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Look for the Snoqualmie Valley Unicycle Club riders in the Salmon Days Parade in Issaquah Oct. 5 and 6. Grace Luccio, Miranda Nelson and Briana Dowling (from left to right) stay atop their unicycles through Snoqualmie Railroad Days in August.

Unicyclists head to Issaquah

By Dan Aznoff

After 15 years of keeping cars and trucks on the road, Nate Bean, the owner of Integrity Automotive Maintenance & Repair in Issaquah, discovered his true calling had little to do with changing spark plugs or servicing radiators.

The North Bend resident has joined forces with a local prison ministry that reaches out to men who may have lost their way. The stamps on his pass-port trace his recent missions to three continents and more than seven countries in less than 36 months.

Bean has been an advocate of his religious convictions for sev-eral years. His curbside ministry dates back to evenings he spent sharing portions from the gospel on the sidewalk outside Bellevue Square.

“Nate has an evangelistic call on his life. He shares the gospel in outdoor settings regularly in malls and street corners,” said

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Children smile in a neighborhood outside a prison in eastern Africa during a June 2012 ministry trip taken by Nate Bean.

Local man strives to help prisoners in Africa

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By Sherry Grindeland

Adding a whole city to the service area doesn’t happen overnight for the Snoqualmie Police Department. It takes months of planning and imple-mentation said Snoqualmie Police Chief Steven McCulley.

Officially the city of Snoqualmie Police will include the city of North Bend in their beat beginning March 8, 2014. Currently, North Bend contracts with the King County Sheriff’s Office for police services.

North Bend made the change for two reasons: to guarantee a police officer would be present in the city limits at all times and to save money.

Initially the city expected to save about $350,000 a year out of the $1.2 million it pays King County. But it doesn’t quite pencil out that way, said North Bend City Administrator Londi Lindell. She explained the costs were complicated. The $1.2 mil-lion doesn’t include salaries for city staff who work in the sher-iff’s office and other administra-tive costs. The projected savings

is now about $200,000 a year. McCulley and his staff have

been gearing up for the expand-ed operation since an inter-local agreement between the two cit-ies was signed Sept. 10, 2012. He expects the transition to be seamless when they take over at 0001 hours March 8.

“We’ve been brainstorming with everyone from the union to our sergeants,” McCulley said.

McCulley recently was at a North Bend City Council meet-ing to give a status update.

Four of the additional seven police officers required to serve the expanded two-city area have been hired and have started training.

These include:q Dmitriy Vladis from the

Maui County Police Department. He and his wife are originally from Kirkland.

q Anthony Graham from the Sequim Police Department. Graham is a former National Parks Police Officer.

q Daniel Goddard, a records technician from the Issaquah

Snoqualmie Police hire new officers to prep for serving in North Bend

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Dr. Robert F. “Bob” Jordan, a board member of Prisoners for Christ. “He has an arsenal of gospel tracts and is very forward in sharing his faith.”

In 2010, Prisoners for Christ President Greg Von Tobel invit-ed Bean to share his calling, and he participated in his first prison outreach program that year with the Bible study group at the King County Jail in Seattle. A few months later, he was asked to share his personal testimony with inmates at the Washington Corrections Center in Shelton.

Inside the walls

“We did three or four Sunday worship services at the state prison. Our group was then given time after the service with several of the inmates,” Bean said. “Our goal was to spread the Word of the Lord, but we were always on the lookout for individuals we could train to become our voice inside the walls.”

The Prisoners for Christ pro-gram has been an international operation since 2001.

In his first overseas assign-ment, Bean traveled to India, where he visited a leper colony, a prison and the orphanage that housed the children of many inmates. That first trip included an afternoon in the slums of Delhi. His memories from his first visit to India: “sensory over-load.”

“The strong smells coupled with the fact that India is so crowded made the experience something that made a per-manent impact on my soul,” Bean said. “There are six times more people there than in the United States in one-third the space. That was a fact I could not envision until I actually saw the masses of humanity and the extreme poverty for myself.”

He apparently made quite an impression. Jordan, who said Bean is beloved in South India, described him as a “warming and caring heart” to adults, inmates and especially children.

The next destination for Bean was four days to Honduras in August 2011. The ministry gained access to three prisons and held a training seminar over four busy days.

He returned to India in November 2011 to visit nine prisons and an orphanage in six days. Hyderabad, he said, is

known in the West as a center for technology and telephone customer support centers. But the streets outside the sterile office buildings were filled with despair.

“The people in India were hungry,” he said. “Not just hungry for food. Many of them desperately wanted spiritual ful-fillment.”

Bean continued to answer his call in the spring of 2012 for a 2,000-mile trek to prisons in Mzuzu, Mzimba, Rhumpi, Karonga, Chitipa and Nkhata in West Africa. He squeezed in time for two ministry training seminars.

“The primary purpose of our trip was to introduce the pris-oners to Prisoners for Christ, bless them with teaching, train them, provide fellowship and give them humanitarian aid. We then ask the prisoners to evan-gelize within the prison walls by holding crusades,” he said. “When that was accomplished, we moved on in an attempt to train the nationals to be able to grow the ministry by recruiting others.”

Bean then quoted from Romans 10:14-15: “And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they

are sent?”He returned to Africa in

October 2012 for visits to three prisons in Burundi and a train-ing seminar in Rwanda. This May, Bean joined a party of four missionaries to visit prisons in Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo. He is scheduled to spend 12 days at prisons in Togo and Burkina Faso next month.

Bean said the mission in Africa has been made even more difficult by the massive amounts of corruption inside the gov-ernment, and often inside the church itself. He said contribu-tions to remote churches must be sent in the form of tangible items, such as farm tools or Bibles. Cash will inevitably fall into the hands of rebels.

The ministry and its travel expenses are funded by support from its members. Jordan said Bean, the newest member of the PFC missionary team, “is a cherished brother who is faithful in the local jails, on the streets, with international missions and is one of the leaders who sets the course for both the interna-tional ministry.”

No greater calling

“There is no greater call-ing—for me—than to help

spread the Word of the Lord to a group of sinners,” Bean said with conviction. “The Lord teaches us to forgive. And there is no place like prisons to find sinners who have been given the time to reflect on their own sins and are ready to ask to be forgiven.”

He explained that the men he has met in prisons are ready to change because they have “seen the face of evil.

“Asking for grace and mercy must be a voluntary act of the sinner,” he added. “We can only lead the sinner in the right direction down that long path.”

In addition to a supply of Bibles, Bean never leaves on an international mission without a personal stockpile of soccer balls.

