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Going once...Log mansion goes up for auction this week.

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New lawmanSnoqualmie police chief is sworn in.

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Emergency costsLevy is queued up for next year.

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60 years of blissValley couple celebrates a marriage milestone.

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Trophy timeSoccer teams bring home championship win.

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Police blotterPage 14

August 9, 2012

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Repair to an old wooden bridge along King County’s Snoqualmie Valley Trail will require a 1,500-foot-long clo-sure of the scenic trail for nearly three months, according to a press release from the county.

Beginning Aug. 13, the trail will be closed from the 11th Street Northeast access point to the southern end of the bridge abutment at Northeast Eighth Street.

This access section of the trail is near the Full Circle Farm south of Carnation.

The work includes replac-ing or permanently shoring up wooden timbers that create the bridge’s support structure, and will improve the structural integrity of the bridge. A crew from the King County Roads Services Division will perform the work, which is expected to be completed by early November, for an estimated cost of $244,000.

Because of limited access points and the isolated loca-tion of the work area, there will be no designated trail detour around the worksite.

Users are advised to take advantage of other King County regional trails, which can be viewed at www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/trails/regional-trailssystem.aspx.

At more than 31 miles in length, the Snoqualmie Valley Trail is the longest in King County’s 175-mile regional trail system.

The trail winds through the largely rural Snoqualmie River Valley, passing working farms and forests, as well as Duvall, Carnation, Snoqualmie and North Bend.

The trail connects with the cross-state John Wayne Pioneer Trail at its southern end and offers access to Tolt-MacDonald Park, Meadowbrook Farm and the Three Forks Natural Area.

Vital bridge rehab work requires long-term closure of Snoqualmie Valley Trail section

By Michele Mihalovich

Seattle’s primary water sup-ply is right in our backyard, way above North Bend at the Cedar River Municipal Watershed, and folks from all across the U.S. can to get a glimpse of the 91,000-acre area normally closed to the public.

The $5-$10 Tap Tours, offered by Seattle Public Utilities throughout August, begin at the Cedar River Watershed Education Center, and 20 peo-ple, some from as far away as Connecticut and Arizona, set off Aug. 3 in a bus with naturalist Pierre LaBarge to learn about the history of the watershed, as well as hoping for a peek at elk and black bears.

The group, however, viewed vultures and mosquitos, which

technically count as wildlife encounters.

The tour bus travels through what used to be a pretty “hop-ping” place in its peak, the town of Cedar Falls, which used to house all the engineers and workers building the masonry dam and wooden pipes that

used gravity to get the water to Seattle.

The group stood on top of the dam, while LaBarge told

Tour offers a rare look into Seattle’s drinking water supply

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See a slideshow of the tour at www.snovalleystar.com.


Strong home sales are good news to city coffers, and North Bend and Snoqualmie experi-enced a nice little infusion in June after some pretty lacklus-ter numbers since the econom-ic downturn.

When homes sell, cities get a portion through the Real Estate Excise Tax.

In Snoqualmie, 25 residen-tial properties sold in June — the highest number of homes that have sold in a month since September 2008, when everything started crashing, according to numbers supplied by Mayor Matt Larson.

Also encouraging is the average price per home — $488,000.

“Two upscale quality homes

sold in June, $900,000 to $1.2 million in price, which bumped the average price for properties upward,” Larson said.

He said the June numbers are good news, compared with the May average of $385,000, and seem consistent with emerging news that housing prices have improved.

North Bend also had a very good showing in June, selling 13 residential properties for an average of $391,326, accord-ing to information supplied by City Administrator Londi Lindell.

In June 2011, only five homes sold with an average price of $295,776.

North Bend really can’t

June home sales looked promising in Valley


Twenty people, some from as far away as Arizona and Connecticut, showed up for the Aug. 3 Tap Tour, an exploration of the 91,000-acre watershed near North Bend that serves Seattle water drinkers. Here, the group stands on top of the Masonry Dam.

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For 10 years, the city imposed a moratorium on all new construc-tion that required water rights.

The moratorium

didn’t expire until April 2009, when the city was able to add a well fed in part by the Cedar River Municipal Watershed, owned by Seattle Public Utilities.

Stan Lewis, the city’s finance manager, said that it wasn’t until that time that the city was able to approve Tannerwood, its first housing development in a decade.

Now a couple of sub-divisions have been approved and/or com-pleted and the city annexed more land, all of which is contributing new construction projects to improved REET num-bers.

But North Bend and Snoqualmie are being cautiously optimistic about the numbers in June.

Larson said that while the news is encouraging, it certainly does not suggest that the city is out of the woods.

He said Snoqualmie experienced good num-bers in 2010, only to drop again in 2011.

“I will be most inter-ested in keeping our eye on the overall trend in the coming months,” Larson said.

Lewis said that while there was a significant increase in June 2012 compared to June 2011, he is “cautiously optimis-tic” that the economy is improving.

“Although we experi-enced an increase in resi-dential home sales, new development in North Bend is an increasing share of the total overall sales data,” he said.

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After Sharon Ballantine’s $10 million log home on the Snoqualmie River sat on the market for 10 years, she decid-ed to try a different approach.

On Aug. 9, J.P. King Auction Co., based in Alabama, will auc-tion off the 14,000-square-foot, five-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bathroom home.

Caley King Newberry, com-munications manager for the auction house, said Ballantine’s real estate agent was the one who suggested they try an auc-tion.

“She just has such a bubbly personality and a love of life, that she just thought an auction sounded fun,” Newberry said.

The home, with 900 feet of

riverfront, was built about 20 years ago, and Ballantine and her husband raised their family there.

The 49-acre property also includes a floor-to-ceiling mar-ble fireplace, 25-foot-tall win-dows to view Mount Si, pool, sauna, full workout facility, English garden, pond, two sepa-rate apartments, two outbuild-ings and a five-car garage.

But the couple’s children are gone now, and she and her hus-band bought a condo in Seattle, Newberry said.

“She really couldn’t jus-tify holding on to the property when she’s there so little,” she said.

The Ballantines aren’t in Seattle that much either.

Mr. Ballantine has been giv-ing safari tours in Tanzania for years.

In fact, that’s how the couple met, Newberry said. And he’s shown no indication of slowing down.

Newberry said there is no minimum bid for the home.

“Sharon will get the high

bid and decide whether to accept or reject the bid,” she said. “She’s pretty set on sell-

ing it. We usually have a signed contract within 24 hours.”

Log mansion will be auctioned Aug. 9

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The mansion on the Snoqualmie River has been on the market for 10 years.

Multimillion-dollar home has been on the market for 10 years

ballot.Backer and other leaders

credited the existing levy as a major factor in the high cardiac arrest survival rate in King County.

The figure recently reached the 50-percent mark, the best in the world, according to Public Health – Seattle & King

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By Snoqualmie Police Sgt. Robert Keeton

Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson read the Oath of Office to the city’s new police chief Steve McCulley July 23 to a standing-room only crowd at the council chamber in City Hall.

Hail to the chief


Two men, including a 27-year-old North Bend man, were charged with multiple counts of third-degree rape of a child.

