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Eastside Fire & Rescue rigs, which operate out of the North Bend and Wilderness Rim Fire Departments, are now carrying pet oxygen mask kits. The first responder consortium recently received 15 of the specialty kits from Invisible Fence’s Project Breathe program.

Invisible Fence, makers of an electronic fence system that trains animals to stay in yards, created the Project Breathe pro-

gram to equip every fire station in the United States and Canada with the pet-friendly oxygen masks.

These masks make it easier for firefighters to give oxygen to pets suffering from smoke inha-lation when they are rescued from fires.

Invisible Fence has donated more than 10,000 pet oxygen masks to fire stations all over the U.S. and Canada throughout

the life of the program. Reports indicate more than 120 pets have been saved by the donated masks so far.

Most recently the Sacramento Bee newspaper reported that a dog was saved in March during a fire.

“When a family suffers the tragedy of a fire, lives are turned upside down,” said Albert Lee, director of Invisible Fence. “Pets are valued family members, so

we want families to know that their pet can be cared for if trag-edy strikes.”

“We realize that humans are the first-priority, but in many cases, pets can be saved if fire-fighters have the right equip-ment,” said Lee. “Project Breathe program is simply a way of giv-ing firefighters the tools neces-sary to save pets’ lives.”

Although the number of pets that die in fires is not an official

Pet oxygen masks help firefighters save man’s best friendstatistic kept by the U.S. Fire

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When close friends are happy to get involved, it’s easy to realize that two Mount Si High School seniors must be a really special couple, as Gavin Treglown plotted a fun way to ask Christina Fischer to be his date for their upcoming prom. Treglown asked 16 friends from the Mount Si Band to set up May 1 on the amphitheater stage at Snoqualmie Point Park and play the 1960’s song ‘Hey Baby (I Wanna Know If You Would Be My Girl),’ and for two of her friends to bring her to the park supposedly for a picnic. ‘We’re going to have so much fun! He’s the best,’ Fischer said after she heard the band, came down the hill, saw the poster, boyfriend and bouquet, jumped into Treglown’s arms and said, ‘Yes.’

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A little, cylindrical robot, not unlike R2-D2 from “Star Wars,” is now in service at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, disinfect-ing areas with light. The Xenex robot, acquired by the hospital about six months ago, uses high intensity ultra-violet light to dis-rupt the func-tion of infec-tious mol-ecules.

The Xenex doesn’t use harsh chemi-cals to clean, and the light it pulses 450 times over its five minute cleaning periods. It is more effective on highly resistant infec-tious molecules than other products.

“The germs have, over time, developed kind of an immunity of sorts to most of our traditional clean-ing techniques,” said Scott Nohavec, the facilities director for the hospital.

The Xenex defeats these resistant molecules by sending the UV light through cellular walls. That UV light causes the

DNA of the organism to malfunction.

It’s a cutting edge tech-nological improvement using robotics, the same field of study that has been growing rapidly in the Valley.

Three previous stories published in this paper have explored the expand-ing world of robots, espe-

cially among youth across the Valley. These stories are avail-able

online at www.snovalley-star.com.

The first story was a profile of Paul Sprouse, a local father who opened up the store Valley Robotics in North Bend. He did it to help teach his son and other kids about science, technology, engineering and math-ematics – clustered these days in schools as STEM classes - by using robotics. The youth build personal-ized robots using small, programmable computers called Lego MindStorms.

These robots are used for play but also in a com-

petitive robotics league that is organized by the FIRST organization, an acronym for the phrase: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. FIRST is an international group that promotes science, engineering and robot-ics and hosts competitive robotics challenges that draw thousands of teams across the world each year. One such level of competi-tion is called the First Lego League, or FLL.

The second story was about a local FLL team called Team Hydrobot, led by the Rathnam fam-ily and their children’s friends. The team enjoyed success at multiple levels of the FLL competitions.

The team worked together, building a robot over the course of the FLL season. They used the programming and engineering principles to build their working robot. They used the soft skills of teamwork and time management to pull their project together.

The success of teams of kids like Team Hydrobot caught the attention of several local schools.

The third story focused on local educators in Chief Kanim Middle School and

Mount Si High School. Like most schools in the Snoqualmie Valley School District, these have both created robotics clubs. Teachers such as David Cruz, Kyle Warren, and Erin Kavanaugh have embraced the robotics

trend and have brought the fun of robotics into their curriculum.

Robotics has the strong support of educators and administrators. Schools have been charged with emphasizing STEM subjects so when parents, teach-

ers and students began working with robotics, the school administrators encouraged the new trend.

Everyone, from parents such as Sprouse to Jeff Hogan, the technology director for the school dis-trict, has enthusiastically turned to robotics.

