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By Sherry Grindeland

Don’t let the title fool you. The show, said Robin Walbeck-Forrest, is pretty darn clean.

“People hear the title and think it is going to be some-thing blue or something racy,” said the North Bend actor. “But there’s no nudity and hardly any swearing.”

She should know. She not only stars in the one-woman

show at North Bend’s Valley Center Stage, she wrote it. More importantly, she lives it every year.

“Tits and Asphalt: Why I Walk for Breast Cancer” opens at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 and runs through Nov. 9. Proceeds from opening night will go to the Valley’s annual Relay for Life.

Walbeck-Forest has been par-ticipating in fundraising walks in both Canada and the United

States for years. For her it is per-sonal. She watched beloved fam-ily members battle breast cancer.

She was inspired to write and perform “Tits & Asphalt” because it combines her desire to help find a cure for cancer with her love of theatre.

“The breast cancer cause is very important to me and I am equally passionate about theater. It made sense to bridge the two in order to reach out to others,”

she said.The show was originally pro-

duced in 2007 at the North Bend Theatre and The Connection in Bellingham. Last February, Walbeck-Forrest updated the script and performed it at Valley Center Stage.

For nearly a decade, Walbeck-Forrest has devoted long hours to training for multi-day cancer

By Heather Vincent

Dolly, a five-year-old cow at the Snoqualmie Cattle Company, poses with the sunrise at her back. Her son, Rio Nine Eleven, like most young critters, is still snoozing. Rio Nine Eleven’s unusual name comes from his birthday – he was born on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Agent 99 stands in the background.

Cows greet the Valley sunrise

Show explores 1 woman’s experience walking to fight cancer

By Sam Kenyon

King County Metro Transit has re-thought the bus system in the Snoqualmie Valley.

In an effort to make routes more cost efficient and improve metro services, particularly in rural or low-population areas,

King County is experimenting with what they call Alternative Service Delivery. Six weeks ago several systematic changes were made to multiple bus routes in the Valley.

The changes are part of an effort to do more with less.

“Why would we pour a lot

of resources into routes that weren’t carrying very many people?” said Matt Hansen, the Supervisor of Market Development for Seattle Metro.

The King County Council charged Metro with finding alternative solutions to inef-ficient bus routes. The council

encouraged Metro to approach the issue with novel solutions.

“This project is a challenge for us to be creative,” Hansen said.

In one of the biggest policy changes, a Valley Shuttle has

Bus route changes designed to serve rural areas

See SHOW, Page 3

See BUS, Page 2

Forest rebounds after fireBy Sherry Grindeland

Small ferns wave in the slight afternoon breeze. Tiny strands of moss send out feelers along a blackened boulder. Saplings, just a few inches tall, sprout at the base of a fire-scorched tree. The for-est between Mount Si and Little Si has begun regenerating itself.

Three months after the 444th Fire burned 18 acres, signs of recov-ery abound.

“Things start growing back

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been created to provide transportation between North Bend, Snoqualmie, Fall City, Carnation, and Duvall. From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays the Valley Shuttle runs every 90 minutes. The Shuttle has a fixed route everywhere except North Bend and Duvall, where it offers variable scheduling. This means passengers call the Shuttle to arrange custom pick-up or drop-off locations that are not part of any regular bus stop.

To provide this ser-vice, Metro has partnered with the Snoqualmie Tribe and Snoqualmie Valley Transportation (SVT). This partnership was crucial for imple-menting the new pro-grams. Hansen said that the changes could not have happened without the partnership of the tribe and SVT.

“This is a better, attrac-tive service because the tribe helped make it hap-pen,” he said.

SVT is a local non-profit bus company in Snoqualmie Valley, and their organization will be operating the Valley Shuttle. The service is open to the public and during intra-valley trips will have a suggested donation policy.

“It’s terrifically suc-cessful,” said Amy Biggs,

Director of SVT. “The riders of the Valley have been over-whelming-ly positive in their support.”

Rider-ship for the new shuttle already exceeds 50 people a day and is expected to rise in the near future as awareness of the new service increases.

“They have never done anything quite like this before,” said Biggs.

A new bus line has also been established. Route 208 provides hourly ser-vice between North Bend and Issaquah, including stops along Snoqualmie Ridge, during weekdays and Saturdays.

The old Route 209 now only runs during peak commute times which are Monday through Friday, 6-9 a.m. and 3-6 p.m., where it runs the opposite direction of Route 208.

Route 224 has been given extended trips and will offer timed connec-tions with the Valley

Shuttle in Duvall and the Redmond Transit Center.

Route 311 has been shortened to serve the Woodinville Park-and-Ride only. To reach downtown Seattle, riders may use Routes 224 and 232 to connect to Sound Transit Route 545 and the Redmond Transit Center.

These policy changes are a part of a broader effort by King County Metro to more cost-effec-tively serve areas. Metro and the council have embraced new, innovative solutions to these goals.

Part of their inspiration for the new policies came from encouraging public feedback and genuinely considering the solicited opinions.

“It’s really important to go out and find out, ‘what do people really need?’” Hansen said. “Are we doing something that’s responsive or are we doing it because that’s what we’ve done for-ever?”

Sam Kenyon can be reached at sam.kenyon@gmail.com or @samuel_ken-yon.

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By Maria Erickson

SAT scores. Graduation. College. As we dive fur-ther and further into high school, we also get closer and closer towards the real world; the world outside of these four walls that we see as our whole life.

Teachers, parents, and friends all try to prepare us for what’s ahead, but it doesn’t seem like anyone is preparing us for what we’re going through now.