Darren Rodger James Watts pleaded not guilty July 23 in Island County Superior Court to charges of having sex with a 14-year-old Whidbey Island girl late last year.

According to court documents, the Island County Sheriff’s Office learned that the girl, now 15, had gotten pregnant

and admitted to having sex with 27-year-old Eric L. Gum, of Everett, at the beginning of this year. Gum was charged with five counts of third-degree rape of a child.

When the fetus was terminated, it was deter-mined that it was at least 15 weeks old.

According to court documents, the girl then admitted to having sex with Watts in November and December 2011, whom she had met on Facebook.

DNA testing on the

fetus and Watts concluded that he was the father of the fetus, according to court documents.

The maximum penalty for third-degree rape of a child is five years impris-onment and/or a $10,000 fine.

Watts was summoned to court by mail and was not required to post ball. He is scheduled for a hear-ing Aug. 13.

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

North Bend man is charged with rape of a 14-year-old girl

By Warren Kagarise

The source of dollars underpinning emer-gency response agencies throughout King County — including Eastside Fire & Rescue — is poised to go before voters next year.

In late July, leaders from the county, cities and emergency response agencies recommended a six-year renewal for the countywide Medic One/EMS levy. The existing levy is due to expire Dec. 31, 2013, and the task force urged leaders to put the property tax measure on the ballot again.

The annual property tax levy provided almost $1.4 million for the 2012 EFR budget. The amount each agency receives is derived through a formula based on assessed values and call volumes in the agency’s service area.

“It’s very important” as a funding source, EFR Deputy Chief Bud Backer said Aug. 2.

Levy dollars cover the cost for EFR’s volunteer firefighters to train as emergency medical techni-cians. The levy also pro-vides key dollars to fund training for firefighters.

EFR — formed in 1999 and headquartered in Issaquah — serves Issaquah, North Bend, Sammamish, and fire pro-tection districts 10 and 38. In the Issaquah area, Fire District 10 includes

Klahanie, Mirrormont and Preston in unincorporated King County.

King County Emergency Medical Services encom-passes four dispatch centers, six paramedic providers, and 30 fire departments, including EFR. Voters approved the last Medic One/EMS levy in November 2007.

Under the existing levy, property owners pay 30 cents per $1,000 of assessed value — or about $120 per year for a $400,000 home.

Public Health – Seattle & King County spokesman Matías Valenzuela said officials expect to deter-mine a rate for the next levy in March 2013.

Recommendations from the task force include continued fund-ing of Medic One services and a portion of emergen-cy responder services for EFR and other local fire and emergency response departments.

Next, task force recom-mendations go to King County Executive Dow Constantine and the King County Council, the body responsible for placing a levy renewal measure on a

On the WebLearn more about the existing King County Medic

One/EMS levy and the recommendations for a pro-posed 2013 levy at the Public Health – Seattle & King County website, www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ems/LevyReauthorization.aspx.

Voters could decide dollars for EFR and emergency services

See LEVY, Page 6

EFR is looking for volunteer firefighters

Eastside Fire & Rescue is looking for volunteers to service its Wilderness Rim Fire Station.

The Washington State Survey and Rating Bureau evaluated EFR’s capabili-ties and determined that the Wilderness Rim Fire Station is lacking in vol-unteer recruits, according to an EFR press release.

Chief Lee Soptich said in a July 2 phone inter-view that the Wilderness Rim station currently has five volunteers, but needs a minimum of six, or else the fire district’s rating could go down, which might cause insurance rates to go up.

The bureau provides information to insurance companies and capability ratings for fire depart-ments in the state. A re-evaluation of the area is expected by the end of the year, and could mean increased costs to local property owners with-out more volunteers for that specific fire station, according to the press release.

EFR is actively looking for residents willing to assist with the delivery of emergency services there.

Applicants must be at least 18, have a good driving records and live within five miles of the Wilderness Rim Fire Station.

Pick up an applica-tion weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Headquarters Station, 175 Newport Way N.W., in Issaquah or get one online at www.eastsidefire-rescue.org.

EFR covers 193 square miles which includes the North Bend, Preston, Sammamish, Issaquah, South Cove, Tiger Mountain, Coalfield, Carnation, Lake Joy and Wilderness Rim areas.

Of the 15 stations EFR manages, 10 are staffed with volunteer firefight-ers and emergency medi-cal services responders who carry pagers and respond when there is an emergency in their neigh-borhood.

Them signs. Yep … them signs… (sigh). Signs don’t make any sense at all. They say someone’s name, and sometimes they name his politi-cal party. Do they say why we should vote for him? No. That’s why I came up with it.”

“With what, Pete?”“Oh yeah. Wellsir, ever notice

that them signs just stay right there like a full-color ugly ol’ forest for weeks after the elec-tion? Well, here’s my plan … first off, we give them politicians one entire day after the election to take the signs down.

“That’s a kind of graceful period. Then we charge them

one dollar a day for each sign that hasn’t been removed.

“Now this ought to keep the local politicians all tuned up and cleaning vacant lots or cough-ing up money to make up for the lower taxes we’re gonna pay, right? But the real treasure is with the election for President.

“Now my plan is to have whoever loses that election pay a buck a day into the kitty for every day both his and the President-elect’s signs stay up. Think of the money!”

We thought of the money.Then Doc said, “You said this

plan of yours would solve the energy crisis, though, Pete.”

“Yep,” he said, grinning. “We just burn them signs to stay warm all winter.”

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Sometimes, living in the soggy part of the state, we may forget how precious drinking water is to our lives.

At the August Tap Tours at the Cedar River Municipal Watershed, offered by Seattle Public Utilities, you learn first hand everything that goes into bringing the Emerald City clean drinking water all the way from a watershed above North Bend.

In 1975, there were less than 1 million people living in Seattle and the watershed had an ample supply. By 2010, the population grew to 1.3 million. Compounded by major droughts in 1987 and 1992, the water supply really started to go down, according to SPU naturalist tour guide Pierre LaBarge.

“Back then, we really didn’t give water, or how we used it, much of a thought,” he told a tour group Aug. 3. “But we could see that if we didn’t change our behavior, we were going to run out of water.”

He said people in Seattle started buying low-flow toilets, showerheads and dishwashers.

LaBarge said that once people in Seattle consciously thought about water, the use went from 160 gallons per household per day, to 120 gallons per household per day.

“Customers have proven that they can be part of the solu-tion,” he said.

The city of North Bend is no stranger to water shortages, either. For 10 years, the city put the brakes on all new construc-tion because it didn’t have enough water to support new devel-opment.

While the rest of the nation enjoyed a real estate and con-struction boom, city leaders just had to sit on their hands until they could figure out how to supply potential new citi-zens with water.

That solution actually came from the Cedar River Watershed, which now contributes water to a North Bend well.

In April 2009, the city moratorium on construction was lifted.

But conservation should always be at the forefront of our minds, no matter how abundant a water supply may seem.

Snoqualmie Casino concerts make for bad neighbors

We were hoping to find a home in an area where the lifestyle was a little slower, quieter, and people a little friendlier.

