Race Science Workshop, ages 4-6, 2:30-3:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 East Fourth St., 888-0554

Shade of Blue band, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Brewery Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. SE, 831-2357

Valley Center Stage presents “Tits & Asphalt: Why I Walk For Breast Cancer,” 7:30 p.m., 119 West North Bend Way, pay what you will for tickets, bit.ly/29rN7LX

Blues Illusion, 8 p.m., The Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie


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Wastemobile, 10 a.m. to

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Train Rides with Northwest Railway Museum, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King St., Snoqualmie, $10 children, $16 seniors, $18 adults, under age 2 ride free, train-museum.com or 888-3030

Wisdom Café: Make New Friends and Keep the Old, ages 50 and older, 10:30 a.m. to noon, North Bend Library, 115 East Fourth St., 888-0554

Relay For Life, 2 p.m. to 8 a.m. July 10, Tollgate Farm Park, 1300 North Bend Way, bit.ly/29jIHsB

Sara Evans, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Casino Mountain View Plaza, bit.ly/29m8oVo

Powell Mountain Bluegrass Band, 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, 831-3647

Sunday, July 10Brunch with The

Groovetramps, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Psychic Readings from Christina Stembler, noon to 4 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, 831-3647

Monday, July 11Arts Commission meet-

ing, 5:30-6:30 p.m., City Hall, 38624 SE River St.

Snoqualmie City Council meeting, 7-9 p.m., City Hall, 38624 SE River St.

Friends of the North Bend Library meeting, 7-8 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 East Fourth St., 888-0554

Tuesday, July 12Free Summer Matinee,

North Bend Theatre, noon, 25 Bendigo Blvd., N., North Bend, northbendtheatre.com

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after a slow start and went three innings, giv-ing up five hits and three walks with five strike-outs. Logsdon left him to start the fourth, but

promptly removed him in favor of Auxter after a leadoff single.

Auxter had some early nerves and unleashed two wild pitches that brought

home a run for a 4-2 Bellevue lead. But he also minimized the damage with a pair of strikeouts.

Chamberlain produced a leadoff single in the fifth and Auxter leveled the score, tomahawking a high fastball over the center-field fence for a two-run homer.

But Falls never got the chance to win the game in the sixth as Bellevue West scored five runs with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. Gavin Hill, Nico Cea and David each had RBI hits during the surge.

Jackson Hyatt pitched the final two innings for Bellevue West and struck out four batters. He retired the side in order in the sixth, fan-

ning Josh Freudenberg and Tristan Aasland.

Scott Logsdon was serving as an all-star coach for the first time and said he hoped to return again next season. He was pleased with the team’s performance at a warmup tournament in Issaquah the previous weekend, where Falls took second place.

He also credited the players’ families for trav-eling to Redmond three times in five days to sup-port the team.

“If you don’t have the family support then the kids won’t be suc-cessful,” Logsdon said. “Because of their sup-port, they’re all going to be going a long ways.”

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Scott Logsdon has coached several teams and multiple age groups during his time as a baseball coach, but he experienced something special with this year’s Falls Little League 10- and 11-year-old all-stars.

“They really put their hearts into it. They worked really hard,” Logsdon said. “Anything we asked them to do, they did, and I know that they’re champions and they really had a good time out here.”

All good things must come to an end, and Falls saw its time cut short at the District 9 tournament. After rally-ing from an early deficit, Falls gave up five runs in the sixth inning as Bellevue West claimed a 9-4 victory in an elimination game June 29 at Hartman Park in Redmond.

The road to the dis-trict championship is always difficult for teams that slip into the consolation bracket and Falls would’ve needed seven consecutive wins to reach the state tour-ney after they lost to Issaquah, 15-0, in the dis-trict opener June 25.

They managed to taste victory in their next game, an 11-3 decision

over Snoqualmie Valley on June 27. The area rivals are plenty familiar with each other, Logsdon indicated.

“Most of them are going to be going into middle school together at Twin Falls, so that was a fun game,” he said. “It’ll be good for them to grow together next year in school and once they’re able to form a team as a partnership, it’s going to be an endless amount of fun.”

The game against Bellevue West started slowly as Falls, the des-ignated visiting team, fell behind 3-0 after one inning. Brayden Tanaka, the second batter for Bellevue, ripped a two-run home run off Falls starting pitcher Parker Norah.

Falls didn’t have much success against Bellevue West starter Sebastian David, who gave up one hit and two walks with five strikeouts in two innings. But Bellevue kept its hurlers on low pitch counts and Tanaka took over on the mound in the third.

Falls immediately got back into the game as Ian Auxter hit an RBI single to score Norah and Jubril Olaniran lofted a sacrifice fly that brought home Alex Chamberlain.

Norah settled down

Falls 10/11 Little League all-stars see their season end

Eastside FC girls wins regional soccer title

The Eastside FC 98 Red girls soccer team is headed to nationals after winning the U.S. Youth Soccer Region IV cham-pionship in Boise, Idaho.

