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From babbling Ribary Creekto the placid Snoqualmie Riverto roaring Snoqualmie Falls,rivers crisscross the upperSnoqualmie Valley — and KingCounty, as well. They are adefining feature of the localgeography.

With that in mind, KingCounty is conducting a surveythis month to gather residents’opinions about rivers, howthey are used and how they aremanaged.

The goal is to improve thecounty’s river management andcommunication practices.

“There are often tradeoffs forhow rivers are managed, andwe would like to have a senseof how familiar people are withthose tradeoffs and how theyprioritize them,” said Saffa

Bardaro, the spokeswoman forKing County’s River andFloodplain ManagementSection.

The survey is focused on thecounty’s management of its sixmajor rivers: the Snoqualmie,Tolt, Raging, Cedar, Green andWhite rivers.

In managing the rivers, thecounty has to balance four

major concerns: flooding, envi-ronmental protection, recre-ational access and safety.

The county wants “toimprove the way we communi-cate about the work we aredoing on rivers — such as floodrisk-reduction projects, habitatrestoration and recreational

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With 31 elk tagged in theSnoqualmie Valley, the UpperSnoqualmie Valley ElkManagement Group has nowbeen able to commence its firstscientific studies of the massiveanimals.

“I think they’ve been doingsome great work,” said BrianKertson, wildlife biologist withthe Washington StateDepartment of Fish andWildlife. “The preliminaryresults I’ve seen from the elkresearch have been great. Thelevel of commitment in thegroup is really impressive.”

The research project includesstudies of population, age struc-ture, migration routes and habi-tat use, all designed to develop amanagement plan to recom-mend a course of action to thedepartment.

In order to get accurate popu-lation numbers, the group usesmark resight algebra.

The method takes the propor-tion of the animals spotted visu-ally in relation to those collaredin a given group.

“The idea is to count the elk

when they are feeding. That’swhen they’re most active,” saidHarold Erland, vice presidentand chairman of the research

and management committee forthe Upper Snoqualmie ElkManagement Group.

Unlike elk in other parts of

the country, Snoqualmie Valleyelk don’t migrate.

Valley’s Elk Management group begins study

By Danny Raphael

Elk cross 428th Avenue Southeast in North Bend as a school bus picks up children for school. Elk andhumans often cross paths in the Snoqualmie Valley.

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❑ Flooding programs: www.kingcounty.gov/flood❑ River safety: www.kingcounty.gov/riversafety

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The race for Snoqualmie CityCouncil’s Position No. 2 isanother version of this election’scommon theme: outsider versusinsider. Like all races, it has atwist on the theme.

The outsider, Kevin Ostrem,thinks it’s time to bring newideas to the council. The insider,Jeff MacNichols, thinks the cityneeds experience on the council.Both men say the city faces diffi-cult financial times ahead, andmust work to attract businessesand jobs to the area.

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“Elk normally go from thehigh country to low countryseasonally from winter to sum-mer,” Erland said. “In the sum-mer they are up in the moun-tains, then during the winterthey generally come to the low-lands.”

To track the movement of theanimals the group captures elkin clover traps.

The elk are then outfittedwith BHF high-frequency radiocollars and some are fitted withGPS collars.

The tools help to track theanimals on the ground.

“The collars tell us what areasthey like more than others, whatroutes they take and where theycross roadsand high-ways,”Kertson said.

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Accordingto Kertson, between 30 and 50collisions involving cars and elkhappen on Interstate 90 everyyear. That’s why the stateDepartment of Transportationhas provided seven collars tohelp the group track the ani-mals.

Washington state’s DOT isn’tthe only group with an interestin the animals. The city ofNorth Bend gave the groupfunding for an additional 10tracking collars.

“They want to see a manage-ment plan,” Erland said.

Habitat-use studies haveshown what terrain features areof highest value to the elk foreating, resting and calving.

In addition to the researchproject, the Upper SnoqualmieValley Elk Management groupbegan a habitat improvementproject.

On state forest lands and log-ging roads, the group has beenplanting seed mixes of nativegrasses and clover to encourage

the elk to move off the Valleyfloor.

“It’s too early to tell if it willwork,” Kertson said. “The hopeis that this will pull them out ofthe residential areas and build ahabitat that will support theseanimals.”

The second largest member ofthe deer family, SnoqualmieValley elk cows can grow tobetween 300 and 600 poundswith bull elk ranging from 400-900 pounds.

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Kertson describes thedemeanor of these animals asnot necessarily aggressive butnot necessarily tame. Some mayeven be habituated to people.

The group began in 2007when Erland responded to anarticle in a newspaper from theDepartment of Fish and Wildlifeasking the public to report elk

sightings. Being a

wildlife biolo-gist, Erlandworked withthe depart-ment to comeup with a wayto get popula-tion numbers

of elk residing in the Valley.“It’s a grassroots organization

formed by North Bend andSnoqualmie residents who havediverse interests in the animals,”Kertson said.

The idea for the group cameat a time when the populationof local elk was growing at arapid rate.

With that rapid growth camean increase in issues of propertydamage and collisions withvehicles.

“If you’re going to be a home-owner in this area, you have tofind a way to mitigate these loss-es,” Erland said. “Educating thepublic is a big thing. When peo-ple understand the elk there ismore of a tolerance.”

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Members of the Redmond Police Department race around obstacles while practicing tactical drivingat DirtFish Rally School. Redmond and other police departments have rented the school several timesthis year to hone their officers’ driving skills. The school operates at the former Weyerhaeuser millnear downtown Snoqualmie.

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safety programs such as therecent lifejacket ordinance —and how that will impact riversin the near and long term,”Bardaro said.

In an effort to bolster safetyon the river, King CountyCouncil passed an ordinance inJune that requires life jackets beused on rivers.

The ordinance expires Oct.31, but it could be extended.

The ordinance prompted agreat deal of public comment,both positive and negative.

The county’s flood manage-ment has drawn criticism fromsome Snoqualmie Valley resi-dents who don’t like its let-it-flow approach, which tries to

minimize how much the riveris forced into an artificialchannel.

In addition to people’s atti-tudes about river management,the survey will also collectinformation about how resi-dents value rivers and theiropinions about river recreationopportunities.

A local research firm willconduct a random telephonesurvey of 700 residents acrossthe county during a two weekperiod. Participation is anony-mous.

Residents can also take thesurvey online at www.kingcoun-ty.gov/rivers, where it will beposted for one month.

“We’re looking for feedbackfrom a countywide perspec-tive,” Bardaro said. “We’ll usethe data to focus on where wecan improve our communica-tion about what we do; toidentify barriers to lifejacketusage and how we can removethem; and to help base ourdecisions on a wider perspec-tive that represents KingCounty.”

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

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Originally from South Kitsap,Ostrem and his wife moved toSnoqualmie in 2000. They havetwo children — a 12-year-oldboy and a 10-year-old daughter.After living in town for adecade, Ostrem decided it wastime for run for office.

The City Council needs a newvoice on it to bring a fresh per-spective, he said.

“When people change out,you get some diversity that canhelp the city,” he said.

Snoqualmie is a well-run cityin Ostrem’s estimation, but ithas been spinning its wheelswhen it comes to job creation.

“We have a lot of vacancieson the Ridge and downtown,”he said.

Of course, the economicrecession plays a large part, butthe computer engineer wantsSnoqualmie to reduce its busi-ness and occupation tax forcompanies willing to relocate tothe city.

Ostrem acknowledged thatcutting the city’s B&O tax won’tsave a company much money,but “it is something that youcan use to negotiate with a busi-ness to come here.”

He also wants to use hismany contacts at Microsoft —where he started working in1993 — to encourage the soft-ware company to open an officein Snoqualmie Ridge’s largelyvacant business park.

Ostrem wants Snoqualmie tolure more high-tech jobs to thecity, because they will pay well.

He is skeptical that DirtFishRally School will bring well-pay-ing jobs to the city. SinceDirtFish is central to the currentannexation proposal, Ostremopposes it.

While the formerWeyerhaeuser mill site could bevaluable to the city, Ostrem said

he is concerned thatSnoqualmie also could beannexing a site that is morecontaminated than city officialsbelieve it to be.

“It’s probably a pretty toxicsite,” he said.

Ultimately, the rally schoolwill hurt the city’s quality oflife, which will lower home val-ues and make it harder to enticebusinesses to move here, hesaid.

Rather than annexing theWeyerhaeuser mill site, Ostremwants Snoqualmie to focus onits current resources and projectsto improve the city’s idyllicquality. For him, those includerevitalizing downtownSnoqualmie, maintaining thecity’s many parks and buildingup the city’s brand.

He supports city leaders’interest in drawing tourists intothe downtown area and said thecity should consider installingmore signage.

As a councilman, he wouldencourage residents from theRidge and downtown to be moreinvolved in city affairs. The citycan support that effort, he said,by having a better organizedwebsite.

“They post a lot of stuff, butit can be hard to navigate,” hesaid.

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Snoqualmie faces a significantchallenge in the coming years,according to City CouncilmanJeff MacNichols.

The city has a long list ofroads and other infrastructurerequiring maintenance work,but with a lackluster economyand weak housing market, taxrevenues will likely remain rela-tively flat.

So, Snoqualmie has to bal-ance fiscal responsibility withinfrastructure needs that can’tbe swept under the carpet,MacNichols said.

Tackling the problem willrequire experienced legislatorswho know how the city oper-ates, he said.

MacNichols was elected to theCity Council in 2003, beatingincumbent Dick Kirby by 52votes. He ran unopposed andwas re-elected in 2007.

The City Council addressedsome of the roads requiringurgent attention when it passeda $5.6 million bond this sum-mer, but that only scratches thesurface, according to city offi-cials.

MacNichols wants the city tobegin setting aside money eachyear into a dedicated infrastruc-ture fund.

The challenge of balancinginfrastructure needs with fiscalresponsibility would be his toppriority, followed by economicdevelopment, he said.

MacNichols, who is a part-ner and co-owner of a litiga-tion law firm, pointed to thedowntown revitalization pro-ject as an example of an eco-nomic development effort hehas supported.

Many of the City Council’sefforts in recent years willsoon come to fruition, hesaid.

“The next couple years willbe productive for us,” he said.

The construction of acommunity center on theRidge will bolster the retailstores’ foot traffic.Snoqualmie Valley Hospital’snew facility on the Ridgewill draw related businessesto the area, too.

“The city continues toforge ahead to foster healthybusiness development,”MacNichols said.

Recently, he has talked withPuget Western, a subsidiary ofWeyerhaeuser, about the Ridge’sbusiness park, which it owns.Much of the park’s office spaceis vacant. MacNichols wantsPuget Western to allow retailinto the area.

“We’d love to have anotherhotel, and that’s no secret,” hesaid.

That would make it easier forthe city to get tourists intodowntown Snoqualmie. The cityshould also continue to workwith Puget Sound Energy andthe Salish Lodge & Spa toencourage visitors toSnoqualmie Falls to come to thecity’s downtown, MacNicholssaid.