So, we went searching for our home in the Snoqualmie Valley.

After finding our home, we realized this area was even better than we had hoped. We love the community, the people and our neighbors — except for these past few years.

Then, the Snoqualmie Casino was built a mile from our home.

Why would they build something like that in a residential neighborhood? We worried about the traffic, noise and what its proximity would do to our home values.

But, we loved our home and the area so much, we hoped it wouldn’t be a big deal. And the Snoqualmie Tribe promised they would respect their neighbors.

But they didn’t.They began having outdoor concerts. Loud,

bass-thumping outdoor concerts. Many homes in the Valley have been impacted.

We asked them to please turn down the volume so the noise would stop rattling our windows.

They told us they didn’t care. We asked them to turn the speakers to redirect

the noise away from the Valley. They didn’t care. We asked them to consider ending the concerts

earlier than 10 p.m. so folks could get some sleep. They told us they didn’t care.

We even protested. They didn’t care. We didn’t ask them to leave. We didn’t ask them to stop having the outdoor concerts. We simply wanted them to be better neighbors.

We’ve used fans in our bedroom to try to drown out the noise. We’ve tried earplugs. We finally had to consider selling our home, and leav-ing the Valley and everything we love.

Last year, we saw hope. The casino turned down the volume and they ended their concerts by 9 p.m.

We thought we could live through those con-certs every summer.

Then the Snoqualmie Casino started again with the loud concerts that rattle our windows and go on too late.

It seems they were only trying to pacify us.We were hoping for better neighbors.

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“One of these days,” said Pete, out behind the sale barn where he works, “I’m going to be elected emperor, and then, by smash, I’ll change everything around.”

Now several of us from the Mule Barn coffee shop’s philoso-phy counter were out back there with Pete to look at an Angus bull that he thought each of us should have and none of us needed.

“I thought you hated politics, Pete,” Doc said.

“I do, Doc. I do. But I’ve fig-ured out a way to solve the ener-gy crisis, lower taxes, eliminate the deficit — whatever that is — and … well, fix things forever.”

We waited. Pete just stuck a straw in his mouth and chewed on it. He was looking pensive. That’s hard for Pete. But we waited, because we’re not big on politicians, but all of us want to fix things.

“Do I have to hurt you, Pete?” Dud asked.

“Huh? Oh, you want to know … OK, well here it is. It’s them signs. It’s an election year and every darn vacant lot in the valley has a whole forest of cardboard signs nailed to one-by’s and pounded into the ground. And you drive around the neighbor-hood and every fourth house has one or two stuck in the lawn.”

We nodded, as though we were smart.

“That’s it in a nutshell, boys.

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them about a slight design flaw in the dam that resulted in a slow leak, which eventually flooded the town of Moncton — what we know today as Rattlesnake Lake.

“It took three to six weeks for it to flood,” he said. “It’s often cred-ited as the slowest flood ever in the history of King County.”

The tour bus headed through for-est stands of Douglas fir, hemlocks and cedars, carpeted with ferns and moss, and parked underneath the giant pipe that now takes water to Seattle.

The group then took a short walk down to look at the Cedar Falls.

People in the group gave various reasons for taking the tour.

Linda Barnett, of Seattle, said she heard it was a great tour, “Plus, I was just curious about where our water comes from.”

Her husband Mark Barnett came for an entirely different reason.

“This is the Holy Grail, the for-bidden fruit for a hiker,” he said. “I hike this area all the time, but we’re never allowed in here. I just really

wanted to see an area that’s normal-ly closed to the public.”

And, he said, he was not disap-pointed.

Neither was Renae Sahmel, of Duvall.

“The tour was well worth the price,” she said. “I think the educa-tional history and the naturalist’s humor was the best part.”


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County. In comparison, the survival

rate in Los Angeles is 7 percent, New York City is 5 percent and Chicago is 3 percent, according to the agency.

Backer attributed the local figure in part to more in-depth training and more stringent pro-tocols for paramedics operating

in King County.“When you have a heart

attack, the tiered system kicks in, so you receive a basic life support, or a BLS response, along with the advanced life support, or ALS, which is the paramedics themselves,” he said. “What that allows is, they can run fewer paramedic units in the area, because the basic life sup-port of the firefighters showing up buys time for the patient in order to allow a little bit longer response time for the paramed-

ics to get there.”Firefighters provide respira-

tion, defibrillator shocks and other steps before paramedics reach the scene.

“Medic One and the levy overall provides for that tiered response,” Backer said.

The 19-person levy task force met for eight months before adopting recommendations for a proposed levy renewal.

EFR Chief Lee Soptich and Deputy Chief Greg Tryon repre-sented the agency on some task

force committees. North Bend Mayor Ken

Hearing represented cities with populations of fewer than 50,000 people, including Issaquah.

King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, a Redmond resi-dent and the Issaquah representa-tive, also served on the task force.

Members said a levy renewal is necessary in order to maintain the same level of service in the future.

“Our regional Medic One sys-

tem provides critical life-saving ser-vices to the people in King County no matter where they live, work or play,” Deputy King County Executive Fred Jarrett, task force chairman, said in a statement. “These recommendations will con-tinue that strong tradition of ser-vice excellence, effective leadership and regional collaboration.”

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

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Ever wondered what it would be like to fly through the air like a trapeze artist?

Emerald City Trapeze Arts in Seattle is offering lessons right here in North Bend, with Mount Si as the backdrop.

Gary Kirkland, owner of Emerald City, said Mountain Meadows Farm had asked him to set up for a show at one of its corporate picnic events.

“We figured, since we were already set up, it would be fun to offer lessons here this sum-mer,” he said.

Kirkland said Emerald City Trapeze is one of only five per-manent indoor aerial art facili-ties in the U.S.

“Most other facilities are done

inside tents,” he said. “But to be able to work on a trapeze out-side is really special.”

He said most of his new cli-ents are “first-timers.”

A lot of people do it to check it off of their bucket list or to just try something new and exciting, Kirkland said.

Some take the lessons and are done.

“Others,” he said, “become frequent flyers.”

Kirkland said trapeze lessons will be offered at Mountain Meadows Farm until the end of September (weather permitting). Learn more at www.emeraldcity-trapeze.com.

Fly through the air with the greatest of ease

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A trapeze rig is set up for lessons at Mountain Meadows Farm in North Bend.

If you go

Tap Water Tours of the Cedar River Municipal Watershed are at 9:45 a.m. most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until Aug. 26. Tours, by reservation only, last two and a half hours and cost $10 for adults, $5 for seniors. Children 10 or older accompanied by an adult pay $5 as well. The tour occurs by foot and by bus into the river-fed watershed. Register by call-ing 206-733-9421 or emailing [email protected].

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Sign up now for Snoqualmie Plein Air Paint Out at Railroad Days

The Snoqualmie Arts Commission is seek-ing artists for the upcoming Snoqualmie Plein Air Paint Out event Aug.18 during Snoqualmie Railroad Days.

