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On any given day, RuthTolmasoff might find herselfwriting a grant, changing thetoilet paper in the restrooms orchatting with senior citizensduring lunch.

This August, after 21 years ofworking as the executive direc-tor at the Mt. Si Senior Center,Tolmasoff is hanging up herhat and heading toward theland of retirement.

“With Ruth, she’s alwaysready to listen and she alwayshas an answer,” thrift store vol-unteer Sharon Posey said.

In her years of service,Tolmasoff has left a legacy forthe seniors who continue to usethe center. She helped staffmembers re-establish the centerafter the devastating flood of1990, jumpstarted the trans-portation program, spearheaded

the hot meals program andencouraged the growth of thethrift store — the senior cen-ter’s main money maker.

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Tolmasoff grew up inSouthern California, but sheand her husband choseSnoqualmie as the ideal placeto raise their three daughters.They moved in 1975, two yearsbefore the Mt. Si Senior Centeropened its doors.

Tolmasoff started working atthe center in 1988 as the activi-ty director, and when shebecame the fourth executivedirector in 1990, she hiredJanet Fosness to replace her ather old post.

All these years later, Fosnessstill values her friendship —both professional and personal— with Tolmasoff. The two

womenhelped startthe PTA atSnoqualmieElementarySchool andalso kneweach otherthrough GirlScouts.

“The jokewas we justchanged from little kids toseniors,” Fosness said. “Wevalue the same core values. Wereally put the seniors first andthat’s mainly what we’ve basedeverything on.”

Tolmasoff began working asexecutive director in October,and one month later the 1990flood swept throughSnoqualmie Valley.

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A proposal to restructureNorth Bend’s administrativepositions stirred a hornet’s neston the City Council, whichpassed the measure by a 4-3 voteat its April 19 meeting.

The council approved a planto combine the city’s financeand administrative departments.

The proposal had been sub-mitted by the city’s administra-tion, which wanted to retainCheryl Proffitt-Schmidt. UntilApril 1, Proffitt-Schmidt hadbeen the city clerk. To keep herfrom leaving, the administrationoffered her a new position asdirector of administrative ser-vices.

But the position didn’t existuntil the City Council approvedit.

In her new role, Proffitt-Schmidt will oversee the city’sfinancial and administrativeoperations.

Assistant Finance DirectorStan Lewis will become the city’sfinance manager. Deputy CityClerk Susie Oppedahl has takenover Proffitt-Schmidt’s formerposition.

Snoqualmie has used a similarstructure for at least six years.

The proposal eliminates thecity’s finance director position.

The resignation of FinanceDirector Maryann Nelson inearly March made the reshufflepossible, said City AdministratorDuncan Wilson.

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“The building had 18 inchesof water in it,” Tolmasoff said.“We spent the next several yearsrecovering from that.”

The center didn’t have floodinsurance yet, and ended up rely-ing on the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency for money.The former director had begunthe grant process to elevate thebuilding, and when Tolmasofftook over, she continued writinggrants not only for an elevation,but also for an expansion.

In the end, they had thebuilding elevated three feet andadded a multipurpose room, aramp and extra entrance.

Senior citizens immediatelybegan using the extra space. Inthe 1980s, upwards of 100 peo-ple came to lunch on Thursdays,and “the truth was, you couldnot get a hair appointmentThursday morning because all ofthe ladies were getting their hairdone to come to the senior cen-ter,” Tolmasoff said.

The senior population dippedshortly after because fewer peoplehad children during World WarII, but now that baby boomersare reaching senior-hood, thecenter will likely be bustling evenmore, Tolmasoff said.

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The senior center has alwayshad transportation, but Tolmasoffhelped expand it with the assis-tance of the Snoqualmie Tribe.

“Our goal is for people to beable to move around freely inthe community,” she said.

With the help of SeniorServices, the senior centeracquired its first van in 2003,and soon bought a second vanwith United Way funds. At first,the vans only served seniors, butdrivers found themselves help-ing neighbors and friends —people with limited transporta-tion who needed rides.

In 2007, the SnoqualmieTribe partnered with the seniorcenter to form the present daySnoqualmie ValleyTransportation, serving theupper and lower Valley with sixvans. It charges 50 cents for aride (25 cents for seniors). Ridesmust be scheduled one day inadvance by calling 888-7001.

“She’s been very instrumentalin the transportation program,”senior center board memberSusan Hankins said. “That was areal undertaking and somethingwe had tried for years, and finally,under her guidance, it happened.”

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For years, the senior centerrelied on Senior Services to bringlunch. The nonprofit organiza-tion would prepare the food inSpanaway and deliver it frozen.

When the contract withSenior Services expired at theend of 2008, Tolmasoff appliedfor a contract to receive federalmoney from The OlderAmerican Act. Thanks to herefforts, the center began makingweekday meals in house for thelow price of $3 per meal for

seniors and $6 for nonseniors. Ifthat price is too expensive,seniors can eat for free.

“We want people to come tolunch, and we don’t care if theypay or not,” Tolmasoff said. “Wewant them to come in and eat ahot, well-balanced meal,” andsocialize with their friends.

“The meal program is reallygreat,” board President ElmerSans said. “Now we’re in chargeof the menu ourselves. That wasone of Ruth’s recommenda-tions.”

The center also has a meals-on-wheels program for seniorswho are unable to leave theirhomes.

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The senior center used tohave a closet full of women’sclothing, but Tolmasoff expand-ed it in 2003 into a thrift store.

“It kind of happened by acci-dent,” she said.

Word got out that the centerwas thinking of starting a thriftstore, and donations beganpouring in. The center eitherneeded to have a giant garagesale or start a thrift store.Tolmasoff decided to go for thestore.

Now, a cadre of 15 volunteerssell about $80,000 worth of mer-chandise a year. Last summer,they remodeled the store, whichis busier than ever.

“She’s the one who keeps itall going,” store volunteerMaggie Buglewicz said. “She hasbeen the backbone of the pro-gram because she has a wealthof information. She’s leaving bigshoes to fill.”

The next director

The new director will need anarray of skills, including devel-oping the budget and writinggrants, hiring staff, developingprograms, and maintaining rela-tionships with seniors, commu-nity members, governmentagencies, elected officials andnonprofits that could help thesenior center.

“One of the things we’relooking for is someone who doesknow the different agencies andhow to interact,” Hankins said.

The board will sift throughthe résumés and choose the topcandidates for interviews. Threemembers of the board will per-form the interviews.

“I just hope the new directorreally understands everythingthat Ruth does,” Fosness said.“We’re not operated by the city,so the director is really the per-son in charge.”

The job also requires thedirector to have a master’sdegree in a field related to agingand at least three years of expe-rience in a management orsupervisory role.

Learning the ropes might take

some time, and Tolmasoffexpects the board to hire areplacement before she leaves,so the new director can learnfrom her on the job.

One of the most importantparts of her job, and herfavorite, is talking with seniors.

“My door is always open,”Tolmasoff said. “If a seniorcomes in and says, ‘Do you havetime to talk to me, I say yes. Ourprimary job is to be a service tothe seniors.”

During retirement, Tolmasoffplans to travel with her husbandAlan, study her family’s genealo-gy, quilt and spend time withher four grandchildren.

Working with seniors hascaused her to reflect on her ownlife and experiences.

“The things that the peoplehere have done in their lives areincredible,” Tolmasoff said.“That’s the real joy of my job isto work with the people.”

Laura Geggel: 392-6434, ext. 241, [email protected]. Comment at www.sno-valleystar.com.

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To be considered for this position,submit a résumé and cover letterwith wage history by 4:30 p.m.May 13. Interviews for the posi-tion will begin by June 1. ❑ Mail: Mt. Si Senior Center,Attn: President of the Board, P.O.Box 806, North Bend, WA 98045❑ Email: [email protected]

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Rise and Shine awardeesstrengthen the Valley’s sense ofcommunity. Often their work isnot widely recognized, but theSnoqualmie Valley CommunityNetwork believes that recogni-tion is important to strengthen-ing the community.

Everyone is eligible for theawards. Nominations are dueApril 29.

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Recipients will be honored ata breakfast June 2 in Carnation.Donations for the breakfast willgo to the Prevention ScholarshipProgram, which supports Valleyhigh school graduates who helppromote adolescent health.

The Snoqualmie ValleyCommunity Network serves theSnoqualmie Valley and Riverviewschool district areas. It is part ofthe Family Policy Council, whichworks to combat problems suchas child abuse, youth substanceabuse and youth suicide. Throughthe Family Policy CouncilCommunity Networks, morethan 10,000 volunteers acrossWashington work to improve thelives of children and families.

The breakfast is from 7:30-9a.m. June 2 at Camp RiverRanch, 33300 N.E. 32nd St.,Carnation. RSVP by May 30 bycalling 333-6614 or [email protected].

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Council lauded the plan forbeing innovative and savingmoney.

But detractors criticized itfor being ill-conceived andmotivated by a desire to retainProffitt-Schmidt rather thangood policy.

The proposal was “presentedas yet another fire drill” thatthe council had to act onimmediately, Councilman AlanGothelf said.

Councilmen Chris Garciaand David Cook joined Gothelfin opposing the measure.

“We’re the board of a $20million corporation, and we’regoing to hire a [chief financialofficer] that has no financialexperience whatsoever,” Cooksaid. “That just doesn’t makeany sense to me.”

Supporters said the measuresaves money and keeps an

experienced staff together. The city is expected to save

$95,000 in 2011 by eliminatingthe deputy city clerk andfinance director positions, andmoving Lewis into the financemanager position at his currentpay rate.

Four council memberspraised Proffitt-Schmidt, whowas named Washington’sMunicipal Clerk of the Year bythe state’s municipal clerk asso-ciation in 2009.