Unlike his opponent,MacNichols believes DirtFishwill bring jobs and tax revenueto Snoqualmie. While manyquestions about the annexa-tion remain to be answered, hehas spoken favorably about itand the process in the past.

“It’s not finished yet,” hesaid. “There’re still comments tobe taken, questions to beanswered.”

The Redmond native did saythat any racing “is obviously notin line” with the anticipateduses.

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

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For the first time since2009, King County’s budgetproposal has no cuts in it.Efficiencies and cost savingsare to thank, CountyExecutive Dow Constantinesaid when he presented his2012 budget proposal to theCounty Council on Sept. 26.

“My proposed budget isbalanced, with no further cutsto services in the GeneralFund, by working withemployees to make this gov-ernment more efficient,”Constantine said.“Surrounded everywhere byseas of red ink, we have madeKing County an island of rel-ative stability.”

Constantine’s budget is$5.3 billion, with $648 mil-lion in the General Fund.

A year ago, King Countyhad projected it would have a$20 million shortfall in nextyear’s budget.

But with cost-cutting andimproved operations, “thatdeficit has been more thanwiped out,” Constantine said.

The largest savings camefrom a projected $61 millionin savings over the next twoyears to the county’s employ-ee health care costs. Thatincludes $38 million in 2012.

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a steady boyfriend, but that wasback in the city she came from.She’s not seeing anyone here atall.”

“Dewey,”Steve asked,“are youstalking thispoor girl?”

“No, ofcourse not.It’s just that Ihad to do my… homeworka bit. I didn’twant to rushinto this thing blind.”

“Hey, that goes without say-ing,” Herb chimed in. “Rightguys?”

“Yeah. Sure.”“I’m going to buy some new

clothes before I meet her,” hesaid.

“Talk to Anita first,” Dudsaid. “She has some fashionideas for you. In fact, she’s beentalking with Sarah and some ofthe others, and they all havesuggestions.”

“Thanks! I’ll do it.”“And Dewey,” Doc added, in

a conspiratorial tone, “youwon’t forget that showeringthing now, right?”

“For Emily,” said our strickenswain, sultan of soil amenities,“I’d shower twice!”

“Sounds like love to me,”Steve said.

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OpinionPAGE 4 SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Funds for county roadsrequire local solution

On Monday, King County Executive Dow Constantinepresented his proposed 2012 budget — with no cuts.

No cuts. It is almost hard to believe in this era of seemingly end-

less budget crises, when every year seems to require anoth-er round of fiscal triage.

Constantine’s administration and county employeeshave done an excellent job of saving money by findingnew efficiencies. The County Council has supported theseefforts in a pragmatic, nonpartisan way.

But “no cuts” does not mean service levels are wherethey need to be.

The county’s roads continue to deteriorate, because thetraditional funding formula is not bringing in enoughmoney to cover the maintenance work required on thecounty’s 1,600 miles of roads.

In 2011, the county’s Road Services Division’s budget isabout $106 million, well below the $240 million needed tomaintain and improve the county’s roads.

Most of the money for the work comes from the RoadLevy. Following the latest annexations, the levy is paid bythe roughly 250,000 residents in unincorporated KingCounty.

And yet, we all benefit from county roads, especially inthe Snoqualmie Valley.

As Constantine noted, the funding formula is outdatedand unfair. It must be updated. There are many models forraising the needed money that should be explored.

Constantine said it is up to a commission convened byGov. Chris Gregoire to develop a new formula to pay forWashington’s transportation needs. Deputy Executive FredJarrett is representing King County, which is reassuring.

Can we trust Olympia to solve King County and thestate’s transportation problems? Given the lack of leader-ship in Olympia on so many matters, it is hard to believethat the governor’s group can tackle the problem.

King County leaders must be ready to go it alone if nec-essary, and not look to the state for solutions.

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It wasn’t long at all beforejust about everyone in the valleyknew about Dewey’s dream girl,Emily Stickles, she of the countyoffice in charge of keeping aneye on things.

It wasn’t long at all becauseDewey told everyone about it.Somewhere, deep inside him,was this urge to court this younglady successfully. So strong wasthis urge that Dewey set out toglean every scrap of advice fromalmost everyone he knew. It wasas though he thought if hecould just come up with anamalgam of methods, Emilywould almost have to be his.

And a guy doesn’t rush some-thing this important. Success, heknew, comes about when prepa-ration meets opportunity. It wasthe preparation that concernedhim, as he could always waylayher somewhere between heroffice and her home.

And all of us, his friends, fansand supporters, wanted to advisehim properly. We’d seen himthrough disaster after disaster,and now he was the king of fer-tilizer here in the valley. For us,it was as if his success would bepartially ours, as well.

“Dewey, are you sure, uh,Emily … it’s Emily, right? OK.Are you sure Emily is available?”

“She is, Doc. She used to have

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I am not truly sure what youmeant by “business folks.” Mychildhood was explained in termsof finances from a father who hasa PhD. in economics. I have suc-cessfully been in sales most of mylife, and enjoy reading booksabout behavioral economics.

Furthermore, I am pro-busi-ness, providing it is bridled witha social conscious. It is not astraight matter of bringing incommerce for the local economy.It’s incorporating merchantswhose values are congruent withour ideals. It’s incorporating mer-chants without forgetting aboutthe people of the community.

By allowing this annexationto proceed it permits our CityCouncil to say that business ismore important than the peoplein Snoqualmie.

The site has already beenassessed positive for toxic wasteand flood mitigation, both ofwhich were to be moderated

upon annexation byWeyerhaeuser. The council andmayor know this and are tryingto circumvent these obligations.

In the interest of business Ifind it interesting that no onehas proposed the idea of forcingWeyerhaeuser to clean up themill site. That would take severalyears with hundreds of workersand would leave behind viableparcels of land.

In addition, with the areareturned to flood storage, ourschools will not have to front $2million per flood event. By theway, remember this figure whenthe schools ask for money orcan’t expand because of finances.

Chris SchotzkoSnoqualmie

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Legislative Building, P.O. Box40405, Olympia, WA 98504-0405, 360-786-7608; 413-5333;[email protected]

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

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Snoqualmie and North Bendcould see their congressionaldistrict — the 8th — becomemore conservative based onplans released Sept. 13 by thepanel responsible for redrawingWashington’s political map.

Three of the four plansunveiled by members of theWashington RedistrictingCommission moved the 8thCongressional District to theeast and across the CascadeMountains.

Another plan moves thecities into a more rural versionof the current 1st CongressionalDistrict.

The commission is taskedwith redrawing the state’s con-gressional districts and adding anew 10th district due to popula-tion growth since 2000.

At least one congressionaldistrict will have to cross theCascades, likely either the 8thor the 3rd, Democratic politicalconsultant Sandeep Kaushiksaid.

“By doing that, they make itsafe for a Republican,” he said.

Since being created in 1980,Republicans have representedthe 8th District in Congress.The incumbent, Rep. DaveReichert, was first elected in2004.

But Republicans have neverconsistently won the district bylarge margins, and it is consid-ered a swing district.

Reichert, a moderateRepublican, has never won bymore than 52 percent of the

vote. His centrist and pro-environ-

ment positions have drawn crit-icism from more conservativeRepublicans, including an oppo-nent in the 2010 primary. Hecould face a similar threat in2012 if the 8th District moveseast.

Reichert did not reply torequests for comment.

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The 8th District could movebut leave Snoqualmie andNorth Bend behind. RepublicanTom Huff, one of the four com-missioners, moved the citiesinto a redrawn 1st District thatgrouped rural areas north to theCanadian border.

Keeping common intereststogether is a critical concern,the former state legislator said.

That could be important forthe Valley, which relies heavilyon federal dollars for flood miti-gation and subsidized floodinsurance.

Even if the district’s popula-tion center shifts eastward, itlikely won’t affect the Valley,Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larsonsaid.

But “there are distinct differ-ences in priorities on either sideof the Cascades,” said stateLegislator Glenn Anderson, whorepresents Snoqualmie andNorth Bend.

Anderson, a Republican,wants the commission to createmore swing districts.

“When a district is moreswing, you have to find that

middle balance,” he said. Washington is one of only

seven states that have a biparti-san or independent commissionredraw the electoral map.

Most of the 43 states withmore than one Congressionalrepresentative leave redistrictingto their state legislatures.

Politics certainly entered intothe commissioners’ plans.Democrat Tim Ceis’ state leg-islative plan would move 15Republican legislators out oftheir current districts.

Republican Slade Gorton’splan created a majority-minori-ty district — a key goal forimmigration-rights and otheractivist groups — but also creat-ed a more conservative 10thDistrict.

“It’s an implicit trade,” butlikely a nonstarter, Kaushik said.

The other three commission-

ers, including Huff, have aminority-majority and more lib-eral 10th District in their plans.

Still, the commission’s make-up — two Republicans and twoDemocrats — requires compro-mise between the two parties.

That is the “genius of theWashington system,” Gortonsaid. “Ultimately, Republicansand Democrats are going tohave to agree.”

But creating swing districtsthat will produce moderatesisn’t the commission’s goal oreven always possible, he said.

“There isn’t any way to drawa Seattle district that’s competi-tive,” he said.

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The group also is redrawingthe districts for the stateLegislature and released pro-posed redistricting plans lastweek.

The 5th Legislative District,which contains Snoqualmie andNorth Bend, lost either or bothIssaquah and Sammamish in allof the plans to account forgrowing population in theSnoqualmie Valley.

“My preference obviously isto keep them,” Anderson said.

The four commissioners willnow negotiate the final bound-aries, which will be used for the2012 election.

If they fail to settle on finalcongressional and legislativedistrict maps by Jan. 1, thestate Supreme Court is respon-sible for redrawing the districts.

health care cost savings to thecounty’s Healthy Incentives pro-gram.

“Clearly, our employees’health and the county’s fiscalhealth go hand in hand,” hesaid.

The cost reductions savedjobs in his proposed budget forsheriff’s deputies, deputy prose-cutors and public health nurses.

County employees suggestedefficiencies and cost-saving mea-sures that are expected to savethe county $32 million nextyear, he said.

These efficiencies includeconsolidating computer serversfor all departments into a singledata center, making better use ofoffice space and getting rid of 54unnecessary county vehicles.

To save the county money inthe future, Constantine’s budgetputs $2.7 million into its rainyday fund. That would push thefund above the 6 percent levelneeded for the county to keep

its AAA bond rating. He also proposed setting aside

$9.1 million in other reserves tobuffer against uncertainty infuture sales tax revenues.

Constantine also proposedcreating a one-time fund of $1million to award grants under$25,000 to nonprofit groupsproviding human services.Under his proposal, the grantscould be used for capitalimprovement, technology orcapacity building.

The proposed budget includesspending in collaboration withThe Boeing Co. and GroupHealth to redesign obsolete andcumbersome business practices.