“Soccer balls are an interna-tional form of good will,” he said. “Many times, a soccer ball can open doors that are nor-mally closed to visitors from the West.”

Dan Aznoff was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the toxic waste crisis in California. He is now a freelance writer with a passion for capturing the stories of past generations. His website is www.dajournalist.com. He can be contacted at da@dajournalist.com.

BeanFrom Page 1

Editor’s note: Due to a techni-cal error, a large section of this story was missing from last week’s paper. Also, a clarification was needed regarding the description of teacher salaries for the district.

Because this is such an impor-tant issue, we are reprinting the entire story here.

By Dan Aznoff

North Bend Elementary School librarian Lisa Radmer did not know how to respond when her 29-year-old son Jayson proclaimed that he wanted to go back to school to become a teacher so he could inspire the minds of eager young students.

Radmer has been involved with elementary education for almost 35 years and cur-rently serves as president of the Snoqualmie Valley Education Association, the teachers’ union. At first, Radmer was proud of her son’s choice, but her enthu-siasm was tempered by the frus-tration teachers in her district feel about the status of the edu-cation system in Washington.

Her emotions were com-pounded by the contract recent-ly approved by teachers in the district.

Members of the SVEA voted to accept the new three-year agreement in early September to avoid a walkout that would have shut down schools less than two weeks into the new school year.

“Teachers are happy to be in their classrooms with their students, but we were willing to strike to improve the qual-ity of education for them,” said Radmer. “Large class sizes and not enough time or support to reach each child’s individual needs are the real concern.”

Radmer explained that the contract includes triggers that will boost the salary of an elementary school teacher if class size exceeds the predeter-mined number for each grade level. This is the first time a Snoqualmie Valley contract has included triggers for elementary school teachers. High school teachers have had similar trig-gers for several years.

Elementary school teachers in overcrowded classrooms will have the option of additional salary, funds to pay for an aide in the classroom or extra plan-ning time.

“Our teachers know what is best for their students,” she said. “The difficult part is how to fund those needs.”

Intense weekend

The three-year agreement was approved by 59 percent of the 299 certified staff members who voted at a special meeting held after an intense weekend of negotiations. The Snoqualmie Valley School District serves more than 6,000 students with

320 certified educators. The district and the teacher’s union had been bargaining since April without success to find middle ground on the contract that expired on Aug. 31.

The new contract includes a 2 percent across-the-board boost in salaries for teachers in each year of the agreement. Given the option, Washington Education Association spokesman Dale Folkerts emphasized that teach-ers would have chosen smaller classes over the additional pay.

“Nobody wanted extra pay to have more kids in their class-room,” said Folkerts. “More students translate into less indi-vidualized attention for each

child.”Instead of limiting class sizes,

the Snoqualmie Valley district agreed to pay teachers an addi-tional $7 per day for each stu-dent beyond 26 in kindergarten classrooms, 28 in grades one through three and 30 or more students in grades four and five. The amount increases to $8 per student in the second year of the contract and $9 in the final year.

Teacher salaries are set by the state legislature based on a spe-cific ratio of students to teach-ers, according to Ryan Stokes, the Snoqualmie Valley district’s director of finance. Exceptions to the salary levels set in

Olympia—including the 2 per-cent raise negotiated in the new contract—are the responsibility of the individual districts.

The baseline compensation for teachers in grades K-3 is based on 25 students per class-room. That number jumps to one teacher for every 27 stu-dents in grades 4-6 and to more than 28 students per teacher through high school.

“Salary comparisons between districts are complicated,” said Ryan. “Even though districts in Washington state may receive similar state base salary fund-ing, districts have the option to structure the locally-funded portions of their contracts differ-ently based on their bargained agreements. “

By the end of the recently ratified contract, the average teacher in the district will be receiving approximately $3,000 more per year. Due to lack of adequate state funding, school districts usually pay teachers more than the state–funded amounts and must make up the difference using other revenue sources.

In the old contract, the Snoqualmie district paid about $8,000 over and above the state-funded salary per teacher. That will rise to approximately $11,000 by the end of the ratified contract. This equates to

Valley teachers wrestle with improving the quality of educationTeacher salaries

The new contract gives Snoqualmie Valley School District teachers a 2 percent pay increase.

A first-year teacher with a bachelor’s degree would have earned an annual salary of $39,336 last year. This year their starting salary would be $40,020.

For a teacher who has seven years of service, a bachelor’s degree plus 90 additional credits (teachers are required to con-tinue their education) will go from $50,925 to $51,807.

Teachers with a master’s degrees plus 90 credits and 16 or more years of service (the top salary level) were bumped from $74,141 to $75,425.

These figures include a base contract salary provided by the state plus what the district provides and a 1.9 percent legisla-tive salary restoration.

These figures do not include benefits, technology training grants, stipends or extract contracts for things such as coaching a sport.

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Jeff Renner will speak at Eastside Friends of Seniors luncheon Oct. 11

Jeff Renner, the popu-lar weatherman on KING 5 Television, will be the featured speaker at the Second Annual Gathering for Seniors luncheon at noon Oct. 11 at the Bellevue Hilton Hotel, 300 112th Ave. S.E., Bellevue. Proceeds from the lun-cheon will benefit Eastside Friends of Seniors, a non-profit group that provides free assistance to seniors.

Renner has been fore-casting weather for the NBC affiliate for more than 35 years. He told the audience at last year’s luncheon how volunteers from Eastside Friends pro-vided services that have allowed his mother to remain independent and maintain her dignity.

Eastside Friends of Seniors is a non-profit organization that began serving seniors in Issaquah

and the Sammamish Plateau in 1997 as Faith in Action. The group changed its name in 2011 to reflect its mission and has expanded its free ser-vices into Bellevue and the Snoqualmie Valley.

Volunteers from Eastside Friends of Seniors provide rides to medical appointments; help with shopping and routine chores that might other-wise force seniors to give up their independence. There are no financial requirements to receive the free assistance, but more than 92 percent of

EFS clients are classified as low income. The ser-vices of Eastside Friends are available to anybody over 60 years of age within their area of service.

The luncheon is free but guests will be asked to make a donation to sup-port the organization. For more information, go to www.eastsidefriendsofse-niors.org.

Reservations for a seat at the luncheon can be made by calling the Eastside Friends office at 425-369-9120 or by email to Teresa@eastsidefriend-sofseniors.org.

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Police Department and a former Sheriff’s deputy and police offi-cer from Georgia.

q Todd Wilson from the Mercer Island Police Department, with detective and SWAT officer experience.

Another three officers will be hired and start training before the end of 2013. Three support staff members and one records technician will also be added to the department.

