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John Mullen begins stokingthe fire Sunday night. He andfellow Snoqualmie Tribe mem-bers add thick logs to the blazeoutside the tribe’s woodcarvingworkshop. Once the fire is roar-ing, he adds lava stones. They sitin the flames until they areglowing hot. It’s Monday morn-

ing by the time the stones areready to come out.

Mullen digs a shovel into thefire and pulls out a stone thesize of a bread loaf. Carrying it

with the shovel, he walks 10 feetto a freshly carved cedar dugoutcanoe that sits waist high and isfull of water.

He dumps the stone in. Steamrises in the air, and the waterhisses.

Eight stones are added to thecanoe, one every couple feet.

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Snoqualmie Valley SchoolBoard member Scott Hodginshas said impact fees don’t solveanything.

“Impact fees don’t even comeclose to the cost of building anew school,” he said.

And yet, Hodgins and the restof the board bristled, again, at theSnoqualmie City Council’s oppo-

sition to increasing impact fees. Impact fees are assessed on

new development in order todefray additional costs thedevelopment causes on publicservices.

“We have a city of Snoqualmie,whose mayor says its one of thefastest-growing cities in America,”board president Dan Popp said.“And yet the city is not support-ing the schools that will house

the children of that community.”Popp called the Snoqualmie

City Council’s decision “a mis-judgment.

“If the increase had happenedin January, that’s $500,000 thatwould have been collected forschools,” Popp said.

The increase has been approvedby North Bend, Sammamish andKing County.

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member Robert Jeans, present atthe June 23 school board meet-ing, said the next day that hewould like to take a new look atimpact fees, an issue creating“mutual frustration” among thecity, the builders and theschools, he added.

“Growth in Snoqualmie hasslowed down to little or noth-

School board: Impact fees are too low

By Dan Catchpole

John Mullen, Snoqualmie Tribe woodcarver, drops a white-hot lava rock into a new dugout cedar canoe. Thehot rocks and water help Mullen make the canoe wider, but the process takes two days to complete.

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In anticipation of a warm,dry summer, Eastside Fire &Rescue introduced its annualburn ban in mid-June. Theban runs through Sept. 30.

While the spring was wet,the area’s dry summers createa great deal of fuel for fires.The wooded suburban com-munities in EFR’s area createwhat the agency calls a “wild-land urban interface,” whichcan put homes at risk of wild-fires. Between May 1 and June15, EFR responded to 14brush fires, according to anews release from the agency.

EFR includes North Bendand most of unincorporatedKing County in the upperSnoqualmie Valley.

All outdoor fires are pro-hibited, but some are allowedwith a permit. All fires usingwood are also subject to burnbans enacted by the PugetSound Clean Air Agency.

Cooking and recreationalfires are allowed with a no-feepermit. The fires must be in afire pit, use seasoned wood,and cannot be larger thanthree feet wide and two feettall. The size restrictionsapply year round.

“People can still cook, theycan still have their campfirethis time of year, but theyneed to get a permit for it ifits not in a barbeque pit,” EFRDeputy Chief Bud Backer said.

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Summer days spent hiking inMount Si State Park or lounginglakeside at Lake SammamishState Park will cost most userssoon.

The cash-strapped state ispreparing to debut the DiscoverPass on July 1, just as the Fourthof July weekend causes attendanceto swell at state parks and recre-ation lands. The permit is requiredto park vehicles at state recreationsites and other public lands.

The base price for the annualpass is $30, although consumersshould expect to shell outanother $5 in fees. The day-usepass — base price: $10 — carries$1.50 in additional fees.

State officials maintain thepass is necessary to avoid closingstate parks and other sites topublic access, but outdoorsenthusiasts said the requirementserves a barrier to parkgoers, andcould cause attendance to drop.

The pass is needed for parkingaccess to 7 million acres of staterecreation lands under the juris-diction of the Washington StateParks and RecreationCommission, state Departmentof Natural Resources, and stateDepartment of Fish andWildlife. State recreation landsinclude state parks, boat launch-es, heritage sites, wildlife andnatural areas, campgrounds,trails and trailheads.

Users must display the annualor day-use Discover Pass in vehi-

cles’ front windshields or face a$99 fine. Officials plan toemphasize public education andcompliance during the upcom-ing holiday weekend.

The state is offering theDiscover Pass online and atrecreational license dealersacross the Evergreen State. Still,rangers at Lake SammamishState Park fielded dozens ofphone calls in recent monthsabout the pass. Selling the per-mit is also causing logistics has-sles for park rangers.

Lake Sammamish State ParkRanger Tor Bjorklund saidrangers hope to sell the passes ata booth near the park entrance,but because the staff is stretchedthin and the booth needs repairs,parkgoers might need to trek offthe beaten path to the office topurchase a Discover Pass.

The pass is meant to generatefunding to offset deep cuts toland-management agencies andstate parks. Officials need toraise about $60 million per yearto compensate for the cuts.

“We are optimistic that peo-ple will support state parks andrecreation lands and buy theDiscover Pass,” State ParksDirector Don Hoch said in astatement. “Without the pass tosupport state parks, we would

have been closing park gates allover the state.”

Officials eyed Squak MountainState Park near Issaquah for pos-sible closure amid the budgetcrunch, but instead opted toreduce hours and maintenanceas a cost-cutting measure.

“The Discover Pass will helpensure that the beautiful recre-ation lands of Washington stateremain open for all to enjoy,”state Commissioner of PublicLand Peter Goldmark said in astatement. “For less than thecost to take the family out tothe movies, we can keep popularplaces such as Mount Si, CapitolState Forest and Ahtanum StateForest open.”

Revenue from pass sales is tobe divided among the state land-management agencies: 84 per-cent to state parks, 8 percent tothe Department of Fish andWildlife, and 8 percent to theDepartment of NaturalResources.

State lawmakers approved theDiscover Pass in late April. Gov.Chris Gregoire signed the legis-lation into law last month.

Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wka-garise@isspress.com. Comment at www.sno-valleystar.com.

The annual Discover Pass is $35and a day-use pass is $11.50, includinga 10 percent transaction fee and dealerfees — $2 for the annual pass and 50cents for the day-use permit. (The baseprice is $30 for the annual permit and$10 for the day-use permit.)

Statewide, the Discover Pass is forsale at almost 600 sporting goods andother retail stores that sell recreationalfishing and hunting licenses. InSnoqualmie Valley, Discover Passretailers include:

❑ Ace Hardware, 330 Main Ave. S.,North Bend

Call 1-866-320-9933 toll free or go

to www.discoverpass.wa.gov to orderannual or day-use passes.