Council members RossLoudenback, Jeanne Pettersen,Jonathan Rosen and DeeWilliamson voted in favor ofthe proposal.

The proposal will go intoeffect in May, after the councilapproves the final changes tothe city code.

The measure includes a sun-set clause, and City Councilmembers will have to vote onit again in six months.

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

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North Bend officials andcommunity members will cele-brate Arbor Day in the forestnext to the historic TollgateFarm. Volunteers are neededApril 30 to help remove inva-sive species and plant trees.

North Bend began a multiyeareffort funded by the KingConservation District to restorethe riparian forest east of TollgateFarm this winter. Tollgate Farmwas one of the earliest residencesbuilt by people of European her-itage in the Snoqualmie Valley.

The forest beside the farmhas traditionally been primarilya deciduous forest of red alder,black cottonwood and somebig leaf maple trees. It is divid-ed by the South Fork of theSnoqualmie River and criss-crossed by numerous creeks.

But it is being inundated byEnglish holly, English ivy,

Bohemian knotweed,Himalayan blackberry andother invasive species.

The non-native plants cancrowd out native species.

Mountains to SoundGreenway Trust volunteers andWashington Conservation Corpscrews have started controllingweeds in part of the forest andre-establishing native conifers.

Volunteers are needed forhalf- and full-day shifts. Toolsand refreshments will be pro-vided. Volunteers are asked tobring their own gloves.

The event runs from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. April 30, with a cere-mony at 11 a.m.

Learn more or register atwww.mtsgreenway.org/volunteer,call 206-812-0122 or email [email protected] to the event site willbe given upon registration.

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The police departments ofSnoqualmie and North Bend,and the Snoqualmie Tribe wantyour old, unused prescriptionmedicines.

The three entities are takingpart in the second annualNational Prescription DrugTake Back Day on April 30.

The day offers people anopportunity to safely disposeof unwanted and unused pre-scription drugs, particularlycontrolled substances. Theservice is free and anony-mous.

The abuse of prescriptiondrugs is a big problem in thiscountry. Each day, approxi-mately 2,500 teens use pre-scription drugs to get high forthe first time, according to the

Partnership for a Drug FreeAmerica.

Often, abused prescriptiondrugs are obtained from familyand friends, including thehome medicine cabinet,according to a news releasefrom the city of Snoqualmie.

Last year’s event collectedabout 242,200 pounds of medi-cine across the country, includ-ing nearly 100 pounds inSnoqualmie and North Bend.

There will be two locationsin the upper SnoqualmieValley for people to dispose ofdrugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.April 30:

❑ Sno Falls Credit Union,9025 Meadowbrook Way S.E.,Snoqualmie

❑ North Bend Park & Ride,North Bend Way (between EastMcClellan Street and East ParkStreet), North Bend

Love books? Share yourenthusiasm with others by vol-unteering at the SnoqualmieLibrary’s annual book sale May20-25.

The sale is managed by theFriends of the SnoqualmieLibrary to raise money forlibrary programs that benefitchildren, teens and adults.Programs include free tutor-ing, children’s story times,art classes and a speakerseries.

This year, the book sale is inneed of volunteers, accordingto a news release from the cityof Snoqualmie.

Volunteers are needed for afew hours to unpack books,sort books or serve as cashiers.

To volunteer, email yourcontact information [email protected].

Books for the sale can bedonated during library hours atSnoqualmie Library, 7824Center Blvd. S.E.

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OpinionPAGE 4 APRIL 28, 2011

Special session shouldcome without pay

The State Legislature began a special session onTuesday.

Why? Because the legislators could not pass a state budget

during the 105-day regular session. It must be nice not to worry about getting your job fin-

ished on time. The legislature’s inability to pass a budgetcould cost taxpayers as much as $20,000 a day by oneestimate.

That is money that the state can ill afford to waste. Tomeet the operating budget’s existing commitments, pro-grams and maintenance for the next two years,Washington needs about $37 billion. State officials expectrevenue during that time to be only $32 billion.

That leaves a $5 billion hole that legislators must close.Is it hard work? Yes. Tough, uncomfortable choices

have to be made. But the Senate and House budget proposals are only a

few hundred million dollars apart. Legislators are elected to be leaders. Sadly, our Olympia

representatives have not displayed much leadership thatdemonstrates a willingness to compromise during ourstate’s extended budget crisis.

Voters need to let their elected officials know that theydo not want budgets that are political calculations, butrather that they want sound financial leadership.

To be fair, the legislature has accomplished much thissession while keeping focus on pressing financial matters— but it didn’t finish the job.

Budget negotiations among House and Senate leadersshould have begun early in December, as some proposed.Count us among the many who believe legislators shouldagree to meet without pay during the special session.That just might restore our faith in their good inten-tions.

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About the time the sun meltsthe ice on the mud, hunkershappen.

It’s an American malady andit struck Dud out at the salesbarn the other day. You couldkinda see it coming on. All thesigns were there. He suddenlyturned quiet and he startedchecking the weed margins for agrass blade.

In a hunker, two props arenecessary: a stick and a blade ofgrass. Oh, sometimes straw issubstituted, but it’s kinda liketrading your french fries for cot-tage cheese on the lunch special— you can do it, but it isn’t thesame.

Dud found a good stick, fin-ger thick, fairly straight andabout a foot long. Cottonwood,maybe. Then he found a tallblade of orchard grass, broke ituntil it was hunker length, andstuck it in his mouth. Doc andI, having witnessed theseevents, began looking for ourown grass blades, albeit reluc-tantly. Our knees aren’t asyoung as Dud’s.

That’s when Dud went head-long into Phase Three. Grass...check. Stick ... 10-4. PhaseThree, the right location.

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Home Country

Dud beganturning slow-ly, checkingthe groundbeneath hisfeet, lining upwith theazimuth injust the rightway so as tomaximize hispowers, keep-ing the sun in the proper loca-tion to light his face while notcausing his eyes to squint.Slowly he turned, like a marechoosing her foaling bed. Thena silent string was pulled inDud’s mind, releasing the kneesand he dropped down into a

proper country hunker.Doc and I stuck our grass

between our teeth and — withoccasional moans — followedsuit.

Dud silently brushed a cleanslate of dirt in front of him anddoodled on it.

“Been thinking,” he said.Doc and I nodded and

checked the doodle to see if wecould recognize anything aboutthe design. Nope.

“I think,” Dud said, “if wecould just irrigate more, we’d getmore rain.”

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Hunkering down brings good ideas

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If the race event at DirtFishon April 15 and 16 seemed inap-propriately loud to you, checkout this process:

1. A year ago, King CountyDepartment of Developmentand Environmental Services wasaware that DirtFish was contraryto the zoning regulations.

2. Months ago, CountyCouncilwoman Kathy Lambertreceived a complaint aboutDirtFish’s operation.

3. Last July, SnoqualmieMayor Matt Larson emailed hewas “not aware of any recordstating my support or opposi-tion to the proposed reuse of theMill Site” and “the new owner ispromising that there will not bethe negative impacts that youfear. It will be an advanced dri-ver training facility, not a racingfacility.”

4. Lambert was the sponsor ofthis month’s resolution to add“emergency” provisions to thecounty code, which allowed thetemporary use permit for the raceto happen without public input.

5. The temporary use permit

was approved on April 11 withDDES staff and Larson present.

6. The city of Snoqualmie“supports this event.”

7. Now that the parcel is inthe pre-annexation phase withSnoqualmie, the county will nottake any action about the inap-propriate use.

So, despite inappropriate useof the property and complaintsto the county and the city overthe last year, and statementsthat DirtFish would not be aracing facility, there was a racethere that was allowed to hap-pen with your right to expressan opinion having been denied.

DirtFish has said that itwould operate from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Monday through Friday,never have a race, only havestreet mufflers, etc. It has notyet told the truth about itsintentions. I believe that therehas been a Chicago-style, back-room effort to have theWeyerhaeuser site and DirtFishannexed without input of thepublic who pays for all of this.Is that OK with you?

I suggest you show up at thepre-annexation meeting atSnoqualmie City Hall on May 2

and let them know that thishappening without citizen inputis dishonest and inexcusable.

Kit McCormickSnoqualmie

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I would just like to write a let-ter of support for DirtFish.

Of course, I own a business indowntown Snoqualmie, so myopinion may be somewhat slant-ed. Everyone I have met fromthis company is incredibly com-munity minded, so friendly, soeager to help our town. I under-stand that if someone lives nextto their property, they may hearsome noise, but DirtFish neverhas classes late at night, neverhas classes in the early morningand rarely has events onSunday. They bring so manypeople into our area that it mustmean a huge increase in our taxbase, and in our downtownbusiness.

I urge the City Council to sup-port this company and embracetheir attitude of positivity.

Wes SorstokkeSnoqualmie Falls Candy Factory

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At 11:06 a.m. April 17, policenoticed a maroon nylon bag onthe shoulder of the roadway inthe 34800 block of SoutheastJacobia Street. The bag con-tained wet Bank of America andU.S. Bank checkbooks inside agold purse. The purse belongedto a Sammamish woman. Policeleft a voice message for her let-ting her know where to pick upher purse.

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At 9:40 p.m. April 17, policereceived a call from a homeown-er in the 36500 block ofSoutheast Woody Creek Lane.The person said she had a bearin the back yard. The bearknocked a bird feeder off a postand left.

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At 11:35 p.m. April 17, policeheading west on Railroad Avenuenear the corner of SoutheastNorthern Street saw a white 1996GMC pickup with one of thebrake lights out. Police stoppedthe vehicle and when the driverrolled down the window, astrong odor of marijuana cameout. Police asked the driver toexit the car, and asked himwhere the pot and pipe were. Thenarcotics were hidden in a bagwrapped in a sweatshirt. The dri-ver was arrested. A search of thevehicle yielded a pipe with burntresidue and four grams of mari-juana in a Ziploc bag.