How many times have you heard someone say

to you, “You need to get into a good college”? For me, it’s too many times to count.

But now think, how many times have people said, “Just make sure you’re happy”? Honestly, I don’t hear those words nearly enough.

Everyone seems so convinced that they just need to get through high

Photo by Sam Kanyon

Maria Erickson stops by the Mount Si sign

High school is about more than getting into college

Guest column

See SCHOOL, Page 5

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walks.“Some of the most

absolutely funny stories happen when you’re walk-ing on these events,” she said. “Anytime you talk about cancer, you have some heaviness, but I think I’ve found a nice balance, using both.”

There’s something about the multi-day events, and even one-day walks like the Relay for Life, that creates powerful bonds, she said.

“You’re in a little com-munity, you make friends with strangers, and it becomes an overwhelm-ing, wonderful experi-ence.”

Theatre is similar. Actors become a commu-nity as they rehearse for a show, building friendships and bonding.

She’s been doing that lon-ger than breast can-cer walks. Walbeck-Forrest started doing theatre work at the age of

7 when she was growing up in Bellingham. She majored in theatre at Western Washington University and performs regularly at the Valley Center Stage. She has lived in North Bend since

2000. Walbeck-Forrest has a 12-year-old daughter and volunteers in PTSA and at Encompass, where she teaches parenting classes. Even with decades of the-atre experience, getting ready to perform your own play can be challenging.

“I was telling my 12-year-old daughter that I was nervous about doing the show again,” Walbeck-Forrest said. “She reassured me and said it was going to be fine.

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

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Robin Walbeck-Forrest

Seniors strut their stuff at Fashion Show Nov. 9

Models from the Mt. Si Senior Center will be wearing fancy dresses, gloves and jewelry in the Diamonds are Forever Fashion Show, 1-3 p.m., Nov. 9. The event will be held at the Mt. Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend.

Fashions will come from the Center’s Thrift Shop and Christopher & Banks. Calvary Chapel will present a parody of fash-ion shows. Rumor has it there will be a James Bond look-a-like in the building.Tickets are $15 per person. For more information, call 888-3434.

Find out about Affordable Health Care Act at Lunch and Learn

Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District’s Lunch and Learn, noon to 1

p.m., Nov. 7, focuses on Healthcare Reform. Speaker Jay Rodne, 5th Legislative District Representative, will dis-cuss the Affordable Care Act. Lunch and Learn classes are held the first Thursday of the month at Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 Snoqualmie Ridge Trail. Admission and lunch is free. Space is lim-ited, so register early. To sign up, go to www.svhd4.org under Community and click on Lunch and Learn.

In addition to being the 5th District Representative, Rodne is the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital attorney.

Women in Business learn about new healthcare system

Theresa Baker of the Baker Insurance Group will be the guest speaker at the Snoqualmie Valley Women in Business meet-ing at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 13 at the TPC in Snoqualmie.

The luncheon costs $30 for nonmembers and $25

for members. To register go to: http://www.svwib.com/payments/

Baker, whose agency is in Snoqualmie, has 25 years experience in insur-ance.

“ObamaCare is com-ing. The only way to be prepared for the change is to be educated on how the law will affect you and your family,” she said.

The golf course is at 36005 S.E. Ridge St. Baker can be contacted directly at info@bakerig.com or 425-292-0004.

Restoration project needs helping hands

Make a difference in the community by joining the Snoqualmie Tribe in a restoration project along the Tolt River. On Nov. 9, volunteers will work to dig out the blackberry roots that remain in place after the Himalayan Blackberry bushes were cut to the ground. The goal of the project is to change the riverbank from a dense blackberry thicket into a

diverse forest plant com-munity.

The tribe is partnering with Mountain to Sound Greenway and Trout Unlimited for the restora-tion project, which will extend to lands owned by King County Parks and the Snoqualmie Tribe. The project and event is funded by the City of Carnation, King Conservation District, King County Flood Control District and Northshore Trout

Unlimited.Bring your own shovels

and picks, or use those provided at the event. This project will benefit other restoration projects in the immediate area such as the nearby side-channel restoration for salmon habitat recovery. In addi-tion to the restoration, the project will create a scenic area of entry into the city of Carnation.

This event is one of several that will involve the local community and

schools to care for the area. The events will focus on planting and caring for the new plant life.

The digging out of the root balls to renew the for-est will take place from 9 a.m. to Noon at the Tolt River Bridge/Highway 203.

For more information contact Heidi Bohan, the outreach coordinator of the environmental and natural resources division of the Snoqualmie Tribe at heidi@snoqualmietribe.us or 425-495-4620.

Thanks to the community for making Night on a Dark Trail a success

Thanks to the many wonder-ful people who helped make the third annual Night on a Dark Trail a big success.

It began four years ago when I approached Stacy Caiarelli Brown, Events Manager for Snoqualmie Ridge ROA, and Heidi Dukich, Executive Director for the Mt Si Food Bank, about launching a Snoqualmie Valley Halloween event. We hoped to have an annual, fun activity fea-turing local performers and sup-porting families in need.

Without the partnership of our sponsors, the show would not have come to pass.

Without the talents of Jackie and Myke Fedyk, Stephanie Merrow, composer Mark Matlock, Sam Abramson, Kristin Tetuán, Deanna Haverfield, Rose Mitra, and Bruce Muir, we would have floundered. They are angels in disguise.

Without our fun and crazy cast, there would be no show.