Certain holders of fishing andhunting licenses, registered campersin state parks, disabled veterans andothers do not require a Discover Passto park on state recreation lands. Finda complete list of exemptions at theDiscover Pass website.

People can also earn a free annualDiscover Pass by contributing 24 hoursof agency-approved volunteer work instate recreation areas. Learn moreabout volunteer opportunities at theDiscover Pass website.

Starting this fall, people can pur-chase passes from state Departmentof Licensing vehicle license agents.

Discover Pass is required for state parks, lands July 1

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Propane, natural gas andcharcoal fires do not require aburn permit.

Residential burning requires ano-fee permit.

Land-clearing burns havebeen permanently prohibitedsince July 2008 in King County.

Snoqualmie bans all fires yearround, except for cooking andrecreational fires, which shouldnot be bigger than two feet wideand two feet tall, Firefighter JakeFouts said.

Campfires are allowed inU.S. National Forests andWilderness Areas, which aremanaged by the U.S. ForestService, with some guidelines,said Jim Franzel, theSnoqualmie District Ranger forthe Mount Baker-SnoqualmieNational Forest.

The U.S. Forest Service wantsvisitors to practice leave-no-tracecamping, which minimizes peo-ple’s impact on the natural set-ting.

That especially applies tocampfires, Franzel said. “So,you know, build them on agravel bar or where someonepreviously has established acampfire.”

Fires are permanently bannedin the Alpine Wilderness Areaabove 4,000 feet, where there isa short growing season.

“The scars can last for decadesbecause there’s so little biologi-cal activity at those high eleva-tions,” Franzel said.

The Forest Service can imposeburn bans, but it seldom does soaround Snoqualmie Valley, hesaid.

Several other agencies can

place burn bans on lands in andaround the Valley. The PugetSound Clean Air Agency moni-tors air quality, and most oftenenacts bans during the fall andwinter months, according to itswebsite.

The King County Fire Marshal’sOffice can also impose burn bansdue to dry conditions.

The state Department ofNatural Resources also managesforestland in the Valley, and canimpose burn bans.

Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or edi-tor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.sno-valleystar.com.

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Information on local fire condi-tions and bans in SnoqualmieValley is available from the fol-lowing agencies:❑ Eastside Fire & Rescue: www.eastsidefire-rescue.org❑ Snoqualmie Fire Department: www.ci.snoqualmie.wa.us/ Departments/Fire.aspx❑ Puget Sound Clean Air Agency:www.pscleanair.org/airq/status.aspx❑ King County Fire Marshal’sOffice: www.kingcounty.gov/property/FireMarshal.aspx❑ Department of NaturalResources:fortress.wa.gov/dnr/firedanger/BurnRisk.aspx❑ U.S. Forest Service:www.fs.fed.us: Search for Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, clickon “News & Events” in left-handcolumn, and the forest’s FireDanger Rating will be on the rightof the page.

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Snoqualmie Valley and KingCounty residents could paymore — an increase of less than$1 per month in most cases —for garbage collection soon.

The proposed one-year rateincrease is meant to raise fundsto modernize the aging solidwaste system. The proposalcalls for county Solid WasteDivision disposal rates to risefrom $95 to $108 per ton, orabout 76 cents per month forthe average residential cus-tomer putting out a single canfor collection, for all customersoutside of Seattle and Milton.

The fee applies to companiespicking up and hauling trash tocounty transfer stations.Additional costs to companiesis likely to be passed on to cus-tomers.

In a decision last year, countyofficials extended the 2008-10rate for another year to providerelief to ratepayers amid a tougheconomy. In the meantime, trashtonnage declined 18 percent as aresult of the recession, reducingrevenue for the Solid WasteDivision.

Members of the CountyCouncil’s Budget and FiscalManagement Committee hearda presentation about the pro-posed rate increase June 7.

The county is in the midst ofa more than $300 million effortto modernize 1960s-era transferstations in order to meet theneeds of residential self-haulers,

businesses and garbage collec-tion companies.

Crews completed replace-ment or renovation at theVashon Island, Enumclaw andShoreline transfer stations, andstarted construction on a largerBow Lake transfer station.

Following the Bow Lake pro-ject, plans call for upgrades tothe Factoria, Algona, Rentonand Houghton transfer stationsby 2016. Allied Waste andWaste Management serve cus-tomers in Snoqualmie, NorthBend and nearby unincorporat-ed communities.

Officials also recently extend-ed operations at the Cedar HillsRegional Landfill into the nextdecade. The landfill sprawlsacross 920 acres in unincorpo-rated King County betweenIssaquah and Maple Valley.

The county usually establish-es solid waste rates for three-year periods, but the one-yearproposal is meant to providetime for the county and thecities to consider interlocalagreements. If county andmunicipal officials agree, thepacts could be extended adozen years or more beyond thescheduled expiration in 2028.

Leaders must determinefinancing for the transfer sta-tion projects in the near future.By extending the interlocalagreements to 2040 or beyond,the projects can be financedover the entire 30-year period,meaning lower payments forratepayers than financing over

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North Bend andSnoqualmie are looking fornew contracts for garbage andrecycling collection in thetwo cities. The cities’ con-tracts with Allied Wasteexpire in May 2012.

“There’s a number ofproviders now, competition isgood,” North Bend CityAdministrator Duncan Wilsonsaid.

Even if North Bend doeschange its waste haulers, notall city residents will beaffected. Residents in theTanner and Stilson annexa-tion areas will continue tohave their garbage and recy-cling picked up by KentMeridian Disposal until 2019.

Kent Meridian picked upwaste before annexation,when Tanner and other areaswere still part of unincorporat-ed King County. Typically, thearrangements remain in placefor 10 years, Wilson said.

The cities cannot partnerwith nearby unincorporatedKing County for potentialsavings, because garbage andrecycling collection in thecounty is not set up using thesame contract system thatcities use.

Both Snoqualmie andNorth Bend have hired a con-sultant, Epicenter Services, tohelp with getting a new con-tract.

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to the gunwales with highexplosives. So heavily laden wasit, actually, that all you couldsee was its eyes and nose andthe slight rudderly switch of histail as it camouflaged itself as amuskrat.

But therein my subma-rine, the crewwas alert tothese ruses.Swiftly andsilently Iturned thesubmarineuntil its for-ward torpedotubes facedthe enemy warship. As Iwatched through the periscopefor any sign that their deck crewhad spotted us, I gave theorders.

“Fire one! Fire two!”

“Torpedoes running hot,straight and normal, sir,” saidmy second-in-command, whoresembles a coonhound in civil-ian life.