The adults said they want to give the youth a chance to be comfort-able and in control of a technological world where robots are a growing pres-ence. According to the International Federation of Robotics, more than 159,000 robots were sold in 2012. If these trends continue, robots like Xenex at the hospital will become everyday tools.

While it is easy to quip that Snoqualmie Valley is becoming the Valley of the Bots, it could be bet-ter said that the Valley has already embraced the future. What may be child’s play today could run our world tomorrow.

Sam can be reached at [email protected] or via Twitter @samuel_kenyon.

Valley of the ‘botsA series exploring the growth of robotics for youth in the Snoqualmie Valley.

By Sam Kenyon

Nicole Myers, a housekeeper at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, shows off the cleaning robot.

Hospital enlists robot for high-tech cleaning chores

“The germs have, over time, developed kind of an immunity of sorts to most of our traditional cleaning techniques,”

— Scott NohavecFacilities director

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When a restaurant building exploded in downtown North Bend on April 26, the fallout spread throughout the area. In nearby Torguson Park, the southwest corner was the hardest hit.

It was covered with debris; from big chunks of wood to small bits of insu-lation.

No more.On May 3, 32 volun-

teers from the Austin BMX Club and Cascade Covenant Church cleaned up the site and rebuilt the BMX course.

Rob McFall, one of the founders of the BMX Club, had an emotional moment during the workday.

“I had done most all of the maintenance over the last five years and was feeling overwhelmed with all the little pieces of insu-lation,” he said. “During the cleanup, I paused for a moment and looked up to see 20-plus people, some on their hands and knees, picking up the smallest debris.”

He was thrilled with the end result – clean and reconstructed jumps and ramps on the bike course.

Mike McCarty, senior

planner with North Bend, was grateful and awed by the cleanup.

“What a difference,” he said. “An enormous thank you to Rob and the volunteers and to Kristina (Leslie) and the volunteers from Cascade Covenant Church. They did tremen-dous cleanup work.”

One area damaged in the blast, a building with restrooms, was not on the volunteer work list. The building is closed but the parks department has moved in two por-table restrooms. The main

bathroom near Field Six remains open and usable.

Leslie coordinates the

volunteers from Cascade Covenant Church in regular work party stints at Torguson. The church adopted the large recre-ation area just off North Bend Way through the North Bend Adopt-a-Park program.

Church volunteers participate in occasional work parties to spruce up the park. Cascade Covenant Church also has provided grant funds for additional picnic tables and trashcans said Cheryl Proffitt-Schmidt, communications coordi-

nator for North Bend.North Bend’s parks

and trails are available for adoption through the Adopt-a-Park Program by individuals, businesses and community groups.

For more information and application materials on adopting a park or trail, contact Senior Planner Mike McCarty at 888-7649 or email [email protected].

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Explosion debris covers the BMX course at Torguson Park.

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Volunteers pick up piles trash large and small from the BMX course at Torguson Park.

Volunteers turn debris field back into park

“During the cleanup, I paused for a moment and looked up to see 20-plus people, some on their hands and knees, picking up the smallest debris.”

— Rob McFallBMX club

Happy Mother’s Day to all moms!


I’m lucky.I get to wish my mother

happy Mother’s Day with a gift, a card and a hug.

Recently, I was playing bridge with a group of friends and real-ized that in the group of 16, I was the only one whose mother is still alive and well. The group’s ranged from 40 to 80, so it wasn’t all about age.

In some aspects, our mother-daughter roles have shifted a bit.

While she’s still capable of playing bridge, she can’t handle her bills. I do that. The woman who I always want around to comfort me when I’m sick can no longer keep track of her own medication. I am the one who fills her pill dispensers.

I consider it a privilege to be able to do this for her.

But every day, in many ways, Mom, Byrdie LeVine, is still the guiding light in my life.

When I look up a recipe to prepare a dish for a potluck din-ner or to bake a batch of cook-ies, I find dozens of her recipes.

Just last week, I fixed Mom’s traditional chili for my husband

and a dinner guest. Over the years, I’ve served as judge for chili contests and those concoc-tions didn’t compare to Mom’s

chili. It’s simple – a reflection of her Midwest roots. But it was always a favorite of my father’s when he was alive and like him, my husband will eat Mom’s chili for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and midnight snack.

For many years, Mother was the baking icon of her social cir-cle. She always served the great-est and most delicious cookies. Other kids got Oreos. We had homemade spritz (Swedish but-ter cookies), peanut blossoms (peanut butter cookies with chocolate kisses), and dozens of other choices. Friends cov-eted invitations to her annual Christmas cookie exchange. And her cookies were always the favorite of the bunch. Then there were the pies and other

fancy desserts she created for her gourmet group and family events.

Today, mother lives in a retire-ment home and doesn’t even have a microwave. She said she doesn’t miss cooking one bit.

