By Sherry Grindeland

I’m afraid of heights and petrified of deep holes.

So why have I made not one but two trips into the bowels of the historic Puget Sound Energy power plant at Snoqualmie Falls?

I’m just darned lucky. My first trip was in May,

1999. My second trip was this month.

In between the two trips, PSE has spent $15 million renovating its two power plants at the Falls, one buried in the rock wall on the south side of the river and the other downstream on the north side. Both plants divert water from the Snoqualmie River to run through large turbines to gen-erate electricity. The northern plant is a piece of cake to get to – it is above ground.

Plant One is 270 feet below ground.

It is the world’s first under-ground hydroelectric plant,

and, with its sister plant down-stream, provides enough power for 45,000 homes. Most of the power coming from Plant One

is generated by equipment that was first installed in 1898, back

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Businesses will turn into musical venues during the Second Annual Jazz Walk Sept. 14 in North Bend. This year the event, which is Saturday, Sept. 14 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m., will have three times as many busi-nesses participating as venues, and is expected to draw 1,500 fans, double the 750 from last year. With such growth follow-ing the first successful Jazz Walk last year, some of the perform-ers, like Janette West, are very excited to play again in such a festive atmosphere.

“The air is electric. People are happy,” said the singer of

the Janette West Quartet, which will be playing at Twede’s. “You walk down the street and hear music coming from all these buildings.”

People describe Danny Kolke as the man with the original vision for the Jazz Walk, although he insists he did not do it alone. Kolke owns Boxley’s, a jazz club. He also founded the Boxley Music Fund, which is a non-profit organization dedicat-ed to musical education for kids and the support of live music performances in North Bend. The jazz club and the music fund combined with the Jazz Walk and its sister event, the Blues Walk held in the Spring,

have made North Bend an unex-pected center for the musical arts.

“It’s astonish-ing, actually, that we have that wealth of musi-cianship in the area,” said Audrey Paisley, the chair for the Jazz and Blues Walk events.

The growth of the jazz scene in North Bend means the event draws high caliber musicians from near and far. Kolke, who plays piano and will be perform-ing with his trio during the event, is particularly excited to play with Pete Christlieb, a saxo-

phonist. Christlieb is a widely recorded studio musician who is flying up from Los Angeles.

Greg Williamson, founder of the Pony Boy record label, booked all the acts for the Jazz Walk. He leads the Pony Boy All Star Big Band, which will be playing at the North Bend

Jazz musicians will play it again in North BendTickets for Jazz WalkAdults: $20 advance; $25 day of eventYouth (under 15): $10 advance; $15 day of eventTo order tickets go to www.northbendjazzwalk.com.Note: To enjoy the music at the Pour House, you must be 21 or older. Children and youth are wel-come at all other venues.

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By Sherry Grindeland

Snoqualmie Valley Education Association members approved a three-year contract agreement Sept. 8, averting a possible strike against the Snoqualmie Valley School District. Teachers voted 174-121, a 59-41 percent deci-sion, to accept the contract. The union represents 363 teachers.

The vote came after a week-end of intense negotiations between the teachers union and the district. Negotiations have been underway since April. The contract expired Aug. 31.

The biggest stumbling block for an agreement was limiting class size in the district’s five elementary schools. Teachers have repeatedly said they can-not do a quality job when they try to teach too many children at once. Instead of limiting class sizes, the district offered options of extra pay or extra planning time.

Teachers may receive an extra $7 a day for each additional child in year one, $8 in year two and $9 in year three. In lieu of

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Theatre during the event. He also plays in a trio with Kolke. The group has an album released through the Pony Boy label titled, “Sunday Nights: Live at Boxley’s.” Williamson has booked high quality jazz acts that may not normally have a chance to play in a small, inti-mate town.

“It’s a chance to see some world class musicians right in your own back yard, in North Bend,” he said. “It’s a special event in that regard.”

Kolke got feedback from the community after last year’s Jazz Walk. He heard from people how nice it was to be “just wan-dering around, enjoying their town. It’s a fun experience.”

Musicians and upper Snoqualmie Valley residents alike are sometimes surprised by the ability of their small area to do this kind of event so success-fully.

“There is a very enthusiastic local community of jazz sup-porters,” Kolke said.

In his experience, Kolke has found that sometimes people think they don’t like jazz, but they have only been exposed to what plays in the background of Starbucks. For Kolke, the experi-ence of live jazz is far superior to the recorded music. The jazz experience is further enhanced by the nature of the Jazz Walk.

Small venues mean the musi-cians are just a few feet away from the audience and the energy of the crowd wandering from business to business feeds the performances.

“The crowd’s really enthu-

siastic, which to a musician is a lot of fun,” said Williamson. He especially enjoys the idea of exposing people to music they wouldn’t otherwise hear.

“That’s what it’s all about, playing for people,” he said.

This event in particular has been very well received, which he attributes to the character of the town.

“North Bend is a very unique collection of people,” Williamson said

The Mayor of North Bend, Ken Hearing, owns Scott’s Dairy Freeze, which is one of the 15 venues of the Jazz Walk. This is first time Hearing’s business

has participated as a Jazz Walk venue, and he expects the jazz duo that is performing in his restaurant will perform in the front of the space, similar to the duo that played there during the Blues Walk.