Artists of all skill levels and mediums are invited to paint “en plein air” — in the open air — in Historic Downtown Snoqualmie and throughout the city. The arts commission will select a winning work at 3 p.m. Aug. 18 at an artist reception and public artwork showing at The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., (no-host bar for wine and beer open to the public).

The winning work for 2012 will be fea-tured on the 2013 Snoqualmie Plein Air Paint Out poster. Posters of past years’ win-ning works will be available for purchase.

Artists may download reg-istration forms at http://www.ci.snoqualmie.wa.us/CityGovernment/CommissionsBoards/ArtsCommission/SnoqualmiePleinAirPaintOut.aspx. Event registration is $20. No business license is needed and commissions will not be taken from paintings sold. The requirement is that painters be actively working on-site and not solely selling art pieces. Painting sales are allowed in booths.

On the morning of the event, please come by the Railroad Park Gazebo, 7971 Railroad Ave. S.E. (across from the Snoqualmie Depot), to check in prior to

beginning to paint. Competing artwork must be started and

completed the day of the event.Youths 18 and younger may also enter

their artwork for consideration at the artist reception and may register as detailed above. The fee for the Youth Division is $10.

This year, a free children’s Plein Air Paint Out is being hosted near the Railroad Park Gazebo, where children can practice with free art materials and paper provided onsite. This free event does not require registration, and is for children who do not plan to have their artwork judged in the competition.

County executive offers $60,000 in grants to unincorporated areas

King County Executive Dow Constantine announced $60,000 in grant opportuni-ties to encourage residents of Community Service Areas to become more connected within their neighborhoods, according to a July 27 press release.

The seven proposed CSAs take into con-sideration demographics, natural features and existing political, administrative and community boundaries:

� Snoqualmie Valley/Northeast King County — Includes North Bend and Snoqualmie, and ranges north to the Snohomish County border and entails Agriculture and Forest Production Districts.

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In front of the big rock, get ready to rock big.

With the summer in full swing, North Bend kicks things into high gear with the Festival at Mount Si.

For those scared of heights, rest assured, the festival is not held atop the actual rock. It’s at Mount Si, not on it.

For three days, Si View Park will host scores of peo-ple looking for a family-friendly good time. Baking com-petitions, games, arts and crafts, concerts, a parade, food booths and a beer garden will help ensure that attendees can enjoy themselves, regardless of age.

Children in particular will have their own Fun Zone, packed with enough games that they will have no excuse not to dance, jump, laugh and run the day away.

Si View Park is at 420 S.E. Orchard Drive.

The parade will begin 10:30 a.m. Aug. 11. The route is from

Cedar Falls Way to North Bend Way, Main Street, Second Street and ends in the North Bend Elementary School parking lot.

Concerts will include blues, country, rock, folk, R&B, funk and jazz bands, both from the Valley and around the Northwest.

The park will have two stages set for performances.

The skies above Mount Si will serve as a stage for a fireworks show at 9:45 p.m. Aug. 11.

Those who will miss a meal

in order to arrive in North Bend will not go hungry. In addition to myriad booths, the event will have blueberry dessert contests, cherry pie-eating contests and a chili cook-off.

Participants in the pie-eating contests must be 5 or older. They also need to come up with a “pie-eating” nickname.

The cook-off has a $300 first prize. The blueberry dessert con-test has a first-place prize of $25 and five pounds of blueberries.

There’s a pancake breakfast, from 8-11 a.m. Aug. 11, at the

Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S.

And if you just happen to pig out that day, you can always work it off Aug. 12, with the annual Tour de Peaks bicycle ride, starting at 7 a.m.

Like last year, the tour has three options: 25, 50 and 100

miles, the latter comprising the entire Snoqualmie Valley, so you can always take a “detour” when the ride swings near your house and take a nap.

Or you can tough it out and then brag to your friends at the festival’s beer garden. The beer garden kicks off all festivities

Aug. 10 at 5 p.m.Or you can skip the ride and

the nap and the beer altogether and take a different peek at the Valley from a train, on the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad.

The train goes from Snoqualmie to North Bend and back starting at about 11 a.m.

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Sure school is out for a few weeks yet, but that’s no reason not to show some school spirit at the Festival at Mount Si, even if that means getting a fake tattoo of the Mount Si High School paw.

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Construction at Si View Park means a tougher time finding a parking spot during this year’s Festival at Mount Si.

Organizers urge those seek-ing a place to park to remain cautious at all times of children playing when driving through residential neighborhoods. They also discouraged people from parking on people’s lawns, blocking driveways or leaving behind trash.

Instead of parking in resi-dential areas, festival organizers suggest:

� Riding a bike: Bike racks are available at Si View Community Center, 400 Orchard Drive.

� Taking the bus: Route 209 takes you from the Issaquah Transit Center to North Bend. The closest stop to the festival is about three blocks away. No bus service is available on Sundays.

� Taking the train: Go to Snoqualmie’s Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 S.E. King St., in Snoqualmie and take the train to North Bend.

� Parking at Torguson Park, 784 E. North Bend Way: The park must be vacated by dusk and will close 6 p.m. Aug. 11 for the fireworks show.

� Parking at the North Bend

post office, 451 E. North Bend Way: Parking is available only after the office closes, after 5 p.m. Aug.10, after 2 p.m. Aug. 11 and all day Aug. 12.

� Parking and shopping: Park at the North Bend Premium Outlet, 461 South Fork Ave. S.W., and then head over to the festival, about eight blocks away.

� Fee parking and shuttle: Parking costs $5 on the field between Two Rivers School and North Bend Elementary School, at Ballarat Avenue and East Third Street. The shuttle is avail-able from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11; there is a suggested donation of $2 per person or $5 per family.

� Street parking: Limited parking is available through-out North Bend. Most parking is available between Bendigo Boulevard North, Ballarat Avenue North, East North Bend Way and East Fourth Street.

� The North Bend Park & Ride: The one on East North Bend Way and East Park Street will be available all weekend. The park & ride on West North Bend Way and Sydney Avenue will be available only to vendor parking.

Tour de Peaks ride isapproaching the quarter-century mark

Summer, such as it is in the Valley, would not be summer without the Tour de Peaks.

Founded in 1988 to com-memorate Snoqualmie’s 100th anniversary, the ride enters its 24th year Aug. 12, with its usual variety of trips: a 25-miler, 50-miler and 100-miler.

The 25-miler gives a close-up view of Mount Si. The 50-miler visits the country roads, includ-ing Carnation. The 100-miler tours the entire Valley, includ-ing Duvall.

Individual registration is $35 per person. Written parental permission is required for riders younger than 18. Participants must remember that Tour de Peaks is not a race.

Register online at www.tourde-peaks.org, or in person the day of the ride. Organizers will accept cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard and American Express.

Check-in and registration occurs from 7-8 a.m. for the 100-miler, 8-9:30 a.m. for the 50-miler and 8:30-10 a.m. for the 25-miler.

Festival parking will require patience, caution

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If you’re a little bit country or a little bit rock ‘n’ roll, you’ll find yourself digging the tunes at the festival. Jazz, country, folk, rock, blues and R&B bands will get some stage time during the three-day party.