While I try to follow her foot-steps in the kitchen, I’ll never be able to compare in the wardrobe department. While most of her contemporaries at the retirement home have switched to com-fortable pants and sweat shirts, Mom still dresses impeccably in coordinated outfits with appro-priate accessories.

I consider it a good day if I can find shoes that match.

Mom taught my siblings and me important things – such as manners and which fork to use when you’re at a fancy dinner. She taught us that homemade gifts from the heart are just as precious as fine jewelry.

She taught us that love wins more battles than anger ever did.

And she taught me this week that a mother’s work is never done.

“Slow down,” she said. “You’re trying to do too much.”

She’s probably right. Moms always are.

Happy Mother’s Day, Mom.

and under-neath it you could say something like, ‘A boy, a summer’s day, a can of worms: the build-ing blocks of America.’”

“Hey, that’s kinda great!” Dewey said. “You equate worms with happi-

ness, youth, and patriotism.”Doc smiled quietly but proud-

ly. He thought he might consid-

er branching off a bit into adver-tising. But then, who would give the flu shots?

Well, the lunch was good, anyway.

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Focus group continues digging for worms

There is still time left to consider filing for an elect-ed office — the ultimate volunteer job.

This year’s elections could give you a chance to effect change on the state and national level.

Every seat in the state House of Representatives is up for election this year, in addition to a number of seats in the state Senate.

For those who prefer elections with a more legal bent, the county’s prosecuting attorney will stand for election this year, along with three seats on the State Supreme Court and three appeals court judgeships.

And for those who’d like to commute to the other Washington, the entire U.S. House of Representatives is on the ballot.

Lots of people will complain about what’s wrong with their town, school, county or country – and about those who are responsible.

But not a lot of people are willing to kiss their pri-vate lives goodbye to accept the time-consuming com-mitment — not only to go through a campaign, but then to attend countless meetings, read the incredible amount of documents you’ll need to understand, and keep in touch with constituents through other com-munity involvement. That’s the often thankless job of an elected official.

But it can also be the most rewarding job you’ll ever take on, helping to guide the community through sound policy, helping citizen voices be heard, and making a difference for countless citizens of today and tomorrow.

Citizens willing to step up to the challenge can file for office May 12-16. Learn more at www.kingcounty.gov/elections/candidatefiling.aspx where you can find out how to file, how to get into the voters’ pamphlets, what the campaign sign rules are, and what informa-tion you need for reporters and the public when they come calling.

If you are one of many who decide the task is too big for your life, don’t let the campaign process pass you by. Find a candidate you can support and then do it. Whether writing a check or doorbelling to spread the word, you can be part of something grand — something we call democracy.

“How about a television ad,” Steve said during the manure-and-worm free lunch focus group, “that shows a cartoon of a worm with a happy smile on his face? You know, you can have him munching on manure, and then producing ….”

“Thanks so much, Steve,” said Emily, very quickly, “but I don’t think Dewey’s budget will allow for animation.”

“Or,” said Anita Campbell, “you could show a delicious baked trout on a platter, and say ‘The best baked fish starts with a small worm.’”

Mrs. Doc said, “Do you really want people to think about dinner and worms at the same time?”

“Yeah,” Anita said, “I see what you mean.”

Doc slowly raised his hand.“Doc?”“I think everyone in town

knows I’m a fly fisherman, but we’re trying to sell worms here. Maybe an ad showing a happy boy carrying a cane pole and a can of worms, whistling and walking toward the local pond,

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Two buildings downTwelve engines were

dispatched at 5:52 p.m. April 28, to the 17500 block of 425 Avenue Southeast to respond to a building fire.

Gaso-leakOne engine was dis-

patched at 8:20 a.m. April 30, to the 46600 block of Southeast North Bend Way to respond to a gasoline spill or leak.

False positiveOne engine was dis-

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Snoqualmie fire

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Firefighters were dis-patched at 7:50 p.m. April 26, to a vehicle accident on Preston-Fall City Road. Crews found occupants only had minor inju-ries and cancelled other responding units.

Flooded engineFirefighters responded

at 12:03 a.m. April 28, to Fall City to assist the Fall City Fire Department with a search for a vehicle in the river.

Come backFirefighters responded

at 6:51 p.m. April 29, to an automatic fire alarm on Nye Avenue. It turned out to be a false alarm so crews were cancelled en route.

In addition to the above calls, Snoqualmie firefight-ers responded to seven (7) medical aid calls, bringing

the total 2014 annual call number to 344.

Police reports for Snoqualmie and North Bend

Predator attemptPolice were called at

6:46 p.m. April 25, from a residence in the 7000 block of Chanticleer Avenue Southeast.