Without JoAnna Bell (and others) putting up with a crazy man spouting ideas all year, encouraging and tolerating me with an occasional smile, a sigh and a much-needed hug, this would have been a dream, not a reality.

Thanks, too, to the wonderful audience who watched us perform and supported the Mt. Si Food Bank with more than $7,400.

Bless you all! Mark Hennig

Event Organizer

Pay the penalty

If you are young and healthy, please seriously consider paying the $95 penalty instead of sign-ing up for a health care plan. If you do choose to sign up, you could be paying a monthly pre-mium costing you about the same as new car payment. That’s about $3000 for the year! You are far better off taking that money and investing it in your personal emergency fund. The government can’t save you. You may think that in a disas-ter situation the government

will come to the rescue with an emergency response.

Don’t count on it. Rather, it is and it always will be the free marketplace that comes to the rescue. These are the people that run the well thought out and efficient supply chain logistics that keep the stores you shop at stocked with what you need. The government cannot take the place of your grocery stores, gas stations, and they certainly can-not take the place of your health care. Keep trusting the private marketplace.

Consider laser printers, flat screen televisions, cellular phones, and surgical procedures not covered by insurance such as corrective eye surgery. Our competitive free marketplace both improved quality of these and drove prices down.

The government has no incentive to provide you value. So keep your hard earned thousands. Instead pay the pen-alty, treat yourself to the securi-ty of a growing emergency fund, indulge in a new car, or maybe enjoy the liberation of corrective eye surgery.

David McRaeNorth Bend

places tend more toward Smithfield and Riverbank and Oakdale and Cottage Grove. At eight years old, the world’s horizon is Thompson Ridge, rather than the Pacific Ocean.

But that doesn’t make the world any less fascinating.

Those little boys knew that, after lunch, those people would get back on that bus (they even have a restroom on the bus, you know). They would go out of town in a diesel rush and cross

the bridge on Lewis Creek and then disappear.

But they know that bus will be going right past their grand-parents’ house in about two hours. They asked and they know. The people on that bus might be able to look out and see Grandpa’s dog, Sadie, as the bus goes by.

I wonder what Sadie’s doing right now? If I were on that bus right now, I could get off there and see.

And someday I will. Someday I’ll get on and ride and I’ll know what’s out there.

I’ll know…

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The big winds blew last weekend and sent residents scurrying. It wasn’t about the leaves and branches. It was about the need to get emergency ready.

Many experienced the dreaded power outage — without the luxury of a generator. Luckily, the daytime tempera-tures were mild, but the threat of winter’s pending cold was a reminder of the need to set in supplies.

Flashlights and batteries. Propane for the gas grill, fuel for the camp stove. Bottled water in stock, one gallon per person per day (check the expiration date!) Prepared foods like granola bars and dried fruit on hand. A hand-crank can opener. A portable radio, with batteries.

That’s the easy part. But are you prepared for the crip-pling snow and ice storms, the earthquakes and even a house fire?

Start with a plan. Know where to take cover in an earthquake. Know the best exit routes in case of fire. Make a plan if the family is separated at the time of a storm that causes roads to be blocked. Complete a list of emergency phone numbers and review it with children. Partner with a neighbor or two to check on each other.

Consider designating a friend or relative in another state as the primary contact person. If separated, all family members can leave messages with that person.

It wouldn’t hurt to practice with a disaster drill. Flip the breakers and experience the dark. Now, where are those flashlights? Are there some easy foods, i.e. hot dogs, in the freezer you can cook on the barbeque? And after the basics, what will your family do while sitting in the dark wrapped in blankets?

Practice a fire drill, or drop, cover and hold for an earthquake. Chances are youngsters know more about what to do than parents!

Stockpile food for several days, preferably things that need little cooking. Don’t forget the family pets. If some-one in your family requires daily medication, maintain a few extra days supply but rotate it regularly so it doesn’t go out of date.

Remember, too, that a stash of cash can be helpful. Even if you live from payday to payday, try to set up a small emergency fund because cash machines may not be operational.

While the lights are still on and you are planning ahead, make a date to take a first aid and CPR class, offered by Eastside Fire & Rescue or the Snoqualmie Fire Department.

Disasters happen, but emergency preparedness is the key to keeping your family safe.

There were two little boys down at the Doughnut Hole Café the other day, standing outside, just waiting. They didn’t have long to wait. The Greyhound bus pulls up just about one each afternoon, give or take a little.

When the bus pulled up and parked and the brakes went whoosh, those two little boys had eyes like saucers. They took in everything, from the mud on the tires to the snow clinging to the mud flaps.

The driver stepped down and helped her passengers out, proudly wearing the Greyhound uniform. She had pride in her eyes, too, as we all know how that mountain can get when it’s snowing.

For the two little boys, the bus symbolized adventure and new horizons. It’s always been that way.

There have always been little guys watching and wondering as the people get off for their lunch stop. Where are these people from? What was it like up on the mountain? I wonder if I could drive the bus someday when I’m grown.

When we’re small, our world and our view of it tend to be smaller as well. To an eight-year-old, the exotic places of the world aren’t Singapore or Nairobi or Calcutta. The exotic

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school and graduate, but the truth is, if you’re going to spend the time going to school, you should at least be happy during it.

Too many times we have seen kids walk through the halls with their heads down, looking depressed as can be. Too many times we have heard the school announce-ments come on in the morning, only to tell us that another student has taken their own life.

There is so much pres-sure throughout our high school careers to be per-fect, to get good grades, and to graduate with honors, but there doesn’t seem to be any pressure to just make sure that you’re enjoying your life.