Hearing sees the Jazz Walk as one of several community events designed to entice people “to experience our downtown.”

West had such a great experi-ence singing at Twede’s last year that she is excited to play there again.

“People just really came out for it,” she said. “It was so packed. The whole town was buzzing with activity.”

She is looking forward to more of the same from the event this year.

“I have a feeling it’s going to be tremendous,” she said.

Bringing people out to enjoy the music and the town, orga-nizers hope, will become a tradi-tion for many years to come in North Bend. They believe that community events like this add

important value to the city. West is one singer that has been really taken with the whole experience.

For her, the Jazz Walk hap-pens “just out of love for the community and for the good music.”

Free lance writer Sam Kenyon can be reached at sam.kenyon@gmail.com.

Jazz Walk scheduleAll events are Sept. 14

6 to 9 p.m. q North Bend Theatre - Future Jazz Heads q Boxley’s - Pete Christlieb with Danny Kolke Trio q Valley Center Stage - The Cats: Neo-boogaloo with Zachary Kellogg q Cascade Office Supply - Endemic Ensemble

7 to 10 p.m. q Pioneer Coffee - Chris Symer and Dan Kramlich with Paul Green q Birches Habitat - Courtney Cutchins Duo q Emerald City Smoothie - Kelly Eisenhour and Brandon Beligni with Jay Roberts q Euro Cafe - Aria Prame Duo q George’s Bakery - Milo Petersen and Steve Griggs q Replicator Graphics - Chuck Deardorf and Ted Brancato q Scott’s Dairy Freeze - Leah Stillwell and Craig Hoyer

8 to 11 p.m. q Pour House (21+) - Bernie Jacobs Quartet q Sno Valley Moose Lodge - Katy Bourne Quartet q Twede’s - Janette West Quartet q Chaplin’s - Pete Petersen Band

9 p.m. to midnight q North Bend Theatre - Pony Boy All-Star Big Band q Boxley’s - Randy Halberstadt Quintet q Valley Center Stage - Diana Page Quartet

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pay, teachers could pick a half day of additional planning time per student each trimester. A third option is to ask for one hour of aide time per week per extra student.

The options kick in when kindergarten classes reach 26 students, 28 or more students in grades 1 to 3 and 30 or more students in grades 4 and 5. In addition, teachers will receive a 2 percent raise each year.

Dale Folkerts, SVEA spokes-man, said the teachers repeated-ly emphasized that class size was more important than money.

Association President Lisa Radmer said the trigger language was the first to be included in a contract. “This is a big step for-ward for us,” she said.

Radmer added that the con-tract language still isn’t enough to guarantee the high quality education the union members want to provide.

That was why the vote for the contract wasn’t overwhelmingly affirmative.

On the district website Sept. 8, Superintendent Joel Aune said, “We are very pleased to have reached agreement with the association today. It feels good to know that our teachers and students will be in school on Monday, looking ahead to a great school year in Snoqualmie Valley.”

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By Kaitlynn Miller

The Adventure Festival returned to North Bend Sept. 7 for the second consecutive year. Encompass and the city of North Bend were the main organizers behind the event.

North Bend has an outdoor recreational culture and the tar-get is to celebrate the environ-ment, the mountains and rivers said Gina Estep, with North Bend’s Economic Development Department. The Adventure Festival, she said, is a way to promote the outdoor life and culture.

“We are working with busi-nesses to draw people to down-town, and build tours around recreation, like hiking,” said Estep. “The concept is trying to bring excitement from outdoors to downtown, and celebrate the outdoor element to bring people to North Bend.”

Several booths lined the street as North Bend Way closed Saturday morning. There were active participation booths – an overhead zip line, bouncy houses for the children and a harnessed bungee jump called the Monkey Motion.

“This festival is aimed to showcase what North Bend has to offer,” said Geoff Doy, the chairman of economic develop-ment commission. “It is a great downtown atmosphere for people to come down, get to go on the rides and everything is free.”

JBM Press, as well as many other businesses, was happy to make an appearance at this year’s festival.

“We are based in North Bend and make t-shirts specific to North Bend and Snoqualmie,” said owners Calye and Phil Lacefield. “We come to all the events.”

The Iron Horse Relay Race

was a big part of the festival on Saturday, as people ran, biked, and kayaked either in teams or individually.

“[The race] starts at the top of Lake Keechulus where the people will kayak, paddle, bike down, and run,” said Mary McManus, worker at Encompass.

The Iron Horse Race had about 1,000 people sign up this year for the 70-mile course. The race comes with a tradition – it is raining when the kayakers lift their paddles at 8:30 a.m. The rain slowly dissipated through the day.

“It was actually a good con-dition,” said Scott McCullock, a kayaker in the race. “Last year

it was windy, this year it was sunny when we did the race.”

While some people preferred to run and bike, others pre-ferred to just kayak.

“They needed a kayaker and I owned a boat,” said Jean Studley, a kayaker in the race.