The partnership has alreadyturned renewing license tabs bymail from a three-week processinto one that takes five or fewerdays.

Constantine’s budget alsocalls for piloting a product-basedbudget in six agencies that ismeant to make it more apparentto the public what an agencyproduces and what it gets for itsmoney.

Product-based budgetinglooks at the specific services anagency provides as products that

can be measured as, for exam-ple, the quality, quantity andthe cost per unit of a trip on anAccess van, the issuance of amarriage license or building per-mit or the response to a 9-1-1call.

During his presentation,Constantine said he wants all ofKing County government tomove to product-based budget-ing within three years.

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But cost savings from findingefficiencies cannot save publictransit or county roads,Constantine said.

Metro Transit, which dependsin large part on declining salestax revenue, has slashed its oper-ating budget in recent years. Butthe County Council still had topass the two-year CongestionReduction Charge in August toprevent a 17 percent cut in ser-

vice. “Long-term reform of transit

financing still resides with thestate Legislature,” he said.

The county doesn’t haveenough money to pay for keep-ing up its roads and bridges,including many in theSnoqualmie Valley. The county’sRoad Services Division had tolay off 81 workers this year.

Constantine included triagingroad maintenance work to savemoney in his 2012 budget pro-posal.

“The success of urban annex-ations has left only 250,000 resi-dents of the unincorporatedareas paying for 1,600 miles ofcounty roads used by 2 millionof us,” Constantine said. “It’s asystem that hasn’t been revisitedin 25 years, and it’s no longeradequate or fair.”

He called on the statewidetransportation task force con-vened by Gov. Chris Gregoire to“create a statewide solution fordeteriorating roads in ruralareas, as well for transit needs inurban areas.”

Deputy Executive Fred Jarrettrepresents King County on thetask force.

Constantine said he expectsthe state, which is facing a pro-jected $1.4 billion budget short-fall, will cut money for publichealth and human services inthe county.

“We don’t know where thesecuts may come, so I have notanticipated them in my budget.But we do know they could bedevastating for our neediest resi-dents,” he said.

His budget proposal also asksthe County Council to approvea supplemental appropriation tofund an effort to persuadeBoeing to build its overhauled737 jet planes in King County.

The effort includes continuedcleanup of the Duwamish Riverand contaminated propertiesthat could, with redevelopmentand reinvestment, support man-ufacturing and light industrialjobs.

King County Council plans tohold public hearings on thebudget and is set to adopt a finalbudget Nov. 21.



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The WashingtonRedistricting Commission istaking public input on thecommissioners’ proposedplans. Comments must besubmitted before thegroup’s Oct. 11 meeting.

Comments can be mailedto Washington StateRedistricting Commission,1063 Capitol Way S., Suite16, P.O. Box 40948,Olympia, WA 98504-0948,or emailed to [email protected].

Learn more at www.redis-tricting.wa.gov.

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Wage and health insurancecosts are the prime drivers of aproposed 2.6 percent increase inEastside Fire & Rescue’s pro-posed 2012 budget. Some boardmembers, however, said theywonder if parts of the projectedbudget may be off.

EFR’s board got its first look atthe $21.5 million spending planSept. 19. The budget is about$546,000 more than last year.

The lion’s share is a 2 per-cent increase in salaries, whichwill translate into about$435,000. Benefit costs, includ-ing a 6 percent increase in med-ical costs, will mean about a$130,000 increase in thatspending category.

Some of the extra costs, how-ever, are offset by a reduction incommunications fees, said ScottFaires, budget finance analyst forEFR.

EFR Director Tom Odell, ofSammamish, questioned theassumptions surrounding ambu-lance services and fees. EFR col-lects a fee for transporting

EFR wants2.6 percentbudgetincrease

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said Simon Farretta, the com-mittee’s lead staff member.

Residents can share theirthoughts on the proposal at anOct. 3 public hearing inSeattle.

The five-person redistrictingcommittee gathered input at aseries of public meetings beforereleasing its latest proposal.The next hearing is the laststep before the committee actson the proposed map.

“Public testimony raisednew ideas and helped us betterunderstand communities ofinterest,” committee ChairmanTerrence Carroll, a retired KingCounty Superior Court judge,

said in a statement. “Publicinput helped members cometogether around common prin-ciples and reach unanimousagreement on a proposed planthree months ahead of sched-ule.”

The County Councilappointed the committee inJanuary.


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patients to a hospital via ambu-lance, and just instituted anadditional mileage fee based onhow far it transports patients.The fees are largely borne byinsurance providers, and EFRdoes not deny people transportif they are unable to pay.

Odell noted that the new hos-pital Swedish/Issaquah will like-ly change ambulance usage formuch of the EFR coverage area.Since many injured and sickpeople will no longer be takento Overlake, it will mean fewermiles traveled. It will alsochange the availability of ambu-lance services, since the shortertrip means they will be able toreturn to service more quickly.

Odell suggested that theboard should look more closelyat the budget’s revenue forecastsin light of those changing cir-cumstances.

EFR Director Don Gerend, ofSammamish, also questioned thesize of the EFR reserve fund. Henoted that EFR’s target is about$1.8 million, but the agency hasabout $2.4 million in reserve.Some of that will likely be spent,but Gerend questioned puttingmore money into an already fullreserve.

EFR’s Finance and OperationsCommittee will begin discussionof the budget next month, andthe full board is expected toadopt a budget in November orDecember.

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Snoqualmie, North Bend andsurrounding communities willremain in the same King CountyCouncil district under a finalplan released last week by thecommittee responsible forredrawing the local politicalmap.

The proposed map keeps theupper Snoqualmie Valley togeth-er in District 3 while rebalancingthe county’s population betweenits nine districts.

District 3 is currently themost populous of the districts.Several earlier proposals hadshifted some neighborhoodsnear North Bend into District 9to the south.

That would have been a mis-take, North Bend city officialssaid at the time.

“They identify with us,”Mayor Ken Hearing said.

North Bend officials fearedthat if the areas were moved toDistrict 9, their residents wouldbecome an afterthought for itsrepresentative, Reagan Dunn,because the vast majority of hisconstituents live to the south-east.

King County DistrictingCommittee members unani-mously agreed Sept. 19 to releasea final proposal for public com-ment and review. A plan mustbe adopted by Jan. 15 for the2012 election.

The King County Charter saysdistricts should be “with com-pact and contiguous territory,composed of economic and geo-

graphic units,and approxi-mately equalin popula-tion.”Populationdata cannotbe used tofavor or dis-advantageany racialgroup orpoliticalparty.

The resultis fair andbalancedacross thecounty, saidCouncil-woman Kathy Lambert, whorepresents District 3.

The final proposal doeschange District 3. If the plan isapproved, Lambert will nolonger represent any part ofKirkland, Woodinville orBellevue. At least some portionof each city is currently in herdistrict.

“I knew it had to happen. I’msorry to see those cities go,”Lambert said. “It’s like losing achild to college: You know it’scoming, but you’re sorry when itdoes.”

Under the final plan, she willcontinue to representSnoqualmie, North Bend,Carnation, Duvall, part ofRedmond, Sammamish,Issaquah and Skykomish.

When drawing district bor-ders, committee members don’twant to create any orphan areas,

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County DistrictingCommittee redistrictingproposal at www.snoval-leystar.com/tag/redistricting.

Proposed redrawing of County Council districtskeeps the upper Snoqualmie Valley together


Facing continued steepdeclines in money to pay forcounty roads, King CountyExecutive Dow Constantine hasproposed a plan to strictly prior-itize roadwork. The plan, whichwill be in the proposed budgethe sends to County CouncilSept. 26, calls for a tiered systemprioritizing road maintenance,storm response and snowremoval.

Lower-tiered roads wouldreceive little maintenance andcould even be given gravel sur-faces.

“With fewer revenues, wemust manage the most pressingproblems that affect the mostpeople with theresources wehave. It is, inessence, triage,”Constantine saidin a news release.

Three factorsare causing gov-ernments to cutback their road budgets, saidMark Hallenbeck, a transporta-tion engineer and director of theWashington StateTransportation Center at theUniversity of Washington.

Tax revenues for transporta-tion have been reduced — often-times by voter initiatives, therehas been historical incentive tobuild new roads withoutaccounting for future mainte-nance needs and older roads aremore expensive to maintain.

“We’re declining to pay taxesfor stuff that needs to happen,”Hallenbeck said.

As a result, transportationdepartments are cutting back onmaintenance work because thereis nowhere else to cut from, he

said.The county’s Road Services

Division budget this year isabout $106 million. That is wellbelow the $240 million thecounty estimated it would needto maintain and improve thesystem.

Money for the King CountyRoad Fund comes primarilyfrom a property levy and gas taxrevenue. But the county’s taxbase is shrinking as cities annexmany of the most densely popu-lated unincorporated areas.

The fund has also been hurtby declining property valuesbecause its levy is capped at$2.25 per $1,000 of assessedvalue. As home values havegone down, so too has the

money collect-ed for roads.

The bulk ofthe agency’smoney this year— about $80million — willcome from theproperty tax in

unincorporated areas. Because ofa voter-approved initiative sup-ported by the Legislature, thetax can only be increased by 1percent each year. Except for thepast two years, inflation has faroutpaced increases in propertytaxes.

The gas tax is estimated tocontribute $14 million to theagency’s account. But gas taxrevenue has steadily declined foryears, because residents are dri-ving increasingly fuel-efficientvehicles.

In addition, the tax isn’t tiedto inflation.

To keep pace with its declin-ing funding, the Road ServicesDivision cut 81 positions thisyear. Another 30 are slated to be

cut in Constantine’s proposed2012 budget.

But while its revenues aredropping, the cost of maintain-ing roads is remaining largelythe same, because annexationsare not touching most of thecounty’s most expensive roadsto maintain.

“Our maintenance needs havegrown for two reasons: We’vebuilt more and it’s gettingolder,” Hallenbeck said.

Constantine’s proposed tieredmaintenance system uses thecounty’s Roads Strategic Plan toset priorities. The most usedarterials would receive the high-

est level of maintenance, stormresponse and snow and iceremoval, while the lowest-priori-ty roads could be downgraded togravel. If approved by theCounty Council as part of the2012 budget, the new serviceapproach would take effect inJanuary 2012.

King County CouncilwomanKathy Lambert, who representsSnoqualmie Valley, supportsConstantine’s proposal.

“Revenues for our roads sys-tem will continue to greatlydecrease as over half of theunincorporated population willultimately be annexed intocities’ jurisdictions,” Lambertsaid in a statement.“Unfortunately, despite theseannexations, the roadway infra-structure the County will haveto continue to maintain willremain largely the same. Wemust prioritize how we spendour revenues in the unincorpo-rated areas so that we can keepour roads as safe and productiveas possible.”

The county’s rural roads areamong its oldest and most vul-nerable to damage becausemany run alongside rivers andstreams, through heavily wood-ed areas, and at higher eleva-tions.