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At 12:40 a.m. April 18, policenoticed a red 2001 Chevroletpickup speeding southbound onSnoqualmie Parkway near thecorner of 96th Street Southeast.When police contacted the dri-ver on Highway 18 and 104thAvenue Southeast, a strong odorof alcohol came from the vehi-cle. The driver pulled out hiswallet, fumbled through hiscards and although he could notfind his driver’s license, policesaw it three times and pointed itout to him. The driver, 45-year-old Charles G. Eisenmann Jr.,had red, watery eyes, dilatedpupils and a flushed face. Hefailed sobriety tests and a breathtest, and was arrested for drivingunder the influence. The vehiclewas impounded, and he wasbooked into the Issaquah CityJail.

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At 11:50 a.m. April 18, policesent an officer to SnoqualmieMiddle School after reports of ablack bear walking near it.Police were unable to find thebear.


At 10:48 p.m. April 18, policesaw a red 1989 Chrysler waitingfor a green light with the fronttires one foot over the stop line.A status check yielded that theowner, 56-year-old DanielBenton, had a warrant for dri-ving with a suspended license.The light turned green and thevehicle turned left onto a four-lane road, veering to the fartherlane instead of the closer one.When police contacted Benton,the vehicle smelled like alcohol,

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and his speech was slurred, hispupils dilated, his eyelidsdroopy, and his eyes watery andred. After failing field sobrietyand breath tests, police arrestedBenton on charges of drivingunder the influence. He wasbooked into the Issaquah CityJail.

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At 12:08 a.m. April 18, policewere sent to the Coach OutletStore in the 600 block of SouthFork Avenue Southwest.Someone had thrown a rock,broken a front-door windowand stolen several purses. Thestore had been burglarized inthe same way two months ago.A search of the store yielded nopeople and a small mud print.A search yielded no latentprints.


At 2:12 p.m. April. 16,police driving north onBending Boulevard South sawa black Honda Prelude drivingsouth. Police recognized thedriver from previous encoun-ters with him. Police knew thedriver had a revoked license,so they stopped the vehicle.The driver had no proof ofidentification but confirmedwho police thought he was. Hewas arrested on charges of dri-ving with a revoked licensestemming from refusing abreath test. The man had anexpired I.D. card in his walletthat confirmed his identity. Hewas booked into the IssaquahCity Jail.

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At 7:55 p.m. April 17, policedriving east on SouthwestMount Si Boulevard ran theplate of a vehicle. The regis-tered owner, a male, had threewarrants for his arrest, but theperson driving the car was afemale. Police watched the

vehicle park and its passengersget out. One passengermatched the physical descrip-tion of the owner. Policestopped him and asked foridentification. He had noneand told police the name of hisbrother, but had troubleremembering his birthday.Police placed him in custodyuntil his identity could be con-firmed. As soon as the hand-cuffs went on, he told policehis true identity. He added thathe was scared because of thewarrants, and that he did notwant to go to jail. A statuscheck yielded one warrant forpossession of a fraudulent dri-ver’s license. Two other war-rants came from RedmondPolice and the RPD would notconfirm them, since the manwas being booked on the otherwarrant. The man was bookedinto King County Jail.

Snoqualmie fire

❑ At 1:14 a.m. April 16, fire-fighters responded toCarmichael Street for a womansuffering from an anxietyattack.

❑ At 12:40 a.m. April 17,EMTs responded to SnoqualmieCasino for a 42-year-old malesuffering from an allergic reac-tion to nuts. He was evaluatedand transported to a hospital byprivate auto.

❑ At 3:10 a.m. April 17, EMTsresponded to SnoqualmieCasino for a 49-year-old femalesuffering from high blood pres-sure. She was evaluated and leftat the scene.

❑ At 8:42 a.m. April 18,EMTs responded to SoutheastGravenstein Court for a 53-year-old female experiencingcomplications from surgery. Shewas evaluated and transportedto a hospital by private ambu-lance.

❑ At 2:53 p.m. April 18, fire-fighters responded to an auto-matic fire alarm activation in aresidence on Southeast O’NeilStreet. It was found to be falsealarm likely set off by a power

outage in the area.❑ At 5:54 p.m. April 18, EMTs

responded to Maple AvenueSoutheast for a 68-year-oldfemale who had fallen. She wasuninjured and assisted with get-ting up.

❑ At 7:38 p.m. April 18, EMTsresponded to SnoqualmieCasino for a 44-year-old malesuffering from chest pain. Hewas evaluated and transportedto a hospital by Snoqualmie’said car.

❑ At 12:10 a.m. April 19,EMTs responded toSnoqualmie Casino for a 54-year-old male with abdominalpain. He was evaluated andtransported to a hospital byprivate ambulance.

❑ At 6:30 a.m. April 19, EMTsresponded to Southeast StroufStreet for a 27-year-old femalewith a fever and abdominalpain. She was evaluated andtransported to a hospital by pri-vate ambulance.

q At 11:33 a.m. April 19,EMTs were dispatched to theSnoqualmie downtown area fora medical call. The patient wasevaluated and then left in thecare of family members.

❑ At 8:10 a.m. April 20, EMTswere dispatched to SnoqualmieMiddle School for a student feel-ing chest pains. She was evaluat-ed and taken to a doctor by herfamily.

❑ At 10:08 a.m. April 20, fire-fighters were dispatched toBetter Way Southeast for a com-mercial automatic fire alarm.Upon investigation, it was deter-mined that an oven had set offthe alarm.

North Bend fire

❑ At 5:01 p.m. April 23, fire-fighters responded with otheremergency personnel fromEastside Fire & Rescue to a mul-tiple vehicle accident on stateRoute 18 near Issaquah.

The Star publishes names of those arrested forDUI and those charged with felony crimes.Information comes directly from local policereports.


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Outdoors enthusiasts couldstart paying $30 to park at statetrailheads and use state parks inJuly.

In a party-line vote April 21,the state House ofRepresentatives passed legisla-tion to create a Discover Pass forstate parks and open spaces,including Mount Si, whichdraws about 500,000 visitors ayear. The state Senate passed themeasure in a bipartisan vote theprevious day.

The legislation now heads toGov. Chris Gregoire who alsoproposed a user fee for stateparks in a recommended budgetreleased in December.

Once the legislation reachesthe governor’s desk, she has 20days to sign the measure intolaw.

People could use the annualDiscover Pass to park at trail-heads and other state-managedlands. For users uninterested inthe annual parking pass, the leg-islation proposes a $10 day-usefee for using the lands.Otherwise, violators could face a

ticket.The proposal attracted broad

support from outdoor recreationgroups, including theWashington Trails Association.

“I applaud the legislators fortheir leadership in creating theDiscover Pass,” state PublicLands Commissioner PeterGoldmark said in a statement.“With no room in the generalfund for recreation funding, ourchoice was a user’s pass or clos-ing parks and recreation oppor-tunities on state lands.”

If the legislation is signedinto law, the agencies responsi-ble for public recreation landsthroughout the state — thedepartments of NaturalResources, and Fish andWildlife, as well as theWashington State Parks andRecreation Commission — needto sort out implementation atrecreation sites.

Bryan Flint, a Department ofNatural Resources spokesman,said the agencies already startedcollaborating to determine ideasfor enforcing the rule and mar-keting the Discover Pass.

The agencies also plan to con-

duct outreach to educate usersabout the change if the billturns to law.

“Nobody’s going to get finedon July Fourth weekend for nothaving a pass,” Flint added.

If Gregoire decides against therecreation fee, agencies couldclose state lands to public accessin order to cut costs. SquakMountain State Park nearIssaquah faces closure from Julythrough 2013 as legislatorsscramble to patch a $5.1 billionhole in the 2011-13 budget.

State natural resources agen-cies need to generate about $70million in order to make up forthe lack of state general funddollars.

Snoqualmie Valley’s delega-tion in Olympia voted alongparty lines on the measure.

House Republicans unani-mously opposed the measure.GOP representatives said law-makers in future years could dipinto the funds designated forrecreation for other purposes.

Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or [email protected]. Comment at www.sno-valleystar.com.

Legislators approve $30 feefor state recreation lands

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Valley Center Stage needsdirectors for productions dur-ing its 2011-2012 season.

The North Bend communitytheater puts on three produc-tions each season. It needsdirectors for productions thisfall and in spring 2012.

The proposed production is“Bram Stoker’s Dracula” thisfall and “Moon Over Buffalo”in spring 2012.

The Valley Center Stage pro-

duction committee will consid-er candidates with suggestionsfor other shows. To suggest analternative production, includethe title and synopsis of theplay, set requirements and anyother relevant information.

The Valley Center Stage’sboard of directors will inter-view applicants. There is astipend for directors.

Apply by emailing a summa-ry of your experience and back-ground to [email protected].

To learn more, call 831-5667.

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Seattle Times business reporter

Laurie Erickson does a brisk busi-ness designing and selling unique hairaccessories to stores like Nordstromand Saks Fifth Avenue.

But there’s another reason why her30 employees enjoy coming to work.Erickson has made it part of the com-pany’s mission and daily routine tohelp people fighting cancer.

It began five years ago with a ques-tion from a customer: “What did Ihave for someone who had lost thevery thing that I had built much ofmy business around: hair?”

Erickson, the founder and chiefexecutive of The Finest Accessories, inNorth Bend, was stumped. Her cus-tomer, Hillary Gross, was goingthrough chemotherapy for breast can-cer.