Think of it this way – if you aren’t happy with the decisions you make, or with how you spend your days, then how are you going to make it through the rest of your life? How are you going to be successful, if you’re not happy?

I understand that grades and school are impor-tant. But nothing is as important as your own wellbeing, and I person-ally feel like everybody is forgetting that, especially as we get closer and closer to being done with high school. Upperclassmen, next time you’re talking to a freshman, make sure that they know to not take things too seriously, and to make sure that they have a good time in high school.

Parents, when your child is coming to you, stressing out about their college applications, sit them down and make sure that they know that life will go on, regardless of how good their essay looks, or what school they get into.

Teachers, students want to learn. It is actually really rare when a student comes to school not want-ing to learn anything that day. If they didn’t want to, they wouldn’t even

be there. But you need to make sure that they’re not being overloaded and stressed out about every-thing going on around them.

And finally, take a look in the mirror and look at yourself. Say to yourself, “today, I am going to be happy. I am going to make today the best day yet.”

Yes, being successful in life is important, but

nothing is as important as being happy with how your life is going.

So next time you make a decision, instead of thinking what one will get you farther ahead with school, think of it this way: what one will make you the happiest?

Maria Erickson is a junior at Mount Si High School. She can be contacted at maria@ericksonhome.com.

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Mobile DSHS customer service van comes to North Bend

The mobile Department of Social and Health Services will be at the Mt

Si Food Bank, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 13, in North Bend.

People can drop off paperwork, complete an eligibility review, make changes to an existing case or ask for a mid-cer-

tification review. In addi-tion, people can apply for cash assistance, basic food assistance and child care services.

The Mt Si Food Bank is located at 122 E. Third St., North Bend.

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within three to four weeks,” said Charley Burns. “Fire flares up and jumps to the top of the trees. Recovery starts at the base of the trees. The roots just start over.”

Burns, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) forester who oversees the Mount Si conservation area, has been fighting forest fires since he was a college student four decades ago. Nature, he said, renews itself more rapidly than anyone imagines.

The 444th Fire started about midday on July 26. At one point, 80 firefighters from Eastside Fire & Rescue, Duvall, Snoqualmie, The U.S. Forest Service, the Seattle Watershed and the DNR and two helicop-ters battled the blaze. Although it was probably human-caused, experts are still investigating how the fire began.

Burns recently led Star pho-tographer Greg Farrar and me through the fire site.

We expected bare ground: Instead great swathes of green stood out – where the fire had jumped patches and where new growth had started.

Burns explained that it could be a wind shift that saved the small clumps of Oregon grape and salal or that this particular patch grew in a slight depres-sion near a giant outcropping of rocks.

“The fire doesn’t get every-thing,” Burns said. “Pockets of native plants are particularly fire resistant. That’s why people

should have native plants in their yards and by their houses.”

Barely five yards away there are black skeletons of Scotch broom bushes. Mother Nature apparently uses fire to clean house in forests, wiping out invasive and non-native species such as Scotch broom and black-berry. The 444th Fire, so named because that’s road closest to the site, fire opened up areas that had been overgrown with both.

One such spot includes a stone-and-cement wall in a look-out point. The wall was built by a private land owner sometime before DNR acquired the acre-age. Burns dates the structure to the last half of the 1900s because of a piece of plastic pipe embedded in the wall.

In the distance, we can see I-90 swooping toward Snoqualmie Pass and the curve of Rattlesnake Ledge. Below the Valley looks green and rural. A red-tailed hawk circles over our heads.

“He’s looking for food,” Burns said. “By taking out the under-brush, he can spot small crea-tures easily.”

Burns breaks off a piece of burned tree stump. Other pieces are scattered around. Once the fire was contained, crews came back through the area to dig out smoldering stumps. Workers break the stumps apart and dig down to the roots to make cer-tain nothing is still burning.

The post-fire cleanup often requires more resources than containing the blaze, he said. One reason is crews do addi-tional damage to the land and the plants while fighting the fire. They work to mitigate that as part of the clean-up and res-

toration. “Plants and trees are pretty

resilient,” Burns said. “Right after the fire everything was hot and black but see how the ferns are coming back.”

Fire doesn’t go deep unless it takes hold in stumps. That means critters that hole up underground such as mice, voles and earthworms are safe. Overhead, crowns of many trees survive which means they may recover if their bark isn’t damaged enough to let insects

invade. Those that don’t make it eventually fall and thin out the forest, allowing survivors to grow bigger.

The advantage of fighting a fire in a recreation area is the trail system. Because the 444th happened between Mount Si and Little Si, firefighters were able to make use of hiking trails that connect the two. As Burns led us along the Boulder Trail, he stopped to pluck a pink plas-tic streamer from a bush. It read, “Escape route.”

During a fire, the safety offi-cer will mark routes with the pink tape to guide firefighters if they need to evacuate an area.

“You never go into a fire without having two ways out,” Burns said.

He led us to the last stand for the 444th – where the firefight-ers stopped the fire at the top of a hill. Firefighting, he said, hasn’t changed that much in recent decades. They still work to contain the blazes by cut-ting fires off at accessible spots – much like an army flanking enemy troops.

Unfortunately when firefight-ers tackle forest fires, they create new trails to get to the site.

For a recreation area such as this spot, where hundreds of people walk on the main trails, the firefighter routes can cause more damage than the initial fire. Mitigation of those routes is required because new and raw trails cause erosion and possibly flooding downhill from moun-tain sites.

