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February 16, 2012

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Young man, there’s a placeyou can go.

And it’s in the Valley, too.The Snoqualmie Valley

YMCA and Community Centerheld its long-awaited dedica-tion ceremony Feb. 11, weeksafter a snowstorm postponedthe ceremony and subjectedthe place to its first test.

Scores of people sought

shelter at the YMCA in mid-January while downed treeskept most of the Valley in thedark.

“It got put to the test a littlequicker than we would haveliked,” said Dave Mayer, exec-utive director of theSnoqualmie Valley YMCA,which opened for businessJan. 1.

Mayer called the building abeautiful facility that will last a

lifetime.He received a symbolic key

that went from dignitary todignitary during the ceremo-ny. Snoqualmie Mayor MattLarson said it was a symbol ofthe city handing over controlof the facility to the YMCA.

Bob Gilbertson, whoreceived the key from themayor and handed it to

By Greg Farrar

Kristy Johnson, Zumba instructor, helps her class get the blood pumping in the Family Gym during theSnoqualmie Valley YMCA and Community Center’s open house activities Feb. 11.

Snoqualmie dedicates new YMCA


The Snoqualmie Valley SchoolDistrict unanimously voted toscratch their suggestion of replac-ing half-day kindergarten with all-day sessions alternating every otherweek.

The district’s budget-trimmingsuggestion would have turned theirhalf-day schedule into two sets ofall-day school days with alternatingFridays.

The new model for half-daykindergarten presented by districtofficials in January had parents upin arms about what would beexpected of their 5-year-olds.

Dozens of parents spoke outmostly against the proposal duringtwo evening meetings Feb. 6 and 7at elementary schools in Fall Cityand North Bend, before the propos-al was nixed Feb. 9.

A few parents did express sup-port during the meetings.

“Say a million dollars has to becut,” Karen Wilder, a bus driver forthe district, said Feb. 6. “You startwith the lesser of the two evils.One hundred and fifty thousanddollars in transportation is betterthan losing two teachers, or art orlosing band.”

The proposal targeted only half-day, not full-day kindergartenclasses and would have eliminatedmid-day bus routes, which thestate does not fund.

Some parents worried abouthow the back-and-forth schedulewould affect their children’s behav-ior.

Megan Roberts, a parent fromSnoqualmie, said a district in herformer hometown of Pocatellotried the All Day-Alternate Dayproposal, with dismal results.

Assistant superintendent DonMcConkey said teachers had growncomfortable with the way thingsare.

“They have been teaching thatway for years, so they know it,” hesaid. “In order to change that, weare going to have a conversation.”

At North Bend ElementarySchool, McConkey told parentsthat every district that had consid-ered a similar program had done itfor one reason: cost savings.

“There will be more and moreschool districts looking at similarmodels,” he said.

District nixesidea to reformkindergarten

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For decades, David Batteyhas been referred to asSnoqualmie’s and NorthBend’s unofficial historian. Butin December, his title changedto official historian and bothcommunities gave him a keyto the city.

The surprise honor cameabout at the Annual AwardsLuncheon hosted by theSnoqualmie Valley Chamber ofCommerce.

Snoqualmie Mayor MatthewLarson and North Bend MayorKen Hearing read a jointproclamation about Battey’saccomplishments throughout

the years, which include:❑❑ serving on the

Snoqualmie Valley HistoricalMuseum Board for 20-plusyears;

❑❑ involvement with theacquisition of MeadowbrookFarm and serving as secretaryfor the Meadowbrook FarmPreservation Board since itsinception, providing tours andhistory lessons to hundreds ofcitizens;

❑❑ serving as co-chairmanfor the 1989 CentennialCelebration Committee forSnoqualmie and North Bend;

❑❑ serving on theSnoqualmie PlanningCommission for 10 years;

❑❑ presenting the “Historyof Snoqualmie” at theCitizen’s Academy for the pastfive years;

❑❑ being a member of theSnoqualmie Valley VeteransMemorial Committee;

❑❑ serving as a Red Crossshelter manager from 1991-2001;

❑❑ compiling a list of namesreflecting important people inSnoqualmie’s history used toselect names for the newstreets in Snoqualmie Ridge;

❑❑ willingly sharing hisknowledge and expertise pro-viding historic information

David Battey made official historian

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Lace up those running shoes and getready for this year’s Snoqualmie ValleyRelay for Life. About 25 people turnedout for the 2012 kick-off event Feb. 6 atthe Si View Community Center inNorth Bend.

Wendy Nesland, this year’s eventcoordinator for the Snoqualmie Valley,said people dropped in to register teamsand register as survivors. But some folksjust popped in to learn more about theevent.

Relay for Life, a two-day fundraisingevent for the American Cancer Society,

will be held in the Snoqualmie ValleyJuly 7-8 at Centennial Fields.

“Relayers do not have to walk allnight, but each team is asked to have arepresentative on the track at all timesduring the event, Nesland said. “Thepoint to relay is that we walk for 24

hours to represent the 24 hours that aperson with cancer lives with the dis-ease.”

Nintendo and Snoqualmie ValleyHospital have teams this year.

Nesland said the organization islooking for teams of eight to 15 people,and needs volunteers for committeepositions.

“Our goal for this year is 28 teams,50 Survivors and $92,000 raised,” shesaid. “We currently have 10 teams and35 participants.”

A second kick-off event will be heldfrom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 10 at theYMCA on Snoqualmie Ridge.

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Mayer, predicted the building will waste notime becoming a community fixture.

“I would like to talk to people a yearfrom now or two months from now,” saidGilbertson, chief executive officer of theYMCA of Greater Seattle, “and see if theyeven remember what it was like before theYMCA was here and the community centerwas here.”

Valley children took to the buildingimmediately, coloring, shooting basketsand running around.

Some children even wondered when thegrown-ups would get around to improvingthe brand-new building.

“It’s nice,” said 9-year-old NatalieSwanda, shooting hoops with her sister anddad. “I like the louder rooms better, butthey should be placing a swimming pool.”

Larson said the community must growused to having the YMCA around beforetalk of a swimming pool can begin.

“It would be best to let the communitytake a deep breath, have their fears abouttraffic and impact on the business commu-nity addressed before we can talk about asecond phase,” he added.

Since it opened, the Valley branch of theYMCA has added about 2,500 members.

Even those for whom a Valley YMCAmembership would be impractical praisedthe new addition to the area.

“It’s something that this community hasbeen very enthusiastic about,” said formerValley resident Sharon Lee, who lives inNova Scotia and whose daughter still liveson the Eastside. “We have had fundraisersfor a Y for five to 10 years and we stilldon’t have one.”

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In the Star’s Feb. 8 editorial, NorthBend’s retreat costs were reported, butthe city of Snoqualmie wasn’t able toprovide the costs of its two-day retreatbefore publication.

North Bend City Clerk Susie Oppedalsaid the total cost of the City Councilretreat held Jan. 27 at Boxley’s restau-rant was $568.86.

That included a continental breakfastand lunch for 17. The city didn’t bringin a facilitator.

Snoqualmie’s CommunicationsCoordinator Joan Pliego reports thetotal costs for Snoqualmie’s CityCouncil retreat came in at $5,572.12.