The 17-and-under club, which is based in Preston and includes players from Issaquah, Mount Si and Skyline high schools,

finished off its title run June 26 with a 2-0 vic-tory over Celtic Storm 99 Premier of Utah.

In the championship game, Eastside scored twice late in the second half through Bellevue’s Joanna Harber (78th minute) and Skyline’s Alexa Kirton (82nd).

Eastside defeated defending regional cham-pion La Roca FD of Utah, 2-1, in the semifinals on

Saturday, June 25. Olivia van der Jagt scored in the 10th minute and Harber – who tied for the tourna-ment lead with five goals – got the game-winner in the 34th minute.

The squad has an extended run of suc-cess, winning the USYS regional and national titles in 2013, finishing third at nationals in 2014 and claiming Washington State Youth Soccer

Association titles in each of the past three seasons.

Their record this sea-son is 34-2-7, including six consecutive wins at the regional tourna-ment.

All of the players will graduate in 2017. They include Issaquah’s Kaylene Pang, Mount Si’s Natalie Weidenbach, and Skyline’s Cameron Tingey, Molly Monroe and Kirton.

GREG FARRAR | [email protected] Auxter (27) is greeted at home plate by Falls All-Stars teammate Alex Chamberlain after Auxter hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning of their Little League game June 29 against Bellevue West at Hartman Park in Redmond.


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A day center for Snoqualmie Valley’s homeless is set to open July 11.

The Valley Renewal Center, located in the American Legion Hall Post 79 in Snoqualmie, will offer a variety of services five hours a day, three days a week.

Filled mostly with collapsible tables and chairs during the center’s June 30 open house, the Legion room will undergo a facelift leading up to the cen-ter’s opening. Couches, shelves, rugs and more will give the building a “coffee shop feeling,” shelter director Jennifer Kirk said.

“The day center will be a place for people to get out of their heads” and take a break from the challenges of home-lessness, Kirk said. A few instruments, including guitars and mandolins, were donat-ed and will be available to visitors, as well as books.

The center will help connect people to resources and services like Social Security and veteran’s benefits, employment services,

mental health assess-ment, doctor visits, transportation services and more. There will be mail service, three computers with internet access, transportation assistance and support groups, in addition to essentials like food, showers and laundry services.

Scheduling the day center’s hours for Monday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. was a strategic move to “bridge the gap” between other aid services in the area, Kirk said. There are two other food banks or meal opportunities available in the area on Tuesday and Wednesday, so homeless people will have a place to go every weekday. Fifteen hours per week is also all that the center could afford to be open.

Kirk said that open-ing the day center would not be possible without its partner-ship with the City of Snoqualmie. The city gave $14,500 toward the center. The center also received dona-tions from United Way and is able to use the American Legion build-ing rent-free. They also rely on the Snoqualmie

Valley community for donations and volun-teers.

Sherry Alexis, who lives down the street from the Legion build-ing, said she has been thinking of ways she can help out at the day center. She taught a hands-on business devel-opment class for kids at or below the poverty level in Portland, Ore., for five years. Classes in art, woodworking, code writing and other skills could be very beneficial, she said.

“It’s about allowing people to access their passions,” Alexis said. “Why not help people capitalize on what they’re good at?”

Kirk said she does not know how many people will come out to the day center, but expects to see some of the regulars from the Snoqualmie Valley Winter Shelter. The winter shelter is a program she originally volunteered to help with in 2012. She now is the director of the shelter, which gives the home-less a place to sleep and provides hot meals in the cold winter months. In the 2015-16 season, the winter shelter operated from Nov. 24 through April 30. Three local

churches each hosted a leg of the shelter season. They sheltered 95 dif-ferent people overnight and served 3,165 hot meals during the season. Through community donations, 688 lunches were distributed.

One of the main goals of the day center is to build on the momentum from the winter shelter season. In past years, shelter workers have seen improvement and progress in patrons cut short when the shelter closes for the season. The day center is more about helping people progress than sheer sur-vival.

“There’s not a lot of time to work with peo-ple in the winter,” said Charles McCarthy, who manages the day center. People often just want to eat and get to sleep. The winter shelter was only open from 8:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

McCarthy and Kirk look forward to having daytime hours to help people.

“When you are able to connect with people on a human level and provide basic needs, they open up,” Kirk said. “It’s all about building rela-tionships and watching them blossom.”

Snoqualmie homeless center to open July 11Colin Roberts Dearie

Scott and Ashley Dearie of North Bend announce the birth of their son, Colin Roberts.

Colin was born June 16, 2016, at Swedish Medical Center in Issaquah, weighing 6 pounds. He joins 2-year-old sibling Corbin.

Grandparents are Eva Roberts of Spokane and Richard

and Madonna Dearie of Arizona. Great-grandparents are Marie Hunter of Spokane, John Hunter of Medical Lake and Louis and Pauline Bartholme of Arizona.

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