The caller reported his seven year old daugh-ter was in the front yard when a dark haired, white male driving a grey car stopped in front of the house and motioned with his finger for the girl to come over.

The daughter ran away. There were no injuries and the man never made physical contact.

Chicken and cheesePolice responded at

8:22 p.m. April 25, to the QFC, 460 E. North Bend Way, to reports of theft. An unknown male was hanging around the deli in the store. He stole some chicken and cheese. He was caught walking westbound from the park-ing lot. Officers walked him back to the store and placed him in their car.

Police and fire reports

Challenged to a duel

Police were called at 8:59 a.m. April 27, from the Ace Hardware at 330 Main Avenue South regarding an assault.

The caller reported that he was followed by a white Ford utility truck to the hardware store where the tall, male driver in his early 50’s opened his car door and slapped him for passing his vehicle on Mount Si Road. No plate information was available.

Industrial pastry thieves

Police responded at 11:27 a.m. April 30, to 461 South Fork Avenue Southwest. The caller said that the Kitchen Aid stand

mixer was taken. There were no witnesses and it is not clear that it was taken that day, as it was last seen the previous night at closing. The caller believes she was intentionally distracted by one of four females in the store while the other three took the mixer.

Boys will be boysPolice responded at

10:32 p.m. April 28, to the 38000 block of Southeast Cedar Street. The caller heard someone walking quietly in her driveway, then heard what sounded like gunshots and saw a big flash of light followed by subjects running away past the driveway. Officers discovered that the noise was fireworks.

The sign said long-haired freaky people need not apply

Police responded at 2:25 p.m. May 1, to the Edgewick Inn at 14600 468th Avenue Southeast to reports of trespassing. A male was in the store acting very strangely, possibly on drugs. In the parking lot he threw a $5 bill at a female and yelled at her for not renting a room.

The man was tall and skinny with long scrag-gly hair and was asked to leave by the responding officer.

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


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Producing a movie is a lot like looking for gold: Hard work and you don’t always strike it rich. But Brooks Malberg, of North Bend, has already struck it rich in one way with his latest movie.

“The Lost Dutchman” has been accepted as his graduation thesis at the film school at Azusa Pacific University in California. He has earned his degree.

Malberg and fellow student Shelby Etchenson co-produced the film and two other students, Peter and Phillip Hall were the directors.

A local premiere of “The Lost Dutchman” will be held at 11 a.m. May 10 at the North Bend Theatre.

That’s an appropriate venue. Malberg worked for owner Cindy Walker at the theatre while he was going to Mount Si High School. He has already premiered a couple of his movies there – one in 2006 and one in 2010.

“The Lost Dutchman” was filmed in Arizona’s

Super-stition Mount-ains and is the story of gold and miner Jacob Waltz. The film, Malberg said,

runs 25 minutes.“The premiere is func-

tioning as a fundraiser for the film,” he said. “We’re raising the funds we need for post-production.”

The goal, he said, is to prepare the film to send it to festivals around the world.

The story is a popular one: several movies have been done over the years portraying the legend of Jacob Waltz who got lost in the Superstition Mountain range and returned with a fortune in gold. No one else could ever find the mine again. The Malberg-Etchenson production includes the

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Amy Murphy heard the explosion that destroyed her Point Dance Center.

The North Bend resi-dent was up, feeding her baby, shortly after 3:30 a.m. on April 25 when the boom rocked the area.

“A friend texted me that she thought it was the Union 76 station that had exploded,” Murphy said. “Then we discov-ered my building was involved.”

The force of the explo-sion, still under inves-tigation, pushed the building that was home to Murphy’s dance stu-dio to a 45 degree angle. The building is consid-ered unsafe and Murphy and owners of the other small businesses that were located in it aren’t allowed to go into the structure.

For Murphy, that means boxes of paper-work, her stereo system

and music – a necessity when you’re teaching dance classes – plus cos-tumes and accessories are gone.

The mirrors and spe-cial dance floor she had installed are lost. Her dance school had just moved there five months ago.

But Point Dance Center is still on its feet, Murphy said.

Indeed, dancers from her school won first, sec-ond and third places in 18 and older and first and second in 15-17 year divi-sions at the I Love Dance competition in Portland, Ore., May 3-4.

“We took 27 kids to Portland and they did awesome,” Murphy said. “They were wonderful.”

Classes are continu-ing, but until she finds a new home for the school, the venues are scattered. Monday’s after-noon classes are being held at the Senior Center in North Bend and the evening classes are meet-

ing at the YMCA in Snoqualmie Ridge.

Thursday classes will be held at the Sallal Grange in North Bend. Friday classes are split between the Grange and the YMCA. Tuesday and Wednesday classes, well, those are still in the air, Murphy said.

The 1.5 year old school teaches ballet, jazz, contemporary and hip hop to 8- to 20-year-olds. Murphy employs four teachers.