Blam! Blam! Dead-center hitson the warship, which strangelykept going until it rounded apoint in the ocean, preferring tosink privately, out of sight of itsconquerors.

Then the armada was sighted,closing in on the north ofIreland. It looked a lot like HerbCollins in his new dory. As thearmada swung around to faceour guns, I took note of thedory’s clean lines, the upsweptbow and stern. It reminded me alot of a World War II battleship.

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Redistricting could meanchanges in representation

Along with the newly released 2010 censusdata comes the task of rebalancing the KingCounty Council, and legislative and con-gressional districts. The population growthin Snoqualmie Valley during the past decade

could mean significant changes to all.The committee working on County Council districts

released four proposed options last week.Plans No. 1 through 3 are not good for residents of

the upper Snoqualmie Valley. They are not horrible.They don’t put Snoqualmie and North Bend in sepa-rate districts, but each of these plans does move resi-dents of unincorporated King County to thesouth/southwest of North Bend from District 3 intoDistrict 9.

It wouldn’t be the end of the world if the residents ofWilderness Rim, Forster Woods or River Bend were inDistrict 9. That district shares many of the characteristicsand concerns of District 3, where all of the SnoqualmieValley currently resides.

Located on the District 9’s periphery, these residentscould become an afterthought for their council mem-ber. It is undeniable that these neighborhoods are partof the Valley. What is to be gained by lopping themoff?

Only Plan No. 4 keeps the integrity of the upper Valley.The public is invited to weigh in — or just listen — at

6:30 p.m. June 30 at Bellevue City Hall.Coming soon will be plans for legislative and congres-

sional district boundary review. The public must remindthe redistricting committees that it is not sport, and thatit affects the public.

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I took my homemade yellow-and-black pirogue, the BayouBanana, out on Miller Pond theother day. It was a nice kind ofday, sunny and warm, no wind.I paddled around for about anhour, I guess. Good exercise,right? A relaxing paddle, right?

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Because when I first launchedit, it became the Golden Hind,sailing into San Francisco Bayfor the first time, allowing me toclaim California for the British.Then, as I neared the point, outcame the Iroquois in their warcanoes, and I had to paddle likecrazy and duck the arrows as Itried to keep them from takingmy beaver pelts and my life.

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In response to the letter“Elementary school unfairly tar-gets hair styles” dated June 23, Iwould like to say that I fullysupport Opstad’s rule againstunnatural hair coloring.

Distraction in class is certain-ly a valid argument against fuch-sia-colored hair, but there areothers. How about a communi-ty’s right to have a say in theculture and learning environ-ment of their public schools?Yes, as individuals we haverights to personal expression. Idon’t care what color a child’shair is when she’s at home orwalking down the street.However, when she’s in school,she’s in direct contact with mychild and with the impliedendorsement of the school lead-ers. What does that say to mychild? Answer: bright pink hairis totally OK and normal in ele-mentary school.

What if I don’t think it is total-ly OK and normal for a 5 to 11

year old to be constantly dyeingtheir hair strange colors? Frankly,I’m a little tired of the “freeexpression” argument, it can beused to justify anything and it’scertainly not serving our children.Test scores and behavior problemshave certainly not improved inthe last few decades as our culturehas become more permissive.Maybe what’s needed is a littlemore discipline and respect.

Ms. Moon argued that “therule created the distraction tothe learning environment”because without the rule no onewould have made a big deal outof it. I would argue that therewas no distraction with the ruleuntil her daughter knowinglyand purposefully, broke it.

If you want the rulechanged, then rally supportfor your cause and go throughthe process to have it changed.But if the majority want theclassroom environment free ofthis nonsense, then pleaserespect that and find other

ways to be creative.Tamara Franklin

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The stones heat the water, and makethe wood more pliable, allowing Mullento make the canoe wider.

The stones are swapped out every 15to 20 minutes. The entire process takesabout 48 hours from beginning to end.

The canoe will be used by the tribefor trips down the Snoqualmie River.The most important trip of the year forMullen is one in late summer, when hetakes teenagers down the river andteaches them about their traditions.

The tribe’s cultural organization, theCanoe Family, organizes the trips.

The name symbolizes the tribe’sbonds, Mullen said. “It’s because wewere always in the canoe, going up anddown the rivers — our freeways.”

Also, everyone in a canoe must worktogether to get anywhere.

“Once you’re in the canoe, you’re allfamily,” said Wayne Graika, who helpsMullen in the woodcarving workshop.

After the canoe had been heated andspread, Mullen, Graika and othersscrapped its interior, oiled it for water-proofing and tested it in the river.

The canoe took three months to carve,but it can take just as many months look-ing for the right tree or log, Mullen said.“I don’t believe in rushing good things.”

Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snoval-leystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

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ing, given the economy,” he said. “Allthe statistics that have been shown tous over the last couple of years are nolonger the reality. And the poor buildersare having the hardest time getting peo-ple interested in buying new homes.”

Instead, people now prefer to buyused homes, which makes it harder forthe builder, who has to deal with theimpact fees driving up the price of newhomes, Jeans said.

Increasing the frustration, he said, isthat builders on Snoqualmie Ridge dreadanswering one question from prospectivebuyers with children of middle-school age.

“Where are my kids going to go toschool,” Jeans said. “And the buildershave to tell them, they are going toNorth Bend or Fall City.”

Bonnie Geers, vice president forQuadrant Homes, said the schools’impact fees concern her.

“It’s, as proposed, the highest schoolimpact fee that we would pay, com-pared to any other jurisdiction that wehave communities in,” she said. “Inaddition, it has a significant economicimpact on our ability to sell homes inthis depressed market.”

The proposed increase first reachedthe council’s ears in 2010, as a means topay for a new middle school in

Snoqualmie. A bond measure to pay forthat school failed twice in 2011.

Hodgins added he does not likeimpact fees, but it would be wrong notto collect them.

“Impact fees are just another way thegovernment gives us to collect moneyfrom our own people,” he said.

Still, board member Marci Busby said,with the other cities in the districtapproving the fees, it’s unfair for thecity to “not do its share.”

This support, almost unanimous fromthe board, encountered strong opposi-tion from some community members.

Laurie Gibbs called for further dialoguebetween the city, builders and the district.

“It may be a fair time to sit downand try to solve this in an amenablefashion,” she said. “All I see are a lot ofletters flying around.”

June 23, the school board approved aletter to the city asking them, again, toincrease impact fees.

Husa said the letters have come at theend of long discussions. Popp said thediscussions ended in a stalemate, whichhas forced the district to write letters.