The retreat was held Jan. 30-31 at theSnoqualmie Fire Station.

Pliego said all meals, purchased from

local restaurants, were provided to keepeveryone onsite throughout the daywith fewer distractions. Meals for themayor, council and key city staff mem-bers cost just over $2,000.

The city has hired a facilitator forseveral years, and in the past couple ofyears brought in Marilynne Beard, whohas experience in municipal financeand management, Pliego said.

“The mayor and council go into adeep dive on the numbers, operatingcosts, capital needs, levels of service,staffing needs, deficits, revenue optionsand much more,” she said. “By havinga facilitator, those at the retreat are ableto look at the details and the big pic-ture at the same time as the facilitatorraises questions, provides outside per-spective, suggests how one issue ordecision may affect another, and main-

tains a ‘parking lot’ of issues for thecouncil to address in the future at coun-cil workshops.

“This allows for some amount ofbrainstorming while still keeping themeeting on track.”

The city paid $3,268.68 for the facili-tator, but did not have to pay anythingfor the retreat site, which was held in acity building.

Pliego said $303 was paid for miscel-laneous items, such as snacks and cof-fee.

The city’s skyrocketing populationnumbers creates a unique situation.

“The retreat is the one time eachyear when the usual city business canbe put aside for a close look at thefinancial state of the city, as well as theneeds and options going forward forthe year,” she said.

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and resources for the creation ofcountless local publications,including the 2007 book“Vanished: A Lifestyle in theSnoqualmie Valley,” by WardKeller.

Hearing read the proclama-

tion again at the Feb. 7 CityCouncil meeting, declaring it a“lifetime achievement award.”

Battey, who lives inSnoqualmie, stood before apacked room at the meeting andsaid, “To be honored for whatyou really love doing is a bless-ing.”

Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246, [email protected]. Comment atwww.snovalleystar.com.

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Duane Johnson, who hasserved on the city ofSnoqualmie’s PlanningCommission for 34 years, washonored by Mayor MatthewLarson and the City CouncilFeb. 12.

Larson read from a certificateof recognition, saying Johnsonwas first appointed to the com-mission in 1974, served until1982, was reappointed in 1986and continued on until retiringin December.

Johnson helped guide the cityin its important land-use anddevelopment decisions, includ-ing the development standardsof Snoqualmie Ridge I and IIand Kimble Creek Village,Larson said.

He said Johnson also con-

tributed significantly to thedevelopment of the city’s firstcomprehensive plan under theGrowth Management Act, aswell as the Downtown MasterPlan.

“Duane has served on thePlanning Commission as adedicated and conscientiousrepresentative of theSnoqualmie community andhas given sustained public ser-vice for more than threedecades,” Larson said. “I …hereby recognize, congratulateand extend the city’s apprecia-tion to Duane Johnson for hislong-standing service on theSnoqualmie PlanningCommission.”

Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246 [email protected]. Comment atwww.snovalleystar.com.

Planning Commissioner Duane Johnson is honored

By Michele Mihalovich

Duane Johnson, left, accepts a Certificate of Recognition for his 34years with Snoqualmie’s Planning Commission from Mayor MatthewLarson.

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North Bend residents sur-vived a wrong-way collisionFeb. 12 on state Route 18near the Cedar River.

Washington State Patrolinvestigators said a HondaCivic coupe headed west-bound in the eastboundlanes from 244th AvenueSoutheast to the Cedar RiverBridge as a Chevrolet Impalaand a Toyota Tacomaapproached in the eastboundlanes. Troopers said theHonda struck the Chevrolet,rotating the vehicle into theToyota. The incidentoccurred at 12:38 a.m.

Medics treated andreleased the driver of theHonda, a 24-year-old Kentman. Investigators said alco-hol or drugs contributed tothe crash. Police later bookedthe man into the KingCounty Jail for driving whileintoxicated. He remained injail on $500 bond at noonFeb. 13.

The occupants in theChevrolet, a 42-year-oldNorth Bend man and a 41-year-old North Bend woman,did not sustain any injuries.The occupants in the Toyota,a 42-year-old Issaquah manand a 42-year-old Issaquahwoman, also escapedunharmed.

Police said everyoneinvolved in the crash waswearing seatbelts.

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North Bend officials are seek-ing public comment concerningdevelopment of a proposed ordi-nance limiting the time thattrucks can idle within city lim-its. Comments will be heard atthe March 6 City Council meet-ing at 7 p.m. at the Mount SiSenior Center, 411 Main Ave. S.

Each person will be given nomore than three minutes tospeak and is encouraged to sub-mit comments.

The following idling limita-tions have been proposed:

❑❑ Must not exceed five min-utes.

❑❑ Buses, city work trucks,motor homes, farm equipmentand public safety vehicles wouldbe exempted.

❑❑ The penalty would be acivil violation prompting mone-tary fines.

❑❑ The ordinance wouldbecome effective May 2014.

❑❑ Both drivers and anylandowner allowing idling maybe cited.

❑❑ The ordinance wouldimpact trucks with a gross vehi-cle weight of 10,001 pounds orgreater.

The Puget Sound Clean AirAgency reports that diesel emis-sions are some of the most dan-

gerous pollutants discharged intothe atmosphere, according to aFeb. 8 press release from the city.

City officials wish to reducethose emissions, encouragingthe trucking industry to pro-mote Alternative Power Units onindividual trucks and seekinggrants for construction of electri-fied parking areas that providean alternative to drivers.

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The city of North Bend willhost the American Humane

Associations’ Basic AnimalEmergency Services Training forCommunity EmergencyResponse Team personnel March17-18 at Meadowbrook Farm.

CERT personnel are to betrained to render assistance to ani-mals that may be displaced or sep-arated from their owners during anatural disaster or emergency.

As part of the training, thecity needs to have available onegentle horse and two friendlymid-sized to large dogs. The cityis seeking to find a volunteer to

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She some-times forgetsto hold theonions on aburger, too,but no onecomplains.It’s not hardto take theonions off aburger andset them toone side if you don’t want them.Sometimes, she forgets whensomeone wants decaf instead ofregular, too. I’ve seen one of the

other girls quietly wait untilMavis was in the kitchen andthen go take care of it.

It’s no crime to be a little for-getful when you have moreimportant things on your mind.Mavis wears a scarf on her headthese days, but that’s just tem-porary, too. Her hair will growback after she’s finished withthe treatments.

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OpinionPAGE 4 FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Photo contest exudescommunity pride

To the hundreds of people who sent in their favoritepictures in our first Snoqualmie Valley Amateur PhotoContest, thank you!

You inspire us with your beautiful images of the peoplewho live, work and play in the Valley. And it is obviousthat you are lovers of wildlife and your pets.

But it is the Northwest nature photos that really take ourbreath away.

We didn’t realize the many ways to look at Mount Si —through the seasons, from the river’s edge, reflected inwater and with stunning cloud formations.

And the sunrises and sunsets taken from the porches atSnoqualmie Ridge leave no doubt why homebuyers haveflocked there. Another photo favorite is Rattlesnake Lake —for swimming, kayaking, hiking or just meditating. TheJanuary snowstorm added a fresh batch of winter scenes.Stunning photos all!