A couple of female teachers from Twin Falls Middle School recruited other teachers – enough to field two teams.

“This was a great race for many reasons,” said Dawn Frearson, a teacher at Twin Falls Middle School. “We wanted to encourage team building as we transitioned from three to two middle schools and we could be role models for our kids.

“Plus we thought it would be

great fun.”Family members lined the

finish line where the runners released the bikers in the Iron Horse race, showing support and courage for their loved ones.

“I think its fun to see him [Nathan Sharpe] doing things that are fun and healthy,” said Linda Sharpe, support-ing family member who was a runner. “He goes by the name ‘Dominate.’ ”

Runners crossed the finish line at different times and at different paces, then tapped their team biker to continue the race.

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By Dave Frearson

Twin Falls Middle School teachersformedtwoteamsfortheIronHorseRelay.Participantsincluded:EileenHarris,(fromleft)DawnDugan,EmilyRourke,RobbieMoore,DawnFrearson,ChrissyJensen,SawnLawrence,NancyKinsella-Johnson,CarolynPhelpsandintheback,ConnieShroades.NotpicturedwasSara-JuneTreadwell.

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North Bend Theatre thanks community

On May 1, we embarked on an effort to raise $100,000 for a new digital projector. Today, just four months later, as a community we have raised nearly $98,000! This paves the way for the future of our theatre, ensuring that we’ll make the con-version to digital projection!

More than 550 amazing families and busi-nesses have donated to our fundraiser! One-third of the money raised has come from contribu-tions of $100 or less, one-third from contribu-tions between $100 and $500 and one-third from $1,000 and $2,500. This has truly been a commu-nity-wide project! It has been so heartwarming to read such encouraging comments left at www.gofundme.com/northbendtheatre and rewarding to see how treasured our Theatre is in the commu-nity. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again for the generous support!

At the beginning of the campaign, we estimat-ed the cost of the upgrade based on a model that would provide a quality image at an affordable price, as well as 3D capability. This model, featur-ing a 2K processor, has been installed in many smaller theaters facing the same dilemma as ours. While this model would suffice for now, we were strongly advised to consider moving forward with a different projector powered by a 4K processor. The 4K processor is the current, state-of-the-art projector and will have a longer, functional tech-nology life. While this may be more technical information than you wanted to know, we felt it

was necessary to give some background on our decision.

As with all technology, the faster processor comes at a higher cost. We had a decision to make about what would be in the best, long-term inter-est of the theatre, as well as what would be the wisest investment of our funds, so we chose to follow the advice we had received. We selected the 4K projector, though this unfortunately means that our 3D capability will be postponed. The great news is that this projector has been ordered and is on its way! We anticipate installation in the next few weeks!

We will continue to seek $30,000 of funding in order to add 3D capability once the basic projector is installed. In the meantime, we’ll be able to pro-vide our community with the latest, feature films as well as stunning image quality!

As we’ve gotten closer to our goal, we’ve had many people refer excitedly to our campaign and tell us that they “have been meaning to get to that!” Well, now is the time! The total expense for the upgraded projector, including marketing, installing “Hollywood stars” and creating plaques exceeds $115,000 - and payment is due at the end of September! We have some super fun events planned for the fall in order to help us completely close the gap, but if you or someone you know has been “meaning to get to that,” we’d like to encourage you to act now!

Congratulations to this terrific community for ensuring that the North Bend Theatre will contin-ue to be an active part of the Snoqualmie Valley for years to come! We so appreciate your support, patience and confidence, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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driver lived, and here became … a special place.

“If she’d known those many years ago before their steamy relation-ship of the children: his daughter by his first wife and her dukelet by him, and the mur-ders in the Soggy Bottoms that wrenched their idyllic tranquil-ity into wrenched shards of cross-cultural agony…”

Dud smiled at that and sipped his coffee. Not bad. Not bad at all. The coffee was good, too.

“… would she have fallen for this man of her dreams? This man with the long billfold on a chain? This American with the stainless steel insulated coffee mug with the lid on it? This paragon of practical pursuits?”

Oh yes, Dudley, he told himself. This year I think we’ll finally finish this novel.

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This is the time to fall back into writing

Looking for a job? The Eastside has become the land of opportunity!

When the Growth Management Act was adopted by the state more than 20 years ago, one of the goals was to encourage job growth near homes, with the aim of cut-ting down on traffic and new roads.

This fall, Issaquah’s growth at Grand Ridge Plaza as well as new businesses in the Valley spurred by a rebounding economy have led to numerous new job positions being created.

Already the Seattle-area unemployment rate was a mere 5.8 percent, a full percentage point less than the state average. Many economists consider an unemployment rate between 5 and 6 percent to be full employment.

While many of the new jobs will be at minimum wage or slightly higher, there are opportuni-ties here locally for management level or manager-training positions, too. With short commute times, low miles and no parking costs, the jobs may be even more appealing.

Marshalls, Home Goods, Dick’s Sporting Goods, RAM sports bar, Big Fish Grill, Safeway and many more are all hiring.

While jobs for teens have been almost non-existent the past five years, opportunities were more plentiful and should be strong going forward. Teens as young as 14 are allowed to work in Washington State.