The Governor’s ConnectingWashington Task Force couldhave some answers for the situa-tion when it finishes its proposalfor a statewide transportationpackage.

A new model for fundingcounty roads maintenance isneeded, Constantine said.



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plan atwww.kingcounty.gov/roads/newservicelevels

TTiieerreedd ppllaannThe proposed system ranks the county’s nearly 1,600 miles

of roadways into five service levels. The ranking is based oncriteria such as volume of use, safety requirements, detourlength, and whether the road is considered sole-access, a life-line route or important for buses.

❑ Tier 1 (50 percent of daily trips): These roads are heavily-traveled arterials such as Preston-Fall City Road, connectinglarge communities, major services and critical infrastructure.The county would provide the highest level of storm response,including the first roads to receive snow and ice removal.These roads will receive the highest level of maintenance andpreservation.

❑ Tier 2 (20 percent of daily trips): These roads, includingWest Snoqualmie Valley Road Northeast, serve less populatedareas and provide alternate routes to Tier 1 roads. They wouldreceive maintenance to keep them in good condition.Preservation efforts would be reactive and prioritized based onthe level of risk and availability of funding. Storm responseand snow removal would be less than Tier 1 roads.

❑ Tier 3 (15 percent of daily trips): These are highly-usedlocal roads serving local communities and large residentialareas. Maintenance and preservation would slow deterioration,but users of tier 3 roads could expect to see wear-and-tear, pos-sible load limits, lower posted speed limits and long-term par-tial closures. There would be little to no storm response orsnow removal.

❑ Tier 4 (5 percent of daily trips): These are local residentialdead-end roads that have no other outlet, such as SoutheastMiddle Fork Road. Maintenance would be limited to work thatpreserves access. Some roads could be turned into gravel. Therewould be almost no snow removal or storm response.

❑ Tier 5 (10 percent of daily trips): These are local roadsthat have alternate routes available for travel in case of roadclosures. The county would provide the least reliable accesswith virtually no storm or snow response. Limited mainte-nance would lead to more road deterioration. Users of tier 5roads could expect to see some closures, which may result inlonger detours and difficulty accessing property.

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SVWIB ValuesCOMMUNITY: We value our community for its beauty,

history and people.WOMEN: We value the unique approach that women

bring to business and our community.LEADERSHIP: We value the opportunity to contribute as

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RELATIONSHIPS: We value partnerships and teamwork, and embrace our diversity as we share resources and experiences.

EXUBERANCE: We have a passion for life and for the possibilities.

SVWIB invites businesswomen who live and/or work in the Snoqualmie Valley to join us at one of our monthly luncheons held the second Wednesday of each month. The next meeting is Wednesday, Oct. 12. The keynote speaker is Debbie Rosemont from Simply Placed, offering organizing services, seminars and products.

Go to www.svwib.com to register and learn more about SVWIB.

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Sometimes, you don’t sleep.Sometimes, you don’t under-stand. But always, you pray.

“We pray hard,” VictoriaReeves said at her house inNorth Bend. “We try not toworry but you can’t put theworry out of your mind.”

Reeves and her husbandRandall are the parents ofthree children: Randall Lee,Andrew and Daniel — all threeoutdoor types, all three in their20s and all three members ofthe United States ArmyNational Guard.

Randall said he does notknow why his sons all chose thesame path. A clue hangs fromthe upper branches of the familytree.

Randall and two siblingsserved in the United StatesNavy. Randall’s nephew is a pro-fessor at West Point. Randall’sfather fought in two wars.

“I suspect that talking to theirgrandpa and their cousin,”Randall said, “they decided toserve.”

He insisted he never pushedhis boys toward serving. At thesame time, he never stoppedthem, either.

“When my son Randall first

went to Iraq,” the elder Reevessaid, “it was like, ‘OK, how canwe say we want to protect ourfreedom, but we want someoneelse to do it?’”

Then, there’s mom Victoria,born in the Philippines.

“America fought for me inWorld War II,” she said. “That’swhy I have no regrets that mysons are serving.”

Siblings are allowed to servein the same branch of theArmed Forces, just not in thesame unit. So far, Randall Lee isthe only sibling to have seencombat.

He served two years in Iraq,until he got hurt. He is nowrecovering in Texas.

“He had some head and backinjuries,” said Victoria. “That’sall we know.”

Not knowing all that goes onwith their children frustratesthem, but that’s part of the sac-rifice a soldier’s parent makes,Randall said.

“You have to be prepared toaccept that there’s a part of theirlife that they may never sharewith you,” he said.

More frustrating still is whattranspires in the otherWashington.

Politicians and their threatsto shut down the government,

Randall said, play games withthe lives of soldiers.

The flip side is the long list ofoutstanding servicemen andwomen Randall and Victoriahave met or heard about sincetheir sons first donned the uni-forms.

“Meeting them, being

impressed by them, hearingthem be impressed by our chil-dren,” he said. “It’s really neat.”

Randall said it’s just a matterof time before the two youngerones get called to combat.

When it happens, it will beespecially poignant for Andrew,a former baseball teammate of

Eric Ward.Ward died in 2010, the

Valley’s first and so far onlycasualty of Operation EnduringFreedom.

“It could have been my sonthat day, too,” Victoria said.

North Bend family hasthree sons in uniform

Pam Collingwood wants toremind Snoqualmie Valley resi-dents of the service some oftheir neighbors are performing.

Collingwood is leading theeffort in the upper Valley’sAmerican Legion Auxiliary Post79 to give service — or blue star— banners to people with familymembers serving in the military.

Collingwood handed out ban-ners to four families at NorthBend City Council’s Sept. 6meeting. She will hand out ban-ners again at Snoqualmie CityCouncil’s Oct. 10 meeting.

Blue star banners began inWorld War I. The flag representsa loved one serving active dutyin the U.S. Armed Forces. Thebanner has a blue star in thecenter of a white rectangle witha wide red border. Flags withgold stars represent a loved onekilled during military service.

At the North Bend CityCouncil meeting, Randall andVicky Reeves received a three-starbanner for their three sons —Randall, Andrew and Daniel — inthe U.S. Army.

Beth Waltz accepted a banner

for her son Shilo, who is slatedto finish basic training at theArmy’s Fort Sill in Oklahoma onSept. 23.

Sisters Amber Smith andDana Perrault received a bannerfor their brother, Cory. The2006 Mount Si High School

graduate is serving in the Army.North Bend Mayor Ken

Hearing was given a banner forhis son-in-law, DominicCalvaresi, who is currently sta-tioned in England.

Receive a banner by callingCollingwood at 888-1206.

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Pam Collingwood (left) presents a service banner to Beth Waltz and herdaughter, Shasta, for Waltz’s son, Shilo, who is scheduled to finishbasic training in the U.S. Army on Sept. 23.

Blue star banners come back to Valley

See SSOONNSS, Page 15

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Mwah-hah-hah-haaa! CountDracula arrives at North Bend’sValley Center Stage this weekand will be there at 7:30 p.m.every Thursday, Friday and Sat-urday from Sept. 29 to Oct. 15.

The play “Bram Stoker’sDracula,” recommended forpeople ages 11 and older, tellsthe tale of the strugglebetween the Count and Dr.Van Helsing, as the latterwarns two women that vam-pires are indeed real.

Actors in the play includeBrenden Elwood, Craig Ewing,Bill Stone, Sean Stone, JuliaBuck, Robin Strahan, DavidCravens, Adam Hegg andGregg Lucas.

This is Elwood’s secondtime at Valley Center Stage asDracula.

Tickets are $15 for adults;$12 for seniors and students.The play contains strobelights, fog effects and gunshots, and is not recommend-ed for the faint of heart,according to a release from thetheater.

Go to www.valleycenter-stage.org. for reservations.

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Three city employees in theupper Snoqualmie Valley havebeen honored by theWashington Finance OfficersAssociation for their work. Thethree employees received theorganization’s ProfessionalFinance Officer award for2011.

Two city staff membersfrom North Bend received theaward: Finance manager StanLewis and staff accountantBeth Waltz.

Snoqualmie’s accountantclerk Tania Holden alsoreceived the award. Holdenreceived the award in 2010 aswell.

The award recognizes theprofessional service and con-tinued training of its recipi-ents.

Snoqualmie also hasreceived the association’sDistinguished Budget Awardthe past three years. Thisyear’s recipients will beannounced at the organiza-tion’s conference Sept. 13-16in Spokane.

By Sebastian Moraga

Victoria and Randall Reeves hold photos of their three children — Randall, Daniel and Andrew. All three servein the United States National Guard.


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Harry Franklin “Dutch”Aron Jr., longtime residentof Issaquah, passed awayThursday, Sept. 8, 2011, atthe age of 75.

Dutch was born April 17,1936, in Philadelphia. Hewas one of seven childrenborn to his parents, Harry Sr.and Dorothy Aron, who pre-deceasehim.

Hemarriedhis wifeBetty onNov. 24,1967,aftergoing ona blinddate fourmonthsprior.Betty survives Dutch.

He is also survived by histhree children: Andrew, ofRenton, Jim, of Renton, andSarah, of Redmond.

Dutch graduated fromIssaquah High School in1954. After spending time inthe United States Air Force,Dutch worked as a generalcontractor for many years.Additionally, he enjoyedhunting, fishing and beingaround people.

He will be missed bymany of his friends and fam-ily.

A memorial service will beheld in his honor atCapstone Farms (5431 264thAve. N.E. Redmond, WA98053) on Saturday, Oct. 1,2011, at 1 p.m.

A memorial fund has beenestablished in Dutch’s honorfor his wife at Edward Jones.Please make checks payableto Betty Aron and send toEdward Jones, 1580 N.W.Gilman Blvd., Suite 6,Issaquah, WA 98027.

A grandmother of three,Victoria said she continues tohope the war will end soonand her boys will return tolong, stable lives.

Until then, she willrespect their decisions.

“If my son is willing toserve, that’s his choice,” shesaid. “I can’t say no. I justhave to pray for him. Youhave to face the facts that it’sgoing to happen and it iswhat they want to do.”

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

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Harry Franklin

‘Dutch’ Aron Jr.


Spider Man still would dowhatever a spider could. AndTinkerbell would still grant youthree wishes. They would justsave their moms a few buckswhile at it.

Two Valley businesses haveorganized a costume swap forHalloween, encouraging parentsto trade in their children’s cos-tumes for used ones, instead ofbuying brand-new ones everytime.

The swap will take place Oct.8, all across the country, includ-ing in North Bend and sevenother spots in Washington.

Dana Verhoff, co-publisherof the online newsletterSnoqualmie Valley MacaroniKid, said the website GreenHalloween (www.green-halloween.org) inspired her tobring the costume swap to theValley.

Green Halloween’s websitestated that the more people buynew costumes, the greater thedepletion of the earth’s naturalresources.

“As a mom, the idea of whatexample we are setting for ourchildren really connected withme,” Verhoff said. “Kids canstart thinking about how ‘Idon’t really need a new costumeevery year.’”