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Food booths — 6-9 p.m.Arts and crafts — 6-10 p.m.

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Beer garden — 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Parade awards — 1:45 p.m.

Silent auction — 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Proceeds help to fund The Festival at Mt. Si.)

Blueberry Dessert Contest — 12:30 p.m. (Sponsored by: Bybee-Nims Farms)

Parade awards — 1:45 p.m.Cherry Pie Eating Contest

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Amazing Pets — 4-5:30 p.m. (Kids Area Tent), Pet Beauty Pageant, Amazing Pet Talent Show

Main Stage - Music (Left Hand Smoke 12-1:30 p.m.; Midnight Rambler — 2-3:30

p.m.; The Fabulous Roof Shakers 4-5:30 p.m.; Black Velvet 6-7:30 p.m.; Crawford & James 8-9:30 p.m.

Fireworks — 9:45 p.m. Torguson Park (Sponsored by: Wyrsch’s Towing, Mt. Si Chevron and North Bend Shell)

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Hospital Tour de Peaks Bicycle Ride (Si View-Shamrock Park) check-in 7-10 a.m.

Arts and crafts — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Arts in Festival Hall — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Food booths —10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Kids Fun Zone — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Beer garden — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Sponsored by: Rotary Club of Snoqualmie Valley)

Annual Chili Cookoff(Sponsored by: North Bend Bar & Grill) Tasting begins at 1 p.m.; winners announced at 2:45 p.m.; $300 first prize

Main Stage - Music (Straight Shot noon to 1:30 p.m.; Seatown Rhythm & Blues 2-3:30 p.m.)

Duck Derby — 2 p.m. (river)

What’s going on and when: Festival at Mount Si schedule


Dan Cartan and Marcia Paul, co-own-ers of DMW, a martial arts instruction facility in Snoqualmie, were awarded the Mark of Excellence from Century Martial Arts in July.

DMW was chosen to receive the award for the “immense positive impact they have on their community,” according to a press release.

It is the highest honor bestowed by Century Martial Arts to a select group of businesses each year. The Mark of Excellence Award was earned by the extraordinary level of dedication DMW exhibited to help students in the com-munity achieve great personal growth, in life and in martial arts, according to the release.

“At Century, our core belief is that martial arts has the ability to profoundly change lives,” Century Martial Arts founder and CEO, L. Michael Dillard, said in a press release, “and that is exactly what DMW is doing — changing lives for the betterment of their community.”

Cartan told the Star that DMW, which stands for Decisions Made Wisely, opened in 2003 and caters to students as young as 4, all the way to 60-year-olds.

He said DMW is not just teaching mar-tial arts, but teaches life skills as well.

“The kids learn about teamwork,” he said. “Not just in class, but also team-work at home. If Mom needs to get out of the house early in the morning, then kids know that they need to help her in order to make that happen. They start to understand the bigger picture and how they fit into that picture.”

Cartan said he and Paul often go to local schools at the beginning of the year to discuss bullying.

“We don’t charge anything for that,” he said. “We just want kids to have the tools to know what to do if they run into bullies.”

DMW also organizes annual Kick-a-Thons to raise money for local food banks.

“Last year, our students raised $10,000 by kicking a total of 800,000 times,” Cartan said.

“I am honored that Century has rec-ognized my school for our commitment to martial arts,” Cartan said. “The true test of any instructor is the impact made on students’ lives, and it is incredibly rewarding to receive such positive feed-back from the industry.”

He and Paul accepted the award at a

ceremony July 2 at The TAO Nightclub in The Venetian in Las Vegas during the Martial Arts SuperShow, the world’s larg-est martial art industry tradeshow and educational event, hosted by the Martial

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Local martial arts instructors earn Mark of Excellence award

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DMW Martial Arts school in Snoqualmie received an excellence award. From left are co-owner Marcia Paul, Century Martial Arts founder and CEO L. Michael Dillard and co-owner Dan Cartan.

In 1952, Sam Riley first met Kathy at a local dance. Sam and Kathy Riley were joined together in marriage July 18, 1952.

The lifelong residents of North Bend, together with their big family, have lived on Maloney Grove Road since they said, “I do.” Their diamond wedding anniversary will be cel-ebrated as a symbol of lifelong

commitment, courage and love. Sam proudly celebrates his

80th birthday this year as well. The family is making plans for a big celebration of their 60th wedding anniversary and Sam’s 80th birthday.

All friends of the family are welcome to attend. The event is from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Sallal Grange,

12912 432th Ave. S.E. in North Bend.

For Sam and Kathy, it is fam-ily that matters most, and what they cherish and hold dearest to their hearts.

Their 10 children and their spouses are: Sam who sadly died a short time after birth; Mark and Crystal Riley; Darryl and Donna Riley; Scott and Cindy

Riley; Shannon and Chuck Jayne; Traci Riley; Kevin and Lisa Rae Riley; Todd and Shelley Riley; Eric and Shari Riley; and Lisa and Casey Brogden-Riley. All of the Riley children and their families reside in the great-er Snoqualmie Valley, except Traci, who lives in Seattle. Over

the years, the Riley’s have also welcomed the birth of 25 grand-children and 12 great-grandchil-dren.

Kathy proudly served as the kindergarten room mother for all nine of her children, from

The Rileys celebrate their 60th anniversary

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The Rileys, Sam and Kathy, 60 years ago (at right) and nowadays (above). Married in Carnation, they have been residents of North Bend their entire married lives. They’re celebrating six decades together this summer.

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He was delivered at Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue. He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 20 inches long. He joins brother Nathan, 2.

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all nine of her children, from 1958 through 1970.

In the 1960s, work was hard to come by, so husbands would go where the work was to be found.

Sam spent many months of the year in Alaska working con-struction, leaving Kathy behind to tend to the children.

Sam founded Riley-n-Sons Drywall in 1975 and until his retirement proudly operated the company, while working alongside his sons.

For Kathy, she opened the doors to North Bend’s one and only fabric shop: the Sew-Sew Shop in 1970.

The couple has been blessed with memo-rable vacations together, such as trips to Mexico, Hawaii and a couple of Caribbean cruises.

However, it is their summer trips to Lake Chelan, that Kathy and their children cherish most of all.

Seventeen consecu-

tive summers were spent together at Lake Chelan. Kathy would pack up the camper and head out of North Bend, always loaded with more than her nine kids, because doesn’t everyone allow their kids to bring a friend, even when you have nine of your own already?

When possible, Sam would join them on the weekends. So you see, for the Rileys, it is being surrounded by the love of family and friends that equates to “life well spent.”

Remarkably, since 1967, when son Mark first went to Mount Si High School, there has been a child or grand-child in attendance at the high school.

Today, as proud members of this Wildcat Nation, Sam and Kathy can often be seen on the side-lines cheering on their grandchildren.

Congratulations, Mom and Dad — may your diamond anniversary remind you that you share a special happiness which life gives to very few.

RileysFrom Page 10A tune and a tribute

By Sebastian Moraga

Ann Landry, Bruce Hanson and Tom Colwell perform during a musical tribute to singer-songwriter Steve Goodman Aug. 5 at the Nursery at Mount Si. The art-ists, plus musician Mark Myers, played Goodman tunes and, in Colwell’s case, told stories about jamming with the Chicago singer, who died in Seattle in 1984.