Teens 14 and 15 years old can work up to three hours a day (16 hours per week) on school weeks. In the summer they can work up to 40 per week.

Teens 16 and 17 years old can work four hours a day, not to exceed 20 hours per week. They can work as late as 10 p.m. school nights, or until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights.

On non-school weeks, they are allowed to work up to eight hours a day, or 48 hours per week.

Employers are eager to hire close to home. They understand that local employees are happier without long commutes, and are more likely to take pride in their work and their community. That goes for both teens and adults.

If you are thinking of getting back into the work force — full time or part time — now may be the time to see what’s close at hand.

Dud Campbell could feel it in the mornings … the cool breeze on the skin, the slight chill in the air, the messages nature sent to tell us autumn is almost here. And in autumn, Dud knew, the duchess and the truck driver would return to his computer for yet another season of novel writing.

In fact …Dud switched on the com-

puter and sat down to work on “Murder in the Soggy Bottoms” once again.

Doc thought that sounded like mayhem in the neonatal ward, so we just called it the duchess and the truck driver.

Anita smiled when she saw her husband back at work on his dream book, and made cof-fee.

It was always hardest for Dud to type the first word, so he wrote “Dear Mom” as he always did, and then proceeded with the story. He’d delete the Dear Mom later.

“When the duchess came to the truck driver’s hometown,” he wrote, “she was startled by the small houses she saw. Where would they put the servants? How could you hold a dance in one? And a garage for just two cars? But it was here her truck

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The event requires dozens of performers and volunteers to cre-ate scary scenes along a trail.

This year’s Night on a Dark Trail will be held Oct. 25 and 26 in Snoqualmie. The goal is to engage youth and

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good change, and I am excited about how I know the school already,” said Justin Johnson, a fresh-man at Mount Si.

While many students are enthusiastic, it is also nerve-wrecking being in a new school for some. Something the children have in common is being nervous because they won’t be able to locate their classes in a new school.

“I am excited to see the new experiences high school can offer us,” said Jeremy Johnson, a fresh-man at Mount Si. “But, I am just nervous about navigating my classes.”

Being around new peo-ple and unfamiliar faces is difficult for some children who are back in school.

According to Huntley, she doesn’t know a lot of people and seeing all the new faces makes her ner-vous for the school year.

Children at North Bend Elementary admitted to similar nerves.

“I am nervous about meeting new people,” said Tanner Swanson, a 3rd grader.

North Bend Elementary students are more excited than anything, though, and find that their nerves washed away as they arrived at the school.

Children walked up to the doors with their par-ents, Superhero backpacks, Barbie lunchboxes and

smiles.“I am excited because

this is my first year with a boy teacher,” said Sophia Daly, a fourth grader.

Some students believe it is more comforting and exciting to have a teacher they are already familiar with, and already know they like.

“I am the most excited about having my brother’s teacher,” said Natalie Swanson, a second grader. “I am barely nervous at all.”

Children are excited not only about their teachers, but also about the school subjects that interest them

the most. Nicholas Killian, a 3rd

grader, is the most excited about doing math with his teacher.

Parents and faculty members also want their kids to have a good school year and keep learning along the way.

Sarah Bothwell, the mother of first grader Fiona Bothwell, and third grader Daphne Bothwell, said she hopes her kids have a happy and safe year and continue learn-ing.

“I hope he makes new friends and learns a lot,” said Mike Killian, Nicholas

Killian’s father. Faculty members, such

as Sue Beatty, a para-professional at North Bend Elementary, said the school has a community feel and it is a great school to learn from. This com-munity will only benefit the needs of their students and their education.

“I hope each student has a great year and meets their potential,” said Nancy Flanagan, an instructional aid for full-day kindergarten.

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When students were asked how they felt about the first day of school on Sept. 4 in the Snoqualmie Valley School District, the common answer was “I’m excited.” They were excited about starting at Mount Si High School’s new freshman campus, excited about new teach-ers, seeing old friends, and excited about having new opportunities.

Sidney Huntley, a ninth

grader, was even excited about the opportunity to study a foreign language.

“I am the most excited about Spanish because it’s cool to learn a new lan-guage,” said Huntley.

The switch from middle school to high school is different for many stu-dents their freshman year. The new campus is at the Snoqualmie Middle School, so many students already know their way around.

“The new campus is a

First day excitement fills the halls at Snoqualmie Valley schools

By Kaitlynn Miller

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Photo by Kaitlynn Miller

Sophia Daly, left, and Georgia Daly,arrivedearlyforthefirstdayofschoolatNorthBendElementary.

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“My goal is to get in better shape for next year,” said Diego Arguea, a biker waiting for his run-ner to release him. “There are a lot of great athletes out there.”

According to Doy, it is exciting when the commu-nity gets together and they see a lot of local teams par-ticipating in the race.

Volunteers, sponsors and workers in charge of the Adventure Festival are hoping for growth in the years to come.

“We want to just get more involvement in the community so it becomes more of an attendance,” said Doy. “We hope for more teams racing next year and we are relying on volunteers.”