“We don’t want fire trails to become social trails,” Burns said. “We’re here to protect the envi-ronment, not harm it.”

So the cleanup crew camou-flages the firefighting routes. The camouflage is so good that when he pointed out a fire trail, nothing could be seen. Brush had been restored, a few small logs were scattered over the path and now, three months after the fire, the ground was littered with thousands of brown leaves.

Thirty yards away, at the fire site, sword fern plants spread over the ground. Oodles of pine needles have fallen, adding a protective cover to the bare dirt.

“A couple years from now and you won’t even know the fire was here,” Burns said. “Sword fern gets burned but the root ball remains. It is actually good for the fern. They grow back more lush than before.”

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By Greg Farrar

Charley Burns points out a maple sapling growing from the healthy root of a young tree that was burned in the July fire that covered 18 acres on a flank of Mount Si.

By Greg Farrar

Charley Burns, state Department of Natural Resources forester, looks out over the Snoqualmie Valley, from a rockery wall on a Mount Si hillside where fire from July’s 444th Fire came uphill scorching ground, under-growth and trees.

By Greg Farrar

Scorched ground and tree trunks (above) show where fire came up a gully as if in a chimney and funneled between two hillside ridges. Safe firefighting strategy was to avoid the ground fight in the terrain where fire had the most advantage, while flanking fire on the sides and stop-ping the fire on the backside of the peak.Charley Burns holds a chunk of burned wood (below) on the lee side of a hilltop where the 444th Fire was stopped in July at its farthest advance.

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Officers responded to North Bend City Hall at 11 a.m. on Oct. 25, to a call about a suspicious envelope that had been mailed to the city.

A city employee recognized the enve-lope and the markings on it and called police for a possible bomb threat.

Taking from the needy

An officer drove by Usagain on the 400 block of Southeast North Bend Way at 9:15 a.m. on Oct. 28, and saw a man rum-maging through the clothes that had been donated to the organi-zation.

He was taking clothes from the dona-tion box.

A stationary car gathers some moss

Officers responded at 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 28, to the 43000 block of Southeast North Bend Way to a call about a vehicle that had been parked on the roadside for several days.

The vehicle had moss growing on it and tabs that expired in August 2010.

SnoqualmieNo police reports

Police blotter were able to clear from a previous alarm.

In addition to the above calls, Snoqualmie fire-fighters responded to 15 medical aid calls bringing our annual call number to 979.

North Bend

Structural fireFour engines were dis-

patched to the 9000 block of 381st Avenue Southeast at 6:25 p.m. on Oct. 21, for a fire inside a chimney and flue.

Mistaken ignitionOne engine responded

to the 12000 block of 415th Avenue Southeast at 8:33 a.m. on Oct. 25, to a steam or another gas plume.

The plume was mistak-en for smoke and the odor

of smoke.

Especially hotOne engine respond-

ed to the 500 block of Maloney Grove Avenue Southeast at 2:07 p.m. on Oct. 24, to an outdoor fire.

A little helpOne engine responded

to the 200 block of Main Avenue North at 12:58 p.m. on Oct. 25, to pro-vide assistance to another governmental agency.

Medical serviceTwo engines were dis-

patched to the 900 block of 11th Court Southwest at 7:50 a.m. on Oct. 29, to provide emergency medi-cal service.

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

were available for Snoqualmie.

Fire Reports

Snoqualmie

Burn barrel no-noFirefighters responded

on Oct. 28, to reports of smoke in the area of Ceday Street.

The source was an ille-gal fire in a burn barrel.

The owner of the barrel was informed of the regu-lations and the fire was extinguished.

Gas smell, illegal burn

Firefighters responded on Oct. 28, to reports of the smell of gasoline at St. Joseph’s School.

The source was an ille-gal fire in a burn barrel next to the school.

The owner of the barrel was informed of the regu-lations and the fire was extinguished.

False startFirefighters responded

on Oct. 30, to Rattlesnake Road for an automatic fire alarm.

The engine was can-celed once EF&R units

American Legion hosts author

Snoqualmie’s American Legion Post will host a Veterans Day dinner at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Road City Roadhouse Grill in Fall City. The guest speaker will be author RaeLynn Ricarte, a Marine mom from Oregon. She wrote “Living the Oath,” a book about military life and families.

Her book will be on sale at the dinner. Proceeds will be donated to the American Legion. For res-ervations, call 222-4800.

Joe Heslet named GM of Issaquah Press

Joe Heslet has been named general manager of The Issaquah Press, parent company of the SnoValley Star. He will focus on the business side of the com-pany, primarily in adver-tising sales.

Heslet’s more notewor-thy career experienc-es include his tenure as direc-tor of sales and advertis-

ing at the Puget Sound Business Journal, general sales manager for Fisher Communications’ KOMO and KVI stations and founding and leading his own research firm.

“We are fortunate to have someone with such an impressive and diverse media background join our team,” said Publisher Debbie Berto.

Heslet brings apprecia-tion for the importance

of community newspa-pers and a track record of improving revenue via innovative strategies for sales and marketing. He is eager to immerse himself in the Issaquah, Sammamish, Snoqualmie/North Bend and Newcastle communities served by Issaquah Press newspapers.

Joe and his wife Linda have a son, Michael, a senior at Eastlake High School. Their daugh-ter Christine is a junior at Central Washington University.

Cascade Mountain Men offer scholarship

The Cascade Mountain Men are offering a $500 scholarship to students who submit a winning design to help them cel-ebrate their 50th anniver-sary in 2014.