Student wins excellence award

Trey Botten, a Northwest University stu-dent from North Bend, won the Association of the United States Army Leadership Excellence Award at the U.S. Army Cadet Command’s Leader Development and Assessment Course.

Botten received an Army saber at a gradu-ation ceremony July 13 at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Botten finished his train-ing regimen ranked No. 1 among 400 Army cadets

after the 29-day course. More than 6,000 college stu-dents from across the nation take the course. Successful completion is required to become a commissioned U.S. Army lieutenant.

The course, also known as Operation Warrior Forge, tests cadets on

stamina, endurance, abil-ity to navigate difficult ter-rain, team-building skills and leadership skills.

Valley students honored The Carnegie Hall Achievement Program hon-

ored Valley students Jaden Chong, Jacqueline Huang and Sara Griffin for passing their national music exams with honors, according to an email from Bob Pajer, their Snoqualmie Ridge-based piano teacher and a nationally certified teacher of music.

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By Sebastian Moraga

They’re talented, they’re tough, they’re trash-talkers.

Oh, and they are either 11 or 10.

The U-12 Cascade FC Select Soccer team of girls from the Snoqualmie Valley reached their second consecutive final game at the Crossfire Select Tournament in Redmond in late July.

This year they won it, finishing with a 5-0 record, scoring 11 goals and allowing one. They played teams from all over the Puget Sound area.

Fourteen girls played in the tournament, including six who played in the 2011 finals.

“It was tough to work really hard and not win,” player Bella Gerlitz said of their 2011 season, “so we came back and worked harder.”

The coach of the team they beat in this year’s finals also helps coach them once a week, a fact the girls relish.

“We’re bringing the trophy every Wednesday so he can

see it,” said teammate Maddie Lilleberg, the daughter of one of the team’s two head coaches. “And we are bringing a micro-scope so he can find his.”

That mixture of competitive and goofy permeates the team. The teammates on the field get along after games, too.

In fact, they spent part of one practice gabbing about an upcom-

ing birthday party. They all said they don’t mind the trav-eling of soccer tourneys. A trip to Monroe looms at the end of August

and they can’t wait.“Whenever you go with the

team,” teammate Paris DelDegan said, “it’s just great.”

Players took different routes to the team: Some like Grace Stetson split time between lacrosse and soccer. Some play because Dad played. Some play because Dad coached.

Eric Berberich coaches the team alongside Steve Lilleberg. Both have children on the team. The team used to be coached by a woman, who has since moved to Maine.

One girl coach the team looks up to is Nikki Stanton. The former Mount Si High School standout and currently a team-mate of soccer star Hope Solo on the Sounders Women team works with the girls once a month.

“They are very lucky to have the opportunity to work with a professional,” team manager and mom Corey McKenzie said, “and create a relationship with such an inspiring role model.”

Still, they like being coached by boys.

“Sometimes girl coaches are a little afraid to yell and get tough,” DelDegan said. “Our coaches are not.”

The result is a fearless team that plays tough and expects toughness from each other.

“If I get hurt, if I break something, it can always heal,” Lauren Forrest said.

DelDegan agreed.“You can’t come to a soccer

game expecting not to get hurt,” she said. “You have to not be afraid to be aggressive.”

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Snoqualmie team wins soccer tourney

“Whenever you go with the team, it’s just great.”

— Paris DelDeganSoccer player

The Eastside Football Club Girls G00 White team, coached by Scott Ford and based in Preston, had an impressive showing at the Adidas Beaverton Cup 2012 in Oregon July 20-22.

According to the Beaverton Cup website, 274 youth soccer teams from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington competed, and the EFC G00 girls team

left with the U12 silver metal.“The girls won three straight matches to make

it into the playoffs, where they ultimately defeated Hillsboro SC Pumas, 6-2, in the finals,” Ryan Butz, one of the girls’ fathers, said. “They ended their week-end 5-0-0, with an impressive 26 goals for and only 6 against.”

Local girls soccer team wins silver

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The Eastside Football Club Girls G00 White team show off their silver trophy.

By Sebastian Moraga

The U-12 Cascade FC Select Soccer team, plus trophy, minus micro-scope. The girls from Snoqualmie won a tournament in Redmond a year after finishing second in the same tourney. ‘It’s a great Cinderella story,’ team co-head coach Steve Lilleberg said.

By Sebastian Moraga

Like father, like son, like Grandpa’s cousin.Valley resident Paul Gehrig said his father was

used to it. Every so often during the late 1970s, folks would come calling and ask him to throw a first pitch at a Mariners game.

“My father would just laugh and say ‘Nah,’” said Gehrig, whose family’s dislike for the spotlight may just come from a baseball star who also shunned fame.

“He wasn’t much of a publicity guy,” Paul said of Lou Gehrig, the shy, humble ballplayer who was also Paul’s grandfather’s cousin.

Paul said people still make the connection when they hear his last name. Not everyone, though.

“People my age and up, they ask right away,” said Gehrig, 47. “Younger people don’t recognize it. The name Ripken is more significant for them.”

Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou’s record of 2,130 consecutive baseball games in 1995.

When Ripken broke the record, Paul said, Lou kept coming to his mind.

Seventeen years later, he heaps heavy praise on Ripken.

“You have to respect Cal for what he did,” Paul said. “He never had the batting numbers or the fielding numbers that Lou did, but he definitely played more games and it wasn’t by a close margin.

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He absolutely crushed the record. You have to give credit where credit is due.”

Gehrig’s streak spanned 14 seasons until 1939. That May, after his health nosedived, he benched himself. That same spring, he was diagnosed with amyo-trophic lateral sclerosis.

He died in 1941.The disease that killed

him has been known for decades thereafter as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.” Luckily, that has changed some, Paul said.

“People seem to be recognizing it now as ALS,” he said, using the disease’s initials.

Over the years, peo-ple have told Paul and his siblings that they look like the ballplayer. Paul has never quite believed it.

“People have always said it’s incredible how much we look like him, but that doesn’t mean anything,” he said. “German people look like German people and Gehrig is a German name.”

Paul said he has never traced the rest of his ancestry online, visited Gehrig’s grave or the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

On the other hand, when they excelled at

sports, Paul and his broth-ers would get the nickname “Lou.”

“My brother Tom,” Paul said, “he was the cap-tain of the football team and that was his nick-name.”

The indirect descen-dants of Lou Gehrig — the ballplayer had no children — liked football a bit bet-ter than baseball.

Tom, Paul and their sib-

ling Chris all played some baseball, but their favorite sport involved pigskin, not pitch-ing.

Then again,

90 years ago, Columbia University’s football team had a fullback named Gehrig who also played baseball. In 1923, a New York Yankees scout signed him for $1,500.

Sixteen years later, he became the first athlete

in professional sports to have his team retire his number.

Paul brings up that fact with a hint of pride in his voice. A hint that quickly disappears, maybe because he’s a Gehrig, and Gehrigs remain humble, like Grandpa’s cousin did.