Mount Si High School photography students sent manywonderful photos. We hope they learned that a photo is somuch more than a memory!

Just as enjoyable are the stories that came with entries. “Being one of the oldest of 10 children, there is always

someone willing to dress up and pose!” Phoebe Johansonwrote about her little sister’s charming photo.

“We had a slow time attracting hummingbirds in NorthBend. So we kept the food flowing and our little friendskept coming,” Alan Hendrickson wrote.

Stephanie Koplin’s scenic sums it up well. “When you want to get away you just load up the dog and

drive as far as you can. Life is just a little slower when youtake in your surroundings and have no cellphones ringing,no text messages and no TV noise,” she wrote. “Very simple,and that is why I love this picture and the Valley so much.”

Winners are in this week’s Star, but with nearly 300 entries,we’ll try to find room for photos in the months ahead.

Congratulations to North Bend and Snoqualmie ondoing a great job of building community pride. And con-gratulations, winners!

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All Jim wanted was a cup ofcoffee when he stopped down atthe Mule Barn the other day.Sometimes when he comes thethree miles down off the inter-state with his big rig he has afull meal, but this afternoon itwas just for a quick cup and afriendly smile.

He got the friendly smilefrom Mavis, but she forgot thecoffee until the second time sheasked him what he wanted. Itwas embarrassing for her, butJim just smiled.

He left her a $5 tip for the 85-cent coffee, too. More and moreof the old-time truckers do thatthese days. The first thing theydo is ask which tables Mavis iswaiting on, and they are sure tosit there and leave a big tip.

Mavis has raised her threekids alone now for several years,and things haven’t always beeneasy for her, but she always hassomething nice to say to every-one. She’s not as quick as shewas years ago. Sometimes, a guyhas to sit there and jaw with hispals for a while before he getshis order, but that’s OK.

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Wow, what did the Valley doto survive storms before theGreat and Powerful YMCA camealong, Mayor Matthew Larson(see letter to the editor Feb. 2)?Oh, that’s right, we relied onour stellar Snoqualmie PublicWorks staff to keep our roadsand drains clear.

We relied on our SnoqualmieEmergency CommunicationsSupport Team to voluntarilystaff the Emergency OperationsCenter and give the public ahuman voice to talk to whenthey called in with their ques-tions and concerns.

We relied on neighborschecking up on neighbors forhealth and safety.

We relied on the city assistingus by giving us a method of dis-posing of the many branchesthat littered our yards.

Yes, the YMCA andSnoqualmie Community Centerwas a piece of the puzzle that isthe bigger picture, and I thankthem for doing what they weredesigned to do (communityshelter was built into the build-ing and, as this is a new build-ing, should not have been a

burden for those operating init), but I also give a big shoutout to another fine example ofhow this is a community thatworks together — not a build-ing.

Karen Ann WilderSnoqualmie

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My son tells me today thatafter he finishes some of hisworksheets in class students areallowed to play “Angry Birds”on one of Mr. Fladland’s class-room iPods at North BendElementary School.

So this is how our technologylevy money is used in the class-room?

The teacher prints out cross-word puzzles for “spelling” andthen when the student is fin-ished he can play a video game.What a lousy waste of time andmoney.

I would like to see an auditon how widespread this misuseof technology is.

It may be time to let go of theteachers, principals and adminis-trators that are promoting wastein this manner.

David WillsonNorth Bend

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Thomas More, the adviser toKing Henry VIII who died forrefusing to become a yes-man tothe bearded British king, is thecentral charac-ter in “A Manfor AllSeasons,”playing inMarch withEastside actorsatSnoqualmie’sBlack DogCafe.

“Eventhough theysay he was a saint, he was veryhuman. He was seeking truthand beauty,” said Issaquah’sPatti Penner, who plays AliceMore, Thomas’ second wife. “Ithink this story says humanbeings are filled with conflict,life is a journey with lots of bat-tles and many of those battlesare within one’s soul.”

More got in trouble when herefused to sign a letter asking

the Pope to annul Henry’s mar-riage to Catherine of Aragon sothe king could marry his mis-tress’ sister, Anne Boleyn.

He later skipped Boleyn’scoronation and declined to sign

an act thatwould makeBoleyn’sdaughter nextin line to thecrown, insteadof Catherine’s.He was jailed,tried for trea-son andbeheaded.

“Heremained true

to himself,” said North Bend’sRene Schuchter, who playsMore.

More died in 1535 and wascanonized as a Catholic saint300 years later.

The lessons of his stand anddemise remain timely, saidSusan Bradford, the play’s direc-tor, also an Issaquah resident.

Actor Rich Wiltshire agreed.“It can fit anytime,” said

Wiltshire, whoplays ThomasCromwell, engi-neer of theking’s split withCatherine andsubsequent mar-riage to Anne.“You’re alwaysgoing to havepeople who staytrue. You see itall the time.”

“A Man forAll Seasons” firsthit the airwavesas a radio play inthe 1950s. In1966, the movieversion won sixAcademyAwards. Then, in1988, CharltonHeston directed and starred in amade-for-TV remake.

“Heston said it was the bestthing ever written sinceShakespeare,” Penner said.

Actors in the play soundthrilled with the idea of tellingthe story of someone they see as

a model for today.“The Thomas Mores of the

world haven’t gone,” saidCameron Wolf, who plays anassistant to Signor Chapuys, theFrench ambassador who took upthe cause of poor, jiltedCatherine of Aragon. “There’s

plenty of people standing up fortheir beliefs. You can say theOccupy Wall Street people areall Thomas Mores.”

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

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North Bend residents EdEvans and Ken Green neverenvisioned themselves as pas-sionate defenders of home andcommunity, but that’s whatthey became when floods threat-ened to destroy their neighbor-hoods.

The twomen havevowed to bepreparedagainst natur-al disasters. InOctober,when askedby the Churchof Jesus-Christof Latter-daySaints to joinin a state-sponsoredpreparationinitiative, theyand othersjumped at thechance.

“It was myopportunity to prepare myselfwhile engaging the entire neigh-borhood to help one anotherbefore a disaster strikes,” Greensaid.

He was referring to Map YourNeighborhood, a state programdesigned to ensure neighbor-hoods can sustain themselvesduring the 72 hours after a

disaster. Green and Evans met toreview the program and onceEvans was introduced to it, hecreated a presentation thatsummarized the state-providedmaterials.

“MYN has a DVD, pamphletsand even an emergency sticker toplace in the window,” but Evans

said he felt hisneighborswouldn’t havetime to reviewthe materials.So he did it forthem.

“WhenEvans orga-nized a kickoffmeeting withhomeownersfrom theneighborhood,we had eightpeople inattendance,”Green said.“After present-ing the pro-gram, we

encouraged each person to serveas facilitators, organizing agroup of 15 to 20 residences sur-rounding their own home.”

The group also determined“safe houses” for the elderly,and what homes were designat-ed areas for watching children.A key effort is locating shut-offvalves for gas and water.

“It’s one of the most criticalfactors during an outage or evena windstorm,” Green said, citingstate numbers of accidental gasline leaks and explosions.