In case of a major incident, the Snoqualmie Police have an even bigger back-up team. They’re one of 14 departments in the Coalition of Small Police

Agencies. These include Algona, Black Diamond, Clyde Hill, Yarrow Point, Duvall, Carnation, Enumclaw, Issaquah, Lake Forest

Park, Medina, Hunts Point, Normandy Park and Pacific.

McCulley said the Department will be providing North Bend with the same kinds of services they already give to Snoqualmie. In addition to typi-cal response to emergency and criminal situations, police offi-cers will help with child safety

issues, emergency prepared-ness, resi-dential and commer-cial secu-rity, vaca-tion house checks and provide officers for communi-ty events.

He and Snoqualmie Police Department Captain Nick Almquist are already meeting regularly with Chief Mark Toner and Londi Lindell of the King County Sheriff’s Office station in North Bend.

“On our recent survey, citi-zens have us a 96 percent excel-lent or good rating,” McCulley

said. “We intend to provide that same kind of service to North Bend.”

The Snoqualmie Police Department has a long history – it

was founded in 1903, making it one of the older police depart-ments in the state.

There’s already one visible sign of the pending change – a new police vehicle has the names of both cities on the side. There are several things still on the transition check list for the Police Department.

One is cross training – Sno-qualmie officers and King County sheriffs will be doing patrol work together

as part of the transition. Another is a commemorative patch for police officers.

But all that is window dress-ing for McCulley’s ultimate goal – cities where the citizens feel safe.

“Everyone should be comfort-able walking down the street at night,” he said.

Dmitriy VladisDaniel GoddardAnthony Graham

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Todd Wilson

Jeff Renner

Sam Kenyon joins SnoValley Star staff

Sam Kenyon has joined the SnoValley Star as a reporter. Kenyon graduated recently from the University of Washington and has written for the Seattle Globalist, Myballard.com, City Living Seattle and others.

He grew up in Spokane and attended Gonzaga Prep high school before moving to Seattle several years ago.

A fanatic about bas-ketball, Kenyon watches the NBA whenever he can and occasionally produces a podcast about the game. He thinks bas-ketball is not a sport as much as it is an elaborate metaphor for life.

He enjoys all forms of writing, from journal-ism to creative fiction. Kenyon’s other interests include science, politics, and metaphors. While his cooking skills are lim-ited, he has invented a

delicious signature dish that he named Samditos – a combination of rice, beans and whatever else is on hand. In conversa-tion, Kenyon is naturally verbose, and said he is often slightly louder than he means to be.

He will be covering a wide range of topics for Snoqualmie and North Bend, such as high school sports, civic issues and community events.

You can reach Sam at sam.kenyon@gmail.com or Skenyon@snovalley-star.com

Cut energy bills with tips from PSE

Autumn has officially arrived and with it comes colder temperatures.

Puget Sound Energy suggests a number of measures families can take to save on energy costs. Start by sealing the gaps around all doors and windows with weather stripping or caulk.

Insulating walls, attics and ducts is another effi-cient way to prevent heat from escaping. Currently PSE offers homeowners a $2,000 insulation rebate.

Check your furnace for unusual sounds and odors, both signs the furnace needs inspec-tion and servicing. Also, changing or cleaning the furnace filters is recom-mended every month. For safety, remove all rags, cardboard, solvents and other flammable material from the fur-nace area.

It’s important to main-tain all heating ducts, and keep heating vents unobstructed. For every 1 degree the thermostat is lowered, the heating bill falls an estimated 2 percent.

If you’re doing out-side maintenance such as cleaning the gutters or washing windows and using a ladder, always look up and avoid any power lines by a mini-mum distance of 15 feet.

Heather is a community builderand our neighbor endorsed by:Democrats and Republicans,Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson,State Rep. Jay Rodne (R),King County CouncilmemberKathy Lambert, Snohomish CountyExecutive John Lovick (D),5 of the 7 Snoqualmie PlanningCommissioners, and our Firefighters

of the hole, and deliver-ing it to Bud’s outstretched hand as though it were the crown jewels.

As we watched, Jim lifted the massive con-crete vault of the septic tank and placed it gently in the hole. Then his helper hooked a chain to the septic tank lid and Jim lifted this into the air and swung it over

the hole. But instead of lowering it, Jim stopped the machine in mid stride and hollered at the new septic tank owner.

“Hey Bud!” he yelled, “Got any bodies you want to hide?”

The perfect place for a murder victim. Agatha Christie didn’t even come up with that one.

You have to admire profes-sionalism wherever you may find it.

Preview the Home Country Minute television spot at http://youtu.be/yWSo9PpG3Cc. Then have your local station email shaunriley1961@hotmail.com for details.

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Backhoe artist is one smooth operator

Mountains to Sound Greenway volunteers labored in wind and rain Sept. 28 in the Three Forks Natural Area. They removed non-native weeds along Norman Creek, a tributary of the Snoqualmie River.

The Three Forks Natural Area, where the three forks of the Snoqualmie River converge, includes five miles of riv-erfront. The river is a juvenile trout habitat. The natural area is home to black bear, river otter, eagle, elk and other wildlife.

The natural area is part of the Mountains to Sound Greenway, a corridor of open space and undeveloped byways that run from Puget Sound to east of the Cascade Mountains. The nonprofit Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, which manages the area, was founded in 1991. In addition to acquiring land for the public good, it often recruits volunteers for maintenance projects such as the Three Forks weed clearing. (To learn more about Mountains to Sound go to www.mtsgreenway.org )

Saturday’s event was part of a nationwide celebration of National Public Lands Day, which brings volunteers outdoors across the country to care for public parks, rivers and forests. Volunteers such as these are one reason the Snoqualmie Valley area’s natural beauty is preserved. We must all take an active part in maintaining this treasured area.

Many North Bend and Snoqualmie residents already help. We often hear of work parties pulling invasive plants out of forestland near Tollgate Farm in North Bend.

Others, such as the Upper Snoqualmie Valley Elk Management Group, help to keep local residents and wildlife on good terms that are mutually beneficial.

Invasive plant species such as English ivy and knotweed are rife throughout the Valley. They choke out native species, depriving local wildlife of food sources. Fighting them requires man-hours — boots on the ground, so to speak.

King County even has an Upper Snoqualmie Weed Watcher program.

You can volunteer with them or at least learn how to identify the bad stuff by visiting www.kingcounty.org and typing “noxious weeds.”

Better yet, get your fingers dirty. Participate. Pull weeds. And while you’re at it, pick up trash.