“I apologized and told her we did-n’t carry anything like that,” she said.

But then, why not create some-thing? Erickson thought.

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Erickson’s company designs head-bands, barrettes and other hair orna-ments, most of which are handmadein France or the U.S. She had workedwith fabrics before, and came up witha soft, draping “wrap” that could helpcover a bare head and also look fash-ionable.

With that catalyst, she launchedthe Good Wishes program, a commit-ment to produce and send out a free“It’s a Wrap” head covering to anyonewho has lost hair to chemotherapy.

Recipients are referred by hospitals,caregivers, friends and relatives, andsome find the website on their own.

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Laurie Erickson, creator of hair accessories, said her company's charity project is personally satisfying and also keeps her closeto her employees.

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Pat Riley penned “The Winner Within.” Mike Krzyzewski wrote “The Gold Standard.” Another hoops-coaching legend, Phil Jackson,

authored “Mind Games.”Rick Turner took a different route. The Snoqualmie-based coach, who has hosted

camps at Chief Kanim Middle School as well ascoached in Bellevue and China, titled his book,“If My Name Was Phil Jackson… Would YouRead This?”

Then, he subtitledit, “The anonymousadventures of ananonymous coach.”

It’s no coinci-dence, Turner said.One of his biggeststruggles as areporter-turned-coachhas been getting ashot at teaching thegame he loves.

“The main theme,”Turner said, “that I’vegot from various gen-eral managers, athletic directors, team owners asI’ve interviewed for various jobs is, ‘We reallylike you, we like your résumé, we like whatyou’ve done, but no one’s ever heard of you.We can’t hire you. We have to hire someonewith a name.’”

The theme repeated itself when Turner start-ed sending excerpts of his book to publishinghouses.

“Looks great, but no one will buy it, ‘causethey’ve never heard of you,” Turner said.

Naming the book, which he self-published,was Turner’s “shove-it” moment, he said.

A former director of broadcasting with theSeattle Supersonics, Turner left his career field inthe mid-1990s to pursue a longtime dream ofcoaching. He volunteered with the University ofWashington, he coached at Bellevue College

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Breast Cancer Foundation.It’s a small business, so the

amount donated isn’t huge, but“it’s a constant source of rev-enue for them,” Erickson said.“Consistency is really importantfor nonprofits, and we providethat.”

In the beginning, she heard alot of skepticism from friendsand family members, who won-dered, “How are you going tomake this work? How are yougoing to afford it?”

Erickson said eventually sheplans to operate Good Wishes asa nonprofit that can sustainitself. In 2010, she sent about3,500 wraps, which cost about$100,000 in materials, labor andshipping, she said. The rewardsmake it more than worthwhile,she added.

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A Sammamish resident whoreceived a Good Wishes wrapknocked on the company’s doorone day with her husband,bringing a box of brownies.

“She came and told our staffhow much it meant to her,”

Erickson said. “Then they lookedat the Wall of Hope, and tearsstarted pouring down theirfaces. I’m not sure there was adry eye here.”

Erickson hadn’t heard muchlately from Hillary Gross, theoriginal customer who inspiredthe program. But one Sundaythis month, an email messageappeared.

It was a note from Gross, now42, who had recovered fromcancer and started paintingagain. She let Erickson and herstaff know that one of her paint-ings was on its way as a thank-you gift.

Gross, an artist who lives inFlorida, said she wanted to tellErickson how much she hadhelped lift her spirits.

“How many times do youhear from a company CEO?”Gross asked. “She blew me awayby saying she created this newproduct and I was the inspira-tion.”

For business people consider-ing how to do well and also dosome good, Erickson offersencouragement.

“Whether it’s through wid-gets or service, where they cangive hours or expertise, there’splenty out there of what I calloverflow,” she said.

Especially if such contribu-tions can be part of an ordinaryworkday.

“I would encourage people todip a toe in this water,” she said.“I believe every single businesshas something to offer.”

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The program has sent out6,474 wraps so far — across theU.S. and to 10 other countries —each with a card signed by theentire staff. After starting withsilk, they introduced models incotton, velvet, a performancefabric for athletes, and two stylesdesigned for men.

The company operates indowntown North Bend from acottage converted into a brightand bustling office, where ablack poodle named Mamboclamors for attention. Inside,covering virtually every availablewall space, are pink-and-orangecards with the names of eachperson who received a wrap.Erickson calls this the “Wall ofHope.”

Near Erickson’s desk is a mag-net sign that says, “Be nice orleave.”

“That is really my mantra,”she said. “I just believe life is tooshort for mean people.”

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Erickson, who was born andraised in Seattle, started her firstcompany when she was a juniorat the University of Washingtonstudying political science. Whenshe persuaded a buyer atNordstrom to carry her hairbands, the tiny business tookoff.

Erickson and her husband,who runs his own medical-device company, adopted twochildren, who are now bothteenagers.

She started her current com-pany about 15 years ago andsaid that adding a charitablecause to the work gives herimmense personal satisfaction,and keeps her close to heremployees.

“We are a tighter team for it,”she said. “We have a purposebeyond the widget. We lovewhat we do, but every one of usknows we are doing somethingoutside of ourselves that’s hap-pening beyond the workplace.”

“It’s my favorite part of theday,” said Jackie Karavias, whohas been with the company forfour years.

Each day, employees circulatea box with cards to sign beforeshipping them out with thewraps, which are sewn inSequim and Woodinville.

They receive about 75requests each week, and manyemails arrive in the middle ofthe night.

“We realized people can’tsleep — they’re up learningmore about their cancer,”Erickson said. “We’d like tothink we’re a place that givesthem a break and something tofeel good about to go back tosleep.”

The company also donates 20percent from the sales of certainproducts to the Triple Negative

when it still had “Community”in the title and he was thehead coach of the short-livedKing County Royals of theAmerican BasketballAssociation.

His love of the game eventook him to China, where heworked as an assistant to for-mer Sonics head coach BobWeiss in 2008.

While coaching with theShanxi Zhongyu squad, theidea of a book was born.

“I was coaching in Chinaand sending emails home, kindof about the experience,” hesaid. “And people kept likingthe emails, kept saying, ‘This isgreat stuff. You should write abook.’”

He dismissed the idea atfirst, but when he returnedStateside in 2009, Turneracquiesced, more as a goal forhimself than as a business ven-ture.

“I certainly did not write itto sell a million copies,” hesaid. “I didn’t think it wasgoing to be a world-changer,by any stretch.”

Turner said he realizes it cansound a bit arrogant for him towrite a memoir, since, in hiswords, he has not done any-thing. However, he said, thebook is not so much about himas it is about the world aroundhim.

“I am not comparing thetwo,” he said, “But it’s kind oflike ‘Forrest Gump.’ Thatmovie wasn’t really aboutForrest Gump. It was aboutwhat was happening aroundhim.”

For Turner, that includeseating donkey in China.

“Unfortunately true,” hewrote in a Facebook message.

The first chapters wrotethemselves, Turner said. NBAcoach George Karl wrote theforeword.

Ending the book was differ-ent. Turner said he did notknow how to finish it.Wanting the end to be inspira-tional, he settled for it beingentertaining.

He owns the one and onlyfinished copy, while he waitsfor others to arrive in themail.

“It was cool to just see thefinal product, and know I saw itthrough to the end,” he said,talking about “the sense ofaccomplishment that I did some-thing that a lot of people want todo and have tried to do.”

A former volunteer assistantwith Lorenzo Romar, Turnerwould not mind a shot atRomar’s job once his UWtenure is over.

“I hope coach Romar isthere for a long time, but whenhe leaves,” he said with asmile, “I wouldn’t mind step-ping into his shoes.”

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

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With their scarves for cancerpatients, Laurie Erickson andemployees send cards signed withencouraging messages.

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When Lori Tobin walks intoAlpine Chiropractic Center, shereceives a friendly hello fromChristy, the office manager. Sheknows she’s in the right place— for relief from the residualpain in her neck and shoulders,and a staff that truly cares.

“Back in 2009, I came to seeDr. Greg because my TMJ hadgotten so bad that my jaw waslocked. I saw several other prac-titioners before seeing Greg andnone of them could help me.Greg fixed my jaw so I could useit again but referred me toanother doctor because he feltthere was more going on,”recalls Lori.

Lori was later diagnosed withStage 4 cancer in her jaw andneck. Since her recovery, Lorihas seen Dr. Greg and his staffto help deal with the results ofradiation and surgery.

“I know Dr. Greg genuinelycares about his patients as peo-ple, not just a set of symptoms.He took the time to really lookinto why my jaw was in suchbad shape. I trust him. That’swhy I drive from Duvall to seehim,” says a grateful Lori.

Dr. Greg Pfiffner has been apracticing chiropractic sincegraduating from PalmerUniversity West, with honors in1993. He opened AlpineChiropractic Center in NorthBend in 1999.

Dr. Greg specializes in softtissue injuries including auto-mobile, work and sports relatedinjuries. Dr. Greg’s personalizedcare mirrors his philosophy that

all patients come with uniqueand different conditions.Patients range from newborn to90’s; Dr. Greg tailors care toeach patient’s unique needs.

The staff at Alpine includeDr. Chris Hall, DC, Cert. MDT;Pete Connolly LMP; DianaFender LMP; Quincy Vidauri,LMP; and Christy Roeber, OfficeManager. All are dedicated togetting patients back to func-tioning fully in their lives.

“We teach you how to carefor your body so you don’t haveto come back to see us everyweek,” Dr. Greg says. “I knowI’m successful when I see mypatients out on the trail or atthe grocery store, being activeand living their lives.”

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tic. He treats the spine, the mus-cles and your mind, and assignsphysical therapy “homework” topromote self-care. The combina-tion provides great results.