“We are puzzled,” Husa said. “Wedon’t know why they would not collectthem. We have not collected anyimpact fees for 2011 from the city ofSnoqualmie and we have missed out on$500,000 that we could have collected.”

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At 11:40 a.m. June 18, policesaw a Volkswagen Jetta pull intoa parking lot near the intersec-tion of Railroad Avenue andMeadowbrook Way. A licenseplate check returned clear, but acheck of the registered ownershowed a suspended license dat-ing back to 2008. After policestopped the vehicle and verifiedthe identity of the driver, theyarrested him for driving with asuspended license.

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At 2:39 p.m. June 18, policeresponded to a call from a manwho said someone else wasusing his business’ name. Theman had Googled his companyname and it had routed him tosomeone else’s phone number.Police advised him to contactthe state Department of Laborand Industries.

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At 4:11 p.m. June 18, policeresponded to a malicious mis-chief call in the 35000 block ofSoutheast Kinsey Street. The vic-tim said he had parked hisDodge Ram truck the afternoonof June 17. Sometime betweenthen and the time of the call,someone had punctured the leftrear tire. He added that hisneighbor’s vehicle, anotherDodge, also had a flat left reartire. The owner of that vehiclewas not home, but the secondman’s Dodge showed no visiblepuncture.

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Between 7:28 and 8:13 p.m.June 19, someone found a gunat milepost 25 on Interstate 90.Police turned the gun over tothe Washington State Patrol.

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At 10:11 p.m. June 19, policereceived a complaint from ahome in the 7300 block ofInverness Lane Southeast.Someone had been ringing thehome’s doorbell and runningaway.

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At 9:34 p.m. June 20, policeresponded to a report of fire-works exploding nearSnoqualmie Valley Hospital.Police contacted members of theSnoqualmie Tribe holding acanoe-burning ceremony andlighting fireworks. Police gavethem a warning.

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At 11:40 p.m. June 21, policereceived a call from a womansaying her friend’s drunk girl-friend had been calling her

repeatedly and asking her aboutmoney owed to the boyfriend.Police assessed the situation anddetermined both subjects weredrunk.

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At 9:12 a.m. June 18 policeresponded to a burglary callfrom an apartment complex inthe 1500 block of Rock CreekRidge Boulevard Southwest. Themanager of the apartments toldpolice her night supervisor hadclosed up around 5 p.m. thenight before and that morning,the complex’ leasing consultanthad discovered a broken windowand that a computer CPU and a50-inch flat screen TV weremissing.

It appeared that the suspector suspects had removed exteriorwindow screens, duct-taped theoutside windows to minimizethe sound of breaking glass,opened the window latch andentered the business. It isunknown why the motion sen-sor did not set off the business’alarm. The manager told policethat the day before the burglarywas discovered, the business hadjust fired an employee. Theemployee had turned in his keysalready, but all employees work-ing there know the entry alarmcode and that had not beenchanged since the firing.

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At 12:36 p.m. June 2, policeresponded to a call from thepharmacy at the North BendQFC, reporting a forged prescrip-tion.

The head pharmacist at thestore said that at 11:30 a.m. May28, a woman turned in a pre-scription for Methadone andPercocet. The woman told oneof the pharmacy employees thatshe was picking up a prescrip-tion for her friend and justwanted to pay cash for it. Acheck on the patient’s accountshowed he always paid with hisinsurance. A check on thephone number for the doctorlisted on the prescriptionshowed it belonged to a clinicfor women. The employee grewsuspicious and alerted a secondemployee, who told the womanthat the patient had to reclaimhis medicine in person. Whilethis happened, the employeesnoticed the prescription had nosecurity watermark on the back.While the employees stalled, thesuspect left the store.

Moments later, a man calledand identified himself as thepatient on the prescription, say-ing it was OK for the friend topick it up for him. Employeestold the man that he had to pickup the medicine himself.Nobody ever showed up.

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CommunityPAGE 10 JUNE 30, 2011

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Sixteen-year-old North Bendjunior Kayla Morrill wanted togo to prom this year, yet shefaced a crisis.

“A lot of my friends could-n’t go to the high schoolprom, so we went to a differ-ent one,” she said.

In today’s language, a differ-ent prom is what has becomeknown as an alternative prom,commonly called a modestprom. Such proms are eventsthat cater to teens who opt outof their school dance for avariety of reasons.

“A regular prom would havebeen way too expensive,”Morrill explained.

Another benefit? “None of that dirty-dancing

stuff,” she said.Morrill is not alone.

Thousands of other teens fromall walks of life have been seek-ing what has become knownas alternative proms, danceswhere the dress standards andmusic are more akin to a1950’s atmosphere than mostschool-hosted proms.

For the past four years, theIssaquah Community Centerhas hosted the region’s largestmodest prom open to allteenagers on the Eastside. Itregularly draws several hun-dred teens and is chaperonedby parents in the community.

The sponsor this year wasthe Bellevue North Stake of theChurch of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints.

“There are a lot of goodyouth who desire modesty,clean language, good music,and to have fun,” said BellevueNorth Stake President Stephen

W. Yose. “This event providesthat environment.”

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ment was a huge part of deter-mining whether to attend aprom at all. The second con-sideration was her dress.

“Purchasing a dress can easi-ly run $300 to $400,” explainedChris Hash, founder and CEOof www.modestprom.com, thelargest provider of modestprom dresses in the UnitedStates. “That’s before alterationsand without any of the acces-sories.”

Hash said she can identifywith Morrill’s concerns about adress, noting that youngwomen like Morrill make up alarge percentage of her cus-tomers, but not all.

“Bigger girls don’t wanttheir upper arms showing orthe middle of their tummy,”she explained, relating howshe recently modified a dressfor a 16-year-old girl who is asize 24.

Likewise, well-endowedteenagers who might be thinelsewhere don’t want boysleering down their dresses theentire night. Covering up skinissues can also be a reason fora girl to get a modest promdress.

“We have young womenwho come in during the mid-dle of puberty and might haveback acne, rashes or psoriasis,”Hash said. “It turns out thatthese otherwise beautiful girlswant a glamorous, affordabledress that doesn’t show theirarms or middle of their back.”

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Kayla Morrill, left, talks with Mary Cook, first counselor in theGeneral Relief Society Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints, at Issaquah’s alternative prom.

Alternative promsgain a following

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The last thing HendrikKoopman remembers before hisaccident is driving up a grassyhill on his dirt bike.

The next thing Koopmanknew, he was waking up from acoma at Harborview MedicalCenter.

On May 15, 2010, Koopmanand three friends drove east ofthe Cascade Mountains to godirt biking near Roslyn. The

boys zoomed up and down hills,enjoying the nice weather andscenery.