Snoqualmie Valley is a treasure, indeed. Thanks to all the residents who already work hard to maintain it.

And kudos to the Mountain to Sound Greenway volun-teers who braved the terrible weather to make a difference.

Heather Munden For Snoqualmie City Council

Heather Munden is a com-munity builder and our neigh-bor, and she is running for the open seat on Snoqualmie’s City Council. In addition to chair-ing Snoqualmie’s Planning Commission and being on the Board of Directors for the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Foundation, I am also Heather’s significant other.

Heather has had personal and professional ties to the Snoqualmie Valley since 1999. Most notably, starting in 2006 she was a Project Engineer, where she helped oversee $65M in new construction to meet Snoqualmie’s growing needs. These city requirements included implementing the Snoqualmie Ridge master plan, developing the land, and install-ing critical infrastructure for Phase II of Snoqualmie Ridge. Heather and I live on the Curtis Drive on Snoqualmie Ridge, where Heather had the oppor-tunity to work and live on the ridge.

Heather currently works for the Port of Seattle. As a civil engineer, Heather contributes to Seaport and Airfield Engineering Construction Services, where she manages major construc-tion projects for a division with a scheduled budget of $156M this fiscal year (which is almost 12 times larger than the City of Snoqualmie’s General Fund of $13.2M).

The past 10 years gave Heather significant professional experience in community and infrastructure development within the private and public sectors, where she completed projects on-time and on-budget. To learn more about Heather’s experience, as well as her spe-cific plans and positions on the vital issues facing the residents of Snoqualmie, please visit www.Heather4council.com.

I am proud of how hard Heather worked this campaign season, which is evident by the campaign team she built and the endorsements she received. Heather is endorsed by Democrats and Republicans, Snoqualmie Mayor Matt

Larson, State Rep. Jay Rodne (R), Snohomish Executive John Lovick (D), King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert, Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, five of the seven Snoqualmie Planning Commissioners, and our Fire Fighters.

When our ballots arrive in the mail later this month, please join me in voting for Heather Munden for Snoqualmie City Council, Position No. 5.

Darryl Wright

Snoqualmie

Enjoying the sparkle effect

This past Friday night, my family attended the Mount Si football game like many of our friends and neighbors. We were also looking forward to half time when the Wildcat Sparkles would be cheering. Wait — Wildcat Sparkles you ask? Let me explain.

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When Jim Kennedy uses his big backhoe, a crowd usually gathers. He’s an artist, you see.

He uses his massive-toothed monster to gouge holes in the backyards of his neighbors, put in their pipes and even the occa-sional swimming pool, and does it with the grace of a surgeon.

At Bud McFarland’s place the other day, he was there to install Bud’s new septic tank. This was to be a massive septic tank, Bud said, “big enough so if I want to put in a hotel, I don’t have to worry.”

It was a balmy fall day, past coffee time, and the backhoe master was at work. Bud was standing there watching Jim work his digging magic in the backyard, along with half a dozen others, including us. Now and then Jim would just do something to show off his skill. At one point, when Jim’s back-hoe cut through a buried tree root, there was about a foot-long section of root lying alone at the bottom of the hole.

“Hey,” Bud yelled at Jim, good-naturedly, “firewood!”

Jim grinned and reached his long steel arm down into the hole, gently picking up just the one piece of wood, lifting it out

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thesparkleeffect.org/) is an innovative program that helps students across the country create inclusive cheerleading and dance teams in middle schools, high schools, and col-leges that bring together students with and with-out disabilities. Our own Mount Si Cheer has become the 107th group to embrace this opportuni-ty. The results were on dis-play Friday night. What I saw and heard at halftime couldn’t make me be more proud to be a parent at Mount Si.

What the cheer squad is doing with these special kids is great – don’t get me wrong – but what the entire student body did that night was nothing short of amazing – inspir-ing – and truly showed what great kids they are.

So often we hear how the kids of today treat those who need that little

bit of extra help as an out-sider or worse. However, last Friday the MSHS stu-dents proved that they get it. They cheered for those kids – calling out their names one at a time and really making THEM the focal point and mak-ing them feel that they belonged.

I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house.

Thank you to the administration and teach-ers at MSHS for their ongoing support and inspiration for all of our kids.

Thank you to the Mount Si Cheer squad for becoming a part of such a great organization and for opening their hearts to the Wildcat Sparkles.

And thank you to the kids of MSHS for con-tinuing to show that the students at Mount Si ARE, in fact, the best and have their hearts in the right place.

Berry RogersSnoqualmie

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Drive-thru flu shots available

Drive-thru flu shots make it easy to protect yourself and your family.

Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is providing a drive-thru flu shot service from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital at 9575 Ethan Wade Way, S.E., Snoqualmie and at 34500 S.E. 99th St., east of Snoqualmie Parkway, near Interstate 90.

Cost is $30 cash or the hospital will bill Medicare, Medicaid or Affordable Access. For other insur-ance plans, a receipt will be provided for people to send to their insurance provider for reimburse-ment.

Most cases of the flu occur between October and May. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone 6 months and older should receive an annual vaccine. Because flu viruses change constantly, new vaccina-tions are needed each year.

Vaccines will also be provided in the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital and clinics throughout the flu sea-son. If you have any questions, please call the Primary Care Clinic at 425-831-2333.

For more information about the drive-thru flu

shots, visit www.SVHD4.org.

Help county develop a strategic plan

King County govern-ment is putting together the next five-year stra-tegic plan, a governing strategy for the county over the next five year period.

The county is seeking input from the entire 2 million person popula-tion on the broad range of policy that will be addressed in the strategic plan. A new website and in-person meetings set up around the county will provide a platform for anyone to voice their opinion.

I’m excited to gather the opinions and insights that will help guide the future of county gov-ernment,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine. “Our goal is to create an environ-ment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive, and public input is critical to understanding how.”

The website — www.onekingcounty.info — is an attempt to gather more input from residents who have not made use of the traditional in-person meetings in the past. A platform called Mind Mixer allows people to support previously

submitted ideas they like and to share ideas with friends using social media.

Snoqualmie City Hall will host one in-person meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. The Strategic Plan was first implemented in 2010, and needs to be updated to account for current issues such as the effects of the recession, transit and road funding, and the Affordable Care Act.

King County is mak-ing a greater attempt to solicit input because they want the diverse range of

voices in the county to be heard.

“There are two mil-lion people within King County who have indi-vidual voices, goals and ideas. This process will give many of those people the opportunity to speak directly to the officials who work for them,” said King County Council Chair Larry Gossett.