She’s currently looking for space, about 1,200 to 1,600 square feet. It has to be open space and the ceilings can’t be too low because dancers leap.

“Dancers touch a nor-mal ceiling when they’re jumping,” Murphy said, “so it has to be a high ceiling.”

Even when she finds new space, it will be challenging. First there’s the dance floor. Dancers require sprung floors – flooring with extra cush-ioning under the wood.

“I’ll have to re-buy the floor and all the mir-rors on the wall,” she said. “That’s probably $10,000.”

She had insurance – liability – but not renters insurance.

“I figured dancers can get hurt, so I insured them, but floors and mir-rors – they can’t get sto-len,” she said.

Friends, dancers and dancers’ families encour-aged Murphy to set up a fund for donations.

A link on the studio’s website, www.pointdance-center.com, connects to the fundraising pro-gram.

“The space is gone but dance is not,” she said. “Thankfully this hap-pened in the middle of the night and none of the dancers or teachers were in the studio at the time of the explosion.”

Sherry Grindeland can be reached at [email protected] or 425-392-6434 ext. 246.

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The Snoqualmie Arts Commission is seeking applications from art-ists for a three-dimen-sional sculpture to be placed at the intersec-tion of state Route 202 and Southeast King Street.

Snoqualmie will be renovating the roadway and wants to include an original sculpture piece.

Deadline to apply is June 6, 2014. The art installation will be either later in 2014 or in 2015.

The budget for this comes from the 1 Percent for the Arts

project which includes artwork in state-funded projects.

For complete details about the artwork requirements and how to apply go to the city of Snoqualmie website at www.cityofsnoqualmie.org and click on the Public Participation box.

PSE requests lower power bills

Puget Sound Energy recently filed a request with Washington state regulators to lower electric bills by pass-ing through a higher amount of the federal energy exchange credit

for residential and small farm customers.

If the request is approved by the state’s Utilities and Transportation Commission, PSE resi-dential customers using an average of 1,000 kilo-watt hours of electricity a month can expect nearly a six percent reduction in their monthly bills for one year, from June 2014 through May 2015.

For most customers, that would be a drop of $5.89, which would take

the average monthly state-ment from about $99 down to roughly $93.

The increased credit would come from an agreement between the Bonneville Power Administration and PSE. The BPA would pass on about $63 million to cus-tomers.

The payment reflects what is owed to PSE cus-tomers from the Federal Government’s 2008 Residential Exchange Interim Relief and Standstill Agreements.


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Country star Leanne Rimes, comedian Bill Engvall, and Kool and The Gang are among the head-liners who will be part of the Snoqualmie Casino summer entertainment lineup.

Tickets go on sale for the outdoor shows May 10.

The casino stages per-

formances in its Mountain View Plaza that over-looks part of the upper Snoqualmie Valley. The venue seats 2,300 and includes a beer garden and outdoor barbecue.

The summer concert series includes:

Roger Hodgson: The voice of Supertramp brings

his classic hits “Give A Little Bit” and “Dreamer.” 7 p.m. July 3

Kool and The Gang: Known for their hit “Celebration,” this group performs a mixture of jazz, R&B, soul and funk. 7 p.m. July 5.

Dwight Yoakam: Country music singer and songwriter won a Grammy for “Ain’t That Lonely Yet.” In 2007 Yoakam received the CMA’s International Touring Artist Award and has sold more than 25 million records. 7 p.m. July 6.

Happy Together—The Turtles, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Mark Farner, Gary Lewis and Chuck Negron: Classic rock legends join together in a sixties music concert. 7 p.m. July 11.

Bill Engvall: One of the original members of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, comedian Bill Engvall is known for his causal humor and “Here’s Your Sign” bit. 7 p.m. July 13.

Cheap Trick: This sev-enties rock band blends

elements of pop, rock and even metal. 7 p.m. July 17.

Bret Michaels: The lead vocalist from the hair metal band Poison, this American singer-song-writer is known for the number-one single “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.” 7 p.m. July 24.

Loverboy: This Vancouver, B.C. based classic rock group has earned four multi-platinum albums. 7 p.m. July 27.

Deep Purple: English-born band Deep Purple is considered a pioneer of heavy metal and modern hard rock. 7 p.m. Aug. 10.

Lynyrd Skynyrd: These rock legends will play their seventies hard rock. 7 p.m. Aug. 13.

Huey Lewis and the News: An American pop-rock band based in San Francisco, the News brings rock with soul and doo-wop influences. 7 p.m. Aug. 14.

Leann Rimes: Known for becoming the youngest country music star since Tanya Tucker, American country and pop singer Leann Rimes has released more than 10 studio albums and greatest hits albums, and has won mul-tiple Grammy awards and Academy of Country Music Awards. 7 p.m. Aug. 20.