The Cascade Mountain Men are a traditional black powder muzzle-loading gun club affiliated with the Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club. The club encourages and advances organized shooting, especially of muzzle-loading fire arms; promotes higher standards of sportsmanship and safety among those who participate in such sports; and perpetuates the dress, equipment and heritage of their forefathers.

The scholarship will be presented to a deserving graduating high school senior or a person enrolled in a course of higher learn-ing. The applications must be postmarked by 5 p.m. Dec. 14. To download a copy of the application, go to www.cascademountain-men.com. To learn more, call 498-4350.

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By Sam Kenyon

The Mount Si Wildcats flexed their muscles in the final home game of the season, defeating the Liberty Patriots 32-14. The strong win followed the pat-tern Mount Si has used all year, scoring early and consistently hammering the opponent’s defense both in the air and on the ground.

Senior wide receiver Trevor Daniels and senior quarterback Nick Mitchell led their team’s offensive production. Mount Si finishes their regular season with a record of 8-1, securing them second place in the conference as they head into the playoffs.

“We’re just excited,” said Coach Charlie Kinnune. “This is just a beginning not an ending.”

Both teams scored early, a theme for Mount Si this season, before the Wildcats ran away with the game.

The first drive for the Wildcats on their senior night home game began with a mon-ster 43-yard punt return from senior Wyatt Baker-Jagla. The following play was a quick 11-yard run by Mitchell for a touchdown. The Wildcats missed the extra point kick but led 6-0.

Liberty responded rapidly, pushing the chains with their rushing game and scoring a touchdown of their own. Halfway through the first quar-ter, Liberty was up 7-6.

On the following drive, a 69-yard touchdown run by

Mitchell was negated by a hold-ing flag. After that, the two teams kept each other from scoring in a defensive stalemate until three minutes into the second quarter, when the game turned.

Liberty was nearly at its own goal line due to a deep punt by Mount Si. Their quarterback fumbled a long snap, and to pre-vent the Wildcat defense from recovering it, the QB kicked the ball out of the back of the end zone for a safety. After that unusual play, the Mount Si offensive machine got hot.

Daniels followed the safety with a 25-yard kickoff return. He then turned around and made a highlight catch for 33-yards and a touchdown on the following play.

“Trevor Daniels made a couple awesome catches and was making big plays out there,” Mitchell said.

Fifty-one seconds after the safety, Mount Si led 15-7. They didn’t stop after that – the Wildcat defense absolutely shut down Liberty.

“Our defense gave us great field position,” Mitchell said.

By halftime, Mount Si had scored two more touchdowns, one each by Daniels and Mitchell.

Liberty was able to score once more, late in the fourth quarter against the second string team, and Mount Si only scored a single field goal in the entire second half by senior kicker Sean Lowney, who went 3 of 4

on extra points for the night.The Wildcat’s slow offensive

second half didn’t matter, the damage they did in the first half sealed their victory.

On a night honoring the senior players, cheerleaders and their families, it was the seniors on the field who really led the way.

Daniels finished the game with six catches for a total of 75 yards, two kickoff returns for a total of 45 yards, and two touchdowns. Mitchell had another exceptional perfor-mance. He completed 15/22 passing attempts for 165 total yards, including two touchdown passes. He also had eight carries for 35 rushing yards and two touchdown runs.

Wide receiver Baker-Jagla had four catches for 37 total yards, along with his huge punt return. Sophomore wing back Parker Dumas had three catches for 33 yards. Senior wide receiver Jake Smith had one catch for an 18 yard gain.

Senior running back Bailey Takacs carried the ball 11 times for 33 total rushing yards. Fellow senior running back Jordan Chapman had seven carries for a total of 30 rushing yards.

The team is not resting or even slowing down to celebrate their successful end to the regu-lar season. The team was at prac-tice the following day at 9 a.m., less than 12 hours after their

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Mount Si football triumphs in final home game of the season

By Calder Productions

Mount Si quarterback Nick Mitchell stretches across the goal line for a touchdown against Liberty.

Top finisher

The Mount Si Volleyball team is the KingCo 3A League Tournament champi-on. On Nov. 2, the Wildcats beat Mercer Island in the championship match of the 2013 KingCo 3A League Volleyball Tournament, winning 3 of 5 close games against the Islanders.

Mercer Island won the second and third games, the scores were 25-21, 20-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-12. Mount Si finished their impressive season with an 11-3 league record and a 20-8 record overall.

Several standout perfor-mances from the team car-ried Mount Si to the victory. Senior Lindsay Carr had a

team-high 21 kills,13 assists, 5 aces,13 digs and 1.5 blocks in a tremendous perfor-mance.

Junior Anna McCreadie also had a ferocious game, with 16 kills, the team-high 19 assists, 15 digs, and 2 blocks. Along with 2 assists, Junior Jenn Rogers came up with the team-high in both aces, with 6, and digs, with 16.

Haley Holmberg had a well rounded performance with 2 kills, 2 aces, 14 digs and .5 blocks. Junior Liz Larson also played well with 1 kill, 4 aces, 7 digs, and 2.5 blocks. Freshman Cameron Kendall added 1 kill, 3 aces, and 8 digs.

Mount Si volleyball team wins KingCo League championship

See FOOTBALL, Page 9

By Greg Farrar

Hannah Waskom, Mount Si High School fresh-man, is directed by race officials to the finish chute after a sixth-place time of 19 minutes, 5.68 seconds at the Sea-King District 2 cross-country championship meet Oct. 31 at Lake Sammamish State Park. Waskom and senior Bailey Scott, 13th in a time of 19:35.55, both earned spots at the state championship meet Nov. 9 in Pasco.