Instead, he turns ana-lytical, like the engineer Lou attended Columbia to become, mostly at his mother’s behest.

“So many people lis-tened to that speech,” Paul said, “it must have been good p.r. for the Yankees to do that.”

GehrigFrom Page 12

“Younger people don’t recognize it. The name Ripken is more significant for them.”

— Paul Gehrig

By Christina Lords

The Bellevue Warriors Baseball Club is recruit-ing players for its 13 and under, 14 and under and 15 and under teams for 2013.

Several parents from Newcastle organized the Warriors team in August 2009, so children in the area would have a pro-gram in place that offered a higher level of competi-tion than was available in the area’s Pony League.

Athletes from across the Eastside are welcome to participate.

Players may not be older than 15 by May 1. Players who are younger and have advanced base-ball skills and physical development may try out for all of the teams.

The coaches for the Warriors have a combined 54 years of coaching expe-rience, with 29 years at the high school coaching level.

Coaches aim to build solid players and help them attain skills to be successful on and off the field.

Players must be able to dedicate a specific amount of time for fall ball, practice and league play throughout the

year. In September and October, players will need to devote about four hours per week to the team, while in November through March, athletes will need to spend about four to six hours per week, with one practice per weekend and one practice during the week.

In April through July, the team participates in league play, tournaments and post-season play, which requires a four- to six-day weekly commit-ment.

While the team plays in the Sandy Koufax divi-sion in the Washington State Select Baseball League beginning in April, the team organizes pickup games and other scrim-mages to test and maintain players’ skills year round.

The total estimated annual cost to join the team is about $2,200, which does not include travel-related expenses for participation in out-of-town tournaments.

Email BellevueWarriors [email protected] or contact Michael Stein at 223-7000 for tryout infor-mation.

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� West King County— Comprises the remain-ing urban unincorporated potential annexation areas throughout West King County, including North Highline, West Hill, East Federal Way, Fairwood, East Renton and Klahanie.

“These one-time grants are aimed at helping enhance communication, improve neighborhoods and bring new amenities to the residents of unin-corporated King County,” Constantine said in the press release.

The CSA program grants of less than $5,000 each are available for projects in 2012.

Examples of projects that can be proposed are:

� Newsletters that inform residents about important issues affecting the community;

� Events such as con-certs, festivals, and educa-tional and safety events;

� Community-led plan-ning or training; or

� Signage for a neigh-borhood or community.

Learn more at www.kingcounty.gov/exec/community-service-areas/engagement-grants.aspx. The deadline is Sept. 14.

GrantsFrom Page 6North Bend

AssaultA man trying to break up a

fight at the Sure Shot Tavern at about midnight July 20 got elbowed near his eye. The suspect left before police arrived.

VandalismR&R Rentals reported July 22

that during the night someone tossed a rock through a plate-glass window, but it didn’t appear that anyone entered the business.

Bike theftA teenager reported July 22

that his bike was stolen from QFC. It had not been secured.

Not a fan of patio furniture

Los Cabos Restaurant reported July 22 that during the night some-one tossed 10 chairs and six tables into a nearby retention pond.

Walking while intoxicated

Selah Gifts reported July 24 that a drunken man with stringy hair fell into pots in front of the store, breaking the pots, and then fell in the alley near the store.

The squirrel did itOn July 25, two friends

climbed a tree at E.J. Roberts Park to get a look at a squirrel’s nest. While they were up there, someone stole a hat, phone and keys to the vehicle in which the friends came to the park.

Residential burglaryPolice received a report July

26 that someone broke the front window at a home on Cedar Falls Road and stole an iPod and $75 in cash.

Snoqualmie

‘Twin Peaks’ momentAt about 2 a.m. July 27, a

woman reported finding a body wrapped in a tarp. It turned out to be a home-less person sleeping.

Small bladder moment

Police observed an intoxicated subject leave a bar at about 3 a.m. July 27 and urinate behind a building in the 7000 block of Center Boulevard Southeast.

Should have closed my garage moment

A man living in the 7000 block of Curtis Drive Southeast reported to police July 27 that someone entered his open garage and stole his $899.99 white TREK 4900 bicycle.

I fought the bear and the bear won

At about midnight Aug. 2 in the 7000 block of Dogwood Lane Southeast, police received a report of a “bear vs. garbage can, bear won. Garbage all over. Unable to locate bear.”

I want to ride my bicycle

Officer observed an injured bicyclist at 2:13 p.m. Aug. 2 on the corner of Snoqualmie Parkway Southeast and BPA Road, and transported the per-son to the Snoqualmie Valley Clinic.

Fire call from Eastside Fire & Rescue in North Bend

One fire engine responded to an unau-thorized fire call at 7:22 p.m. July 27 in the 11000 block of 434th Avenue Southeast.

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

Police blotterNorth Bend’s newest coffee hut opened July 8

A dream of owning a drive-thru coffee hut has finally materialized for Tessa and Bryan Wyrsch.

Bryan bought the Shell gas station, on the corner of Bendigo Boulevard and Mount Si Boulevard, from his father in 2001 and the couple had always toyed with the idea of opening a drive-thru coffee stand at that cor-ner, Tessa said.

The current economic downturn is what prompted the two to pursue the dream.

Tessa is a real estate agent and Bryan is in the oil and gas business.

“Those are the two industries mak-ing the most headlines right now,” she said. “So the timing was right.”

Tessa is putting her real estate career on the back burner while she gets the business up and running.

Wanted Espresso, which opened July 8, employs six workers.

In addition to espresso drinks, Tessa said the hut serves blender drinks, Italian sodas and baked goods from local vendors like MyCakes and Steve’s Doughnuts.

Learn more at www.WantedEspresso.com.

Churches

� Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church’s preschool is holding a fundraiser by gathering used ink cartridges. Leave them in the blue-and-yellow containers in the parish hall of the church, 39025 S.E. Alpha St., Snoqualmie.

The church is also collecting items for the Mount Si Food bank’s “Summer Cupboard” pro-gram for children. Bring break-fast items like instant oatmeal, healthy cereal, raisins, dried fruit, granola, juice boxes and low-sugar canned fruit. Bring lunch items like peanut butter, jelly, child-friendly soups, meals-in-a-can, macaroni-and-cheese and shelf-stable milk. Bring snacks like healthy snack bars, fruit cups, cheese and crackers, dried fruits and nuts, fruit leath-er, cereal bars, granola bars and ready-made pudding. Take items to the church on Sunday.