Beach Boys: The legendary Southern California rock band brings “Good Vibrations” and back to the sixties. 7

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Tips for stopping vehicle arsons

State Fire Marshal Charles Duffy issued a list of tips to prevent vehicle arsons in honor of National Arson Awareness Week, May 4-10.

He wants to see a halt to what he calls combus-tible crimes.

“Many times, seem-ingly abandoned automo-biles are attractive targets for these trouble-making activities,” Duffy said. “By raising awareness, we can help combat vehicle arson in our local communi-ties.”

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Steps such as clearing dead leaves and needles from roofs, raking leaves, and storing flammable materials at least 30 feet from structures can pre-vent blowing embers from igniting homes. Additional tips are on the King County Forestry Program website.

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q Preschool Story Time, 10:45-11:45 a.m. to noon, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Study Zone, 4-6 p.m., free homework help, grades K-12, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

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

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

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q Infant and Young Toddler Story Times, 11 a.m. to noon, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Study Zone, 3-5 p.m., free homework help, grades K-12, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Study Zone, 5-7 p.m., free homework help, grades K-12, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223

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

q Chief Kanim Middle School Jazz Bands, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Friends of North Bend Library Meeting, 7 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

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q Cynthia Kuni, harpist, donations benefit Pasado’s Safe Haven Animal Rescue and Shelter, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Northwest Railway Museum Mothers ride free with any paying child, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Snoqualmie Depot, 38625 S.E. King St. and North Bend Depot, 205 McClellan St., roundtrip tickets $10 to $18, www.train-museum.org

q Blues brunch with The Groovetramps, noon to 2 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

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

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q ‘Get Home Safe,’ 9-11 a.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, $75, www.siviewpark.org

q ‘Backwoods Romeo,’ 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie, $5/students and seniors, $10 community, 831-8100

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

q ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,’ 7:30 p.m., Valley Center Stage, 119 W. North Bend Way, North Bend $17/adults, $14.50/students and seniors, www.valleycenter-stage.org

q Veils on the Nile, belly dancers, 7 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Shotgun Kitchen and Brian Walters, 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

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q Mount Si High School Plant Sale, 8:40 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 9 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 10, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-8100

q Family Night with Matt Baker, light din-ner and comedy show, 6:30 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive., North Bend, $10 suggested dona-tion, www.encom-passnw.org

q ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,’ 7:30 p.m., Valley Center Stage, 119 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, $17/adults, $14.50/stu-dents and seniors, www.valleycenter-stage.org

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

q ‘Backwoods Romeo,’ 7 p.m., Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie, $5/students and seniors, $10 com-munity, 831-8100

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q May with Clay, ages 4-5, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays through May 28, Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend, $75, www.siviewpark.org

q Study Zone, 3-5 p.m., free home-work help, grades K-12, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Anime and Manga Club, 3-5 p.m., free home-work help, grades K-12, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223

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

q Pajamarama Story Time, 6:30-7:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

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

q Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-2357

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q May with Clay, ages 3-5, 10:30 a.m., Thursdays through May 22, Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend, $60, www.siview-park.org

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

q Benefit for Ground Zero, 7 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Christopher Cross, 7 p.m., 21 and older, The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, $25-$52, www.snocasino.com

q ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,’ 7:30 p.m., Valley Center Stage, 119 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, $17/adults, $14.50/stu-dents and seniors, www.valleycenter-stage.org

q ‘Wizard of Oz,’ 7:30 p.m., Twin Falls Middle School, 46910 S.E. Middle Fork Road, North Bend, 831-4150

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By Sam Kenyon

The Mount Si baseball team suffered a tough loss at home to the Mercer Island Islanders. The 8-3 loss May 2 was the third in a row for the Wildcats.

“We unfortunately didn’t come out and get the ball like we normally have been,” said Coach Zach Habben. “They battled and we kind of let it slip away a little bit.”

The Islanders were only up by one run until a damaging top of the fifth inning when they drove the score up by six runs. The Wildcats went through two pitchers, the starter and an additional reliever, to finish the painful inning.

“That was the inning where the wheels came off a little bit pitching-wise,” Habben said.

Mount Si, down 8-1, scored one run in the sixth and sev-enth, but it wasn’t enough to pull them back into the game.

Sophomore starting pitcher Alden Huschle threw just over four innings where he earned two strikeouts and gave up five hits and five runs. Sophomore Isaac Mullins relieved Huschle in the fifth and gave up four hits and three runs. Senior Tanner Simpson relieved Mullins and

finished the game where he earned one strikeout and gave up two hits and zero runs.