Feedback can be sub-mitted through Nov. 30, online or in person. Email onekingcounty@kingcounty.gov or call 206-263-1182 for more information.

‘Almost, Maine’ lights up Valley Center Stage through Oct. 12

Valley Center Stage’s “Almost, Maine,” a roman-tic comedy set in a fiction-al town near the Canadian border, continues through Oct. 12.

The play is directed by Rich Wiltshire and the cast includes Craig Ewing, Ed Benson, Robin Walbeck-Forrest, Forrest Hientz, Sean Stone, Rene Schuchter, Julia Buck, Julie Lester, Laura York, Tammy Blalock, Dylan Cook,

Jerrel Lawson, Amber Thompson, and Rachel Mills.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, through Oct. 12, with one matinee at 2 p.m. Oct. 12.

Admission is $17.00 for adults and $14.50 for stu-dents and seniors. Tickets are available online at www.valleycenterstage.org.

Valley Center Stage is located at 119 North Bend Way, downtown North Bend on the second floor of the Unity Masonic Lodge above SingleTrack Cycles.

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q Preschool Story Time, 10:45 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., ages 3-6 w/adult

q Finance and Administration Committee meet-ing, 5:30-6:30 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 888-1555, ext. 1118

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

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

q The Saying NO Workshop, 6-7:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley School District Freshman Campus, 9200 Railroad Ave. S.E., kids ages 9-14 and their parents, learn to set clear expecta-tions and conse-quences for your child, free

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q Infant and Young Toddler Story Time, 11 a.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., newborn to age 2 w/adult

q Mt. Si Vocal Jam, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Public Works Committee meet-ing, 5-6 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 831-4919

q Planning and Parks Committee meeting, 6:30-7 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 888-5337

q Planning Commission meet-ing, 7-8 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie 888-5337

q Christian Henriksen Project, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Movie night, 9 p.m., Finaghty’s, 7726 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie, free popcorn

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

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

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q First Aid CPR AED Class, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway

q Washington Health Benefits Assistance, 1:30-5 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q The Undead Art Auction and Costume Party, 6-9:30 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Valley Animal Partner’s 4th Annual Chili Showdown, 6 p.m., Snoqualmie Eagles, 8200 Railroad Ave., open to public, enjoy and vote on chili recipes, $10/

adults, $7/seniors, $5/children, all pro-ceeds benefit pets in the community

q Aria Prame Quartet, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

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q Master Gardeners: Getting Ready for Winter, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., pre-sented by Master Gardener Joan Helbacka, 888-0554

q Freaky Friday Fun Night, 6:30-8 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Halloween-style fun and games for the whole family, $10/community participant, $5/pro-gram member, free/facility member

q Ham Carson Quartet, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Rupert Wates and Coral Creek String Band, 7:30 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

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q Sno-Valley Indoor Playground, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Si View Community Center Gymnasium, 400 Orchard St., North Bend, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday school is in ses-sion, parents and kids ages 0-5, $1/child

q Anime and Manga Club, 3-5 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., watch anime, eat popcorn and prac-tice drawing

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

q Shoreline Hearings Board, 5-6 p.m., City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie, 888-5337

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

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

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q Book Swap, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., bring in up to 5 books and trade for new-to-you titles, books must be in good condition and appropriate for ages 0-12

q Canning 201, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., preserve in-season fruit and learn simple fer-mentations

q Public Safety Committee meet-ing, 5-6 p.m., Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway, 888-1551

q Pajamarama Story Time, 6:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., young children and families, free

q Mike Van Bebber Duo, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Butler and the Maid, 7:30 p.m., The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

Celebrate Halloween early at The Undead Art Auction and Costume Party from 6-9:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. The art auction check-in begins at 6 p.m. with live music by the Little Black Bottles. Come dressed as your favorite dead artist, writer or musi-cian and get 10 percent off dinner. Call 831-3647 to learn more.

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Fundraiser launched to add 3-D to North Bend Theatre

Jeff Warren, a friend and supporter of the North Bend Theatre, figures raising $100,000 to update movie technology for the popular venue was so successful, the com-munity could go one step further. He has launched a campaign to add digital 3-D to the Theatre’s reper-toire.

The price tag for the additional equipment is $35,000 Warren said.

Warren has orga-nized the first of the new fundraisers – The Concert for 3-D. It will be held 6:30 to 11 p.m. Oct. 5 and feature Valley favor-ites including Blake Noble & Cody Beebe & Friends, the Mysterious Fatmen, Story Boxx with special guest Bob Rivers, Jean Mann and

Bob Antone & Family.There will also be a

silent auction and T-shirt sale.

Tickets are $10 and

available at Pioneer Coffee, the Jeff Warren State Farm office at 425-396-1055 and through Bev Jorgensen.

Wine tasting and auction will support winter shelter

The Valley Renewal Center will host a wine tasting and auction to raise money for the

Snoqualmie Valley Winter Shelter at 3 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Cedar Falls Watershed in North Bend.

North Bend Chief of Police Mark Toner will be the auctioneer. Wine will be provided by Brian

Carter Cellars.Tickets for the event

are $15 per person or $25 per couple. Tickets can be purchased online at www.valleyrenewalcenter.com.

Auction items are also needed for the event.

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Police calls

North Bend

Bike disappears

An officer responded to a call at 4:15 p.m. Sept. 20 at the King County Library. Someone had helped themselves to a patron’s Blue Trek moun-tain bike.

Lost and found

An officer responded at 10:56 a.m. Sept. 21 to a call in the 1100 block of Salish Avenue Southeast. Someone had entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway and carried some of the contents away. The miss-ing items were found

in the community park across the street.

Can’t we all just get along?

A dispute between two neighbors in the 1100 block of 11th Place Southwest escalated enough that an officer was called at 4:59 p.m. on Sept. 20. Aggressive and obscene gestures were used.

Sad duty

An officer responded at 6:55 p.m. Sept. 20 to the 1700 block of Bendigo Boulevard. A large elk had been seriously injured. The elk was put down.

Why not a banana?

An officer responded to a call from the Mt. View Apartments at 5:33 p.m. Sept. 21. One resident was

complaining about loud music from another apart-ment.

After confronting the neighbor playing the music, the resident dis-covered cigarette butts stuffed in the tailpipe of his vehicle.

Missing laptop

An officer responded to a call at 1:55 p.m. Sept. 22 at McDonald’s. A woman’s laptop was sto-len while she was in the restaurant.

Gutter swipe

An officer responded to another call from McDonald’s at 9:58 p.m. Sept. 22. An employee called 911 after observing a man rip the gutter off the side of the building near the drive-through window.