North Bend’s Totz Drop-and-Play will cooperate withMacaroni Kid. Between now andOct. 7, people can stop by thedaycare center and drop off theircostumes.

In return they will receive avoucher for Oct. 8, when theycan pick out another costume.

The swap will last from 9-10:30 a.m. at Totz. More than 70other spots nationwide will par-ticipate in the swap, Verhoffsaid.

“It’s exciting to be part ofthat bigger picture,” she added.

Tradable costumes need to begently used, said TamaraDavidson, owner of Totz. Theyneed to be free of stains and rips.

“It needs to be somethingthat’s useable again,” Davidsonsaid. “Adult-sized costumes areOK, but this is an idea gearedtoward children.”

People may drop off costumesTuesdays through Fridays, from9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. andSaturdays from 2-6 p.m. Totz isat 249 Main Ave. S. in NorthBend.

“I think it’s a great idea,”Davidson said of the swap.“When they do their thing onHalloween, kids only wear themone time. This is a great way topass it on to somebody else.”

Costume swap gives green twist to Halloween


No makeup. No glitz.No problem.

Sisters Emily andAbby Hamilton, ofNorth Bend, earnedseveral awards at theNational AmericanMiss of Washingtonpageant.

Abby, participatingfor the third time, wonsecond place in thephotogenic competi-tion and third runner-up in the talent compe-tition.

Emily, 5, participat-ing for the first timebut in a different agebracket, won first placein the photogenic com-petition, third runner-up in talent and firstplace in the best thank-you note contest.

Emily also finishedin the top 10 out of 47contestants in the contest’sPrincess division.

The pageant does not allowgirls to look older than they are,does not allow glitzy dresses anddoes not allow makeup, saidDonna J. Hamilton, the girls’mother and a participant in theMiss New Jersey contest in heryouth.

The contest happened LaborDay weekend at the Sea-TacHilton.

The sisters qualified for thenational pageant in November

at Disneyland.“It was really fun,” said Abby,

8. “You get to meet newfriends.”

Abby and Emily performedtwo dances as part of the talentportion of the contest. Asked ifshe wanted to someday partici-pate in the Miss Americapageant, Emily said she did notknow, while Abby sounded a lit-tle less hesitant.

“Yes! Yes! Yes!” she said. Donna said being in pageants

led her to a career in public rela-

tions and communications.“It gave me the ability to be

articulate and well-spoken,” shesaid. “It helped me in a plethoraof things in life.”

She paid for her first year ofcollege in 1989 with twopageants, she said.

Still, she did not want hergirls in just any contest.

“I would never allow my girlsto be in a glitz pageant,” shesaid.

Instead, Abby and Emilyshowcased their natural talents

and natural looks onstage in something thatturned into even moreof a family affair whenEmily was escorted onstage by her twin broth-er Michael.

Emily, the first-timer,also won $250 in cash,which Mom put intoher college fund.

“She has a veryquirky personality,” shesaid. “We weren’t surehow she was gonna do,so we just let her beher, and she did fantas-tically well.”

Her girls won plentybut did not win firstplace, and that was justfine by Donna.

“This tends to behonest and fair,” shesaid. “Each time, I tendto say the girl who winsshould have won.”

The girls will contin-ue participating in the

pageant, but two years fromnow they will be in the sameage division.

Having her girls competeagainst each other gives Donnapause.

“First and foremost, we careabout what’s best for the girls,so if it means skipping thepageant for a year,” she said,“that’s what we would do.”

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

Sisters triumph the natural way in beauty pageant

Contributed

Emily and Abigail Hamilton and the row of trophies they won at the Washington edition ofthe National American Miss Pageant.

Contributed

Dana Verhoff and her children are all decked out for Halloween. Verhoffsupports an eco-friendly costume swap for this year’s Halloween.

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Kelly and Sue Jensen, owners ofPlateau Jewelers, have a passion for finejewelry — custom-made, premier jewelryto be exact.

Since 1996, Plateau Jewelers has spe-cialized in designing and producing cus-tom jewelry to satisfy customer’s uniqueand personal needs. It’s what the Jensensand their staff do best!

Now the showroom has been com-pletely remodeled around an innovativecomputerized design system.

First, you select a starting-point designfrom thousands of options.

Then using 3D design software, youhave creative control to customize everydetail of the jewelry from stone size,shape, and color to extensive designchanges.

Once you are satisfied with your mas-terpiece, Plateau Jewelers will custommake the jewelry just for you.

“This new system allows you to cele-brate life’s moments better with personal-ized jewelry,” says Kelly.

Plateau Jewelers is also a full servicejeweler, offering a full selection of watch-es, bracelets, pendants, rings and neck-laces from some of the most renownedbrands in the industry. Diamond andpearls are among timeless favorites.Jewelry appraisals and watch batteriesare also offered.

“We have built our niche in designingand producing custom jewelry,” saysKelly. “It’s something we love to do eachand every day.”

Plateau Jeweler’s design awardsinclude accolades from Modern Jewelermagazine and a 1st place award in aPacific Northwest Jewelers design compe-tition.

“Whether you have a rough ideascratched out on a napkin, or take advan-tage of our new design system, our team

of award-winning designers can makeyour dream a reality,” says Sue.

Plateau Jewelers staff also includessales associates Betty Berg and NancyCindric, both of whom were frequent cus-tomers at Plateau Jewelers before theyjoined the team.

Sanh Ly brings 23 years experience inall aspects of crafting jewelry and is out-standing in his work with platinum. AndBronwyn Welch has been a jeweler atPlateau Jewelers for 12 years.

“I consider our team to be pretty spe-cial,” said Kelly.

Plateau Jewelers has been the primesponsor of the popular summertimeSammamish Concerts in the Park formany years.

Kelly and Sue invite you to theirnewly-remodeled showroom. PlateauJewelers is located at 2830 228th Ave. S.E.Store hours are 10-6 Monday-Thursday,10-5 Friday and 10-4 Saturday. Call 425-313-0657 or visit www.plateaujewelers.com.

Kelly Jensen, of Plateau Jewelers

Plateau Jewelers completes its remodeled showroom

SnoValley Star Advertising Department

As the gateway to the Cascades, thecities of Snoqualmie and North Bendequate to heaven for outdoor enthusiasts.Bordered by a fence of rugged, snow-capped mountain peaks outlined withemerald green hills and rivers teemingwith salmon, the Upper Valley is a shin-ing example of environmental steward-ship.

Allied Waste Services, a RepublicServices Company, is proud to be theUpper Snoqualmie Valley’s environmen-tal partner. Its engineers and green work-force have created an integrated systemwhere nothing goes to waste.

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Allied’s goal is to help you create zero-waste cities through innovative solutionsfor individual communities – from multi-family food-scrap collection to a first-of-its-kind expanded recycling option forcommercial customers coming next year.

As part of Allied’s commitment tohealthy cities, your community is servedwith natural-gas powered trucks. They’requieter, cleaner and part of Allied’s com-mitment to environmental health. ItsEastside fueling station gives Allied aneven smaller carbon footprint.

Allied Waste Services is the premierrecycler on the West Coast. Locally, theyown and operate the largest recyclingfacility west of the Mississippi, recyclingmore 220,000 tons of material each year.Close your eyes and imagine the size of a747. Now imagine 400 fully-loaded Boeing747 airplanes. That’s the equivalentweight of recycling they process at theirlocal facility!

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Thank youAllied staff members enjoyed talking

to the many residents who stopped bytheir booth at the North Bend Block Partythis summer. Local interest in reducingwaste and recycling more is what helpskeep the Upper Valley pristine.

Allied is encouraged by the manyyoung residents they meet while givingsafety and recycling talks to all the 4thgrade classes at Cascade ViewElementary School.

“Thank you, students, for your dedica-tion to preserving the environment! Youare the future curators of your beautifulCascade gateway. The fact that you’re‘Growing Up Green’ fills us with assur-ance that our planet is in great hands!”said an Allied spokesperson.

Allied Waste helps preservethe beauty of the Upper Valley

Allied Waste driver Rod Holmes onroute to pick up yard waste recycling in aneighborhood on the Ridge.


Is Your Child Being Left Behind in Math?See how well your child answers these questions.

The results may surprise you!

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For answers and explanations, visit

www.mathnasium.com/answers 425•367•4747

7802 SE Center Blvd. #A, Snoqualmie

First Grade 11 + 12 =

Second Grade 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 =

Third Grade How much is 99 plus 99 plus 99?

Fourth Grade Count by 13/4 from 0 to 7.

Fifth Grade Which is greatest: 17/18, 23/30 , or 18/19 ? (Explain how you got your answer.)

Sixth Grade Halfway through the second quarter, how much of the game is left?

Seventh Grade How much is 6 1/2 % of 250?

Pre-Algebra On a certain map, 6 inches represents 25 miles. How many miles does 15 inches represent?

Algebra When you take 3 away from twice a number, the answer is 8. What is the number?

Geometry What is the Absolute Value of the point (3,4)?

North Bend police

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At 10:50 p.m. Sept. 13, police respond-ed to an incident at a Chevron gas sta-tion, 745 S.W. Mount Si Blvd., where aman accused two juveniles of asking cus-tomers to buy them beer.

The two teenagers denied asking any-one and said they just had a car that hadbroken down. When police told themthey were banned from the store, theyrefused to sign trespass letters.

Police told them they had 20 minutesto get the vehicle out of the Chevronparking lot or it would be impounded.The teenagers cursed at the person whoreported the incident, and then left.

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At 10:26 p.m. Sept. 12, police drivingnorth on Ballarat Avenue saw a car withno working license plate lights. Policestopped the car and the driver could pro-duce neither license nor registration.

The driver had a suspended license forunpaid tickets. Police arrested him andtook him to the North Bend substation.

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At 2:05 p.m. Sept. 14, police respondedto a burglary call in the 13900 block of455th Avenue Southeast.

A man had left his truck unlocked inthe driveway at about 10 p.m. the nightbefore and had found someone hadentered his truck, used the garage dooropener inside it to enter the garage andlooked inside a second vehicle.

The man cleaned up both vehicles anddid not report the incidents the next day.Then, that afternoon, he realized his gen-erator had disappeared.

Police were unable to lift any printsfrom the vehicles or the garage and theman had no serial number for the genera-tor.

Snoqualmie police

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At midnight Sept. 17, police checkingon an animal problem in the 38000 blockof River Street saw two teenage maleswalking toward Newton Street. The teenssaw the police and ran, one throwing alarge pumpkin he was carrying.

This teenager ran through a backyardand could not be found. The secondteenager ran toward Falls Avenue, wherepolice knew another officer was located.

Police eventually stopped the teenageras he hid in the overgrown front yard of ahouse in the 8200 block of RailroadAvenue.

He smelled of alcohol and had a half-bottle of Crown Royal in his jacket pock-et. He admitted to drinking about fivebeers.

He was arrested and taken to theIssaquah Jail, while the pumpkin wasreturned to the front of the business itcame from.