But the afternoon did not endwell. Koopman had a head-oncollision with another biker, andalthough he was wearing a hel-met, he had not secured hischinstrap.

His resulting head injury wasso bad, he was driven by ambu-lance to Easton and airlifted toHarborview Medical Center viahelicopter. Doctors put him in amedically induced coma to helpalleviate the pressure caused byhis swelling brain.

Meanwhile, his friend’s par-ents drove to North Bend sothey could tell the Koopmanfamily what happened. Oncethey learned about Hendrik’s

accident, the family sped to thehospital.

“We got to the hospitalbefore the helicopter did,” saidTerri Koopman, his mother.

Though in a medicallyinduced coma, Hendrik’s braincontinued to swell. To help, doc-tors removed pieces of his skull,putting them in a freezer forsafekeeping. With no skull toprotect parts of his brain, doctorsgave Hendrik a helmet to wear.

After more than a week,Hendrik awoke from his coma.

“We were there every day,”Terri Koopman said. “We had awonderful group.”

Hendrik’s two sisters, 19-year-old Minka and 14-year-old

See PPRROOMM, Page 11

By Laura Geggel

Hendrik Koopman, 17, has recovered from a traumatic brain injury one year after a dirt bike accident, thanksto the help from his sisters Minka (left) and Angelique, as well as his dog, Fawna.

North Bend teenrecovers fromdirt bike accident

See RREECCOOVVEERRYY, Page 11

Community, family pitchesin to help youth survivor

BBeecckkeerr--KKaarriiCortney Becker and Justin Kari recently

announced their engagement to be married onAug. 6, 2011, in Fall City, Becker’s hometown.

Becker’s parents, Ed and Lori, live in Fall City.Kari’s parents, John and Becky, live in Sherwood,Ore.

Becker graduated from Mount Si High Schoolin 2007. She graduated in August 2010 fromPortland State University, where she focused onchild and family studies.

She is a pre-school teacher in Hillsboro, Ore.Kari, a 2000 graduate of Tigard High School, is

a full-time student at Portland State University.

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Angelique, missed school sothey could be at their brother’sside.

“I was shocked, I wasstunned and I didn’t knowwhat to do,” Angelique said.“It was hard to concentrate atschool because I was thinkingabout him and what wouldhappen.”

The Snoqualmie Valley com-munity supported the familyduring Hendrik’s recovery, con-tributing $6,000 at a garagesale to help the family pay forhis medical costs. Friends alsobrought food and games in thehospital.

“We were reading to himand singing to him and talkingto him,” Terri said. “The diffi-cult part was when he startedwaking up. When you wakeup, you get more and moreactive. He was starting to movehis limbs, but you don’t wanthim to touch his head.”

He spent three weeks atHarborview and the next threeweeks at Children’s Hospital,but it has taken him thegreater part of a year to fullyrecover.

Once out of the hospital,Hendrik continued receivingphysical, speech and occupa-tional therapy.

“I had to do a lot of balancework, walking in a straightline,” Hendrik said.

His therapists helped himregain his strength and motorskills. They worked on hisshort-term memory, havinghim read passages and thensummarize them.

Interestingly, his long-termmemory was enhanced. Hewould remember minutedetails from years ago, Terrisaid. And, after learningGerman in school, he beganspeaking it nonstop. Then, hebegan repeating the Englishalphabet constantly.

“It’s almost like he had torelearn speech, but his recoverywas fast,” Terri said.

By the end of that summer,

Hendrik’s recovery was goingwell. His doctors decided it wastime to fix his skull, so he wentin for a third operation wheresurgeons reattached the skullpieces they had removed usingtitanium plates.

“You can feel it,” Hendriksaid of the plates. “They’re justlittle bumps.”

BBaacckk ttoo sscchhoooollFinally, in late September,

Hendrik was able to return toschool. He entered his junioryear, and worked twice as hardto pull off good grades.

“For Hendrik, he was so pos-itive throughout the entireexperience,” Terri said. “Hehad his surgery and he couldnot wait to go back to school.”

Throughout the year, hisparents, teachers and friendshelped him with his school-work.

“In the beginning, just pro-cessing it was a lot harder thanit is now,” Hendrik said.

Mount Si counselor JoeGallagan called Hendrik a “sur-vivor.”

“I was very proud of him asa person because it was noteasy,” Gallagan said. “He hadovercome a lot to come backinto school and be with usagain.”

In the spring, Hendrik flewto Arizona to visit family andold friends.

“He’s done really well,” hisfriend Gates Marino said. “Ireally can’t really notice heeven had an injury.”

In late June, the Koopmanfamily is moving back toScottsdale, Ariz. to help withthe family store. Hendrik, whopassed his driving exam inMarch, said he was excited tochauffeur his family on thelong road trip.

As they packed their bags,his mother thanked everyonefor their support.

“His recovery has been amiracle,” Terri said. “His doctorpredicted a lot worse — hecould be in a wheelchair. I’mthankful for everyone’s help.”

Laura Geggel: 392-6434, ext. 241, orlgeggel@isspress.com. Comment at www.sno-valleystar.com.

AA ffaatthheerr’’ss aapppprroovvaallIt’s not always about the

price. Sometimes, it’s the per-fect item that fits a religiousstandard.

“I had a dad call me about adress for his 14-year-old daugh-ter, who, as an Orthodox Jew,needed to cover the bones ofthe neck,” Hash said.

When Hash’s own rentaland pattern selection sites did-

n’t match his needs, she rec-ommended he check a thriftstore.

“He found the perfect dressfor $30,” Hash noted, a frac-tion of purchasing or evenrenting a dress.

Morrill said she is more thanready for next year’s alternativeprom. Having the perfect dressallowed her to focus on thebest parts of prom — the food,her friends and the dancing.

“I’ll definitely be going backnext year,” she said.

Sarah Gerdes is a freelance writer for theSnoValley Star. Comment at www.snoval-leystar.com.

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Steve Mitchell laughed aboutit but he never let it go.

He proposed and his girl-friend never said yes. Shejumped into his arms in joy butshe never did say yes.

“He just gave me flack overthat,” Erin Mitchell said.“Swearing that I never said yes.”

She did not say yes, but shedid show up Nov. 2, 2002 at theWashington Cathedral Churchin Woodinville, and so didSteve.

She did not say yes, but themarriage flourished for almosteight years.

She did not say yes, but Erintreasures the memory of his pro-posal and her mute response justthe same.

“He was so nervous, it waspretty hilarious,” she said. “Hewas going to propose at aMariners’ game, but he couldn’twait so he proposed as soon as Igot out of the shower thatmorning. I loved how he did it.I was glad he could not wait.”