SnoqualmieNo report.

North Bendfire calls

Accident on I-90

Firefighters responded at 5:58 p.m. Sept. 20 to the 52800 block of east-bound I-90 for a motor vehicle accident. No one was injured.

Hot vehicle

At 10:05 a.m. on Sept. 21 firefighters responded to a call in the 100 block of North Fork Road Southeast to douse a burning vehicle.

False alarm

Firefighters were called to the 400 block of East Third Street at 11:40 a.m.

Sept. 22 for a fire alarm. The detector had been unintentionally set off.

Snoqualmiefire calls

Cooking with gas requires a flame

On Sept. 19, firefighters responded to a call about the smell of natural gas in a home in Snoqualmie Ridge area. The gas stove was on but not lit, causing the odor. The house was ventilated.

Snoqualmie and EFR team up on Tiger Mountain

Snoqualmie firefighters and Eastside Fire & Rescue team up on Sept. 25 to rescue a female mountain biker who crashed near the summit of Tiger Mountain.

Firefighters strapped the woman to a backboard, balanced her atop her bicycle and guided the bike and the woman down the mountain.

Technically it was just a false alarm

Firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm at Technical Glass Products on Sept. 19. It was a false alarm. The system was reset.

Broken pipe bathes the Salish

On Sept. 23, firefighters responded to a call about a broken sprinkler pipe at the Salish Lodge. Firefighters closed down the sprinkler system and drained water from the pipes.

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

Police blotter

Snoqualmie Hospital to provide health coverage enrollment assistance

Snoqualmie Valley Hospital will help you navigate health care plans. In-person assistance will be available at the Health Benefit Exchange

office, 213 Bendigo Blvd. N, Suite 1, North Bend, across from Sterling Bank.

As part of national health care reform, the Washington Health Benefit Exchange cre-ated an online site called Healthplanfinder.org, for individuals, families and small busi-nesses to enroll in afford-able health insurance

plans. Healthplanfinder.org is a way for people in Washington to compare insurance plans and prices and choose the plan that fits their needs and bud-get.

People can also deter-mine if they are eligible for low-cost or free health care plans, along with sub-sidy estimates. While the site is user-friendly, people

may need assistance navi-gating the site or need a computer to use.

Open enrollment runs Oct. 1 through March 31, 2014 for coverage that takes effect on Jan. 1, 2014. Staff assistance will be available 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday throughout the enrollment period.

For more information about the Health Benefit Exchange, go to www.

wahbexchange.org, www.wahealthfinder.org or www.hca.wa.gov/hcr/me.

EFR goes pink for breast cancer awareness

Employees at Eastside Fire & Rescue will again wear pink shirts in October as they show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Oct.

3-5, 9-11 and 15-17.While the focus of rais-

ing awareness is primar-ily related to prevention measures and treatment methods of breast can-cer, EFR joins with the International Association of Firefighters and many other local and national groups in the fight against all cancers.

“While I don’t dwell on the matter, cancer unfortunately invades my space periodically. The networks we build over many years within our families, friends, workmates, church associates and peers in respective industries gives us a respect for how cancer changes lives and impacts relation-ships,” Fire Chief Lee Soptich said in a news release. “If wearing pink, doing walkathons and sponsoring fundraising events will further pre-vention, awareness and treatment efforts, then we feel an obligation to stay in the fight until this battle is won.”

The American Cancer Society reports breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States.

Employees at EFR hope this display of support will inspire cancer patients and encourage others to do what they can to help in the fight, the news release said.

Learn more about Breast Cancer Awareness Month at www.nationalbreastcan-cer.org.

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around $3.5 million per year that is currently not funded by the State. Those funds come from alterna-tive sources, primarily via local Maintenance and Operations levy dollars.

Lowest compensation rate

A report issued by the state superintendent of public education showed that Snoqualmie Valley receives the lowest per-student compensation in King County.

“Each district works with its own revenues,” Ryan explained. “Revenues have a direct impact on the amount of reserves each district maintains,

which in turn has a direct impact on decisions made regarding budgets and sal-aries. Districts with more revenue might have a more aggressive approach to education.”

District spokesper-son Carolyn Malcolm said teachers in the Snoqualmie Valley district have the ability to supple-ment their salaries by accepting duties beyond the classroom, such as the stipends paid to advisors and coaches. She also said districts that paid teachers at a higher level before sal-aries were standardized by the state had those higher salaries grandfathered into the state-wide levels.

“Some teachers look at the salaries paid in other districts and wonder why we can’t match those lev-els,” said Malcolm. “There is no way we’ll ever catch

up with some of those districts with higher com-pensation levels paid by the state.”

The union president said the trigger language was an excellent first step, but stressed that contract language and extra money may not translate into bet-ter education for students in the five Snoqualmie Valley elementary schools. She went on to clarify that it is actually less expensive for the district to pay the extra salaries than to hire more teachers and open additional classrooms.

Radmer said the mini-mal increase in her pay-check has been more than offset by an increase of 27 percent in the cost of her premiums for healthcare. She commented that her paycheck this month is $100 less than it was the same month one year ago,

and an additional $100 behind the same month the year before.

“Every year it becomes more and more difficult to find the balance between dedication and simply feeling being taken advan-tage of,” said Radmer.

Teachers are trapped between the programs mandated by the state and the lack of resources to fund them, according to Radmer. She added that teacher salaries do not take into consideration how many evenings, weekends and summer days teachers must dedicate to develop programs and create lesson plans.

“None of us got into teaching to get rich,” Radmer said. “Too many

excellent teachers become disillusioned and leave teaching every year for careers they believe will be more rewarding. Not teaching also means they can be home with their families every night and on the weekends.”

Radmer concluded by saying teachers in the Valley reflect the senti-ment of educators across Washington that the state has failed in its primary obligation to fund basic education.

North Bend Elementary teacher Sarah Davis had 32 third graders in her class last year. She described her frustration with the current system during a recent meeting of the school board, saying

she often does not have enough time during the day to provide individual help for students in her own classroom.

“There is never enough time to help students, to finish anything or to go to the bathroom!”

As far as advice for her own son, Radmer told Jayson to hold off going back to school until changes can be made to the basic educational sys-tem in the state.

Dan Aznoff was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the toxic waste crisis in California. He is now a freelance writer with a passion for capturing the stories of past genera-tions. His website is www.dajournal-ist.com. He can be contacted at da@dajournalist.com.

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Dog-gone tasty chili feed benefits Valley Animal Partners

The Fourth Annual Chili Showdown will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Snoqualmie Valley Eagles Club, 8200 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie.