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At 6:49 a.m. Sept. 17, police stopped avehicle on Snoqualmie Parkway. The dri-

ver of the vehicle had warrants out ofKing County.

He was arrested and booked into thecounty jail. No more details were avail-able.

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At 9:47 p.m. Sept. 17, police respondedto a noise complaint in the 7100 block ofStrouf Avenue Southeast. People at onehouse were having a party and had aband playing.

Police reminded them of the city’snoise ordinance. Residents said they didnot want to upset anyone and would stopthe band for the night.

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At 11:35 p.m. Sept. 18, police checkedrecords on a 2002 Nissan parked in frontof a house on Sorenson Street.

Police have arrested the house’s occu-pants several times on drug-related war-rants.

The records check showed the car hadbeen stolen in Issaquah and the IssaquahPolice Department sent pictures of a possi-ble suspect.

One of the three people inside thehouse matched the man in the photos.When contacted by police, he said he hadbought the Nissan on craigslist for $400that same day.

He was arrested and searched, andburnt heroin residue was found in hispockets. After being asked again, he con-fessed to stealing the car.

He said he was cold and wet and hadseen the car with the engine running, sohe took it.

People contacted the registered owner,who said the vehicle was missing twochild car seats, a GPS device and his workkeys.

One woman in the house said the carseats and the keys were at her home inAuburn. The car was returned to theowner.

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At 5:28 a.m. Sept. 19, police saw a manwalking southbound on MeadowbrookWay near the corner of Spruce Street.Police recognized the man from multiplecontacts in the past 11 years.

A status check showed that the manhad two misdemeanor warrants out ofKing County. Police yelled at him byname three times to approach the vehicle.The third time, the man ran away.

Police chased him and requested atracking dog from the King CountySheriff’s Office.

Police found the man under a bridgeand arrested him without incident. Hewas booked on charges of obstructing anofficer.

North Bend fire

No reports were available this week.

Snoqualmie fire

❑❑ At 2:51 p.m. Sept. 16, EMTs were dis-patched to Snoqualmie Elementary Schoolfor an woman experiencing a medicalproblem. She was evaluated and transport-ed to a hospital by private ambulance.

Police Blotter

See BBLLOOTTTTEERR, Page 22

When it comes to math, kids eitherlove it or hate it.

Mathnasium in Snoqualmie Ridgeoffers instruction to elementary, mid-dle and high school students who fitinto three categories — those whostruggle in math and need to catch up,those who want to keep up, and thosewho excel in math and want to getahead.

“Children don’t hate math, but theydo hate being confused and intimidat-ed by it,” said Sumitha Reddy, whoowns the Mathnasium franchise withher friend, Rayan Chepuri.

In the welcoming environment ofMathnasium, the pair, along withhighly trained instructors, follow theMathnasium Method of evaluate, edu-cate and validate.

Through comprehensive written andoral tests, a student’s knowledge gapsare determined.

Based on test results, a personalizedlearning program that includes diag-nostics, instruction, worksheets,manipulatives and games is developedfor each student.

“We develop a curriculum based onthe unique needs of each child,” Reddysaid. “If a student has fallen behind,we work to fill in those educationalgaps. Because math concepts buildupon one another, it ís important tohave a strong foundation.”

Parents usually drop off their chil-dren at Mathnasium twice a week forone-hour sessions. The teacher-to-stu-dent ratio is 1-to-4 and session costsare typically less than the cost of tutor-ing, with better results.

“The sessions include learning newconcepts while practicing skills the stu-dents already know,” Chepuri said.“We also spend time reviewing home-work and always end with math-ori-ented games”

For proof of a child’s progress,Mathnasium relies on the student’sreport card, independent tests and par-ent testimony.

Parents also may sign up childrenfor individualized homework help ses-sions at Mathnasium to address a stu-dent’s immediate academic needs.

Mathnasium also provides test prepservices for ISEE, SAT and ACT examsas well as entrance exams to privateschools, colleges and universities.

Both Reddy and Chepuri are mathlovers and have extensive backgroundsas business professionals and teachers.Reddy holds a master’s degree and hastaught math at undergraduate andgraduate levels. Chepuri holds a degreein mechanical engineering, a master’sin computer science and recently com-pleted his executive MBA.

Mathnasium is open Monday-Friday, 3-7 pm. It is located inSnoqualmie Ridge at 7802 S.E. CenterBlvd., Suite A. For more information,call 425-367-4747 or visit www.mathna-sium.com.

Mathnasium helps take kids’fear out of learning math

A student-teacher ratio of 4:1 or lessensures learning progresses quickly.

SchoolsPAGE 18 SEPTEMBER 29, 2011


It was story time at ChiefKanim Middle School Sept. 22.

Instead of children, it wasgrown-ups listening. Instead offantasy characters, it was realpeople.

Instead of smiles, the storiesleft behind serious lessons:Katrina. Virginia Tech.Columbine. Moses Lake.

Administrators and teachersfrom the Snoqualmie ValleySchool District attended twodays of emergency preparednesstraining at the Fall City school.

The training was paid for by afederal Readiness andEmergency Management forSchools grant. The district wasone of only a handful of districtsin the nation to receive it.

More than 80 district employ-ees, including teachers, nursesand administrators, attended.

They had to take a test inorder to be certified in the train-ing.

“Now these people can takeall this good knowledge,” said

Carolyn Malcolm, the district’spublic information coordinator,“and pass it on to their staff.”

The training dealt with areasincluding the influence of themedia, cooperation with lawenforcement, handling parents’needs during an emergency andthe perception of what trainerMary Schoenfeldt called “a cul-ture of fear.”

Violent incidents have ledpeople to believe schools areunsafe for children and adults,students and employees,Schoenfeldt said.

But reality differs from theperception, she added.

“Statistically, schools are thesafest place for children in theirentire day,” she said, “no otherplace in their entire life wherethere are as many trained adultswhose sole function is to makesure the child is OK.”

The training will allow schoolstaff to have a system in place tokeep students safer in case of anemergency.

Ann McGavran, district nurse,praised the training and the

grant.“This grant allows us to get

much more people together andspend more time on it,” shesaid. “This is one of six grants inthe U.S., so we’re pretty privi-

leged to have the money behindthat.”

McGavran welcomed beingtrained by people who specializein such sessions.

“It’s huge,” she said. “Before

that, we would work with localfire departments and policedepartments, but they don’thave a lot of time.”

Teachers get training inemergency preparedness

By Sebastian Moraga

Teachers, janitors, principals and nurses met at Chief Kanim Middle School to listen to Mary Schoenfeldt,center, speak about emergency procedures on school grounds.

See PPRREEPPAARREE, Page 19


It’s a bit of Kansas, a bit ofIowa and a bit of Idaho. It’s a bitof art, a bit of math and a bit ofscience.

It’s the Cascade ViewElementary School garden, amagnet for children, who dig —and also “dig” — the garden’ssunflowers, corn and potatoes.

Students have also plantedpumpkins and squash andhelped start a compost pile,under the supervision of PTSAparents and volunteer gardenerDavid Kramer.

Some mornings, Kramerbecomes popular like JustinBieber when he’s cutting sun-flowers. Students, mostly girls,crowd around Kramer to getone. When Kramer cuts his lastsunflower, some walk awaypouting.

The garden is not just a hang-out, but also a classroom.

It helps students learn math,art and science.

In math, they measuregrowth and count seeds and inscience they learn about the ger-mination of plants, PrincipalRay Wilson said.

Children also help Kramerand other grown-ups tend to thegarden, sometimes even getting

in on the harvest.“A couple of days ago, he

gave us potatoes,” studentLauren Toft said.

To hear Kramer tell it, it wasmore complex than that.

“You should have seen thehordes of children yesterday dig-ging potatoes with me,” Kramer

said Sept. 22. “I couldn’t get theground out fast enough. Theyare all pouncing in the dirt andscreaming ‘Potatoes!’”

Not everyone was as pleased.“I’d asked them to keep them

secret,” he said. “And of course,they’re so excited, they areshowing them off to everybody

and getting them confiscated. Itwas not my brightest moment.”

Still, the students love theirgarden. Holding a flower fromthe garden they helped buildfeels “awesome,” students BaileyHadley and Isabella Kerr said inchorus.

The garden boxes arrived in

2010. Most everything else —squash, sunflowers and pump-kins — came this spring. Thecompost pile happened last win-ter.

“We did an in-place compost-ing project in the bed with thecorn, called ‘garden lasagna,’”Kramer said, “where you lay hayand fertilizer and eggshells andcoffee grounds, and it compostsdown over the winter.”

The compost helped the gar-den have good soil for squashand corn, Kramer said. It helpedhim have an outlet for his pas-sion for organic gardening, headded.

Kramer said he wants to havesmall greenhouses, known ascloches, so the garden can func-tion year round.

Cloches would allow studentsto grow lettuce, spinach, cab-bage and even the dreaded broc-coli.

The students’ wish listincludes radishes, more potatoesand cucumbers, Kerr said.

For now, the purple beansand the sunflowers they line upto get each morning fromKramer seem plenty.

“We want to show them thefun of gardening,” he said.“Show them how to feed them-selves and have a lot of fun.”

Life can be a garden for children at Cascade View Elementary

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The training leaped beyondthe usual drills about learningescape routes or the best wayto duck under a desk. It meantbusiness and it talked business.

“Districts are in the businessof educating kids,” Schoenfeldtsaid. “They have to find a wayto keep their business mov-ing.”

Thissometimesinvolvestough deci-sions, like aparochialschool thatlaid offeveryoneafterHurricane Katrina.

“The first time I heard that,I went, ‘Oh, bummer,’”Schoenfeldt said. “But youknow what it did? It freedeveryone in that district up todraw unemployment. It guar-anteed an income for every-body in that district eventhough the district wasclosed.”

After a while, the schoolstarted hiring people back.

“That’s business continu-ity,” she said. “That’s thinking‘How are we going to keep our

business going so that our staffare taken care of?’”

Schoenfeldt said schoolsneed to have a key person will-ing to make decisions along-side law enforcement brasswhen an emergency occurs.Schools also need to have aplan in place that everyoneknows about.

That way, Schoenfeldt said,in an emergency, the schoolstaff can say to police thateveryone is on the same pageand accountable.

“Lawenforcementwants us to beprepared totake care ofour own,” shesaid.

The districtdid just thatby pursuing

this grant, McGavran said. “It’sexciting that our district wentafter the grant,” she said, “andthat they are putting a lotbehind it, saying, ‘This is animportant thing for us toknow.’”

That helps McGavrantwofold — she’s an employeeand a parent in the district.

“I feel very confident,” shesaid, “about how we are allworking together toward mak-ing this a safer district. We allhave great plans in place.We’re just making it better.”

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Key districtwide datesfor the 2011-2012school year

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Early dismissal: Oct. 7, 14, 21and 28

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Parent-teacher conferences,grades 1-12

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Dec. 21-30: Winter break

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June 11: Last days of classes,grades one though 12

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The PTA at OpstadElementary School awarded$7,750 in teacher grants anda $4,918 grant for remodel-ing the gym and the playareas.