According to Estep, they are hoping every year the festival will grow, become more of a regional draw and gain more spon-sorship.

“We hope to grow it because it’s a new festi-val,” said McManus.

Free lance writer Kaitlynn Miller can be reached at miller.kaitlynn@gmail.com.

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Vandals hit two vehicles

An officer responded to a call at 2:21 p.m. Sept. 2 on West Ribary Way. Windows had been smashed in two vehicles parked on the side of the road.

Casing the joint?At 9:08 p.m. Sept. 2,

an officer responded to a call from the 300 block of Southeast Orchard Drive. The caller said that an unknown young man, wearing dark shirt, blue jeans and a backpack, approached her in front of her house and claimed he was selling clean-ing products. The caller

complained that the man had been looking in her garage prior to the sales call.

Threatening actionsAn officer responded to

a 7:09 p.m. call on Sept. 2 at a T/A Truck Town about a worker threaten-ing his co-worker.

The worker panto-mimed shooting the other with a gun and warned that he kept a “.45 in the car.”

Walking away with the evidence

A woman called the police at 11:49 a.m. Sept 5 to report that an acquain-tance had spotted her sto-len bicycle near the bike racks at the North Bend Library.

Police Chief Mark Toner was nearby and

drove to the library. He stopped a suspect pushing the bike down the side-walk.

Unapproved art work

At officer responded to a call from North Bend Elementary School at 8:52 a.m. on Sept. 3. An unknown person had used black spray paint to decorate four school buildings.

Fire lane blocked – again!

An officer on patrol checked the parking lot at 1:59 a.m. Sept. 4 at Rock Creek Ridge apart-ments in the 1600 block of Stone Creek Circle S.W. Once again, cars were parked in the fire lane. They received the usual parking tickets.

Someone forgot their vehicle

At 2:15 a.m. Sept. 4, an officer issued an impound order for a vehicle parked in the 45500 block of Southeast North Bend Way. It had been in the same location for 45 days, the maximum time allowed.

Snoqualmie fire reports

Heating up the kitchen

Firefighters responded to the report of a smoke alarm going off at a home on Sorenson Street.

No one was home but there was a haze of smoke inside the house. Crews entered the house through an open win-dow and found that the

oven was on cleaning mode. Smoke from the intense heat of the self cleaning oven had filled the house and set off the alarm.

Firefighters turned off the oven, ventilated the smoke and notified the home owners by tele-phone as to what had happened.

Hot car attracts attention

Firefighters respond-ed to a call from the Snoqualmie Falls parking lot on Sept. 1 about a pos-sible car fire.

It was determined that the smoke was from an oil leak, not a fire.

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

Police blotter

SnoValley Tilth Farm holds annual tours

The SnoValley Tilth Farms will hold its annual Farm Tours, Farm Faire and Pig Roast from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 21.

The local farm fun for the whole family starts

with tours of various farms in Fall City at 10 a.m. and includes a chance to pet alpacas and miniature donkeys.

For the farm tours go to www.snovalleytilth.org/farm-tours. Suggested donation is $10 per family.

Families can learn about the role of native plants and animals in agri-

culture and get produce storage tips from local farmers.

At 3 p.m., everyone is invited to Jubilee Farm, 229 W. Snoqualmie River Road N.E., Carnation, for tractor-pulled wagon rides, scavenger hunts and pig roast country picnic din-ner.

There will be live music

by Ask Sophie and wine and beer will be available for purchase.

Tickets to the Farm Faire and Pig Roast are $20 each, and kids 10 and under are free.

Purchase tickets at the Carnation Farmers Market on Tuesdays

from 3-7 p.m., at Miller’s Community and Arts Center in Carnation or at brownpapertickets.com.

For a full menu and schedule, visit www.snovalleytilth.org/farm-faire and www.snovalleyt-ilth.org/farm-tours.

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when electricity was con-sidered an on-again, off-again proposition.

People lucky enough to have electric-ity in the Northwest then lived in mill towns, a fringe ben-efit of steam generators that provided juice for heavy equip-ment.

But entre-preneur Charles Baker envisioned building a plant that could light up every-thing from Olympia to Bellingham. He began construc-tion in 1898. On July 31, 1899, his 18-month-old daughter, Dorothy threw the switch that opened the lines from Snoqualmie Fall to sub-stations in Issaquah, Renton, Seattle and Tacoma.

It took three times that long to refurbish the plants.

Today power compa-nies send electricity across mountains, rivers and states on demand. Back in

the 19th century, Baker’s project was the first long-distance transmission facil-ity in the Northwest.

Baker came to the Northwest as a design engineer for the Seattle, Lake Shore, and Eastern Railroad. He helped design

the rail lines that eventu-ally reached the Upper Snoqualmie Valley but he left the company before the line was completed. He part-nered with Seattle pio-neer David Denny to build an electric street car compa-ny. He and Denny lost everything but their shirts.

Baker then tried to buy options on street-car lines in Seattle and the land around Snoqualmie Falls. His dad, a wealthy man in Chicago, bankrolled the project.