Preparing your communityAlthough Green is a member

of the LDS church, he had notparticipated in earlier initiatives

for Map Your Neighborhood.This initiative was different.Robert Johnson, president of theBellevue South Stake thatencompasses five cities, includ-ing North Bend andSnoqualmie, said a differentapproach was required this year.

“In times past, we had left theMYN program up to the leaders

in specific congregations,”Johnson said. “We felt the fre-quency and level of natural dis-asters in our area required us tostep it up.”

Johnson explained how heassembled a group of “high coun-selors” to initiate the program.

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hosting a Map YourNeighborhood meeting canreceive the materials by con-tacting the state atwww.emd.wa.gov/myn.

An actual meeting typical-ly takes an hour, accordingto Robert Johnson, who heldhis own Map YourNeighborhood meeting inhis Newport Shores neigh-borhood earlier this year.

“No neighborhood shouldbe without the benefit ofthis program,” he said.

Neighbors prepare for disaster by mapping their neighborhood

Contributed

Ken Greene’s neighbors meet at his home to discuss the Map Your Neighborhood program.

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JJaammeess DD.. AAddaammss James D. Adams, 71, of Peoria,

Ill., passed away at 9:50 a.m.Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at his home.

He was born May 22, 1940, inRichland, S.D., a son of William

H. and EmmaI. StengleAdams.

He issurvived bytwo sons,Joe Fleming,of Seattle,and JamesAdams Jr., ofCle Elum; adaughter,Susan (Curt)

Gauthier, of Carnation; twobrothers, Harold (Mary) Adams,of Peoria, Ill., and Richard(Alice) Adams, of Baltimore,Md.; one sister, Carol McPhaill,of Visalia, Calif.; one stepdaugh-ter, Stacy (John) Dalgarn, ofBow; and 12 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death bya sister, Marilyn Plunk.

Jim was a self-employed mas-

ter builder of homes. He was amember of the Carpenters LocalUnion No. 183 and was an avidhunter.

Graveside services will be at1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, 2012,at the Swan Lake MemoryGardens Chapel. The Rev. JamesMcPhaill will officiate.

Wright & Salmon Mortuary isin charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made tothe American DiabetesAssociation or the AmericanHeart Association.

Tributes and condolencesmay be submitted to www.wrigh-tandsalmon.com.

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Valerie Jean Berosek, of NorthBend, loving wife to Chuck andabiding mother to Ken, passedaway Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, athome. She was 75.

A celebration of her life willbe at 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at Flintoft’sIssaquah Funeral Home, 392-6444.

Friends are invited to viewphotos and share memories inthe family’s online guest book atwww.flintofts.com.

Obituaries

James D. Adams

“These men are assigned towatch over and care for a givencommunity,” he said. “Becausethey work hand in hand withthe leaders of each congregation,they are in a unique position toaid everyone in that communi-ty, whether they are members ofour church or not.”

As a result, “men and womenlike ourselves have the opportu-nity to educate entire areasabout assisting neighbors tostrengthen and support oneanother during critical times,”he said.

”It is combining the best astate program has to offer withthe feet-on-the-street mentalityof the community.”

Sarah Gerdes is a freelance writer. Commentat www.snovalleystar.com.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012 SnoValley Star PAGE 9PAGE 8 SnoValley Star FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Photo contest winners 2012

By Robin Mann, Covington

Elk typically seen along the road from Snoqualmie to North Bend, taken early one fall morning in 2009.

First place, animals/pets

First place, Northwest nature

By Dusty Cavaliere, Snoqualmie

The winter sun rises behind Mount Si filling half the valley with misty gold and half with misty blue.

By Christina Perez, North Bend

This is a photo I took with my boyfriend and my dog while on a hike from Rattlesnake Ridge to theSnoqualmie winery.

First place, Life in the Valley

By Michelle Garthe, Snoqualmie

I took this photo of my little girl Ava, 2 1/2 years old, around November 2011 at the Snoqualmie TrainMuseum, to celebrate her first hair cut (from a salon). This was our first time to visit the museum (we hadmoved to Snoqualmie in October 2011 after five years in Hong Kong) and I was enthralled with the old, rusticfeel of the museum.

Second place, Life in the Valley

Third place, Life in the Valley

By Danny Raphael, North Bend

My wife, Lisa, and I had just finished a late lunch at Boxley’s in NorthBend when owner and jazz pianist extraordinaire Danny Kolke came into catch some practice time a few hours before dinner guests were toarrive for the first show. Listening to Danny “tickle the ivories” is alwaysa treat to the ears.

By Alan Hendrickson, North Bend

We had a slow time attracting hummingbirds in North Bend. We hadfirst heard it was bad to feed them in the winter, then read it was OK.So we kept the food flowing and our little friends kept coming.This little beauty enjoyed his food all the way through the cold and ice.Thanks, little friend.

Second place, animals/pets

By Nomi Field, North Bend

My dogs at Rattlesnake Lake ... posing for the camera! Such beautifulscenery!

Third place, animals/pets

By Beau Bachand, North Bend

Rain isn't always a bad thing. I took this photo after the sun hadburned through the clouds on a rainy day, exposing a beautiful rainbowshining down on the field behind my house. It seemed as if it flowedstraight to the ground, where an old truck was rusting away, and becom-ing part of nature — all while the trees were illuminated by the sun as itpresented a beautiful view of the golden-yellow fall colors of the wet,glistening leaves.

By Bill Loveridge, North Bend

Mill Creek Pond

Second place, Northwest nature

Third place, Northwest nature

Congratulations to the winners ofthe first Snoqualmie Valley AmateurPhoto Contest.

Readers were allowed to submitphotos in three categories: Life in theValley (people), animals/pets andNorthwest nature (scenics).

Staff members of the Star and its

sister newspapers — The IssaquahPress, Sammamish Review andNewcastle News — selected the bestphotos, considering composition,lighting and originality.

“It was so difficult to choose thewinners because there were so manygreat photos,” Managing Editor

Kathleen R. Merrill said. “Wethought the contest would get a lotof entries, but there were hundreds.It was exciting to see the responsefrom the community. I’m lookingforward to next year’s contest.”

The winner in each categoryreceived a $100 cash prize.

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With a bemused look in hereye, Mount Si High Schooljunior Chloe Bergstrom ate herMcDonald’s meal, eyeing thefolks behind the counter.

“You can tell they feel awk-ward,” she said, “like they don’tknow what to do.”

The gang behind the counter,decked in gray shirts, workedthe ice cream machine, bakedcookies and manned the drive-thru window, a big change fromtheir day job as teachers onMeadowbrook Way.

Mount Si High School staffmembers took over the placewith the golden arches for threehours Feb. 8 as a fundraiser forthe class of 2014.

Ten percent of the sales from5-8 p.m. went to the school’ssophomores.

If sales surpassed sales fromone week earlier, the schoolwould get 20 percent from8 p.m. on.

“I really can’t thankMcDonald’s enough,” said classco-advisor Megan Botulinski, theschool’s varsity basketball coach,who baked cookies during thefundraiser.

She joked about her baking

treats by saying there’s always ahoop available somewhere.