The bigger amount wasfunded through the school’s

annual walkathon and thesmaller one was raised viathe Hops for Hoops fundrais-er and the Box Tops ForEducation campaign.

According to a pressrelease from the school, thewalkathon money funds sub-jects such as music, physicaleducation, reading, math, artand educational assemblies.

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The Snoqualmie ValleyFriends of the Performing Artswill host a reception for theschool district’s new musicteachers at 6 p.m. Oct. 4 atBoxley’s in North Bend.

The reception at Boxley’s, 101W. North Bend Way, will featureupcoming jazz stars from theValley.

Learn more or make dinnerreservations at www.boxleys-place.com, or email theSnoqualmie Valley Friends ofthe Performing Arts at [email protected].

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Sophia Rockow and Trina Eckdon’t know how to lose.

They don’t know how to losetime, that is. They can’t affordto.

They bring senior leadershipto a young Mount Si HighSchool soccer squad, but off thefield they are also busy bees.

The schedules they jugglewhen they put down the soccerballs would make a CEO wince.

Eck attends AdvancedPlacement classes, represents herclass at the school’s AssociatedStudent Body and works at least10 hours a week at QFC.

She also worked as the schoolmascot for the football seasonopener, an experience that wasrewarding and draining at thesame time.

“People kept jumping on meand stepping on my tail,” shesaid.

Rockow splits time betweensoccer, Advanced Placementclasses, and taking care of herfamily’s cows.

“There’s never a time when

I’m not busy,” Eck said. Rockow said that with college

looming, she had to focus lesson sports and take harder class-es.

The day of this interview, shehad to skip part of practice topick up one of her parents.

“I’ve been busy all my life,”she said. “I’m used to it.”

Eck manages to mix differentareas of her schedule. This day,she chased a soccer ball whilewearing a shirt she receivedwhile working at a food drive.

The busyness has a price.

Stress is a constant and sociallife is no priority.

“I really don’t do anythingsocial,” Rockow said. “Soccer’staken over that for me.”

Not surprisingly, the toll isalso physical. While in theWildcats suit, Eck sprained her

ankle and has battled back issuesfor three years.

Rockow sustained a mild headinjury while at goal for Mount SiSept. 20.

Eck said sometimes she gets

Mount Si seniors try to have a ball in hectic soccer season

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The Mount Si High SchoolWildcats endured three first-halfturnovers to defeat the LibertyHigh School Patriots, 16-13, inovertime Sept. 23.

The win was the Wildcats’third of the season, head coachCharlie Kinnune’s 100th in hiscareer.

“The kids gutted it out,”Kinnune said of his team.

A field goal with 33 secondsleft in the game tied the game at13, bringing the Wildcats backfrom a 13-0 halftime deficit.

Then, in overtime, Wildcatkicker Cameron Vanwinklenailed a 35-yard field goal, andhis Patriot counterpart JoshJohnson missed a 35-yardattempt, giving Mount Si thevictory.

The win helped erase thesting from Liberty’s playoff vic-tory at Mount Si last year.

“All summer long, I keptthinking about that game,”Mount Si quarterback RyanAtkinson said. “This helps.”

Mount Si began the gamefumbling the ball on its secondplay from scrimmage and laterturning it over at both ends ofthe field, their own and theiropponents’ 1-yard line.

With two minutes left in thefirst quarter, Liberty blocked aMount Si punt at the Wildcats’17-yard-line.

Mount Si’s Joseph Cottorecovered the ball but wasstopped at his own 1, andLiberty’s Hamilton Noel joggedthree feet on first-and-1 for thescore.

Then, early in the secondquarter, Patriot quarterbackJordan West dialed his ownnumber at the Liberty 49 andcarried it to the Mount Si 5. Onthird-and-goal at the Mount Si

1-yard line, the signal-caller hitredial and left his team 13-0.

With 3:10 left in the firsthalf, Noel intercepted a MountSi pass in the Liberty end zone.

After the break, the team inred came out seeing red.

With 7:17 left in the thirdquarter, Liberty had Mount Sibacked up into its own 2-yardline. Instead of letting Noel and

Co. jog into the end zone again,the Wildcats forced a fumble.On the ensuing drive, theyburned six minutes off the clockbut managed to get on theboard with a field goal.

Since the drive stopped onthird-and-8 at the Liberty 8,some questioned not going for iton fourth-down, but the skepti-cism lasted one play. On first

down at its own 20, the Patriotsfumbled again. Six plays later,Atkinson found Tyler Button inthe end zone and the crowdexploded with cheers.

It would not be the last time.The Patriots punted on their

next drive and everyone in thestadium knew the game was all

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Mount Si High School’s Joseph Cotto escapes the tackle attempt by Liberty’s Alex Batali during the Sept. 23match between Wildcats and Patriots. Mount Si prevailed in overtime, 16-13.

Mount Si endures shaky start to beat Liberty in overtime


Mount Si’s Tyler Button makes acatch during the Sept. 23 victoryover Liberty. See FFOOOOTTBBAALLLL, Page 21

By Sebastian Moraga

Trina Eck (middle) walks off the field during soccer practice. The MountSi defender is also an Advanced Placement student, part-time schoolmascot and all-around busy person.

By Sebastian Moraga

Sophia Rockow during a rare moment of relaxation. The Mount Si goal-keeper combines her love of soccer with a hectic schedule.


sick from being so stressed. Andyet, she said her parents don’tthink she’s too busy.

She said she understandswhy.

“They see such potential, they

push me really hard.” Eck said.“I think that if it wasn’t forthem pushing me, I wouldn’t doas much.”

Rockow also refuses toindulge in self-pity. So life’stough, what’s new?

“I don’t regret it,” Eck said.“Now that we’re doing all thesecollege classes, they have beentelling me it’s good to do allthese things. They really want

well-rounded people.”Well-rounded as they are,

not everyone is all thatimpressed.

“My parents don’t think I ambusy enough,” Rockow said.“They think I should probablyget a job.”

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

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but tied if Mount Si got intofield-goal range. On anotherclock-burning drive, theWildcats drove to the 28-yardline before Vanwinkle tied it.West let time expire ratherthan risk a turnover and aquickie field goal.

In overtime, the Wildcatsrepeated the recipe, this time

with a 35-yarder. Forced to counter, Liberty

found itself deep in the hole.On third-and-18 at the MountSi 33, Liberty’s QB unloadedone last run to the Mount Si18.

On fourth-and-3, Johnson’skick fell short and the partybegan, with drivers honkinghorns and coaches high-fivingfans.

“I’ll never forget this night,”Atkinson said, “for the rest ofmy life.”


Mount Si’s Carson Breshears gets tackled during the Sept. 23 gameagainst Liberty.

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Members of the Snoqualmie Valley Cascade FC Green Team show off their medals after winning the 2011Blast Off Tournament in the girls’ U-11 division in August. Cascade FC Green cruised to the tournament title,shutting out their opponents in four matches. The team outscored their competition by a total of 16-0, includ-ing beating Eastside FC, 5-0, in the championship match. In July, the team placed second in their division atthe Crossfire Select Cup. The team has 14 players from Carnation, Snoqualmie, North Bend and Sammamish.Pictured (from left to right) are: (back row) head coach Steve Lilleberg and assistant coach Eric Berberich;(second row) Grace Stetson, Sarah Hommas, Lauren Forrest, Ella Furness, Paris Del Degan, Isabella Rupert,Payton Widup and Abby McKenzie; (front row), Maddie Lilleberg, Rose Pliego, Addie Kaess, Taylor Berberichand Jessica Morris. Not pictured is Bella Gerlitz.

Cascade FC girls soccer team blasts off at tournament

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Standings: Bellevue 2-0 (L), 4-0 (S); Mercer Island 2-0, 3-1;Mount Si 2-0, 3-1; Juanita 1-1, 2-2; Liberty 1-1, 1-3; LakeWashington 0-2, 2-2;Sammamish 2-2, 0-4; Interlake0-2, 0-4.

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Liberty 7 6 0 0 0 – 13Mount Si 0 0 3 10 3 – 16

First QuarterLib – Hamilton Noel 1 run (JoshJohnson kick)

Second QuarterLib – Jordan West 3 run (kickfailed)Third QuarterMS – Cameron Vanwinkle 23 FGFourth QuarterMS – Tyler Button 7 pass fromRyan Atkinson (Vanwinkle kick)MS – Vanwinkle 43 FGOvertimeMS – Vanwinkle 36 FG

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Standings: Interlake 4-0 (L), 6-0 (S); Liberty 4-0, 5-1; Mount Si2-2, 3-3; Lake Washington 2-2,2-3-1; Bellevue 1-2-1, 1-2-2;Mercer Island 1-2-1, 1-4-1;Juanita 0-3-1, 1-4-1; Sammamish

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❑❑ Toddler Story Times, 9:30a.m. Oct. 3, North Bend Library,115 E. Fourth St., North Bend.For ages 2-3 with an adult.

❑❑ Preschool Story Times,10:30 a.m. Oct. 4, North BendLibrary, 115 E. Fourth St., NorthBend. For ages 3-6 with an adult.

❑❑ Merry Monday StoryTimes, 11 a.m. Oct. 3, NorthBend Library, 115 E. Fourth St.,North Bend. For newborns to 3-year-olds accompanied with anadult.

❑❑ “Life After High School:Finding The Right Colleges ForYou,” 3 p.m. Oct. 4, North BendLibrary, 115 E. Fourth St., NorthBend. Presented by Katie KonradMoore, of Collegewise. Learnhow to evaluate different factors— like size, location and majors— to determine if a college isright for you.

❑❑ Study zone, 3 p.m. Oct. 4,Snoqualmie Library, 7824Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie.Drop-in during scheduled StudyZone hours for free homeworkhelp from volunteer tutors.

❑❑ Study zone, 3 p.m. Oct. 4and 4 p.m. Oct. 6, North BendLibrary, 115 E. Fourth St., NorthBend. Drop-in for free home-work help from volunteer tutors.

❑❑ Future Jazz Heads, 7 p.m.Oct. 4, Boxley’s, 101 W. NorthBend Way, North Bend

❑❑ North Bend First TuesdayBook Club, 7 p.m. Oct. 4, NorthBend Library, 115 E. Fourth St.,North Bend. This month’s selec-tion is “Wench,” by DolenPerkins-Valdez.

❑❑ Young Toddler StoryTimes, 9:30 a.m. Oct. 5,Snoqualmie Library, 7824 CenterBlvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. For ages 6months to 24 months with adult.

❑❑ Preschool Story Times,10:30 a.m. Oct. 5, SnoqualmieLibrary, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E.,Snoqualmie. For ages 3 to 6 withan adult.

❑❑ Pajamarama Story Times,6:30 p.m. Oct. 5, North BendLibrary, 115 E. Fourth St., NorthBend. All young children arewelcome with an adult.