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Patients are happy to sharetheir pleasure about treatmentsat Alpine.

“I suffered a brain concussionand skull fracture when I was4,” says a 49-year-old Pam M.“After my injury, I had dailyheadaches and migraines. In my40?s, my migraines worsened,lasting for 3-8 days. Dr. Gregthought he could help, by work-ing with the muscles that weretight, before working on anyareas out of place.

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Not all garden nurseries are createdequal.

When you invest in annuals, perenni-als, trees and shrubs for your garden,your first concern is that the plants arehealthy — giving them their best shot atsurviving.

Your second concern is selection, andthe professional advice to help youchoose the varieties that will do wellconsidering shade or sun, soil conditions,roaming deer and other factors. Ormaybe you’d like plants to best attractbutterflies and birds.

The Nursery at Mount Si should beyour first stop — with plants direct fromthe growers, a team of professionals tohelp you with your gardening decisions—and beautiful setting to complimentthe flora.

Nestled just below Mount Si in ruralNorth Bend, the nursery is such a peace-ful, natural setting that it is growing inpopularity as an event and weddingvenue. Here at the base of Mount Si is amini Garden of Eden.

Pathways meander through the land-scape and bedding plants. Cross thestream on the little wooden bridge tovisit the gift shop with its pottery, artand home décor, or visit the six green-houses. The nursery’s resident cats andchickens reside along with neighboringcows.

The nursery was founded in 1999 byowner Nels Melgaard, a former organicproduce farmer. He has put together ateam of customer service and landscapespecialists that share a passion forplants.

Go ahead, ask them anything.Between them they can discuss gardensoil conditions, watering needs, weatherimpacts, solutions to pesky slugs, insectand fungus blight — all while helpingyou select the best flowering trees,

shrubs and plants to keep your own gar-den blooming all summer long.

The nursery also has organic plantsand seeds for customers interested ingrowing their own produce. And thenursery encourages local gardeners to“Plant a Row for the Hungry,” to pro-vide fresh vegetables for the foodbank.

Everything for an edible landscapecan be found at The Nursery at Mount Si,including a good selection of fruit treesand berries, and the organic compost togive your veggies and fruits a jump start.Check their website for dates of freeworkshops on sustainable and organicgardening.

Visit the nursery at 42328 S.E. 108thSt. in North Bend, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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So much to sample

Rage Hawley (left), of NorthBend, enjoys savory bites pro-vided by Cathy Lamb duringSipFest, a fundraiser forEncompass, a North Bend-based children’s servicesorganization. The inauguralevent, held April 16 atPickering Barn in Issaquah,was a sellout. More than 400area residents sampled wine,beer and food from 35 ven-dors. The Issaquah Press andSnoValley Star served asmedia sponsors. The secondmajor spring fundraiser forEncompass, ‘Dream with Me’Spring Gala, is April 30, atThe Golf Club at Newcastle.

By Clay Eals


The list of wishes stands tall,but then again so does the job.

“This is a huge, huge job,”said football coach andAssociated Student Body advisorCharlie Kinnune, regarding theprincipal post at Mount Si HighSchool.

Principal Randy Taylor plansto retire June 30.

Staffers at MountSi High School wantthe job to go to apeople person andsomeone fearless ofchange.

Kinnune built aparallel between theupcoming hire of anew principal and theUniversity ofWashington’s April25 hire of Universityof Utah President MichaelYoung.

“This guy is a relationshipbuilder,” Kinnune said ofYoung. “He was able to buildrelationships with all walks oflife. All different groups that hehas to work with he was able tobuild consensus.”

Kinnune said he would like tosee something similar with thenext principal.

Thomas Tilton, a counselor atMount Si, echoed Kinnune, say-ing the job was big and theschool would need a quicklearner.

“We have a pretty good-sizedhigh school with a lot of facets,”he said. “He or she needs to be agood communicator that bal-

ances consistency with flexibili-ty.”

A sense of humor, Tilton said,is a top priority.

Math teacher ChristineKjenner said the next principalhas to be a good, transparentcommunicator who tells his orher staff what’s going on.

Language arts teacherWilliam Dillon said he would

like the next leaderto be a career educa-tor, not an adminis-trator.

“Our past princi-pals have beenadministrators,” hesaid. “We would liketo have someonewith more of an aca-demic base, some-one who has been ina classroom andtaught in a class-

room.”Dillon added he wants the

next leader of the staff to mixthings up a little bit.

“I probably don’t want aprincipal that’s been in someother high school for 30 years,or more of the status quo,” hesaid.

He later added that he valuedexperience, himself being anolder teacher.

“But, where are we going?Let’s turn the page. What’sexciting? What’s new? What’sinteresting?” he asked.

Jerry Bopp, a history teacher,said he would like to see some-one who builds upon what has

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Sometimes chaos is a goodthing.

Like when high-speed trafficgets your baby to fall asleep, orwhen you want to raise moneyfor the Mt. Si Senior Center.

Cheerleaders from Mount SiHigh School modeled outfitsfrom local vendors at afundraiser April 17 at the TPCgolf course on SnoqualmieRidge.

The cheerleaders wore sever-al outfits each, racing tochange each one before jump-

ing back on the runway.“It was a little chaotic,” said

Chloe Villanueva, 17, one ofthe cheerleaders-turned-mod-els. “It was a small taste ofwhat it’s like to be a runwaymodel.”

Most of the money camefrom ticket sales to the eventand from a dessert auction thatsame day. Part of the proceedsfrom sales of outfits the weekof the fundraiser and fashionshow also went to the center.

“It was a fundraiser and alsoa showcase for stores aroundthe Valley and in Duvall,”

Cheerleaders model for a good causeVillanueva said.

At least $5,000 had beenraised, said Carmen Villanueva,Chloe’s mom and the presidentof the Snoqualmie ValleySchools Foundation, though thetotal amount had not been con-firmed.

Chloe was a model from age5 to when she was in the fifthgrade; she was on a Bon Marcheposter that received publicity intwo states, Carmen said.

Despite her experience, Chloe

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By Clay Eals

Teacher Corissa McGehe (left) gets the front page scoop from Austin Wambaugh at a preschool class atEncompass in North Bend. Each week one student is the ‘special person,’ and tells his or her class-mates about his or her life and family. The 3-year-old Austin turned his presentation into the front pageof a newspaper, with his face as the lead ‘photo.’

Read all about it

See PPRRIINNCCIIPPAALL, Page 13

said she still felt nervous.“You just don’t want to fall,”

she said. “Everyone is watch-ing.”

About 100 people attended,Carmen said.

Carmen’s friend JulieNesenblatt, the show’s coordina-

tor, asked Carmen if Chloecould model at the fundraiser.Chloe accepted.

Fellow cheerleaders AubreyLane, Cassady Weldon andKatrina Cranford modeledalongside Cranford’s youngersister Johanna, who attendsSnoqualmie Middle School.

“It was fun to dress up,”Chloe said. “I would do it again,especially since it was for a goodcause.”


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been established under Taylor.“Someone who is strongly

curriculum-oriented,” Boppsaid. “Someone who sees to itthat we have a unified curricu-lum and works toward thingsthat we have started workingtoward, like common assess-ments.”

Converse-ly, Bopp listedsome things he hopes the nextprincipal does not do, likesupervising lunch hour.

“That’s expensive helpdoing something that doesn’ttake expensive help,” he said.

He also said he hoped thenext principal is not a retireewho was re-hired for the job.

“I wouldn’t want someonewho is going to be paddingtheir income with a double-hit,” he said. “There aren’t awhole lot of principal jobsavailable in the state, so weought to have a really strong

pool of those who haven’tretired.”

Kjenner said she would notwant someone with a top-down management style to getthe top job.

“This staff is very strong andthere are a lot of awesomethings happening,” she said.“Don’t shut that down. Listento the staff, promote theschool to the community.There are kids doing fabulousthings.”

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

“There aren’t a whole lot ofprincipal jobs available inthe state, so we ought tohave a really strong pool ofthose who haven’t retired.”

—— JJeerrrryy BBoopppp

Teacher

Contributed

From left, high-schoolers Cassady Weldon, Katrina Cranford, Chloe Villanueva, middle-schooler JohannaCranford and Mount Si High School student Aubrey Lane. The group volunteered as models at a fashion showand fundraiser for the Mt. Si Senior Center.

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SportsPAGE 14 APRIL 28, 2011

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Snoqualmie residents DennisBroadwell and Brian Dickinsonare climbing Mount Everest, thetallest peak on earth.

Broadwell owns MountainGurus, a climbing guide service;Dickinson is trying to climb thehighest peak on each continent.

Broadwell is filing regular dis-patches from the trip. Thesehave been abridged for theSnoValley Star. Follow himonline atmountaingurus.blogspot.com.

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After lunch I witnessed myfirst major yak traffic jam. Thelead yak refused to cross the sus-pension bridge; after nearly 30minutes of pushing and prod-ding, the yak finally began torelent. The yaks were movingagain, and the bridge wascleared of dropped loads. Dramaat 12,000 feet made for a funafternoon.

We began our steep climb tothe Tengboche Monastery. Aftera brief tour of this famousBuddhist landmark, we descend-ed to Deboche for dinner.

Today’s trek brought us to14,000 feet to the outpost of

Pheriche, after a brief stop at thePangboche Monastery, where wewere greeted by the head Lamafor a Puja blessing. He wished usgood luck and safety on themountain.

We headed up to Lobuche,passing the terminal moraine ofthe Khumbu Glacier. Westopped briefly to pay respect tothe memorial of past fallenclimbers.

Here at 16,000 feet, the airreally begins to thin. We’rehigher than any peak in thelower 48 states.