The party benefits Valley Animal Partners, the local nonprofit that pro-vides free spay and neutering services for pets of low-income families.

Valley Animal Partners also sup-ports the Snoqualmie Valley Pet Food Bank.

The annual party features chili din-ner and auction.

Twelve different chilis will be avail-able for sampling. Homemade desserts will be available for purchase.

Tickets, $10 for adults, $7 for seniors and $5 for children, are available at U Dirty Dog, Pet Place Market, Another Hair Place or at the door on Oct. 5.

For more information, go to www.valleyanimalpartners.com.

Register onlinenow to vote in Nov. 5 election

City Council posi-tions in North Bend and Snoqualmie, a seat on the Snoqualmie Valley School District board and two seats on the Board of Commissioners for the Snoqualmie School District will be decided in the General Election on Nov. 5.

Your vote can make a difference.

Mail-in registration and address updates must be filed by Oct. 7.

For information on how to register online, go to the Secretary of State’s website at: https://wei.sos.wa.gov/agency/osos/en/Pages/MyVoteOLVR.aspx

In person registration is available through Oct. 28 at the King County

Elections office at 919 S.W. Grady Way, Renton. The office is open week-days 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

In person registration is also accepted at the King County Administration Building, 500 4th Ave., Room 311, Seattle. That office is open 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 - 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

In order to register as a Washington voter, a per-son must be a U.S. citizen, a Washington resident, at least 18 by Election Day and not under the authori-ty of the state Department of Corrections.

In Washington, voters do not register by politi-cal party or declare politi-cal party membership to vote. For further informa-tion call 206-296-VOTE (8683) or toll-free 800-325-6165.

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Brandon Daly of the North Bend chapter of the Austin BMX Team won the Washington State BMX intermediate class title for 10-year-olds.

The championships were held Sept. 29 at the River Valley BMX track in Sumner. He also finished first in state for the most points accumu-lated.

Bentley Moore, 6, placed sec-ond in the novice class and was fourth in his division for points for the season. Dakota McFall, 13, also finished second in his intermediate class and second in state for points.

Rob McFall won the men’s 20” bike class, finished first in points and placed third in the men’s cruiser class and points accumulated in the cruiser divi-sion.

Other winners included: Jagger Bucy, fourth for 7-year-old expert class and first in state points; Memphis McFall, fifth for 11-year-olds, inter-mediate class and third in points; and Justin Dorgan, third for novice class 13-year-olds and fourth in state

points.The North Bend chapter

of the Austin BMX Team, sponsored by Eatonville Outdoors and Cascade Valley

Mortgage, competes at BMX tracks throughout the Pacific Northwest.

The team practices at the North Bend BMX track. For

information on joining the team, contact Mick Daly at mick.daly@cascadevalleymort-gage.com or Rob McFall at rob_mcfall@yahoo.com.

Contributed

The North Bend chapter of the Austin BMX TeampickedupanumberoftrophiesattheWashingtonStateChampionshipsSept.29inSumner.Riders,lefttorightinthefront,areJaggerBucyandBentleyMoore;rearareDakotaMcFall,JustinDorgan,RobMcFall,MemphisMcFallandBrandonDaly.

Brandon Daly wins division in State BMX championships

By Sam Kenyon

Interlake High School slipped seven strokes under the Mount Si Wildcats, handing them their first league loss. The Saints scored 189 to Mount Si’s 196 on Wednesday, Sept. 25, bringing their league record to 1-1.

Coach Brandon Proudfoot had predicted that Interlake would likely be one of the league’s most challenging teams, having won state three years running.

For the second match in a row, Joe Steenvoorde, junior, had the best score for the Wildcats with a score of 37. In their previous match, Steenvoorde and Marcus Deichman, senior, each shot 36, the team’s best.

Against Interlake, Deichman had the team’s second best score of 38. Two of the other

Golf team loses to Interlake

See GOLF, Page 11

By Brandon Adam

The Mount Si High School football team enjoyed a lop-sided victory Sept. 27, defeating Bellevue’s Interlake High 34-0. But the victory came at the expense of fumbles and needless flags.

“We didn’t really get into the groove by the second or third series,” quarterback Nick Mitchell said. “We’re going to learn from it and get better.”

Penalties and setbacks of the night included some personal fouls and two fumbles.

“It’s [the penalties] stalling us and not allowing us to get much momentum,” said head coach Charlie Kinnune.

Mishaps and mistakes aside, the Wildcats did what they did best on game day and that was an offense that scored 34 points and a relentless defense that ensured those points remained unanswered.

The Wildcats fumbled on one of their first plays of night resulting in a turnover. The Wildcats made up for it on defense by forcing a punt on the Saints giving them the ball back.

When the Wildcats secured their grasp on the ball, there was little the Saints defense could do to stop Mount Si’s drive.

Quarterback Mitchell was

untouchable and precise in his passing game. He had no prob-lem finding his favorite targets, while easily slicing through the Saints defense. Mitchell’s most impressive feat of the season so far was a leaping touchdown over the pylon in the end zone in the second quarter.

Running back Bailey Takacs used his strong running skills and dragged defenders with him while he scored his first touch-down of the night.

After the Wildcats first touch-down, the game went downhill for Interlake.

Running back Trevor Daniels was the second Wildcat to run in for a touchdown on a long pass from Mitchell to end the quarter, 14-0.

As the second quarter started, there again existed some rough patches for the Wildcats. After a 40-yard gain by Takacs, Wildcats fumbled in the end zone result-ing in another turn over.

The Saints weren’t able to capitalize on the Wildcat’s fumble, eventually fumbling themselves to give the ball back to Mount Si.

Takacs compensated for his earlier fumble by scoring his second touchdown of the night with the Wildcats now comfort-ably ahead 21-0.

Interlake was unable to form an offense against the Wildcat’s defense in the entire game. When they had their turn with the ball, Wildcat defend-ers made short work of their offense.

The Saints wouldn’t get a first down until the second quarter. The Wildcats lucked out when the Saints dropped a pass on the third down that could have led to their only touchdown the entire game.

An interception by linebacker Porter McFadden wouldn’t help Saints’ drive either. That was followed by two more Wildcat touchdowns – scored by

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Running Back Bailey Takacsstiffarmsawould-betacklerandseesnothingbutopenfieldinfrontofhim.

Mount Si football shuts out the Interlake Saints, 34-0

See FOOTBALL, Page 11

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golfers that made up the team’s score were Reed Pattenaude, junior, and Mitchell Dover, sopho-more, who both shot 40.