Building the project under-ground, Baker decid-ed, would

protect the machinery from the constant mist of the falls and from freezing weather – which was more common then. Indeed,

one historical photograph taken during the construc-tion shows the falls as well as the construction equip-ment, completely covered with ice.

Laborers worked 24-hours a day to build the plant. Ironically, the refurbishment also required 24-hour-a-day shifts due to safety limits on the number of workers allowed below ground at the same time.

Workers dug a shaft through the adesite rock (a type of volcanic rock), and then excavated a cave that was 200 feet by 40 feet by 30 feet. They painted the rock walls with whitewash to make it reflect light. They also dug penstocks – or shafts for pipes to bring water to the turbines.

This century’s reno-vation has expanded the width of the cavity, allowing extra space for control panels and other equipment. One original walkway has been walled off to create an escape route in case of emer-gency. Formerly the only “escape” path was a cat-walk that hangs over the 450-foot long tailrace – the man-made stream bed used to expel the water after it has been through the turbines.

Up above, Puget Sound Energy stabilized the road-way area to the power plant and has moved a couple of original build-ings. An old railroad depot and the old carpenter shops will be museums. Old control panels and even the switch that little Dorothy Baker used to open the plant will even-tually be on display.

Baker eventually lost his plant after his father died. The son wasn’t listed as an owner so the plant became part of the father’s estate. Baker had other woes, too. In 1903, a fire destroyed the elevator, a transformer building and damaged the generators. The plant was

off line for 36 hours and offered only limited ser-vice for a couple of weeks. Baker believed the fire was arson.

A fifth generator was added to the original four in 1905. That generator was never as reliable as the original four.

Some things about the plant haven’t changed. Although a faster, modern elevator is under construc-tion, the trip down in a metal cage still takes lon-ger than I can hold my breath.

I struggled to hide my fears – I was accompa-nied by Dave Jenness, the PSE project manager and Issaquah Press photogra-pher Greg Farrar. I kept telling myself, I can fly an airplane and land an airplane, I can cook and serve a seven-course gour-met dinner, I can swim a mile at a time, I can sur-vive this.

But my inner fears kept playing the same tape – I’m standing under the equivalent of a 27-story building, there’s a water fall that’s taller than Niagara Falls next door and we’re in earthquake country.

I practiced a lot of deep

breathing.I was a little relieved

when we walked out on the catwalk along the tailrace – Jenness pointed out the new bolts drilled into the rock when they replaced the original wooden walkway. One thing there has changed. The new walkway doesn’t sway like the old one did. It still ends at the base of the falls. By peer-ing around the corner, we could see tourists on the walkways across the river.

I relaxed a bit.Then, Jenness

pointed out a black mark on generator num-ber 4. In January 2009, the tunnel flooded to there — about 2.5 feet off the ground.

I reminded myself that I volunteered for this story.

And then I remembered something else about the origi-nal project. The first elevator was supposedly

water-powered and if the operator didn’t pay proper attention during braking, it would bounce and go right back up to the top without stopping.

Our elevator trip was smooth both ways.

Sherry Grindeland can be reached at editor@snovalleystar.com or 425-392-6434 ext. 246.

PowerFrom Page 1

By Greg Farrar

A wooden walkwayprovidesaccesstothetailrace,wherewaterflowsbackintotheriver.

By Greg Farrar

Renovation team workersputfinishingtouchesontheequipment.Thepipesovertheirheadscarrywatertothetur-bines.

Celebrate the reopening of Snoqualmie Falls Park

Celebrate the new hik-ing trails at the Snoqualmie Falls Park 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 14. In addition to new hiking trails, Puget Sound Energy, which oper-ates the park, has added new boardwalks and a lower level observation platform to give visitors a look at the falls from below. There will be give-aways and door prizes.

Some of the new hik-ing trails will connect the upper park level to the lower level. There is also a new launch site for kayaks and canoes. After the Sept. 14 celebration, there will be two parking lots, too – the traditional upper level lot and a lower level lot.

No parking will be available on site during the celebration. There will be free parking at Space Labs, 3530 S.E. Center St., Snoqualmie. Free shuttle buses will provide trans-port to the park.

For more information on the celebration, go to www.pse.com/snofalls.

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q Moms (wom-en’s group) meeting: Communicating in a Chaotic World, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Snoqualmie Valley Alliance Church, 36017 S.E. Fish Hatchery Road, free to attend, $5 for childcare

q Finance and Administration Committee, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., jwarren@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us, 888-1555 ext. 1118

q City Council Meeting, 7-9 p.m., Mt. Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend, 888-7627

q Bob Baumann and Danny Kolke, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

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q Family resource fair: Everything You Need to Succeed at Mount Si High School, 5:30-8 p.m., Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., mshsptsainfo@gmail.com

q Public Works Committee, 5-6 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., dhumes@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us, 831-4919

q Planning and Parks Committee, 6:30-7 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., gberry@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us, 888-5337

q Parks Board, 7-8 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., itreptow@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us, 831-5784

q Planning Commission, 7-8 p.m., Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., gberry@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us, 888-5337

q CHK Workshop, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

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

q Building Your Urban Pantry: Canning 101, 2-3 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., learn to preserve fruit for the winter, 888-0554

q Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

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q Household Recycle and Residential Document Destruction Event, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Centennial Field, 39903 S.E. Park St., Snoqualmie, recy-cle your waste free of charge, 888-1555

q Special Needs Story Time, 10-11:30 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., for devel-opmental ages 3-6 but all children are welcome with adult caregiver, 888-0554

q Grand Re-Opening of Snoqualmie Falls Park and River Trail, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project and Park, 6501 Railroad Ave. S.E.