“If you want to choose some-thing that’s high in calorieintake,” she said, “you can workit off at a basketball court lateron.”

Fellow coach Charlie Kinnuneagreed.

“McDonald’s has done a lotto make their menu morehealthy,” he said.

Kinnune, the football coach,praised the sophomores for orga-nizing the event.

“They have done a lot to sup-port their class,” he said. “Theyare committed and they hustle.”

Sophomores worked along-side teachers and counselors.Some sold Botulinski’s cookiesaround the store, some wavedpompoms outside the store, andsome even held signs near thecorner of Bendigo Boulevard andMount Si Boulevard while wear-ing a wildcat costume.

“It’s going great,” said AdamHusa, a class of 2014 officer sell-ing cookies. “I’m very, veryhappy.”

Most of the money raisedwould go toward their seniorprom, he said.

Showing school spirit had itsprice. Natalie Holmes shivered

after standing in the cold withher pompoms and cheerleaderoutfit.

Despite the cold, she ordereda milkshake.

“I wait all year for these,” shesaid.

Cheerleaders try to avoid fat-tening foods during the season,she added. Regular season forwinter sports ended early thismonth.

While she tried to finish hermilkshake, one of the tables

housed two McDonald’s“staffers” in a philosophicaldebate of sorts: salad vs. burger.

“That’s almost blasphemy,”said Mount Si High School

Mount Si sophomores arelovin’ it at McDonald’s

By Michele Mihalovich

A Mount Si High School student band, known as A Raven Renaissance, performs at a Feb. 3 rockconcert to raise funds for the school’s Amnesty International student chapter.

Rock for Amnesty International

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Valerie Meyers, secretary ofathletics for Mount Si HighSchool and wife of track coachGregg Meyers, died Feb. 9 fromcomplications of a heartcondition, according to aschool e-mail.

Mount Si High SchoolPrincipal John Belcher calledMeyers irreplaceable.

“She demonstrated PRIDE inall of her actions,” Belcher wrotein an email, citing the school’sacronym that stands for perse-verance, respect, integrity,dependability and encourage-ment.

Superintendent of Valleyschools Joel Aune issued a state-ment saying Meyers was a val-ued, respected and well-likedmember of the Mount Si Highstaff.

“Our thoughts and prayersare with the Meyers family dur-ing this most difficult time,”Aune said. “Her positive pres-ence will be missed at Mount SiHigh School.”

The school has not releaseddetails on an upcoming event inremembrance of Meyers, butBelcher said the school wouldpost updates on the school web-site, www.mountsihighschool.com.

The school has started aCaring Bridge webpage to honorMeyers’ memory.

Go to www.caringbridge.org,and under “Visit aCaringBridge website” type in“valeriemeyers.” Then click on“Guestbook.” A username andpersonal password are required.

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John Jester, principal atOpstad Elementary School inNorth Bend, will retire at theend of the school year.

Jester notified his staff Feb.10. He also shared the news viathe school’s e-newsletter.

The principal at Opstad forthe past 15 years, Jester calledhis time there the best of hiscareer.

“I look forward to havingmore time to travel, to learnmore about other cultures, toreconnect with old friends, tobe healthy, and to spend moretime with my grown childrenand my extended family,” hewrote.

Jester’s last day as principalwill be June 30.

Jester said the SnoqualmieValley School District will deter-

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By Sebastian Moraga

Christina Fischer and the Wildcats’ mascot show some school spirit near the corner of Mount Si and Bendigoboulevards. Fischer and many other Mount Si High School sophomores took over the North Bend McDonald’sFeb. 8 to raise funds for class activities such as prom.


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Assistant Principal CindyWilson of school secretaryChristi Wright’s plate ofgreens. “You come toMcDonald’s, you have a burgerand fries. Come on!”

Wilson and Wright worked a

shift during the fundraiser.Wilson said they needed thegrub for strength. Bergstrom andher friends sat at McDonald’smore for amusement.

“We just wanted to see ourteachers out of their usualenvironment,” she said.


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Superintendent of ValleySchools Joel Aune issued a state-ment thanking Jester for hisleadership, integrity and charac-ter.

“While he will be missed bystaff, students and parents, wewish him the very best in hisretirement years,” he said. “Ihave thoroughly enjoyedworking with John. He is aclass act and an outstandingleader.”

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Two middle schools and theTwo Rivers School won awardsfrom the state board of educa-tion and the state’s superinten-dent of schools.

The WashingtonAchievement Award recognizedTwo Rivers along with TwinFalls Middle School and ChiefKanim Middle School as stand-ing among the highest 5 percentof performing schools.

Recipients are judged basedon test scores, graduation rates

and the closing of the achieve-ment gap.

Chief Kanim received twoawards: overall excellence inmiddle schools and specialrecognition in science.

Twin Falls received oneaward: overall excellence inmiddle schools.

Two Rivers received one:special recognition for extendedgraduation rate.

“We are extremely proud ofthe work occurring in ourschools and the terrific out-comes that are being produced,”Superintendent of ValleySchools Joel Aune said in a pressrelease.

“We look forward to sustain-ing these efforts so that ourschools will continue to rankamong the very finest in thestate,” he later added.

The state will honor award-winning schools at an April 25ceremony at Mariner HighSchool in Everett.

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Two locals from WesternWashington University madethe honor roll during the 2011fall quarter.

They are Mackenzie AnnPeerboom, of North Bend,

and Adam Robert Kitz, ofSnoqualmie.

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More than 180 students fromthree grades earned a spot in theChief Kanim Middle SchoolHonor Society for Term 2.

Students must earn a grade-point average between 3.7 and4.0.

See a complete list of all ofthe students — 63 seventh-graders, 63 eighth-graders and56 sixth-graders — at www.sno-valleystar.com.

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Kaitlyn Absher, BrittneyConway and Zachary Whetselearned a spot on the fall 2011dean’s list at EasternWashington University.

The university releases a newdean’s list after every fall, winterand spring quarter. An under-graduate student earning 12quality hours and a grade-pointaverage of 3.5 earns a spot onthe list.

Whetsel also made the dean’slist in spring 2011.

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The Mount Si High Schoolgymnastics team will advance tothe state competition at theTacoma Dome after a No. 2showing at districts Feb. 11.

Mount Simissed the topspot by only .15points, whichCoach JessicaEasthopedescribed in anemail as a“tough loss.”

Bainbridge’soverall score atdistricts, atSammamishHigh School inBellevue, was 158.275. Mount Sicame in at 158.125, andShorewood placed third with149.175 overall.

“It was more painful than lastyear where we lost by .5 of apoint,” she said. “Gymnastics isall about the little things like

pointed toes, stuck landings,straight knees and it got us thistime.”

Mount Si did have a bettershowing than Bainbridge in thevault and balance beam rou-tines, beating the school by .175

points and.675 points,respectively.

Bainbridgescored 35.275on the parallelbars, comparedto Mount Si’s34.575.

Thatschool alsobested MountSi on thefloor routine,

with a 43.7 score, compared toMount Si’s score of 43.4.

Two of Mount Si’s gymnastsranked in the top 10 overall posi-tions at the district competition.