Erin liked Steve right away.She knew of him because her sis-ter had attended school withhim. Until a friend set them upon a date, nothing had everhappened.

“He didn’t even know I exist-ed,” she said.

They dated for a year, wereengaged for a year, then gotmarried. Eleven months later,Madelyn Mitchell was born.

“He was such a good dad,”Erin said. “He would be the onewho would fall asleep on thecouch with her on his chest.”

When Steve worked, Erinwould care for Madelyn. WhenErin worked, he would.

And so the years passed, withSteve joking about the constantrain and Erin planning to movethe family to Idaho, until thatspring day in 2009 when hisstomach started hurting.

“He didn’t know he had can-cer until July of 2009,” Erin said.“They thought he had gastro-paresis.”

Gastroparesis is an illness thatprevents the stomach from emp-tying. Doctors diagnosed Stevewith it in April of 2009.

On Father’s Day, he went tothe hospital. He would neverleave it again.

“They went in to do one pro-cedure and nine hours later theyfound out that most of hisorgans were infected with can-cer,” Erin said.

The smart-alecky man wholiked to dish it out as much ashe could take it was scared buttried to stay strong.

“He had a lot of fear, hetalked a lot about Madelyn,about the what-ifs,” Erin said.

He never showed anger, justtried to deal. The doctors did thesame.

“The doctor told me oncethat if Steve was an 80-year-old-man and she saw what she saw,she would close him up and say,‘We’re sorry.’ But since Stevewas only 36, she treated himlike he was her brother and tooka chance,” Erin said.

The chance was a medicalHail Mary pass. They removedpart of his esophagus, pancreas,liver, stomach, intestines, thenreconnected the organs andtried to make them work.

“I had to get trained to be anurse to him,” Erin said. “Hecouldn’t eat solids so I had tolearn how to work the IV andgive him his fluids, check his

blood sugar.”As autumn neared, doctors

wanted Steve strong forchemotherapy, but he never gotthere. September 8 was the firstday of school for Madelyn, andErin wanted her to rememberhim conscious and aware of hisdaughter, so she said good-byeto her dad and went to school

That day, Steve passed away. “As sad as it was, it was pretty

breathtaking also,” Erin said.“The pastor who married us bap-tized him that day before hepassed away. Everybody therestood and held hands, until hetook his last breath.”

Almost two years later, Erinremembers how life had startedto click for the Mitchells

“It was a tough first few years,being single parents basically,but the last three years we final-ly were getting everything flow-ing and having plans together,”she said.

Sometimes, the plans did noteven involve her.

“He would pick Maddy up atpreschool and go get ice creambefore dinner,” Erin said. “Butthey had to keep it a secret fromMom.”

The day of this interview,Father’s Day was three daysaway.

“That’s when it starts to hither,” Erin said of Madelyn.“Times like this, I have toremember that she’s grieving alot differently than I am.”

For example, a picture thatErin wants to sell stays on thewall because Madelyn says it wasDaddy’s favorite.

Sometimes Erin gets angry atthe gastroparesis misdiagnosisthat caused them to lose pre-cious time.

Sometimes she wonders ifshe’s raising Madelyn all right.

Most of the time, though, shejust keeps Steve in her thoughts.

“I think about him everyday,” she said.

Just like her man did withthat silent response of hers, ErinMitchell is never letting go.

“He was awesome,” she said.

Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, orsmoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment atwww.snovalleystar.com.

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In memory of a funny, loving man

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Steve, Erin and Madelyn Mitchell.Steve died of cancer in 2009.

Engagement

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SportsPAGE 12 JUNE 30, 2011

BByy DDaann CCaattcchhppoollee

Tim Proudfoot looks like anormal, lanky teenager, until hegets on the baseball field. Theneverything seems to click for theshortstop on Mount Si HighSchool’s state championshipteam.

Proudfoot’s ease on the dia-mond caught the eye of TexasTech’s baseball program. Herecently committed to play forthe Division I school next yearin the Big 12 conference. He isone of eight Mount Si seniorswho will be playing at aDivision I school this fall, andone of 26 students who havecommitted to play sports in col-lege.

Since his freshman year,Proudfoot has been a mainstayfor the Wildcats. It didn’t take

long for him to establish himselfas one of the team’s top hittersand an excellent fielder.

Proudfoot’s defense andoffense were key pieces ofMount Si’s run to the 3A statebaseball title. Batting leadoff, hehit .360, while driving in 21runs and scoring 33 runs. Hisnine home runs set a schoolrecord. He led the team in homeruns and runs scored.

At shortstop, he demonstrat-ed excellent range and glovework. He and second basemanDustin Breshears paired up for astellar double-play team.

His play earned him honors.He was named to theWashington State BaseballCoaches Association’s secondteam for 3A, and to the KingCo

Mount Si shortstop willplay for Texas Tech

By Dan Catchpole

Tim Proudfoot gets a hit during Mount Si’s recent run through the state playoffs.

By Melanie Drake

Preston Taylor from North Bend, age 7, rounds the final corner of theKids 1K fun run.

BByy SSaarraahh GGeerrddeess

Sean Sundwall, of Snoqualmie,won the inaugural 5K/Kids 1KFun Run/Walk at CentennialFields Park in Snoqualmie, June11, with a time of 15:47.

“I love to run and participatein races, especially those focusedon kids,” Sundwall said.

Baily Scott took first in thefemale division with a time of21:49.

The race, sponsored by theBellevue South Stake of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, drew about 200 run-ners. There were two 1K racesfor children: one for ages 8-12and the other for those under 7,and an adult 5K.

Runners and walkers of allages participated, with somerunners as young as 8, as well asa few parents with strollers com-pleting the 3.1 mile course.

The 5K was an “out andback” course that started alongthe path at Centennial Fieldsand eventually connected withthe Snoqualmie Valley Trail.Twenty volunteers providedsnacks, worked at the water sta-tion on the course, provideemergency radio support on thecourse and work to help registerparticipants and clock times forrunners.

The race handed out medalsinstead of money, and no onewent home empty-handed.

“Kids who had participated

Hundreds run at Centennial Fields Park

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Golfers from TPC atSnoqualmie Ridge swept thesixth annual Washington StateMen’s and Women’s MemberClub Team Championships atSuncadia Resorts in early June.Snoqualmie Valley golfersdominated the top rankings.

Overall, four teams fromTPC competed.

In the men’s field, TPCTeam 3 grabbed the lead early,and never let go.

The foursome of Chris Bae,Vince Calouri, Charles Schmidtand Fred Johnson had a com-bined score of 409 over tworounds of golf at the course inRoslyn.