Clubs� Snoqualmie Fraternal

Order of Eagles Women’s Auxiliary, first and third Tuesday, 7 p.m. Men’s Aerie, first and third Wednesday, 7 p.m., both at 108 Railroad Ave., 888-1129

� Cancer survivor group, 9 a.m. second Saturday, Sawdust Coffee, North Bend Factory Stores mall, 461 South Fork Ave. S.W., Unit K. [email protected]

� Loyal Order of Moose, 108 Sydney Ave., North Bend; men at 6 p.m. first and third Monday; women at 7 p.m. third and fourth Tuesday; 888-0951

� Washington Freemasons, 7:30 p.m. first Wednesday, Unity Lodge No. 198, North Bend, 888-5779

� Mental illness support group, 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway, free for anyone with a mental illness or who has a family member with a mental illness, 829-2417

� Mount Si Artist Guild meeting, 9:15-11 a.m. third Saturday, Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., North Bend, www.mtsiartistguild.org

� SnoValley Beekeepers, 7 p.m. second Tuesday, Meadowbrook Interpretive Center, Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend, www.snoqualmievalleybee- keepers.org

� Trellis gardening club, 10 a.m. third Saturday, Valley Christian Assembly, 32725 S.E. 42nd St., Fall City, new and experienced gardeners are wel-come

� Moms Club of North Bend, 10 a.m. last Monday, Totz, 249 Main Ave. S., Suite E, North Bend, children welcome, www.momsclub.org

� Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club, 7 p.m. Thursdays, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St.

� Survivors of the Snoqualmie Valley School District, third Monday 7 p.m. at Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie. Third Tuesday, Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, 292-7191

� Snoqualmie Valley Rotary Club, 7 a.m. Thursdays, TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club Restaurant, 36005 S.E. Ridge St. Snoqualmie; all are welcome; www.snoqualmievalleyrotary.org

� American Legion Post 79 and the American Legion Auxiliary, 7 p.m. second Thursday, 38625 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 888-1206

� Snoqualmie Valley Garden Club, 6:30 p.m. sec-ond Thursday, Mount Si Senior Center, North Bend, 888-4646

� Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis Club, 7 a.m. Thursdays at the Mount Si Golf Course restaurant, 9010 Boalch Ave., Snoqualmie, [email protected]

Volunteer opportunities� The Festival at Mt. Si in

North Bend is looking for vol-unteers to help with all aspects of the festival. Volunteers may work behind the scenes prior to the event or in three- to four-hour shifts during the festival, Aug. 10-12. Learn more or get a volunteer application at www.thefestivalatmtsi.org or call 888-1406.

� The Mount Si Helping

Hand Food Bank is looking for volunteers to help unload food at noon Mondays, sort food at 9 a.m. Tuesdays or pass out food on Wednesdays. Call 888-0096.

The food bank is also look-ing for candidates to serve on its board on a three-year commit-ment. Appointments for inter-views will be set up in October. The food bank also seeks a skilled bookkeeper to help as it reorganizes its bookkeeping pro-cedures. Contact Karen Birzell at [email protected] or 831-7062.

� The Boeing Classic golf tournament seeks volunteers for its 2012 edition. Tournament is Aug. 20-26 at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. Volunteers receive two golf shirts, a jacket, headwear, admission passes, meal vouch-ers and more. Learn more at www.boeingclassic.com.

Events� Festival at Mount Si, starts

at 5 p.m. Aug. 10 at Si View Park, 400 Orchard Drive, North Bend

� Railroad Days, Aug. 17-19, Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 S.E. King St., Aug. 17-19

� Boeing Classic, Aug. 20-26, TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, 36005 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie

� U-Pick blueberries at Bybee-Nims Blueberry Farm. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Sept. 16. Call 888-0821 to confirm the farm is open. Farm is at 42930 S.E. 92nd St., North Bend. Blueberries are $1.95 per pound,

cash or check only.� Summer matinees at

the North Bend Theatre — “Flubber,” rated PG, (noon Aug. 9), and “Honey, I Shrunk The Kids,” (noon Aug. 21-23), rated PG, free

� The Valley Kids Showcase, 1 p.m. Aug. 12, is looking for performers. Acts could include dance, song, music, drama, jug-gling, standup comedy, martial arts, gymnastics, magic, hula-hoop, jumping rope or what-ever could be entertaining to a crowd of local fans. Register at www.cityofsnoqualmie.org. Call 831-5784.

� Tap Water Tours of the Cedar River Municipal water-shed are at 9:45 a.m. most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until Aug. 26. Tours, by reserva-tion only, last two and a half hours and cost $10 for adults, $5 for seniors. Children 10 or older accompanied by an adult pay $5 as well. The tour occurs by foot and by bus into the river-fed watershed. See the source of your tap water and hear stories of this unparalleled watershed. Register by calling 206-733-9421 or emailing [email protected].

� The Snoqualmie Valley Museum presents: “Beyond Smokey: The USFS In The Snoqualmie Valley,” 1-5 p.m. Saturdays through Tuesdays, 320 Bendigo Blvd. S., North Bend

� North Bend Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 13 at Si View Park, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive

Music/entertainment

� Shawnee Kilgore, 7 p.m. Aug. 9, The Black Dog Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie

� Chris Symer and Gregg Belisle-Chi, 7 p.m. Aug. 9, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way

� Jim Marcotte, 8 p.m. Aug. 10, The Black Dog Café

� Dan Kramlich Heavy Metal Trio, 7 p.m. Aug. 10, Boxley’s

� The Hipsters, 9 p.m. Aug. 10, Finaghty’s Irish Pub, 7726 Center Blvd. S.E., Suite 110

� The DTs, fundraiser for the Mount Si High School Speech and Debate club, 7 p.m. Aug. 11, The Black Dog Café

� Bernie Jacobs Quartet, 7 p.m. Aug. 11, Boxley’s

� Danny Godinez, 8 p.m. Aug. 11, Snoqualmie Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie

� Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m. Aug. 12, 19, Boxley’s

� Carolyn Graye’s Singing Soiree, 7 p.m. Aug. 13, Boxley’s

� Future Jazz Heads, 7 p.m. Aug. 14, 21, Boxley’s

� Chris Morton, 7 p.m. Aug. 15, 16, Boxley’s

� Mary Miller book signing, 7 p.m. Aug. 16, The Black Dog Café

� John Hansen and Rich Cole, 7 p.m. Aug. 16, Boxley’s

� Chase Rabideau and Breath of Life CD Release Party, 8 p.m. Aug. 17, The Black Dog Café

� The Young Lizards, 7 p.m. Aug. 17, Boxley’s

� Shotgun Kitchen, 8 p.m. Aug. 18, The Black Dog Café

� Larry Murante, 8 p.m. Aug. 18, Snoqualmie Brewery and Taproom

� Jonny Smokes, 10 p.m. Aug. 18, FInaghty’s Irish Pub

� Janette West Group, 7 p.m. Aug. 18, Boxley’s

� Piano x 2 Quartet, 7 p.m. Aug. 22, Boxley’s

� Joe Baque and Steve Luceno, 7 p.m. Aug. 23, Boxley’s

� Johnny Sawyer art show-ing, with musical guest Minority Child, 7 p.m. Aug. 23, The Black Dog Café

� Bryant Urban’s Blue Oasis, 7 p.m. Aug. 24, Boxley’s

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Fun on down the line

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Railroad Days, celebrating Snoqualmie’s legacy as a logging-and-railroad town, returns to the Northwest Railway Museum Aug. 17-19. Festivities will include train rides, art demonstration, a pancake breakfast, a car show and a grand parade. The museum is at 38625 S.E. King St.

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