Jennifer Rogers’ combinedscores totaled 32.95, for a fifth-place ranking; Carissa Castagno

earned a ninth-place spot with a31.9 overall score.

Easthope said the team ismoving on to state, and that iswhat matters.

“We need to put Saturdaybehind us to focus on fixing thelittle stuff for state this Friday atthe Tacoma Dome,” she said.

The state Gymnastics

Championships, hosted by theWashington InterscholasticActivities Association, will beFeb. 17-18 at the Tacoma DomeExhibition Hall in Tacoma.

By Greg Farrar

Shelby Peerboom, Mount Si High School senior forward, puts uptwo of her team-high 14 points while being double-teamed byLiberty seniors Aspen Winegar (left) and Stephanie Yea duringtheir Feb. 2 basketball game.

Count it

Mount Si High Schoolgymnasts will go to state


Three plus three equals“six-ess” for Mount Si HighSchool wrestlers.

In 2011, the Wildcats tookthree wrestlers to the state tour-nament, two outright and one

as an alternate.This year, the team will take

three outright and three alter-nates to the Mat Classic, Feb. 17and 18 at the Tacoma Dome.

“We came seeking thatimprovement,” head coachTony Schlotfeldt said.

The top four wrestlers in eachcategory move on to state.

Aaron Peterson finishedfourth at 138 pounds, AJ Brevickfinished fourth at 160 pounds,and Josh Mitchell repeated as

By Christy Trotto

Members of the Mount Si High School varsity gymnastics team pose after competing at the districtchampionship at Sammamish High School in Bellevue. From left to right are Carissa Castagno, Lexi Swanson,Jenn Rogers, MacKenzie Brown, Hannah Richmond, Jessica Trotto, Elizabeth Holmes and Hailey Johnson.

“Gymnastics is all aboutthe little things like pointedtoes, stuck landings,straight knees and it got usthis time.”

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3 Wildcat wrestlers move on to state

By Sebastian Moraga

AJ Brevick checks the clock while wrestling Lucas Takeuchi, of Meadowdale. Brevick defeated Takeuchi, 8-3.He went on to finish fourth at 160 pounds and qualify for the state tournament.

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regional heavyweight champion.The fifth-place wrestler moves

on as an alternate. If any of thetop four can’t make it, he’s in.

Eli Clure, Ryley Absher andMitch Rorem finished fifth at106, 120 and 195 pounds,respectively.

Mount Si finished seventhoverall. Sedro-Woolley took firstplace.

Peterson won the champi-onship after Shorecrest’s IanBolstad defaulted the finalmatch due to injury.

Mitchell added two more pinsto his undefeated season, defeat-ing Oak Harbor’s JacksonConstant in his first match, andKevin Rabenstein, of Sedro-Woolley, in the semifinals. Bothoccurred in the first round ofthe match.

Brevick had a busier day earn-ing that ticket to Tacoma.

After defeating Zack Skorka,of Everett, in the first round,Brevick lost to two-time staterunner-up and eventual region-al champ Hamilton Noel, fromLiberty High School, by techfall.

“Noel’s just a solid wrestler,”

Brevick said.Brevick bounced back to

defeat Lucas Takeuchi, ofMeadowdale, 8-3, thus earningno worse than fourth place, anda spot at state.

Spotting a wide grin andsticking his tongue out in glee,Brevick said it felt “awesome” toreturn to state.

“Two years in a row,” he said.“Now, I have got to place.”

Brevick then lost to MountVernon’s Jordan Watts in thematch for third place.

Peterson’s ticket to Tacomahad a somber tint to it, as hehad to wrestle teammate BruceStuart to earn it.

Wrestling buddies since mid-dle school, neither Peterson norStuart wanted to go after the

other. At two overtimes, they were

still tied at 4 and the coacheswere yelling, “Who wants to goto state?” from the corner.

Peterson then dropped Stuartand Stuart’s face slammed side-ways against the mat.

The referee stopped the con-test when he saw Stuart wasunresponsive.

Stuart was later diagnosedwith a concussion.

The move was completelylegal but that was little consola-tion for a downcast Petersonwho said that’s no way for awrestler to go to state.

“I didn’t want to hurt a team-mate and a friend,” he said. “It’shard to wrestle a teammate.”

Peterson will wrestleUniversity’s Ryan Gabel in thefirst round at state Feb. 17.

Brevick will wrestleSouthridge’s Connor Rosane.Mitchell will wrestle Decatur’sJustin Robison.


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Six Mount Si cheerleaderscaught the bug that sickenednearly 230 people at the Feb.4 State CheerleadingChampionship held at theComcast Arena in Everett.

Carolyn Malcolm, spokes-woman for the SnoqualmieValley School District, con-firmed that six girls felt sickafter the competition, but thatthe 12 Red Squad girls wereable to leave for a nationalcompetition in Florida on Feb.9 as scheduled.

She also said no one atMount Si had been hospital-ized due to the bug, now iden-tified as norovirus.

According to a press releasefrom the Washington StateDepartment of Health, which

is leading the investigation,229 people reported sufferingfrom vomiting and diarrheaduring the event or in the daysafter. At least 33 have reportedseeking medical care, thoughthere have been no overnighthospital admissions. The num-bers are expected to grow asstate health officials receiveanswers from surveys that weresent to participants and fami-lies.

As part of the investigation,questionnaires were sent toparticipants and their familiesand stool samples were collect-ed for testing. People whoattended the event and havesevere symptoms are advised tocontact a health care provider.About 3,000 people attendedthe event and more than 1,000competed.

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KingCo 3A TournamentFeb. 6 GameMERCER ISLAND 81, MOUNT SI 42Mount Si 10 10 4 18 – 42Mercer Island 16 23 17 25 – 81

Mount Si – AnthonyMcLaughlin 20, Levi Botten 6,Miles Zupan 5, Ryan Atkinson 4,Josh Piper 4, Jason Smith 2,Beau Shain 1, Tyler Button 0,Charlie Corriveau 0, BrandonJustham 0, Hunter Malberg 0,Griffin McLain 0, Jack Nelson 0,Joe Williams 0.Mercer Island – Brian Miller 13,Sam Cohn 11, Sean Hughes 11,Espou Platou 10, Joe Rasmussen10, Parker Scott 7, Kaleb Warner7, Chris Lawler 6, KarstenSherman 6, Justin Altaras 0, KyleHuber 0, Jeff Lindquist 0, NickNordale 0, Jack Shaddle 0.

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KingCo 3A TournamentFeb. 6 GameBELLEVUE 58, MOUNT SI 43Mount Si 10 9 10 14 – 43Bellevue 15 11 18 14 – 58

Mount Si – Shelby Peerboom13, Jordan Riley 10, Katy Lindor7, Alex Welsh 6, ElizabethPrewitt 3, Molly Sellers 2, KatieSwain 2, Kelsey Lindor 0.Bellevue – Katie Savard 22, KateHolmes 17, Shelby Fanning 10,Holly Warendorf 4, MandySteward 3, Victoria Anderson 2,

Scoreboard Carly Best 0, Lauren Celmer0, Taylor Cooke 0, CorinneFoster 0, Erin McGowan 0,Ashley West 0.