We’re staying at the nicestplace in town, an evening ofgood food and a game of hearts.The group’s beginning to feelthe buzz in the air.

Tomorrow, we’ll hike toGorak Shep. We should be ableto connect to the 3G networkagain.

We woke again to cloudyskies, heading up to Gorak Shepat 16,900 feet. I start to feel the

dry air in my lungs as I gazeacross the Himalayan landscape.

Photographs cannot capturethe beauty of this place. Theexpanse of peaks is breathtaking.

I start to feel my stride. I’vebeen a little out of sync the pastfew days. I suffer from a rareform of juvenile arthritis andkeeping this disease in check ismy main concern. Despite it all,I keep climbing pushing my

body beyond what it will allowme to do. Today, I’m feelinggood. I’ve always been able tostay strong at altitude.

I’m eager as we pass yaktrains returning from EverestBase Camp carrying supplies.

We wake early heading upKala Patar on a cloudless morn-ing. As we climb, Mount Everestcomes into view. My heart races

from the thin air as the sunbegins to peak over Everest. It’san awesome sight.

I make it to the top of KalaPatar, 18,200 feet right behindour lead Sherpa. I drink a cup oftea and take in the view. I lookout across the endless sea ofpeaks, dreaming of what it willbe like to stand on top of

Expedition reachesEverest Base Camp

Contributed

Dennis Broadwell, of Snoqualmie, climbs up Island Peak near Mount Everest. Broadwell and Brian Dickinson,of Snoqualmie, will attempt to climb Everest in May.

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Hydroplane racer and NorthBend resident Kayleigh PerkinsMallory suffered a scare April 21when her boat caught fire whilemaking practice runs on LakeWashington.

Perkins Mallory leapt clear ofher turbine-powered boat sec-onds before flames sweptthrough its cockpit.

She escaped with only minorinjuries, and she is ready to getback on the water. This season,the 22-year-old wants to reclaimher crown of Unlimited LightHydroplane race circuit.

Her boat, the U-72 FosterCare/TRIAD RacingTechnologies, however, has tobe rebuilt, which will force hermiss at least the 2011 season’sopening race in May.

Perkins Mallory had beentesting a new motor in her boat

in preparation for the seasonwhen the accident occurred.

“It didn’t seem to be runningright,” she said.

So, she headed back in. About30 feet from the dock, theengine cut out.

The voice of her husband,James Mallory, came over theradio: “Fire! Fire! Fire!”

He could see flames pouringout of her cherry-red boat’sengine.

Perkins Mallory grabbed thehandle on the boat’s fire extin-guisher. To activate it, a driverhas to push its knob in, but inher rush, she ripped the extin-guisher’s knob clear off.

A thought rushed throughher head: “Well that isn’t goingto do me any good.”

She couldn’t stop the firefrom spreading to the fuel tank,

By John Lok/The Seattle Times

Driver Kayleigh Perkins Mallory (far left) is rescued from the water after she leapt into Lake Washington fromher burning hydroplane as she taxied to shore after a test run during a ULHRA spring training event April 21.

North Bend woman’shydroplane burns

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Scoreboard

Prep baseball33AA//22AA KKiinnggCCooCCoonnffeerreenncceeStandings: Mount Si 9-0 (L), 13-1 (S); Bellevue 6-2, 6-4; LakeWashington 5-4, 6-5; MercerIsland 4-5, 8-6; Interlake 3-4, 5-7; Juanita 3-6, 3-11; Sammamish2-7, 7-8; Liberty 1-7, 4-8

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Mount Si 13, Interlake 1Juanita 9, Liberty 8Mercer Island 19, Sammamish 2Bellevue 6, Lake Washington 0AApprriill 2200 GGaammeess

Mount Si 13, Bellevue 3Lake Washington 5, Sammamish 2AApprriill 2222 GGaammeess

Mount Si 8, Mercer Island 7Sammamish 15, Juanita 4Lake Washington 5, Liberty 4AApprriill 2233 GGaammee

Bothell 9, Juanita 2

MOUNT SI 13, BELLEVUE 3Mount Si 026 23 - 13 9 1Bellevue 102 00 - 3 2 5W: Trevor Taylor, L: DrewQuinlan. 2B: Shane Dixon (MS),Reece Karalus (MS), Nate Sinner(MS)Mount Si highlights: Dixon 1-2, 2RBI; Karalus 2-3, 2 RBIs; Sinner 3-3

MOUNT SI 13, INTERLAKE 1Mount Si 040 020 7 - 13 16 0Interlake 001 000 0 - 1 4 3W: Trevor Lane, L: Griffin Sutich.2B: Max Brown (MS), ReeceKaralus (MS). 3B: Dustin Breshears(MS). HR: Joey Button (Int)Mount Si highlights: Breshears2-4, 4 RBIs; Brown 3-4, 3 runs;Karalus 2-3, 3 RBIs; Derek Welsh2-3, 1 RBI

Prep boys soccer33AA//22AA KKiinnggCCooCCoonnffeerreenncceeStandings: Sammamish 10-0-0(L), 10-0-1 (S); Mercer Island 7-1-2, 8-2-2; Bellevue 5-4-0, 5-5-1;Lake Washington 5-4-1, 6-5-1;Mount Si 5-5-0, 5-6-1; Liberty 2-6-2, 3-7-2; Interlake 1-8-1, 2-8-2;Juanita 1-8-0, 1-10-0AApprriill 1199 GGaammeess

Lake Washington 2, Interlake 1Bellevue 3, Liberty 2Mercer Island 8, Juanita 1Sammamish 2, Mount Si 0AApprriill 2222 GGaammeess

Sammamish 5, Liberty 0Lake Washington 1, Mount Si 0Mercer Island 8, Interlake 1

LAKE WASHINGTON 1, MOUNT SI 0Mount Si 0 0 - 0Lake Washington 1 0 - 0First half goal: 1, MerlinGranadas (LW, Taylor Stapfassist), 22:00Shutout: Andreas Verduzco

SAMMAMISH 2, MOUNT SI 0Sammamish 1 1 - 2Mount Si 0 0 - 0

First half goal: 1, Taylor Berg (S,unassisted), 32:00Second half goal: 2, Berg (S,unassisted), 78:00Shutout: Stuart Ellsworth

Prep softball33AA//22AA KKiinnggCCooCCoonnffeerreenncceeStandings: Juanita 10-0, 13-1;Bellevue 6-2, 9-3; Mount Si 5-4,7-5; Lake Washington 5-4, 5-9;Interlake 4-4, 7-5; Liberty 4-4, 5-5; Sammamish 0-6, 0-9; MercerIsland 0-9, 1-10

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LAKE WASHINGTON 17,MOUNT SI 7Mount Si 012 40 - 7 12 3LW 113 48 - 17 12 1W: Emillee Ronbeck, L: KendraLee. 2B: Celine Fowler (MS),Maura Murphy (MS), RachaelPicchena (MS). 3B: Murphy(MS), Whitney Dunlap (LW),Megan Spartz (LW). HR: BethanyBacon (LW), Jenny Hill (LW),Spartz (LW)Mount Si highlights: Fowler 3-3,2 runs; Murphy 2-4, 2 runs, 3RBIs; Picchena 1-3, 1 RBI

Prep boys track & field33AA KKiinnggCCoo CCoonnffeerreennccee

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MOUNT SI 99, INTERLAKE 69,LAKE WASHINGTON 13100: 1, Jordan Todd (Int) 11.5;2, Kaleb Huerta (MS) 11.5; 3,Shane Blankenburg (MS) 11.6.200: 1, Blankenburg (MS) 23.4;2, Huerta (MS) 23.8; 4, TylerButton (MS) 24.1; 5, JustinMcLaughlin (MS) 25.0 400: 1, Mason Bragg (MS) 51.0;3, McLaughlin (MS) 56.4 800: 1, Ashish Suntosh (Int)2:05.2; 3, Levi Botten (MS)2:09.9; 4, Ryan Olson (MS) 2:14.71,600: 1, Suntosh (Int) 4:36.8; 2,Dominick Canady (MS) 4:36.1;3, Tom Kirby (MS) 4:52.7; 4, BenHouldridge (MS) 5:02.0 3,200: 1, Samuel Ginor (Int)10:15.7; 4, Richard Carmichael(MS) 10:25.7; 5, Tim Corrie (MS)10:47.3110 hurdles: 1, Nate Chase (MS)16.7; 2, Bradly Stevens (MS)17.2; 3, Jon Proctor (MS) 18.7; 4,Emmitt Rudd (MS) 19.8

300 hurdles: 1, Chase (MS) 41.9;4, Houldridge (MS) 47.9; 5,Kevin Carter (MS) 51.34x100 relay: 1, Mount Si(Huerta, Bragg, Blankenburg,Button) 44.44x400 relay: 1, Mount Si A(Chase, Huerta, Jimbo Davis,Button) 3:38.0; 3, Mount Si B(Canady, Houldridge, Olson,Landon Storrud) 4:07.2Shot put: 1, Kolton Auxier (MS)51-1; 2, Brian Copeland (MS) 43-0; 3, Brian Ruhland (MS) 38-10.5; 5, Sean Cantalini (MS) 36-4Discus: 1, Doc Derwin (MS) 130-4; 2, Zach Storm (MS) 130-3; 3,Auxier (MS) 121-10; 4, Ruhland(MS) 109-7; 5, Copeland (MS)109-2Javelin: 1, Storm (MS) 173-8; 2,Stevens (MS) 160-11; 3, Rudd(MS) 142-6High jump: 1, Dominic Jackson(Int) 5-8; 2, Olson (MS) 5-2; 3,Proctor (MS) 5-0Pole vault: 1, Ryuji Kawashima(Int) 14-0; 2, Jake Rouches (MS)10-6; 3, Davis (MS) 10-6; 4,Botten (MS) 9-6Long jump: 1, Robert Reyes (LW)17-11.5; 2, Rudd (MS) 17-3.25; 4,Graham Griffin (MS) 16-5.5; 5,Elijah Mayfield (MS) 16-0.5Triple jump: 1, Mayfield (MS)36-10; 4, A.J. Brevick (MS) 34-7.75