It was the team’s secondwin, and its first with Johnsonas a teammate.

Bae led the team with afour-over-par 148 after twodays of golf. The Issaquah resi-dent won the 2010 SeattleAmateur ChampionTournament.

Calouri is from North Bend.Schmidt and Johnson areSnoqualmie residents.

Trailing by only eightstrokes, a team from TwinRivers Golf Club finished insecond place.

The team’s members includ-ed Mike Rutledge, who helpedMount Si High School’s boysgolf team win a state title in2009.

TPC Team 4 took third placewith a combined 419, only twostrokes behind the Twin Riversteam.

A team from Mount Si GolfCourse finished in fourth witha combined 423.

Team member Rick VanHaelst, of Sammamish, led theentire men’s field with a two-day total of 137.

In the women’s field, theTPC team successfully defend-ed its title after finishing in atie for first place with a teamfrom Riverbend Golf Course.Each team shot 443.

The women from TPC onlyneeded one hole in a sudden-death playoff to claim the title— and their third consecutivechampionship.

The team included MollyGrossi, of Sammamish, DianaChow, of Redmond, and KimPonti and Roberta Smith, bothof Issaquah.

Another TPC team finishedin sixth place with a combined458.

Snoqualmie golferssweep championshipsin amateur competition

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All-League first team.Despite all his accomplish-

ments, the call from TexasTech coach Dan Spencercaught Proudfoot off guard.

The school had offeredProudfoot a 25 percent scholar-ship earlier in the spring, butunable to make up the differ-ence, he had to decline. So, hehad planned on playing atBellevue College for a yearbefore moving on to a biggerschool.

Spencer called and askedhim if he was still interested inthe Texas Tech if he received a60 percent scholarship.

Proudfoot didn’t have tothink twice.

“I really like the school,” hesaid.

The school’s size and loca-tion seemed like a good fit forhim when he visited. And itdoesn’t rain every other day

down there in Lubbock, Tex.,where the school is located.

Despite being a freshmannext season, Proudfoot willhave a shot to compete for theteam’s starting shortstop posi-tion. The school’s shortstop,Kelby Tomlinson, a junior,signed with the San FranciscoGiants after being selected inthe 12th round of MajorLeague Baseball’s amateurdraft.

Proudfoot said he has heardgood things about Spencer,who Texas Tech hired in 2008to turn its baseball programaround. Prior to Texas Tech,Spencer was the pitching coachat Oregon State University dur-ing its consecutive wins in theCollege World Series.

Proudfoot is a sign of MountSi’s growth, said Darren Brown,a teacher and coach for theschool. “Mount Si’s on theverge of getting better and better.”

Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or edi-tor@snovallyestar.com. Comment at

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were given medals, then cheeredon their parents in the 5K,” saidrace organizer Bob Drake fromNorth Bend. “It created a memo-rable experience for the entirefamily.”

Drake said he is hoping forbigger numbers and even greatercommunity participation nextyear.

“With the mountains as thebackdrop, Centennial Park asthe gathering spot and fun forthe entire family, we are alreadylooking forward to next year.”

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Megan Hutchison (fourth from the left) is one of two Snoqualmie Valley teens who competed at the 2011USRowing Youth National Regatta in Tennessee. Hutchison and Austen Bolves both competed for theSammamish Rowing Association. Hutchison rows on an eight, which finished sixth in its final heat. The teamwon the Junior Regional Championship at Vancouver Lake, May 22. Bolves’ double won its B heat with a timeof 7 minutes, 19.11 seconds.

Valley rowers on top teams

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minutes and 26 seconds.Sundwall is the founder of RunSnoqualmie and has organizedseveral local races.

Two other Snoqualmie Valleyresidents finished in the top 100overall runners in the half-marathon. Michael Hughes, ofSnoqualmie, finished 65th in1:21:15. Steven Kent, of NorthBend, finished 85th in 1:23:36.

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In the full marathon, JillHasselbach, of Snoqualmie, fin-ished 63rd among women(328th overall) with a time of3:33:18.

Among men, Jeff Radek, ofFall City, finished in 3:49:14,good enough for 463rd amongmen (626 overall).

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❑❑ At 11:54 a.m. June 17,EMTs were called toSnoqualmie Casino for a diabet-ic emergency. The patient wastreated on scene and left in the

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❑❑ At 11:22 a.m. June 18,EMTs were dispatched toFairway Avenue for a femaleexperiencing a medical prob-lem. She was evaluated andtransported to a hospital by pri-vate ambulance.

❑❑ At 6:29 p.m. June 20,EMTs responded to Better WaySoutheast for a 7-year-old malewho was choking on a piece ofwood. The boy was breathing,but had wood still lodged in hisairway. He was transported to ahospital by Snoqualmie’s aidcar.

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❑❑ At 8:32 p.m. June 21,Snoqualmie, Eastside Fire &Rescue and Fall City firefighterswere dispatched to Herfy’sBurgers in downtownSnoqualmie for a kitchen fire.The fire was contained to thecooking grill and was extin-guished.

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❑❑ City, state and federaloffices will be closed July 4

❑❑ King County RedistrictingCommittee public hearing, 6:30p.m. June 30, Bellevue City Hall,Council Chambers, 450 110thAve. N.E., Bellevue

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

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

❑❑ Snoqualmie Planning andParks Committee, 6:30 p.m.July 5, 38624 S.E. River St.

❑❑ Snoqualmie PlanningCommission, 7 p.m. July 5,38624 S.E. River St.

❑❑ Snoqualmie public hear-ing: Mill planning area zoningordinance, 7 p.m. July 5, 38624S.E. River St.

❑❑ King County RedistrictingCommittee public hearing,6:30 p.m. July 7, HighlineCommunity College, Building 7,2400 S 240th St., Des Moines.

❑❑ King County RedistrictingCommittee public hearing,6:30 p.m. July 12, Van AsseltCommunity Center, 2820 S.Myrtle St., Seattle.

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Market and Summer ConcertSeries, 4-8 p.m. June 30, Si ViewPark, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive. Seea performance by Ricky VentureRevue at 5:30 p.m.

❑❑ Family Fun Nights in thePark, 5:30-7 p.m. June 30 andevery Thursday until Aug. 26 atthe grassy area north of CascadeView Elementary School, 34816S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie.Games and activities for ages 3-12.

❑❑ Zachary Kellogg Quartet,7 p.m. June 30, Boxley’s, 101 W.North Bend Way, North Bend.