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❑❑ Both cities’ offices will beclosed Feb. 20 in observance ofPresidents’ Day.

❑❑ North Bend Communityand Economic DevelopmentCommittee, 1:30 p.m. Feb. 21,Community and EconomicDevelopment offices, 126 E.Fourth St.

❑❑ North Bend City Council,7 p.m. Feb. 21, Mount Si SeniorCenter, 411 Main Ave. S.

❑❑ North Bend ParksCommission, 6 p.m. Feb. 22,Community and EconomicDevelopment offices

❑❑ North Bend PlanningCommission, 7 p.m. Feb. 23,North Bend City Hall, 211 MainAve. N.

❑❑ North Bend City CouncilWorkstudy, 7 p.m. Feb. 28, CityHall

❑❑ Snoqualmie Public SafetyCommittee, Feb. 16, has beencancelled.

❑❑ Snoqualmie Public Workscommittee, 5 p.m. Feb. 21, CityHall, 38624 S.E. River St.

❑❑ Snoqualmie Planning andParks Committee, 6:30 p.m.Feb. 21, City Hall

❑❑ Snoqualmie PlanningCommission, 7 p.m. Feb. 21,City Hall

❑❑ Snoqualmie Finance andAdministration Committee,5:30 p.m. Feb. 22, City Hall

❑❑ Snoqualmie Parks Board,7 p.m. Feb. 22, City Hall

❑❑ Snoqualmie City Council,7 p.m. Feb. 27, City Hall

MMuussiicc//eenntteerrttaaiinnmmeenntt❑❑ Tim Kennedy and Jimmy

Herrod, 7 p.m. Feb. 16, Boxley’s,101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307

❑❑ “Back To Borneo,” one-man show, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 16,Valley Center Stage. Free.

❑❑ Eastside Firefighters Pipesand Drums, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17,Finaghty’s Irish Pub, 7726Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie,888-8833

❑❑ Magician Joe Black, 6:30p.m. Feb. 17, Si View CommunityCenter, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive,North Bend, 831-1900

❑❑ Mike Antone and CameliaJade, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, TheBlack Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave.S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647 (831-DOGS)

❑❑ Milo Petersen Trio, 7 p.m.Feb. 17, Boxley’s

❑❑ Brandon Keeley, 8 p.m.Feb. 18, The Black Dog

❑❑ Wishbone, 9 p.m. Feb. 18,Finaghty’s

❑❑ Kelly Eisenhour Quartet,7 p.m. Feb. 18, Boxley’s

❑❑ The Man In The Mirror,2 p.m. Feb. 19, Valley CenterStage. Free.

❑❑ Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m.Feb. 19, Boxley’s

❑❑ Mardi Gras Street Paradeand Celebration, 5 p.m. Feb.21, Boxley’s

❑❑ Darin Clendenin, 7 p.m.Feb. 22, Boxley’s

❑❑ Alexey Nikolaev and JonHamar, 7 p.m. Feb. 23, Boxley’s

Valley Center Stage’s “Jackand the Beanstalk,” 7 p.m. Feb.24, March 2; 2 p.m. Feb. 25,March 3. Tickets at www.valley-centerstage.org.

❑❑ Val D’Alessio and JayPinto, 8 p.m. Feb. 24, The BlackDog

❑❑ Reuel Lubag Trio, 7 p.m.Feb. 24, Boxley’s

EEvveennttss❑❑ Kids Night Out at Totz,

5:30-9:30 p.m., 249 Main Ave. S.First and third Fridays of themonth. Drop off your childrenat Totz for a movie and snacks.Call 292-9477 to reserve yourspot. $25 per child.

❑❑ SnoValley IndoorPlayground, 9:30-11:30 a.m.Mondays, Wednesdays andFridays when school is in ses-sion, Si View CommunityCenter, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive.Donation of $1 per child pervisit is appreciated.

❑❑ “Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Tots,”9:30-10:30 a.m. daily March 1-29 at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge,membership not required. [email protected] or call443-6228 for more information.Six-week session is $65 plus $10fee for nonTPC members. Four-week session is $55 plus registra-tion fee.

❑❑ “Itsy Bitsy Yoga forTykes,” 10:45-11:30 a.m. dailyMarch 1-29 at TPC Snoqualmie

Ridge $65 for members, plus $10fee for non-members.

❑❑ Tween Night at Si ViewCommunity Center, 8:30-11p.m. Feb. 17, $5 entrance fee

❑❑ Camp Si View, 6:30 a.m.to 6:30 p.m., Feb. 20-24, Si ViewCommunity Center, 400 S.E.Orchard Drive, North Bend.Weekly and daily rates available;prior registration required.

❑❑ Si View Youth BasketballCamp. Recreational: gradesthree through six. League:grades five through eight. Feb.20-21, Chief Kanim MiddleSchool, 32627 S.E. Redmond-Fall City Road, Fall City.Register at www.siviewparks.org.Fee $35 for three through sixcamp, $45 for five througheight camp.

❑❑ Si View Pro BaseballCamp. Three-day clinic coveringall aspects of baseball, ages 8-14,Feb. 20-22, Chief Kanim MiddleSchool. Fee: $75. Register atwww.siviewpark.org.

❑❑ Mardi Gras lunch, noon to1 p.m. Feb. 21, Mount Si SeniorCenter, 411 Main Ave. S. Creolelunch available.

NNoorrtthh BBeenndd LLiibbrraarryyThe following events take

place at the North Bend Library,115 E. Fourth St. The library willbe closed Feb. 20 for Presidents’Day.

❑❑ Snoqualmie Valley ChessClub, 7 p.m. Thursdays. Learnto play chess or get a gamegoing; all ages/skill levels wel-come

❑❑ Tax preparation assistance,10 a.m. Wednesdays throughApril 11. Everyone welcomeregardless of income and age.

❑❑ 2012 Teen Art Show is ondisplay through Feb. 29 duringlibrary hours.

❑❑ “Living with Wildlife,”7 p.m. Feb. 16. Learn about ani-mals in our National Forest.Learn how to cope with wildlifein a residential area.

❑❑ Game On! 3 p.m. Feb. 17,24. Play Xbox 306, PlayStationand Nintendo, “Guitar Hero” and“Dance Dance Revolution.” Boardgames and snacks available.

❑❑ Special Needs Story Time,10 a.m. Feb. 18. Targeted forchildren of developmental ages3-6. All children are welcome.

❑❑ Computer Assistance,1 p.m. Feb. 22. One-on-oneassistance on computer use.

❑❑ Under The Sun communi-ty discussion group, 1-3 p.m.Feb. 26, to discuss currentevents, community events, envi-ronment and education. Topicof the first hour will be “Healthin the Valley.”

❑❑ Study Zone, 4 p.m. Feb. 16,23. 3 p.m. Feb. 20, 21, 27, 28,7 p.m. Feb. 22, 29, free tutoringfor grades K-12

SSnnooqquuaallmmiiee LLiibbrraarryyThe following events take

place at the Snoqualmie Library,7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Thelibrary will be closed Feb. 20 forPresidents’ Day.

❑❑ Pajama Story Times,7 p.m. Feb. 16, 23, all young

children welcome with adulteReader Assistance, 11 a.m. Feb.16, 23. Learn how to downloadBooks to your eReader.