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decisive win over Liberty.Now Mount Si is train-

ing for their next game, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. at Oak Harbor. This game is one of the District Round of 32 – matchups between the top 32 teams to determine who moves to the first round of the state champi-onship.

Coach Kinnune and his team feel confident and excited heading into the post-season, and with good reason. The Wildcats are 7-0 over the years in the District Round of 32 and are currently ranked fifth in the state. The team

is ready for the challenge awaiting them at Oak Harbor, more than 100 miles away.

“Love travelling,” Kinnune said. “We have no issues. We’ll play any-body, anywhere, anytime.”

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Prepare for winter before it begins and also slow down advise the folks who spend a lot of time on the roads, the Washington State highway crews.

Those simple words of wisdom could be the dif-ference between a long wait on the highway or more time for family and fun.

“The last thing we want to do is see a car in the ditch,” said Mike Krahenbuhl, maintenance supervisor on Interstate 90 at Hyak. “That usu-ally means the driver was going too fast or had to avoid someone else going too fast.”

Krahenbuhl has spent more than 40 years clear-ing snow and ice from Washington’s roadways. He said it takes just one person driving too fast or forgetting to prepare their vehicle for cold weather to cause a chain-reaction collision.

And it’s not just in

the mountains, said Monty Mills, snow and ice program man-ager for the Washington State Department of Transportation.

“Prepare your car and prepare yourself for the conditions you will be driving into,” said Mills. “When the temperature drops, drivers all over the state need to be ready. We’re working to keep the highways open but need drivers’ help.”

WSDOT asks drivers to always “know before you go” and get the most recent roadway informa-tion, winter-driving tips, car-preparation advice and information on the depart-ment’s winter driving page at: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/winter.

Here’s what drivers can do to prepare for wintry roadway conditions:

Download, print and carry the WSDOT Winter Driving Guide.

Download the WSDOT mobile app for smart

phones.Sign up for news and

social media tools, such as Twitter at www.wsdot.wa.gov/inform.

Get your car ready and plan extra time to cross all mountain passes, includ-ing heavily-traveled routes such as Snoqualmie Pass, Stevens Pass and White Pass.

Carry chains and know current traction and chain requirements. Mountain-pass traction and chain requirements are available on the WSDOT passes and traffic website at: http://www.wsdot.com/Traffic/passes/default.aspx website.

Preset 530 AM and 1610 AM on your vehicle’s radio before traveling.

Some vehicle manufac-turers recommend against the use of tire chains. The Washington State Patrol provides a list of approved, alternative traction devices that are acceptable when chains or traction tires are required.

Studded tires are legal

for use only between Nov. 1 and March 31 in Washington. Motorists are encouraged to visit a tire dealer to learn more about tires that provide traction and are legal for year-round use.

The WSP also reminds all drivers and freight haulers that state law requires commercial vehi-cles and combinations of vehicles more than 10,000 pounds (GVW) rating to carry sufficient tire chains between Nov. 1 and April 1, including some larger passenger trucks, SUVs, recreational vehicles and trucks hauling trailers. Failing to carry chains could lead to a $124 fine for heavy-truck drivers.

When highway advi-sories call for chains, drivers who don’t chain up will face a $500 pen-alty. The WSP will have a special chain-emphasis patrol to ensure drivers are carrying the appro-priate number of chains, including spares.

Prepare for winter driving before storms hit

County offers grantsKing County is offer-

ing a third year of Community Service Area grants. The grants encour-age residents in the unin-corporated communities to become more connect-ed in their neighborhoods.

A total of $60,000 is available through the pro-gram for projects, with grants of less than $5,000. Examples of possible proj-ects are:

q newsletters that inform residents about important issues affecting the community;

q events such as con-certs, festivals, and educa-tional and safety projects;

q neighborhood improvement projects such as tree planting, graf-fiti removal and cleanup;

q community-led plan-ning or training; and

q signage for a neigh-borhood or community.

Proposals should dem-onstrate how activities would be accessible to all unincorporated King County residents regard-less of race, income or lan-guage spoken.

A minimum match of 25

percent in the form of vol-unteer time, cash or in-kind services of the total project cost is required. Applications are due Jan. 10, 2014.

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2014 application process, grant application work-shop dates, and a list of the 2013 awardees is available at http://1.usa.gov/19Qo9fE.

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Snoqualmie enrolls city in green power program

The city of Snoqualmie has joined Puget Sound Energy’s campaign to promote green power. Snoqualmie has enrolled city buildings in the Take Charge Green Power Challenge and agreed to purchase 1 million kilowatt-hours of green power annually. That rep-resents about 20 percent of Snoqualmie’s overall electric usage.

Participation in PSE’s Green Power Program

means Snoqualmie will be contributing to the region’s environmental and economic health by supporting the develop-ment and use of renew-able energy projects in the Pacific Northwest.

“We are very impressed at the positive response Snoqualmie citizens have show toward green power since the challenge began in January,” said Mayor Matt Larson. “The level of interest and support encouraged our city gov-ernment to take our sus-tainability goals one step further by switching many

city facilities over to green power.”

Residents have been participating in the Green Power Program by sign-ing up for green power. Because of the number of participants, PSE awarded the community $20,000 for solar equipment at the YMCA Community Center.

The city with the high-est percentage of new participants will win an additional $20,000.

Prior to the city’s com-mitment, Snoqualmie had already seen the percent-age of new participants

climb to 2.98 percent, fol-lowed closely by rival city Tumwater’s 1.99 percent growth.