❑❑ Grangestock open mic, 7p.m. July 1, 12912 432nd Ave.S.E., North Bend. Potluck at 6p.m. Hosted by Sallal Grange.Donations of non-perishablefood for the Mount Si HelpingHands food bank are alwaysappreciated.

❑❑ The Young Lizards’ CDrelease party, 7 p.m. July 1,Boxley’s, 101 W. North BendWay, North Bend.

❑❑ Sawdust Creek, 7:30 p.m.July 2, The Black Dog, 8062Railroad Ave. SE, Snoqualmie.

❑❑ Leah Stillwell Quartet, 7p.m. July 2, Boxley’s, 101 W.North Bend Way, North Bend.

❑❑ Danny Kolke and BoxleyCreek Blues, 7-19 p.m. July 3,Boxley’s, 101 W. North BendWay, North Bend

❑❑ Live jam session withJonny Smokes, 6 p.m. July 3,Finaghty’s Pub, 7726 CenterBoulevard S.E., Snoqualmie.

❑❑ Saritah, 7 p.m. July 3, TheBlack Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave.

SE, Snoqualmie.❑❑ Toddler Story Times, 9:30

a.m. July 5, North Bend Library,115 E. 4th St., North Bend. Forages 2-3 with an adult.

❑❑ Toddler Story Times, 10a.m. July 5, Fall City Library,33415 S.E. 42nd Place, Fall City.For newborns to 3-year-oldsaccompanied by an adult.

❑❑ Preschool Story Times,10:30 a.m. July 5, North BendLibrary, 115 E. 4th St., NorthBend. For ages 3-6 with an adult.

❑❑ Preschool Story Times, 11a.m. July 5, Fall City Library,33415 S.E. 42nd Place, Fall City.For ages 3-6 with an adult.

❑❑ Open mic, 6:30 p.m. July5, Twede’s Café, 137 W. NorthBend Way, North Bend.

❑❑ Future Jazz Heads, 7-10p.m. July 5, Boxley’s, 101 W.North Bend Way, North Bend

❑❑ Open mic, 7 p.m. July 6,The Black Dog, 8062 RailroadAve. SE, Snoqualmie.

❑❑ Young Toddler StoryTimes, 9:30 a.m. July 6,Snoqualmie Library, 7824Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 6-24

months old accompanied by anadult.

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

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

❑❑ Randy Halberstadt, 7 p.m.July 6, Boxley’s, 101 W. NorthBend Way, North Bend.

❑❑ North Bend FarmersMarket and Summer ConcertSeries, 4-8 p.m. July 7, Si ViewPark, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive. Seea performance by Alex Zerbe at5:30 p.m.

❑❑ Clark Gibson Trio, 7 p.m.July 7, Boxley’s, 101 W. NorthBend Way, North Bend.

❑❑ Day Out with Thomas,July 8-10 and 15-17, NorthwestRailway Museum, 38625 S.E.King St., Snoqualmie. For infor-mation, go to www.trainmuse-um.org.

❑❑ Greenway HeritageCelebration and Concert, 5-9p.m. July 6, Snoqualmie PointPark, 37580 S.E. Winery Rd.,Snoqualmie. Enjoy live enter-tainment and celebrate commu-nity on this summer evening.Bands for the evening includethe Issaquah Singers, Dorian Bluand the Rain Kings.

❑❑ Knotweed workshops, 7-8:30 p.m. July 19, MeadowbrookFarm Interpretive Center, 1711Boalch Ave., North Bend; 9 a.m.to noon or 1-4 p.m. July 20,Three Forks Natural Area, 39912S.E. Park St., Snoqualmie.Presented by King County’sNoxious Weeds Program. Learnhow to fight invasive knotweed,which chokes out native plantsand contributes to riverbankerosion. To reserve a spot, emailSasha Shaw at sasha.shaw@king-county.gov or call her at 206-296-0290.

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invites 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 research@sno-qualmievalleyelk.org.

❑❑ Snoqualmie ValleyHospital is accepting applica-tions for ages 16 or older to vol-unteer in various departments ofthe hospital. Email volunteercoordinator Carol Waters at car-olw@snoqualmiehospital.org 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 melis-sat@seniorservices.org. Applyonline at www.seniorservices.org.Click on “Giving Back” andthen 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.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.

CCllaasssseess❑❑ “English as a Second

Language,” 6:30 p.m. June 13,North Bend Library, 115 E.Fourth St.

❑❑ “Microsoft Excel Level 1,”7:30 p.m. June 14, North BendLibrary, 115 E. Fourth St. Learnhow to perform calculationsusing formulas, copy formulaswith the fill handle and useAutosum for quick addition.

❑❑ Get free gardening advicefrom the Snoqualmie ValleyMaster Gardeners, 6-8:30 p.m.June 13. Clinics meet the secondMonday of the month throughOctober at the SnoqualmieLibrary, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E.

❑❑ 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.

CClluubbss❑❑ Moms Club of North Bend

meets at 10 a.m. the lastMonday of the month at Totz ofNorth Bend, 249 Main Ave. S.,#E, North Bend. Children arewelcome. Go towww.momsclub.org.

❑❑ 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 North Bend City Hallannex, 126 Fourth St. Bothmeetings are open to the public.Go to snoqualmievalleyelk.org.

Sallal Grange, 12912 432ndAve. S.E., North Bend, meets thefirst Friday for a potluck andopen mic with local musicians.The potluck starts at 6 p.m. withthe music from 7 p.m. to mid-night. Open to all people/ages.

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❑ Patriotic Celebration with Uncle Sam, noon to 3:40 p.m. July 3,Snoqualmie Depot, 8030 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. Comeride a train every Saturday and Sunday, departing from theSnoqualmie Depot. Patriotic Celebration with Uncle Sam is a spe-cial event on Fourth of July Weekend.❑ The Great Carnation Fourth of July Celebration, 10 a.m. to10:30 p.m. July 4, Tolt-MacDonald Park, 31020 N.E. 40th St.,Carnation. Children’s parade (10:30 a.m.) followed by grandparade, 5K run/walk, pancake breakfast, pony rides and bouncytoys, live music, food, arts and crafts, Strawberry Shortcake Feast(10 a.m. to 2 p.m., $5) and fireworks (10 p.m.). Free admission.Parking: $5.❑ Snoqualmie Ridge ROA July 4th Parade and Celebration,10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 4, Snoqualmie Community Park, 35016S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie.❑ Down Home 4th of July and Heritage Festival, 11 a.m. to 2p.m. July 4, downtown Issaquah. Get your hands on history andcelebrate Issaquah’s heritage while you churn butter, play games,operate the historic pump car, watch the Kids, Pets’n’PrideParade, and more.

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