Four other golfer’s shot 41, which was the fifth and final score that con-tributed to the team. They were seniors Sebastian Gant, Jake Archambeau, and Duncan Kelly and sophomore Alex Nelson.

Steenvoorde’s score earned him three league points, which are awarded to the best five scores from both teams. Five league

points are awarded to the best score of the match ; four points are awarded to the second best score and so on.

Combined with the last match, Steenvoorde now has 6.5 league points. Deichman’s score earned him 2 league points, bringing his total to 5.5.

Last season the Wildcats finished with a league record of 5-2. With per-haps their toughest oppo-nent now behind them, their favorable remaining home schedule could be a factor in determining whether they best last sea-son’s record.

Sam Kenyon can be reached at skenyon@snovalleystar.com.

GolfFrom Page 10

Mitchell’s leap and Takacs again. It was 34-0 by half time.

Wildcats scoring took place exclusively in the first half, shutting out the game by half time.

With no need to score in the second allowed for younger Wildcats to play in the second half.

“We got a chance to get a lot of people in,” Kinnune said. “People we will be counting on in the years to come.”

Junior back-up quarter-back Jonathan Hillel got to see playing time in the second half.

“It’s great for his devel-opment,” Mitchell said. “It’s good for all of our guys in the program to get those reps and prepare them for the next couple seasons.

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Coach Kinnune hopes the Wildcats will work on reducing penalties for the games to come and above all keep winning.

Mount Si’s next game will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 when they host Sammamish High School. The Wildcats remain

undefeated this season: 2-0 in league play and 4-0 overall.

Bellevue’s Sammamish Totems are 0-2 in league play and 0-4 for the season.

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

State burn ban easedThe Washington State

Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced that the state-wide burn ban has been lifted due to the reduced fire danger caused by recent rainfall and lower temperatures.

Although the ban has been lifted throughout King County, if you’re headed into Eastern Washington or other areas in the state, you can learn where the restricted areas are by checking the DNR’s burn website at http://bit.ly/nonie or call 1-800-323-BURN.

Local authorities may still put burn restrictions in place at their juris-diction. The public is encouraged to check with

local authorities before burning.

Industrial forest opera-tions on DNR-protected land remain regulated under the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) system. Forest opera-tions must follow the applicable restrictions for their area. More infor-mation can be found at - http://www.dnr.wa.gov/RecreationEducation/Topics/FireBurningRegulations/Pages/rp_fire_ifpl.aspx.aspx

DNR is responsible for preventing wildfires on 13 million acres of private, state and tribal-owned forestlands. Administered by Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark, the DNR is the largest on-call fire department in the state. Over 1,000

employees are trained and available as needed. This includes more than 700 DNR employees during the fire season who have other permanent jobs with the agency and about 400 seasonal employees hired for firefighting. Department of corrections adult offenders and juve-nile offenders participate in the DNR correctional camps program. DNR par-ticipates in Washington’s coordinated interagency approach to firefighting.

Young Life hosts Harvest Party

Party in North BendOn Saturday, Oct. 12,

join Young life for their annual fundraising night. From 6:30-9:30 p.m.,

the Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend will be host to an old-fashioned Harvest Party featuring a hoedown, barbecue dinner and homemade desserts. Socialize with current Young Life members and volunteers, and learn what the 2013-2014 year will hold for the organization. Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple and are available at svyl.younglife.org.

‘Give Burns the Boot’ at Salmon Days Festival

The volunteer associa-tion for Eastside Fire &

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Dave Mayer, execu-tive director of the Snoqualmie Valley YMCA,autographsacardboardmatforapictureframeattheSept.25groundbreak-ingceremonyforthenewSnoqualmieValleyHospital.Thecardboardmatservedasaguestbookfortheevent.Whenthehospitalisfinished,apictureofthegroundbreakingwiththematwillbehunginthenewbuilding.ThenewhospitalisbeingbuiltjustwestofSnoqualmieParkway,nearI-90andHighway18.Scheduledtoopentopatientsinlate2014,the70,000square-foothospitalwillbenearlythreetimesthesizeofthecurrentfacility.Itwillfeature25private,single-occu-pancyrooms,expandedemergencydepartment,largerrehabandlabdepartments,expandedimaginganddiagnosticservices,largerprimaryandspecialtycareclin-icsandaneducationfacility.Theexistinghos-pitalwillremainopentoservethecommunityduringtheconstruction.

Framing job will commemorate groundbreaking event

Rescue will staff a “Give Burns the Boot” booth during the two-day Salmon Days Festival.

You can easily spot the 5-foot firefighter boot ready for your donation.

This is the Northwest Burn Foundation’s 24th annual “Give Burns the Boot” fundraising event.

“We not only collect money for the Northwest Burn Foundation, but we also provide burn prevention information to the public,” volunteer firefighter Anita Sandall, EFR Northwest Burn Foundation coordinator, said in a press release. “With so many people attending during Salmon Days, there’s no better opportunity to collect funds for burn survivors then over the two days we will be part of the fes-tival.”

Burn victims and sur-vivors come from many walks of life, with the highest group being children. Approximately 116,000 children are treated for fire/burn inju-ries each year. The most common rooms in the house for injury are the

kitchen and bathroom. In Washington state, scald injuries, caused by hot liquids or steam, are the second leading cause of death to children in the age group 0-4 years of age.

Learn more about the fundraiser at www.nwburn.org.

Stay on your feet: preventing falls

Falling down can be dangerous at any age but seniors have the biggest disadvantage – they break more often than younger people. Statistically, they also fall more according to the King County Emergency Medical Services.

In 2010, adults age 65 and older had over two thirds of the hospital-ized falls in Washington and they accounted for 83 percent of fall-related deaths.

One in five older adults report having fallen in the last three months and each year in the United States, nearly one-third of seniors experienced a fall.

Alan Abe, Injury Prevention Program Manager for King County Emergency Medical

Services, offers these four key tips for seniors to reduce their risk of falls:

1. Do exercises that improve mobility, strength and balance and that are taught by trained professionals. Examples of exercise programs include Tai Chi, Matter of Balance, Enhanced Fitness or other individual or group exercise programs. King County Emergency Medical Services helps sponsor exercise classes at several local senior centers.

2. Have medication reviewed to identify pos-sible side effects or drug interactions that may contribute to falls.

3. Have your eyes examined by an optome-trist or ophthalmologist.

4. Improve your home environment, such as providing proper access to bathtub or showers, sufficient lighting, clear walkways and installing handrails.

King County Public Health offers informa-tion and services on injury and disease pre-vention. For more infor-mation go to www.king-county.gov/health.

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