❑❑ “The Future of Si View:Open or Closed?” 7 p.m. Oct. 5,Si View Community Center, 400

S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend.Officials from the Si ViewMetropolitan Park District will dis-cuss and answer questions abouttwo ballot propositions to main-tain the district’s current funding.

❑❑ Randy Halberstadt, 7 p.m.Oct. 5, Boxley’s, 101 W. NorthBend Way, North Bend

❑❑ “Purl One, Listen Too,”1 p.m. Oct. 6, SnoqualmieLibrary, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E.,Snoqualmie. Learn new stitches,meet new friends, listen to newbooks and talk about knitting.

❑❑ Open mic, 6:30 p.m. Oct.5, Twede’s Café, 137 W. NorthBend Way, North Bend

❑❑ Poetry open mic, 7 p.m.Oct. 6, The Black Dog, 8062Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie

❑❑ Aria Prame Duo, 7 p.m.Oct. 6, Boxley’s, 101 W. NorthBend Way, North Bend

❑❑ Town of Snoqualmie Fallsvideo and discussion, 10 a.m.Oct. 8, Meadowbrook FarmInterpretive Center, 1711 BoalchAve., North Bend. Learn andshare stories about the formerlogging town that is no more.

❑❑ “Life After High School:Finding Money For College,”10 a.m. Oct. 8, SnoqualmieLibrary, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E.,Snoqualmie. The workshop pro-vides a complete review of howto identify and apply for alltypes of grants, scholarships,work study and student loans.

❑❑ Master Gardeners’ PlantClinic, 6 p.m. Oct. 10,Snoqualmie Library, 7824Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie.Snoqualmie Valley MasterGardeners offer free gardeninganswers to questions on a widerange of topics.

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❑❑ Snoqualmie Sister CitiesAssociation invites communitymembers to join a newly formed

group to support Snoqualmie’snew sister city, Chaclacayo,Peru. The association already hasdeveloped a close relationshipwith sister city Gangjin, SouthKorea, which more than 30 resi-dents have visited in the pastfour years. Email Mary Corcoranat [email protected] orcall 503-1813.

❑❑ The Mount Si Food Bankis looking for volunteers to helpunload food at noon Mondays,sort food at 9 a.m. Tuesdays orpass out food on Wednesdays.Call the food bank at 888-0096.

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

❑❑ Snoqualmie ValleyHospital is accepting applica-tions for ages 16 or older to vol-unteer in various departments ofthe hospital. Email volunteercoordinator Carol Waters at [email protected] toarrange an interview.

❑❑ Senior ServicesTransportation Program needsvolunteers to drive seniorsaround North Bend andSnoqualmie. Choose the timesand areas in which you’d like todrive. Car required. Mileagereimbursement and supplemen-tal liability insurance are offered.Call 206-748-7588 or 800-282-5815 toll free, or email [email protected]. Applyonline at www.seniorservices.org.Click on “Giving Back” and thenon “Volunteer Opportunities.”

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

❑❑ Hopelink in SnoqualmieValley seeks volunteers for avariety of tasks. Volunteers mustbe at least 16. Go to www.hope-link.org/takeaction/volunteer.comor call 869-6000.

❑❑ Adopt-A-Park is a programfor Snoqualmie residents toimprove public parks and trails.An application and one-yearcommitment are required. Call831-5784.

❑❑ Study Zone tutors areneeded for all grade levels togive students the homeworkhelp they need. Two-hour week-

ly commitment or substituteswanted. Study Zone is a free ser-vice of the King County LibrarySystem. Call 369-3312.

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❑❑ S.A.I.L. (Stay Active andIndependent for Life) exerciseclass meets Monday, Wednesdayand Friday at the Mount SiSenior Center, 411 Main Ave. S.,North Bend. Led by certifiedexercise instructor CarlaOrellana. Call 888-3434.

❑❑ English as a second lan-guage, 6:30 p.m. Mondays,North Bend Library, 115 E.Fourth St., North Bend. A formalclass to learn English grammar,reading, writing and conversa-tional skills.

❑❑ One-on-One ComputerAssistance, 1 p.m. Wednesdays,North Bend Library, 115 E.Fourth St., North Bend. A KCLSvolunteer instructor can giveyou one-on-one assistance withcomputer questions.

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❑❑ Anime and Manga Club,3 p.m. Wednesdays, SnoqualmieLibrary, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E.,Snoqualmie. Each week we willwatch anime movies, eat pop-corn and practice anime drawing.

❑❑ Snoqualmie Valley ChessClub, 7 p.m. every Thursday,North Bend Library, 115 E.Fourth St., North Bend. Learn toplay chess or get a game going.All ages and skill levels welcome.

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

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

❑❑ Snoqualmie Valley RotaryClub meets at 7 a.m. everyThursday at the TPC SnoqualmieRidge Golf Club Restaurant. Allare welcome. Go to www.sno-qualmievalleyrotary.org.

❑❑ American Legion Post 79and the American LegionAuxiliary meet at 7 p.m. the sec-ond Thursday at 38625 S.E. RiverSt., Snoqualmie. Call 888-1206.

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Interlake 3-2, 4-2; Juanita 2-3, 2-3; Lake Washington 2-3, 2-4;Bellevue 1-4, 1-5; Liberty 0-3, 0-4; Sammamish 0-4, 0-5.

Sept. 19 Match

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Mount Si statistics: Lyndsay Carr13 kills, Rachel Hayford 10 digs,Sarah McDonald 13 kills, 4 aces;Lauren Smith 24 assists.

Sept. 22 Match

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Interlake 10 13 20 – 0Mount Si 25 25 25 – 3

Mount Si statistics; Kailey

Capeloluto 4 blocks, LyndsayCarr 4 aces, Krista Galloway 5blocks, Sarah McDonald 9 kills,3 aces; Lauren Smith 14 assists.

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Sept. 21 Meet

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At Mount Si, 5,000 metersTop placers: 1, Kyle Pratt (Bel)17:45; 2, Sam Giner (Int) 17:45; 3,Matthew Williams (Bel) 17:53; 4,Richard Carmichael (MS) 17:58; 5,Jay Taves (Int) 17:59; 6, JimmyMoore (Bel) 18:03; 7, Axl Alvarez(Int) 18:07; 8, Dominick Canady(MS) 18:12; 9, Colin Glenny (Int)18:25; 10, Ivan Leniski (Int) 18:28;11, Ben Houldridge (MS) 18:32;12, Joseph Pooley (Int) 18:51; 13,Graham Wendle (Bel) 19:02; 14,Graham Jordan (Int) 19:04; 15,Nick LaCava (Bel) 19:05; 16,Woody Butler (Bel) 19:13; 17,

Andrew Nurse (Bel) 19:15; 18,Timothy Corrie (MS) 19:22; 19,Ryan Olson (MS) 19:28; 20,Spencer Ricks (MS) 19:31. OtherMount Si runners: 202, Sam Egan19:32; 23, Whalen Moreno 19:36;28, Tommy Kirby 20:03.

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Sept. 21 Meet

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At Mount Si, 5,000 metersTop placers: 1, Niki Waghani (Int)19:42; 2, Summer Hanson (Int)20:22; 3, Antoinette Tansley (Int)20:46; 4, Bailey Scott (MS) 20:57;5, Abbey Bottemiller (MS) 21:06;6, Nadia Lucas (Int) 21:31; 8,Annie Davis (Int) 22:37; 9,Eleanor Tansley (Int) 22:43; 11,Angelina Belceto (MS) 22:58; 12,Pleres Choi (Int) 23:13; 14, AshleyJackson (MS) 23:37; 18, DelaneyHollis (MS) 24:27. Other Mount Sirunners: 28, Madeleine Bezanson

25:30; 29, Madelynn Esteb 25:36;32, Danielle Curley 26:01; 33,Annie Shaw 26:06; 34, Sally Miller26:17; 35, Ella Thompson 26:18;38, Mari Bates 26:47.

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At Bellevue Municipal, par 35Medalist: Matt Marrese (S) 37.Mount Si scores: Sean Ballsmith38, Mitchell Gardunia 39, JakeArchambeaux 40, Eric Stai 40.

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Singles: Ethan Romney (S) d.

Josh Hamann 6-1, 6-0; Issac So (S)d. Ashar Khandekar 6-1, 6-0;Anthony Kao (S) d. Jake Miller 6-1,6-1; Alvin Tran (S) d. Alex Pease 6-2. 6-0. Doubles: Connor Ciu-Rostami (S) d. Kevin McLaughlin-Matthew Griffin 6-1, 6-0; AaronTam-Jason Habib (S) d. VanMagnan-Clint Christen 6-3, 6-4;Erik Wing-Kevin Monohan (S) d.Rhett Haney-Jackson Fisher 6-7 (4-7), 6-0, 6-3.

Sept. 23 Match

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Singles: Arash Hafizi (LW) d.Nate Popp 6-1, 6-0; Nikola Lakic(LW) d. Jake Miller 6-1, 6-0;Satoshi Matsura (LW) d. MatthewGriffin 6-2, 6-0; Connor Ross (LW)d. Rhett Haney 6-1, 6-0. Doubles:Fergy Lu-Jeremy Sacks (LW) d.Alex Pease-Jake Rouches 6-3, 6-0;Grant Gleffe-Ryan Lustgarten (LW)d. Ashar Khandekar-Josh Hamann6-1, 6-2; Tristan Jimenez-ConnorStumf (LW) d. Clint Christen-VanMagnan 6-2, 6-0.

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Worried about catching theflu but short on time?

Snoqualmie Valley Hospital isoffering drive-thru flu shots inits parking lot from 9 a.m. to 2p.m. Oct. 1. All residents need todo is roll down their car win-dows and roll up their sleeves.

“Getting vaccinated is the sin-gle best way for people to pro-tect not only themselves againstflu, but their loved ones aswell,” Alison Gabel,Occupational HealthCoordinator for the SnoqualmieValley Hospital District, said in astatement. “No appointment isnecessary and you don’t need aprescription. This is an easy wayto get vaccinated while out run-

ning Saturday errands.”The shots cost $30. The hos-

pital will bill for Medicaid andMedicare. Receipts will be givenfor other insurance reimburse-ment. The flu shot is free, withno visit cost, for members ofAffordable Access, the hospital’sprimary care program.

Drive-thru shots are availableonly for people 12 and older.Children younger than 12 years

can receive a flu vaccination atSnoqualmie Ridge MedicalClinic.

Snoqualmie Ridge Hospital isat 9575 Ethan Wade Way S.E.,Snoqualmie.

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A small earthquake shookNorth Bend and Snoqualmie on

Sept. 22, but no damage wasreported, according to officialsfrom both cities.

The Pacific Northwest SeismicNetwork reported that a 3.2-magnitude quake occurred at1:22 p.m. in the Lake Desire areaabout 11 miles south ofBellevue.

It originally had been report-ed as 2.8 magnitude, and thenlater upgraded.

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