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MOUNT SI 85, INTERLAKE 85,LAKE WASHINGTON 19100: 1, Jesse Guyer (MS) 13.0; 2,Sophie Rockow (MS) 13.3; 5,Abbey Bottemiller (MS) 13.7200: 1, Summer Hanson (Int)27.1; 2, Rockow (MS) 27.1; 4,Guyer (MS) 27.7400: 1, Hanson (Int) 63.3; 2,Lindsay Kirby (MS) 64.0; 4,Madeleine Hutchison 67.9; 5,Madelyn Esteb (MS) 69.7800: 1, Christina Volken (MS)2:28.6; 3, Bailey Wise (MS)3:11.41,600: 1, Bailey Scott (MS)5:26.9; 2, Kendall Maddux (MS)6:14.3; 3, Delaney Hollis (MS) 6:19.13,200: 1, Nadia Lucas (Int)12:07.0; 2, Scott (MS) 12:16.6100 hurdles: 1, Montana

Malarkey-Hess (Int) 17.5; 3,Ashley Jackson (MS) 18.0300 hurdles: 1, Malarkey-Hess(Int) 50.3; 3, Jackson (MS) 50.7;5, Sydney Leonard (MS) 54.74x100 relay: 1, Mount Si(Bottemiller, Rockow, Guyer,Kristen Kasel) 52.14x200 relay: 1, Interlake1:53.00; 2, Mount Si (SydneyGore, Esteb, Hutchison, KennediNorris) 1:59.14x400 relay: 1, LakeWashington (Anneke Knestedt,Kate Roberts, Audrey Nordness,Nicola Scutt) 4:19.4; 2, Mount Si(Bottemiller, Volken, Kirby,Hutchison) 4:23.0Shot put: 1, Brenda Agus (Int)29-11; 2, Leonard (MS) 27-0; 4,Madison Bardsley (MS) 26-1Discus: 1, Agus (Int) 109-9; 2,Leslie Stevens (MS) 84-1; 3,Bardsley (MS) 67-9; 4, Kasel (MS)62-6Javelin: 1, Stevens (MS) 102-3;4, Leonard (MS) 86-10; 5, Kasel(MS) 80-2High jump: 1, Anna Sugiyama(Int) 4-6; 2, Lexi Swanson (MS)4-4; 4, Esteb (MS) 4-2; 5, Dore(MS) 4-0Triple jump: 1, Stevens (MS) 33-9; 2, Rockow (MS) 31-10.25; 3,Guyer (MS) 29-10

Prep girls tennis33AA//22AA KKiinnggCCooCCoonnffeerreennccee

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JUANITA 6, MOUNT SI 1Singles: Tennessee-Taylor Chan(J) d. Natolie Knoetgen 6-1, 7-5;Devin Clawson (J) d. Trina Eck 6-0, 6-2; Kelsey Glenn (J) d. LindsayMasters 7-5, 6-4; Lauren Wood(MS) d. Nancy Chang 6-0, 6-0Doubles: Molly Ichikawa-AnnaLudvigsen (J) d. Shelby Thomas-Bailey Leonard 6-3, 6-4; ShelbyHill-Chris Hanley (J) d. RachelSwamy-Evanne Webster 6-1, 4-6,6-3; Claudia Lin-Hannah Skurnik(J) d. Amanda Gates-MeghanMcCallum 6-3, 2-6, 11-9

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REDMOND 6, MOUNT SI 1Singles: Sarah Du (Red) d.Natalie Knoetgen 6-1, 6-0;Raluca Infirm (Red) d. Trina Eck6-4, 6-1; Sophie Xu (Red) d.

Lindsay Masters 6-4, 6-1; DanaSimmons (Red) d. Lauren Wood6-4, 6-3Doubles: Shelby Thomas-BaileyLeonard (MS) d. Hallie Blatter-Jeneal Carter 6-1, 6-3; MarissaCraig-Sarah Boye (Red) d. RachelSwamy-Evanne Webster 6-4, 6-1;Arvana Anzler-Meg Holtzinger(Red) d. Amanda Gates-MeghanMcCallum 6-2, 6-3

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GIG HARBOR 14, MOUNT SI 7Mount Si statistics: BeauBachand 7 groundballs, ZaneBerhold 1 goal, 3 groundballs;Andrew Bottemiller 3 goals, 2groundballs; BradyChristensen 3 groundballs,Nick Crandell 1 groundball,Tucker Dana 1 groundball,Will Dodeward 1 groundball,Sal Francisco 2 groundballs,Zach Gappa 1 groundball,Matt Mahrer 2 goals, 1 assist, 4groundballs; Blake Moorhead 3groundballs, Cody Oberlander4 groundballs, Henry Owens 1goal, 1 assist, 7 groundballs;Brendan Pike 2 groundballs,Jake Smith 1 groundball, NateWhited 1 groundball, MaxWilliamson 1 groundball,Tylar Young 1 groundball,Cameron Pike 5 saves,Matthew Yan 4 saves


REDMOND 9, MOUNT SI 1Mount Si statistics: BeauBachand 8 groundballs, ZaneBerhold 6 groundballs, AndrewBottemiller 2 groundballs,Bradley Christensen 2 ground-balls, Will Dodeward 2 ground-balls, Sal Francisco 1 groundball,Zach Gappa 1 groundball, AdamHasa 3 groundballs, MattMahrer 2 groundballs, HenryOwens 1 goal, 2 groundballs;Brandan Pike 2 groundballs,Jake Smith 1 groundball, NateWhited 1 groundball, TateWright 4 groundballs, CameronPike 8 saves, Matthew Yan 6saves

Everest. It’s one of the clearestmornings I’ve ever experiencedin the Himalayas.

We head back down forbreakfast and begin our trek toEverest Base Camp. After a fewhours we arrive in Base Camp.A mile of tents makes up thistemporary city.

Temba, our climbing Sherpa,tells me there are nearly 40expeditions climbing on Everest

this spring. Climbers from allover the world come here togive it their best shot.

Our camp is situated at theedge of the Khumbu Icefall.We’re quickly welcomed intoour dining tent by our friendlySherpa staff. A three-courselunch is prepared for us.Expedition life doesn’t getmuch better than this.

We meet our Sherpa staff;Temba and Ngawang will beour climbing Sherpas. Lhachmi,Jangke and Gurung will be ourBase Camp kitchen staff, andDawa will be our Camp 2 cook.After a long day we retreat to

our tents for our first night’ssleep at 17,600 feet.

Our stay at Base Camp willbe short. We plan to descendagain to Dingboche and thenclimb Island Peak with ourtrekkers.

It takes time to acclimatizeto these altitudes, and our planis to spend time climbing else-where in hopes to limit ourtrips through the KhumbuIcefall, which can be the mostdangerous part of climbingEverest.

Midmorning I took a walkover to our nearest neighbors,

RMI Expeditions. I started myguiding career as an RMI guide,and it’s nice to be close to vet-eran guides like Dave Hahn.He’s guiding a father-and-daughter team.

If successful, she will be theyoungest female to summitEverest — at age 16.

After lunch, the local Lamawill conduct our Puja ceremo-ny at Base Camp. Each expedi-tion needs to hold Puja beforeclimbing above Base Camp.During Puja, the Sherpas willbless our climbing gear andask for safety on the moun-tain.

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filled with an explosive mix ofjet fuel and vapors.

“At that point, it was a panicto get away from the boat,” she said.

But Perkins Mallory wasstrapped into her seat with amultipoint harness, radio cables

and an oxygen tube. She wasstrapped onto a bomb.

It only took a couple of sec-onds for her to rip free from theboat and open the hatch.

“As soon as I lifted up the lid,half the deck of the boat blewup,” she said.

Perkins Mallory jumped intothe lake. She turned to seeflames whipping around thecockpit.

Like all hydroplane drivers,

she was wearing a fire-protectivesuit, but it can only buy youeight or nine seconds, she said.

The boat coasted into thedock, where the emergency crewput out the flames.

Perkins Mallory had beenlucky. The wind had blown theflames away from the boat’sfuel tank, buying her and thepeople on shore a few extra sec-onds.

“If it had hit the fuel tank, it

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would’ve looked like a nukedropped on the boat,” she said.“There wouldn’t have been any-thing left of the boat to sal-vage.”

That would have includedher.

“I was very, very lucky,” shesaid.

Now, Perkins Mallory is anx-ious to get back on the water,but she’ll have to wait until herboat is repaired. It is in a boatshop in Tukwila.

The season’s first race inWenatchee, May 6-7, is definite-

ly out. However, the team could

lease another boat until repairsare finished.

The team’s owners, JoeFrauenheim and Phil Bononcini,could not be reached for com-ment.

“I’m not going to stop racingbecause of this,” Perkins Mallorysaid. “I still have a long careerahead of me.”

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


Mount Si High School fanshad a new name to cheerafter the Wildcats beat MercerIsland in extra innings April23.

Senior Justin Henak has hadlimited playing time this season— his first on varsity. He wasfilling in behind the plate afterthe team’s regular catcher RobbLane was sent to the hospitalfollowing a violent collision inthe Wildcats’ April 20 gameagainst Bellevue.

Coming to bat in the bot-tom of the eighth inning withthe score tied 7-7, Henak deliv-ered the biggest hit of his sea-son.