The challenge ends Dec. 31, 2013, leaving less than two months to maintain the lead and earn $40,000.

For more information about the Take Charge Green Power Challenge, or to sign up for PSE’s Green Power Program visit pse.com/GPChallenge or call a PSE Energy Advisor at 1-800-562-1482, Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Proficiency gap test results released

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn released results Oct. 9 for this year’s Annual Measurable Objectives, which target reading and math goals for subgroups of public school students throughout Washington.

The AMOs are part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act waiver reissued to the state Aug. 15.

They are derived through calculating profi-ciency gaps for all students and 10 subgroups, such as African-American, Hispanic and special education stu-dents. A proficiency gap is the percentage-point dif-ference between a group’s level of proficiency in the baseline year of 2011 and 100 percent.

Washington’s ESEA waiver requires the state to cut proficiency gaps in half for all students and subgroups by 2017. The AMO results reported Oct. 9 represent the second step toward the goal, as 2012 was the first year AMO data was collected.

“The 2017 targets are realistic expectations for schools and subgroups,

but they aren’t the end goals,” Dorn said in a press release. “It’s impor-tant that all students reach their full potential and we will not stop working to ensure that happens.”

To see the results, go to http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/AMO.aspx?year=2012-13

Mount Rainer National Park hosts free Veterans Day weekend

Mount Rainier National Park entrance fees will be waived for all visitors to the park from Nov. 9-11 in honor of U.S. Veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Facilities open within the park during this holi-day include the National Park Inn at Longmire and the Longmire General Store. The Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center at Paradise will be open on Saturday and Sunday only. The visi-tor center offers exhibits, visitor information, food service, a gift shop and bookstore.

Find more information at www.visitrainier.com.

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q Adult and Child CPR Class, 6-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway, $10, call 888-1551 to register

q SnoValley Writers Work Group, 6-8 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q STARS: Across the Curriculum with Dr. Seuss, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., discover ways to enrich your cur-riculum with ideas and activities that explore early literacy concepts with Dr. Seuss’s books, 888-1223

q TFMS Café Night, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

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q School is Out Day Camp, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, grades K-5, $60, reg-ister at www.siview-park.org, 831-1900

q MSHS Vocal Jazz Clinic, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

q Cornish College Combo, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

q All city offices are closed for Veteran’s Day

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q Cynthia Kuni, harpist, 10:30 a.m. to noon, The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., tips benefit Pasado’s Safe Haven animal shelter, 831-3647

q Fair Trade Sale, 1-5 p.m., Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 39025 S.E. Alpha St., email marly-don@hotmail.com for more info, 534-1904

q Joe Jr.: The Unforgettable Concert, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, ages 21 and older, $14-19, tickets available through Ticketmaster

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

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q Fair Trade Sale, 1-5 p.m., Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 39025 S.E. Alpha St., email marlydon@hotmail.com for more info, 534-1904

q NaNoWriMo Write-Ins with SnoValley Writers Group, 1-4 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., work on your National Novel Writing Month proj-ect with other local writers, 888-0554

q ‘Diamonds R’ Forever’ Fashion Show and Parody, 1-3, Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., 888-3434

q Parents Night Out, 4-8 p.m., Encompass Main Campus, 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W., crafts, games and food provided, ages 2-10, $15, pre-reg-ister at www.encom-passnw.org, 888-2777

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

q Mysterious Fatmen and Little Black Bottles, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., 831-3647Fall Rock Show, 9 p.m., Finaghty’s, 7726 Center Blvd. S.E., Suite 110, fea-turing Everclear Unlimited, The Guessing Game and 70 Proof, $15, 888-8833

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q Mount Si Artist Guild Exhibition: ‘Celebration of Color,’ all day, through Dec. 31, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Kids Night Out at Mount Si Gymnastics Academy, 6-10 p.m., Mount Si Gymnastics Academy, 1546 Boalch Ave. N.W., Suite 20, drop off kids ages 3 and older for pizza, movies and tum-bling games, pre-register at 292-3152 or customerservice@mtsigymnastic-sacademy.com, $25

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

q Kid Free Fridays, 7-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018, ages 3-12, $10, register online at http://bit.ly/1a2fsAt

q Dogstrum, 8 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., 831-3647

q The Hipsters, 9 p.m., Finaghty’s, 7726 Center Blvd. S.E., Suite 110, 888-8833

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q Women in Business Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, 36005 S.E. Ridge St., Theresa Baker of the Baker Insurance Group will speak about Obama Care and its effects, $25/members, $30/non-members, info@bak-erig.com, 292-0004

q Arbor Day Tree Planting, 3 p.m., Torguson Park, 750 E. North Bend Way, join local Boy Scouts and Mayor Hearing for a community tree planting event, 888-7649

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

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

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q Arthritis Foundation Aquatics, 2:45-3:45 p.m. Si View Pool, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend. The program is designed to help relieve the pain and stiff-ness of arthritis Registration is $5 or $4 for seniors.

q Michael Kirkpatrick, 7 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., 831-3647

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

q Pajamarama Story Time, 7-8 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd., 888-1223

Mount Si High School PTSA hosts a Holiday Bazaar and Raffle from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Mount Si High School Main Campus Gym, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E. Shop for hand-crafted merchan-dise from local vendors. Kids get their picture taken with Santa. Raffle tickets are $1 each for a grand prize one-week vaca-tion on Lake Chelan plus dozens of other items. Call 831-8100 to learn more.

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