q Self Defense Seminar for Women, 1-3 p.m., Si View Metropolitan Park District, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, learn to protect yourself from an assault, $20 per person ages 12+

q North Bend Jazz Walk, 6-11 p.m., Downtown North Bend, $20 in advance, $25 day of, visit northbend-jazzwalk.com for full schedule and tickets

q Sundaes on Monday, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

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q Art open-ing for Kristin Lockwood and Ike Balmer, 5:30-7:30, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Kids Night Out at Mount Si Gymnastics Academy, 6-10 p.m., Mount Si Gymnastics Academy, 1546 Boalch Ave. N.W. Suite 20, North Bend, $25 for ages 3+, register at 292-3152

q Kid Free Fridays, 7-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35108 S.E. Ridge St., $10 per kid, 256-3115

q Tween Nights, 7-10 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, 5th-8th graders, $5, 831-1900

q Dan Kramlich Trio, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Mount Si vs Issaquah foot-ball game, 7 p.m., Issaquah High School, 700 2nd Ave. S.E.

q Singer-Songwriters Circle, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

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q Anime and Manga Club, 3-5 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., practice drawing and watch anime, 888-1223

q Future Jazz Heads, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Jazz Heads, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Friends of the Snoqualmie Library Meeting, 7-8 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., help support the library through volunteerism, fund-raising and sponsor-ship, 888-1223

q Open mic ft. Ask Sophie, 8 p.m., Snoqualmie Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., 831-2357

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q Public Safety Community Meeting: Personal Safety, 6-8 p.m., Mt. Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., dis-cuss ways to opti-mize safety of the community

q Styx, 7 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, ages 21+ with valid ID, $65-$120, purchase tick-ets at http://bit.ly/15NBVCT

q Randy Halberstadt Duo, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Crud Guns and GabQ and Minority Child, 7:30 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

Don’t let the littlest ones get bored at home this school year. Take them to Sno-Valley Indoor Playground from 9:30-11:30 a.m. starting Sept. 16 at Si View Community Center Gymnasium, 400 Orchard St., North Bend. The activities continue every Monday, Wednesday and Friday school is in session. For parents and kids through age 5. Cost is $1 perchild.

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Mount Si Wildcats made their first mark of the season in the win column by sweeping the John F. Kennedy Lancers 35-12. The Wildcats com-manded the field on offense and defense by scoring, stopping plays, and accurate consistent passing.

Dedicated Wildcat sup-porters flooded the stands in scarlet colors cheer-ing as the Mt. Si football team’s passing game sliced through the Lancers. Fans were equally ecstatic about

the Wildcats defense when it thwarted Kennedy’s run-ning plays.

The first half was a shutout. The Wildcats scored four unanswered touchdowns, putting them

with a 28-0 lead over the Lancers.

“We we’re extremely accurate and con-sistent in the passing game,” said

Charlie Kinnune, head coach.

Quarterback Nick Mitchell demonstrated his ability to throw and move the ball, completing 16 out of 19 throws. Four of

Photos by Calder Productions

Parker Dumas, sophomore wide receiver, hauls in a pass and lands in the end zone for a touchdown in Mount Si High School’s 35-12 victory over Kennedy High School.

Mount Si football opens season with decisive win over Kennedythe tosses were touchdown passes.

Mitchell, who was inter-cepted twice in the recent Scarlet and Gray inner-scrimmage, was pleased in his performance.

“I thought I bounced back well,” Mitchell said. “We went in this week and worked really hard on our passing game, came out and executed well.”

Mitchell was able to evade defenders while picking up yards.

“This offseason I worked a lot on my footwork through speed camps through summer,” Mitchell said. “That defi-nitely helps a lot.”

It didn’t take long for the Wildcats to put points on the board. The first touchdown of the night went to sophomore receiv-er Parker Dumas, catching a short but affective three-yard pass from Mitchell.

The Wildcats followed up with another touch-down, this time a pass to junior running back

Jason Chapman. That gave Mount Si a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quar-ter.

The Wildcats formi-dable defense stopped the Lancers consistent running plays throughout the first half. The Lancers seemed

to have trouble getting past midfield.

The Lancers had one chance to kick for a three-point field goal but missed the mark. They were not able to get within scoring range within the rest of the first half.

The second quarter opened and ended in a similar fashion with Wildcats completing two more touchdowns and denying any scoring for the Lancers.

The third touchdown of the night was a catch by receiver Trevor Daniels. The scoring position was set up on the previous play when Mitchell threw a 45-yard pass connection to running back Bailey Takacs.