“We just need to exe-cute a little

better,” said Habben.The Wildcats only had

five hits for an average of .217 while giving up 11 to the Islanders. Senior captain Carson Breshears and senior Evan Johnson both went one of three with a hit and an RBI apiece, the only Mount Si

By Sam Kenyon

The Wildcats fastpitch team took care of business in a home win against Liberty that secured the No. 1 seed for Mount Si going into the KingCo tourna-ment.

The 8-6 victory May 2 was the second game of a back-to-back with Liberty, the first game of which the Wildcats lost.

“We came out and played a real solid game, one that we really needed to win to get ourselves a good placement going into the KingCo tour-nament,” Coach Larry White said.

The Wildcats had control of the game throughout the contest, with Liberty only scoring one run in the third while Mount Si had eight runs by the sixth inning. But then Liberty went on a big rally with their final chance at the plate.

In the top of the seventh, Liberty belted in five runs before the Wildcats shut them down. Mount Si was able to withstand the late game flurry to take home the win.

It was an emotional win for

the Wildcats as the seven seniors on the team celebrated their senior night. The team rallied together, earning 10 hits in the game and giving all the seniors a

chance to contribute.“It was a little bit emotional,”

White said. “This group of girls was a pretty special group to me.”

Of the seven seniors, six have been starting on the Wildcat fastpitch team since their freshman year. The team and coach have bonded over

their four-year high school career, which included a run to state in their freshman season.

“I’m going to miss those girls.”

Paige Wetherbee pitched all seven innings, facing 30 batters and giving up six hits and earn-ing two strikeouts.

Senior Celine Fowler had two hits and an RBI. Emily Webb racked up two RBIs with a clutch double. Nearly every senior girl had a hit in the game.

It was a special day, White said.

The Wildcats now look forward to one final game of the regular season against a non-conference opponent, Bainbridge, May 7.

After that, they will carry the No. 1 seed into the KingCo tour-nament. After the tournament, the team’s ambition is to play well enough at districts to get a chance to move on.

“Hopefully we’ll end up at the state tournament at the end of the month,” White said.

Sam can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter at @samuel_kenyon.

By Greg Farrar

Emily Webb, Mount Si High School batter, blasts the ball for a double to score teammates Rachael Picchena and Paige Wetherbee during the fourth inning May 2 against Liberty, en route to the Wildcats’ 8-6 win.

Mount Si fastpitch handles Liberty, is seeded No. 1 in KingCo

Mercer Island baseball clobbers Wildcats at home

See BASEBALL, Page 11

Wildcat season ends with a loss and a win

By Calder Productions

Connor Williams lines up a shot in the Wildcats 3-1 victory over Bellevue April 29 at Mount Si High School. Seniors Alex Dolewski and Aaron Baumgardner scored the first two goals for Mount Si — appropriate because the team was celebrating Senior Night. The win helped boost the Wildcats into the race for the KingCo confer-ence title. That contest was held May 6, after the Star went to press. Get results at www.snovalleystar.com.

Mount Si soccer team delivers a win on senior night

“They battled and we kind of let it slip away a little bit.”

— Zach HabbenCoach


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players to do so.The Wildcats have hit

a slump in their season as the end of conference play approaches. Before the recent three-game los-ing streak, they had won five in a row, including a crushing win over Mercer Island.

The Wildcats look ahead to face Liberty next in the final game of the regular season. After that, Mount Si hopes to do well in the KingCo tournament and beyond.

“We keep reiterating that whatever happened is in the past,” said Habben. “Turn the page. Let’s look forward to the next day.”

Wildcats finish season on point

The Wildcats finished their season with a 4-3 victory over the Liberty Patriots at Liberty High school May 5. The team was down by two in the sixth inning when a pair of clutch hits sent the Wildcats up by one, seal-ing the win. The victory snapped a three-game los-ing streak for Mount Si, who now will face Liberty once again in the first game of the KingCo tour-nament.

“It feels good just to win,” said senior captain Zach Usselman, who was one of the two batters to knock in the runs that won the game.

In the bottom of the sixth, with the Wildcats down by two, captain Carson Breshears was hit by a pitch to advance to first base. Senior Chris Solomon was already on second after a base hit and stolen base. The next at-bat resulted in a call that swung the game.

After facing a 2-2 count, senior Tanner Simpson was hit by a pitch, but the umpire called him out. The Liberty players left the field to their dugout to get ready to begin the final inning. But after some discussion between the umpires, and some calls from the crowd, the umpire reversed his call and sent Simpson to first base for being hit by the pitch.

With the bases loaded, senior captain Evan Johnson knocked in two runs with a single to right field. With the game tied and two teammates on base, Usselman stepped up to the plate and drove home another run with a clutch single. The Wildcats went up by one and the Patriots never recovered.

“That was huge step-ping up,” said Coach Zach Habben. “They knew what the situation was and they came through.”