Mount Si’s at bat started withNate Sinner getting a leadoffdouble. Daniel Besmer poppedout to the catcher. RyanAtkinson singled, moved Sinnerto third — and 90 feet awayfrom winning the game.

Mercer Island pitcher ConnorPerryman intentionally walkedMount Si leadoff batter DustinBreshears to load the bases.Breshears had hit a home run inhis first at bat; Henak had gone0 for 4 that day with two strike-outs.

Henak bit at the first offering,but missed. Strike one.

Perryman reeled back anddealt again. Henak ripped theball into center field. Sinner shotdown the line across home platefor the win.

Henak’s timely hit pushed theWildcats’ winning streak to 13games.

The performance was nothingnew for the team. Mount Si hasgotten big contributions from itsentire roster during its dreamseason.

The win against MercerIsland also showcased theteam’s focus.

Starting pitcher Reece Karalusgot into trouble early in the first

inning, despite throwing fivefirst pitch strikes.

The Islanders quickly got two

runs on the board with onlyone out. They then loaded thebases.

But Karalus, one of the team’sstar pitchers this season, wasn’tfazed by the situation. Hereached back and got the nexttwo batters to strike out with atotal of seven pitches. Bleedingstopped.

The Wildcats hung in thegame, taking the lead in thefourth inning. But the Islandersput up two runs in the fifthinning and three runs in thesixth inning.

Karalus struggled against thetough Islanders. He left thegame with two outs in the sixthinning, having thrown 106pitches. He had five strikeouts,and had allowed four walks andnine hits.

For the season, his ERA is4.14. He has two wins and oneloss in five starts.

Shane Dixon replaced Karalusto close out the sixth inning. Hekept Mercer Island’s bats quietin the seventh and eighthinnings.

Mount Si baseball outlasts Mercer Island for win in extra innings

By Sandy Horvath

First baseman Trevor Lane beats a throw into second base duringMount Si’s 8-7 win over Mercer Island in extra innings. The April 22 winextended the Wildcats’ winning streak to 13 games.

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❑❑ North Bend PlanningCommission, 7 p.m. April 28,211 Main Ave. N.

❑❑ Snoqualmie Valley SchoolDistrict public hearing, 6:45p.m. April 28, 8001 Silva Ave.S.E., Snoqualmie

❑❑ Snoqualmie Valley SchoolBoard, 7:30 p.m. April 28, 8001Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie

❑❑ Snoqualmie Public WorksCommittee, 5 p.m. May 2,38624 S.E. River St.

❑❑ Snoqualmie Planning andParks Committee, 6 p.m. May2, 38624 S.E. River St.

❑❑ Snoqualmie PlanningCommission, 7 p.m. May 2,38624 S.E. River St.

❑❑ Snoqualmie Finance andAdministration Committee,5:30 p.m. May 3, 38624 S.E.River St.

❑❑ North Bend Finance andAdministration Committee, 2p.m. May 3, 211 Main Ave. N.

❑❑ North Bend City Council,7 p.m. May 3, 411 Main Ave. S.

❑❑ Si View Metro ParkDistrict Board ofCommissioners, 6:30 p.m. May4, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, NorthBend

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❑❑ Bill Anschell, 7 p.m. April28, Boxley’s, 101 W. North BendWay, North Bend.

❑❑ 16th Annual Sno-ValleyPlant and Garden Sale, April28-30, Remlinger Farms, 32610N.E. 32nd St., Carnation. Allproceeds will benefit the SeniorCenter in Carnation.

❑❑ Trash Talk with StokelyTowles, 7 p.m. April 29,Masonic Hall, Fall City. Cookiesand festivities after the show.Tickets: $10, $7 for children andseniors.

❑❑ Annual Safety Fair andOpen House, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.April 30, Snoqualmie FireStation, 37600 S.E. SnoqualmieParkway. Activities, demonstra-tions, safety education, refresh-ments and Smokey the Bear. IDcards for children are available;bring medical records.

❑❑ National PrescriptionDrug Take Back Day, 10 a.m.April 30, various locations. InSnoqualmie: Sno Falls CreditUnion, 9025 Meadowbrook WayS.E. In North Bend: North BendPark & Ride between EastMcClellan and East Park streets.

❑❑ Valley Animal Partnersthird annual Spay-ghetti Dinnerand Dessert Auction, 5:30-8:30p.m. April 30, SnoqualmieEagles, 8200 Railroad Ave. S.E.,Snoqualmie. Tickets: $12 foradults; $7 for children andseniors. All money raised will goto the Valley Animal PartnersSpay and Neuter program,which assists those with limitedincome. Go to www.valleyani-malpartners.com.

❑❑ Eric Ode Kids Show, 1p.m. May 1, Boxley’s, 101 W.North Bend Way, North Bend.Tickets: $3.

❑❑ Afternoon Preschool StoryTimes, 1:30 p.m. May 2,Snoqualmie Library, 7824Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 3-6accompanied by an adult.

❑❑ Open mic, 6:30 p.m. May3, Twede’s Café, 137 W. NorthBend Way, North Bend.

❑❑ Young Toddler StoryTimes, 9:30 a.m. May 4,Snoqualmie Library, 7824Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 6-24months old accompanied by anadult.

❑❑ Preschool Story Times,10:30 a.m. May 4, SnoqualmieLibrary, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E.Ages 3-6 accompanied by anadult.

❑❑ Teen study zone, 3 p.m.May 4, North Bend Library, 115E. Fourth St. Drop-in duringscheduled study zone hours forfree homework help in all sub-jects from volunteer tutors.

❑❑ Pajamarama Story Times,6:30 p.m. May 4, North BendLibrary, 115 E. Fourth St. Allyoung children are welcomewith an adult.

❑❑ Open mic, 7 p.m. May 4,The Black Dog, 8062 RailroadAve. S.E., Snoqualmie.

❑❑ Fiesta Fun Zumba Party,6:30 p.m. May 6, Si ViewCommunity Center, 400 S.E.Orchard Drive, North Bend.

Learn new moves and get anintro to Zumba in the Circuit.Door and raffle prizes, smooth-ies, guest instructors. For info,email Quincy and Erma atladiesofzumba@ gmail.com. Fee:Adults $5 pre-reg/$7 at the door,youth 12 and under $3 pre-reg/$5 at the door.

❑❑ Cinco de Mayo HalfMarathon, 8K and Kids MileRun, 7 a.m May 7, Mount SiHigh School, 8651Meadowbrook Way S.E.,Snoqualmie. Go to www.runsno-qualmie.com.

❑❑ Snoqualmie Ridge ROAMother-Son event, 3-5 p.m. May7, Cascade View ElementarySchool, 34816 S.E. Ridge St.,Snoqualmie

❑❑ Mother’s Day Tea andTalks, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 8,Cedar River Watershed, 19901Cedar Falls Road S.E., NorthBend. Naturalists from SeattlePublic Utilities will give talksand lead walks around the lushwatershed area. Learn the storyof Rattlesnake Lake.

❑❑ Master Gardeners’ PlantClinic, 6 p.m. May 9,Snoqualmie Library, 7824Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie.Snoqualmie Valley MasterGardeners will answer questionsabout plant selection, diagnosisand treatment of plant disease,insect identification, and othertopics. The clinic will meet onthe second Monday of each

month through October.❑❑ Basic Coldframe

Construction, 7 p.m. May 9,Snoqualmie Library, 7824Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie.This master gardener workshopwill focus on three easy designsusing inexpensive, easy-to-findand, in some cases, unconven-tional materials to construct abasic coldframe.

❑❑ Healthy Youth Forum,6:30-8:30 p.m. May 11, 8651Meadowbrook Way S.E.,Snoqualmie. For parents andteens. Hear what teens are say-ing about their health behaviorsand the teen brain, and practiceimportant conversations withother community members tobe more attuned and connected.

❑❑ Annual SnoqualmieLibrary book sale, May 20-25,Snoqualmie Library, 7824Center Blvd. S.E. Proceeds sup-port programs at the library runby Friends of SnoqualmieLibrary. For information or tovolunteer, [email protected].

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❑❑ 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.

❑❑ Spanish Academy invitesvolunteers fluent in Spanish toparticipate in summer camps onits three-acre farm-style school.Must love children and nature.Call 888-4999.

❑❑ 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

then on “VolunteerOpportunities.”

❑❑ Mt. Si Senior Center needsvolunteers for sorting and salesin the thrift store, reception andclass instruction. The center is at411 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.com or 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 Mt. Si SeniorCenter, 411 Main Ave. S., NorthBend. Led by certified exerciseinstructor Carla Orellana. Call888-3434.

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❑❑ Mental illness supportgroup, 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays,Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway,Snoqualmie. The group is free ofcharge for anyone with a mentalillness or a family member witha mental illness. Call 829-2417.

❑❑ Sno-Valley Beekeepersmeets the second Tuesday at theMeadowbrook InterpretiveCenter, Meadowbrook Farm,1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend.Go to www.snoqualmievalleybee-keepers.org.

❑❑ Trellis gardening clubmeets at 10 a.m. the thirdSaturday, at Valley ChristianAssembly, 32725 S.E. 42nd St.,Fall City. Trellis is an informalsupport group for theSnoqualmie Valley’s vegetablegardeners, who have special cli-mactic challenges and rewards.New and experienced gardenersare welcome.

Elk Management Groupmeets at 6:30 p.m. the secondWednesday at the U.S. ForestService conference room at 130Thrasher Ave., behind the visi-tors’ center on North Bend Way.Interagency committee meetingsare at 1:30 p.m. the firstMonday at the North Bend CityHall annex, 126 Fourth St. Bothmeetings are open to the public.Go to snoqualmievalleyelk.org.

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