❑❑ Aging Well WithConsciousness Book Club,10:15 a.m. Feb. 18

❑❑ The Lorax & TheSneetches and Other Stories,2 p.m. Feb. 21. Live performanceof these Dr. Seuss tales

❑❑ Study Zone, 3 p.m. Feb. 21,28, 4 p.m. Feb. 22, 29. Freetutoring for grades K-12

❑❑ Young Toddler StoryTimes, 9:30 a.m. Feb. 22, 29,ages 6-24 months with adult

❑❑ Preschool Story Times,10:30 a.m. Feb. 22, 29. 1:30 p.m.Feb. 27. Ages 3-6 with adult

CChhuurrcchheess❑❑ St.Clare’s Episcopal

Church is collecting cereal forthe Mount Si Helping Hand FoodBank. People wanting to donatemoney instead may write a checkto the food bank, P.O. Box 2464,North Bend, WA 98045.

❑❑ Our Lady Of SorrowsCatholic Church Youth Group,6:30 p.m. Feb. 19, 39025 S.E.Alpha St., Snoqualmie.

❑❑ The Art of Marriage com-munity seminar, 7-9 p.m. March9, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March10. Workbooks are $35 per cou-ple, seminar is free. Call 888-2711 to register. North BendCommunity Church, 146 E.Third St.

CCllaasssseess❑❑ S.A.I.L. (Stay Active and

Independent for Life) exerciseclass meets Monday, Wednesdayand Friday at the Mount SiSenior Center, 411 Main Ave. S.,North Bend, 888-3434.

❑❑ Martial arts classes for 4-and 5-year-olds at Encompass, 9a.m. to noon Feb. 17, March 2,9 and 16. $120 per child. Classtaught by DMW Martial Artsand Fitness at Encompass MainCampus, 1407 Boalch Ave.N.W., North Bend.

❑❑ First Aid/CPR class, 9 a.m.Feb. 18, Snoqualmie Fire Station,37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway

❑❑ Teen First Aid CPR, 9 a.m.Feb. 18, Encompass MainCampus, 1407 Boalch Ave.,North Bend. $60 registration.Call 888-2777 to learn more.

Submit an item for the community calendar byemailing [email protected] or go towww.snovalleystar.com.

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Team scores: 1, Sedro-Woolley 151; 2, Mount Vernon121; 3, Everett 98; 4, Oak Harbor96; 5, Glacier Peak 90; 6, MercerIsland 85; 7, Mount Si 83; 8,Lynnwood 60; 9, Ferndale 59.6;10, Meadowdale 57; 11,Shorecrest 48; 12, Liberty 44.5;13, Lake Washington 44; 14,Bellevue 42; 15, Marysville-Getchell 30; 16, Shorewood 29;17, Mountlake Terrace 4; 18,Juanita 4; 19, Sammamish 0.Mount Si results106: 5-6, Eli Clure (Mount Si) d.Trung Banh (Mountlake Ter.), 9-5.First round: Jeremy Vester (OH)d. Clure, 11-10. Consolationrounds: Clure d. Jonah Simon(Lynn), 7-3; Luis Cardona (Mary-Get) p. Clure, 2:31.113: First round: Jesus Escalona(Shorecrest) p. Gunnar Harrison(Mount Si), 1:32. Consolationround: Jake Pruchno (MI) p.Harrison, 1:47.120: 5-6, Ryley Absher (MountSi) p. Austin Flegel (Lake Wash.),1:39. First round: Alex Basube(Lynn) d. Absher, 7-2.Consolation rounds: Absher d.Trevor Gullstad (MI), 10-0;Jahleel Vester (OH) d. Absher(Mount Si), 15-0.138: 3-4, Pavel Okana (MV) d.Aaron Peterson (Mount Si), 6-1;5-6, Conner Small (Liberty) d.Bruce Stuart (Mount Si), inj. def.First round: Stuart d. DustinDiemondi (Meadowdale), 8-4;Morgan (SW) d. Peterson(Mount Si), 8-0. Consolationround: Peterson d. Stuart, inj.def.160: 3-4, Jordan Watts (MV) p.AJ Brevick (Mount Si), 1:23.First round: Brevick d. ZackSkorka (Everett), 11-6. Secondround: Hamilton Noel (Liberty)d. Brevick, 16-1. Consolationround: Brevick d. LucasTakeuchi (Meadowdale), 9-3.182: 5-6, Brian Rauzi (MI) d.Timothy Corrie (Mount Si).First round: Phil Frazier (MI) d.

Corrie, 11-2. Consolationrounds: Corrie p. EastonEdwards (MV), 4:41; SamAlexander (Ferndale) d. Corrie,8-7.195: 5-6, Mitch Rorem (MountSi) d. David Gillespie(Shorecrest).First round: Rorem d. Gillespie(Shorecrest), 6-3. Second round:

Chris Aiwiro (Everett) d. Rorem,14-8. Consolation round: RickyRodriguez (MV) d. Rorem(Mount Si), 3-2.285: 1-2, Josh Mitchell (MountSi) d. Ian Bolstad, inj. def. Firstround: Mitchell p. JacksonConstant (OH), 1:05. Secondround: Mitchell p. KevinRabenstein (SW), 1:18.

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Snoqualmie policeVVaannddaalliissmm

At 11:47 a.m. Feb. 5, policearrived at the 7500 block ofCottonwood Drive Southeast torespond to a vandalism call.

A man told police someonehad spun his or her vehicle’stires on his lawn.

The lawn suffered about $100of damage, and the tires lookedto belong to an SUV.

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At 1:29 p.m. Feb. 5, police

heading east on MeadowbrookWay saw a white Dodge headingwest.

A check of the plate showedthat the registered owner had asuspended license.

Police stopped the vehicleand after checking the name ofthe owner, arrested him andlater released him at the scene.

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At 6:37 p.m. Feb. 6, a callerreported a maroon jeep parkedin the 9000 block of RailroadAvenue Southeast.

The driver of the car lookedhunched over the steeringwheel.

The caller tried to contacthim but the man seemed con-fused and asked him for helpwith his cellphone.

When police arrived, theycould not locate the subject.

North Bend PoliceVVaannddaalliissmm

A man reported to policeFeb. 3 that during the night,someone slashed one of histruck tires, despite him beingup most of the night lookingoutside the window at histruck.

He had been staying at ahotel on North Bend Way.

Police blotter FFeelloonnyy wwaarrrraanntt aarrrreessttA 30-year-old North Bend

man was arrested at the TrainDepot Park in North Bend onJan. 27.

He was sitting with othersat the park drinking beer,and was booked on an out-standing felony warrant forcriminal trespass.

The Star publishes names of those arrest-ed for DUI and those charged with felonycrimes. Information comes directly fromlocal police reports. There were no firecalls to report.

attend who is willing to bring insuch a horse the afternoon ofMarch 17 for approximately onehour only. The dogs will need tobe present March 17 in the after-noon, and all day March 18.

If you are willing to providean animal, contact Public WorksDirector Ron Garrow at [email protected] or 888-7650 to make arrangements.

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