The team was buzzing after the win.

“I was just looking for a fastball,” said Johnson. “Luckily I got a good pitch to hit and ... I just went with it. I was really happy that Tanner (Simpson) was able to get on base.”

Junior Colin Brown threw the whole game, earning three strikeouts and giving up four hits.

“Colin Brown pitched really well tonight,” Johnson said. “We’re proud of that kid.”

Apart from the clutch hits to win the game, the

bat was a bit cold for the Wildcats, who went just .166 as a team for the game. But even though the game was bumpy at times, the team succeeded when they had to.

“We’ll do anything to win it doesn’t matter how ugly it is,” Johnson said.

Now the Wildcats have to look forward to their post season, which begins with a first round tournament game against Liberty. The game was originally supposed to be played at Mount Si but

the location was changed due to rain. The team is looking to shake off their recent three-game losing streak as they head into the tournament.

“Like I told the guys: ‘It’s a new season starting tomorrow,’” said Habben.

This team has ambition for their new season.

“Our goal is to get to the state championship,” Usselman said.

Sam can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter at @samuel_kenyon.

BaseballFrom Page 10

By Calder Productions

Mount Si High School’s Isaac Mullins delivers a pitch against Mercer Island.

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The newly rebranded Puget Sound Gunners FC will kick off its inaugural season at 1 p.m. May 17 at Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie, against the Portland Timbers U-23.

The Gunners are in the eight-team Northwest Division of the Premier Development League, the highest level of ama-teur soccer in the United States. The Timbers are a Major League Soccer devel-opment club.

Last year, the Gunners played as the North Sound SeaWolves, before the team partnered with the Issaquah Soccer Club. It will be playing the major-ity of its home games at Issaquah High School.

“We’re excited to play at Mount Si stadium for the home opener against Portland Timbers U-23,” Gunners’ owner/assistant coach Alex Silva said. “This will allow us to expand and build the sup-port from the local com-munity in North Bend and surrounding areas. The Issaquah stadium will be our home for the rest of the season.”

“We look forward to providing the Eastside community with high quality games and an entertaining environment for all families,” Silva said. “We’ve got some great partnerships with the city, business and youth organi-zations this year. We’ll fill out the seats, and fans are going to have a great time at our games.”

After its initial match, the Gunners will hit the road for three consecutive games before returning to the Eastside June 4 to play the Kitsap Pumas at 7 p.m. In all, the Gunners will host one home game in May, four in June and two in July.

The Gunners will wrap up its home schedule with a special Independence Day match with the Seattle Sounders U-23 at 3 p.m. The last home game is against the Victoria Highlanders at 7 p.m. July 11.

Gunners FC kicks off season at Mount Si

The team, led by head coach Jimmy Ball, fea-tures athletes from across the Northwest region and beyond, including graduates from local high schools such as Newport, Sammamish, Lake Washington, Federal Way, Marysville Pilchuck and Issaquah.

Players from the University of Washington, Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University, Western Washington University, Harvard University and more will suit up for the Gunners.

“This will allow fans to witness a standard of college players live and in the flesh,” Gunners general manager Gwynne Williams said. “The play-ers they are watching are currently college players who are aspiring to go on to be professional players.

Single-game tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth. Anyone younger than seven gets in free. Season ticket packages range from $120 to $60, and include admission to all home games for both the Puget Sound Gunners FC and the ISC Gunners of the Women’s Premier Soccer League. Fans can purchase tickets at the gate on game day, or online at http://bit.ly/GunnersFCTix.

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Attorney general’s open government bill signed into law

A bill to strengthen the state’s open govern-ment laws by requir-ing training for public officials has been signed into law. The Open Government Trainings Act takes effect July 1.

The law is designed to improve public dis-closure practices and reduce lawsuits through mandatory training.

A 2012 Auditor’s Office study found more than 250 “open gov-ernment-related issues” among local govern-ments. The report found most violations are the

result of insufficient training and knowledge, leading to lawsuits that could have been pre-vented.

The law will:q Require local and

statewide records offi-cers and elected officials to receive training on the Public Records Act and records retention requirements;

q Require members of governing bodies to receive training on the Open Public Meetings Act — including state and local boards, coun-cils and commissions, as well as local taxing districts, such as fire and sewer districts;

q Authorize train-ing to be completed

remotely, including online training; and

q Confirm that the state Attorney General’s Office may provide infor-mation, technical assis-tance and training.

The new law applies to elected and appointed members of school boards, library districts, fire pro-tection districts, conser-vation districts, water districts, flood districts, transportation benefit dis-tricts, housing authorities, and hospital districts, as well as city councils and count commissions. The Attorney General’s Office estimates that about 6,000 public officials across state will be required to take training.

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The original bill was amended to exclude the law from applying to legis-lative members.

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