Linebacker and tight end, Beau Shain, showed his ability to hit hard on defense and make touch-downs. One of Shain’s

Photo by Calder Productions

Senior quarterback Nick Mitchell lofts a pass over the oncoming Kennedy defence.

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“We went in this week and worked really hard on our passing game, came out and executed well.”

— Nick MitchellQuarterback

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biggest defensive plays was a sack on the Lancers quarterback near the end of the second quarter.

Shain got a big offen-sive play at the end of the second quarter. He caught one of Mitchell’s throws and ran it in to score. That upped the Wildcats score to 28.

The scoring for the Wildcats slowed down in the second half. Senior running back Drew Cotto made the last Wildcat touchdown of the night.

Mitchell showcased his running ability by evading a blitz while picking up 22 yards in the process.

The Lancers made a brief rally late in the second half, scoring two quick touchdowns. Lancers capitalized on

a fumbled Wildcat ball but failed to complete a two-point conversion. The game ended 35-12, Wildcats.

“Our defense played particu-larly well,” Kinnune said. “We bent a little bit but we never broke.”

Though the Lancers managed to put some points on the board, Kinnune was still content with the Wildcat’s defen-sive performance.

“We forced them to play hard,” Kinnune said. “When they scored, they

earned it.” With a successful sea-

son opening performance by Mount Si, Kinnune hopes the Wildcats will

become even better as the season con-tinues.

“It set the stage,” Kinnune said. “We can

get a lot better.”The Wildcat’s next

game will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at Issaquah High School.

Free lance writer Brandon Adam can be reached at brandon.adam89@gmail.com.

FootballFrom Page 10

The Snoqualmie Valley Pet Food Bank would like to thank the community for a fun Poker for PAWS Walk and Dog Days of Summer.

Donations at the end-of-August event funded the

purchase of 900 pounds of pet food. The pet food will be distributed to low-income dog and cat own-ers in the valley. For more information go to www.svpetfoodbank.org

Eight paws get a refreshing pause

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A pause in the pool refreshes canine participants at the Dog Days of Summer

“We can get a lot better.”

— Charlie KinnuneCoach

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Are you safe? personal safety tips offered

Find out how to keep your family, friends and yourself safe in the ongo-ing Public Safety Meeting series. The next session will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Mt. Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend.

The meeting will focus

on ways to enhance per-sonal safety by being aware of your surround-ings, knowing how to best respond to different situa-tions, and learning specific tactics.

The guest speaker is Sgt. Don Gulla, a vet-eran King County officer with nearly 30 years in the department. Gulla’s current assignment is ongoing training for the

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). He has developed an Advanced CIT Force Options Course that is being taught throughout the state.

Gulla has been involved in martial arts and combat training for over 45 years, and is internationally rec-ognized for his dedication to the training of police, military, and the public in defense techniques to

avoid injury to all parties. The Public Safety

Meeting series is open to all ages and no reserva-tions are necessary.

Auction planned to help SnoValley Winter Shelter

Auction donations are needed for the Snoqualmie Valley Renewal Center

auction and wine tasting party that will be held at 3 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Cedar River Watershed Education Center. Proceeds from the party will benefit the SnoValley Winter Shelter and Community Meals programs.

North Bend Police Chief Mark Toner will be the auctioneer.

There will be no admis-sion charge for the event. Tickets for the wine tast-ing portion of the party are $15 per person.

For more information go to www.valleyrenewal-center.com.

Photography club seeks members

Sandy Horvath, also known as SnapShotSandy, is offering free member-ships to his photography club, Club SnapShot. Photographers of all ages and skill levels are wel-come.

Members have access to discounted class prices, gift certificates, equipment rentals, custom camera settings, editing software advice and more.

Horvath’s Photography Made Easy classes will teach you to use your digi-tal camera and teach you simple tricks to make your photos look professional. Advanced photographers who have completed the Photography Made Easy series can also join free Snoqualmie Valley Photography Safari work-shops. Horvath’s photos have been published in newspapers and magazines and as of Sept. 2013, he has taught over 1300 stu-dents.

To join, visit www.snap-shotsandy.com/FREE_mem-

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Nearly 1,300 ticketed for distracted driving

In the past six weeks, law enforcement agencies throughout King County have participated in emphasis patrols to reduce the number of people driv-ing while distracted.

The patrols targeted drivers using cellu-lar phones, texting or involved in other behavior that affected their ability to drive in a safe manner.

More than 1,100 cita-tions were issued to drivers for the use of cellphones and 180 drivers were ticketed for texting while driving. Law enforcement made more than 2,300 contacts with drivers, which included driving while suspended and DUI. Officers also made arrests of subjects with felony warrants, and recovered two stolen vehicles.

“Despite the warn-ings in the media, we still found a lot of drivers without their full atten-tion on the road,” Lt. Mike Rupert, of the Washington State Patrol, said in a news release. “This special cam-paign is over, but officers and troopers continue to be on the lookout for cell-phone violations.”

In Washington state, drivers are prohibited from texting or talking on cell-phones without the use of hands-free device. The fine for the violation is $124 but could be increased in the case of a collision. Drivers younger than 18 are not allowed to use any cellphone device.