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While not exactly a scientific survey, organizers trying to get plastic bags banned in North Bend said they did get a good sense of community support based on the number of honks and thumbs-up they received March 10.

Then again, who wouldn’t honk at a man dressed in a plas-tic bag monster costume?

North Benders Larry and Bonnie Lawlor, Juan J. Medina and Stefanie Hawk-Johnson stood on the corner of North Bend Way and Bendigo Boulevard trying to drum up support for a plastic bag ban in the city.

To emphasize the point, Medina dress up in a plastic bag monster costume, while the rest held up signs urging a “honk” to show support.

Hawks-Johnson said they heard about 100 honks in 90 minutes, with an untold number of thumbs-up.

“So, what’s that come out to, about a honk a minute? I see that as a pretty good show of support,” she said.

The group also passed out fly-ers letting everyone know about a free showing of the documen-tary “Bag It,” which will play at 1 p.m. at the North Bend Theatre March 24.

Hawks-Johnson said the documentary is about a man who looked into the plastic bag industry, and that it’s “done

with humor and a lot of good information.”

Hawks-Johnson and Bonnie Lawlor spoke at the March 5

North Bend City Council, but no one on the council asked any

Affordable housing town hall meeting is March 21

The city of Snoqualmie will host a town hall meeting March 21 focusing on the potential Imagine Housing affordable housing project in Snoqualmie.

The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Snoqualmie City Hall, 38624 S.E. River St., in downtown Snoqualmie.

The project plans have not been submitted to the city for approval, but may be considered at a City Council meeting in the future if a formal proposal is made and additional research is provided.

While a quorum of the Snoqualmie City Council may be in attendance at the town hall meeting, no action will be taken.

During previous commu-nity outreach meetings hosted by Imagine Housing, some Snoqualmie residents had ques-

tions related to the project, according to a press release from the city.

The purpose of the town hall meeting is for Mayor Matt Larson and city senior staff members to address questions that are specific to city plan-ning for affordable housing and related topics.

Staff members will present answers to questions that have been most frequently asked by the public. Following the pre-sentation, the town hall will be open for a question-and-answer session.

Learn more about affordable housing in Snoqualmie at www.ci.snoqualmie.wa.us/affordable-housing.aspx. Find out more about the potential Imagine Housing Timber Falls project at www.imaginehousing.org/what-we-do/future-properties/timber-falls.

Email questions about the town hall meeting to info@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us.

By Mike CarterSeattle Times reporter

The pilot who flew a single-engine plane into the side of Mount Si last year, killing himself and two passengers, was intoxicated, according to findings by the National Transportation Safety Board.

A report published last month, written in prepara-tion for the NTSB’s final report regarding the Feb. 15, 2012, accident, found that pilot Rob Hill, an experienced commer-cial pilot and flight instructor, had a blood-alcohol content of 0.15 percent, nearly four times the amount allowed for a crewmember on a civil aircraft,

according to the findings.Hill, 30, was a flight instruc-

tor at AcuWings and took one of the company’s planes from the Renton Municipal Airport without permission, according to company officials.

Hill, along with friends Seth Dawson, 31, and Liz Redling, 29, took off at about 1:30 a.m. after attending a local hockey game and going out to din-ner, according to the report. Redling posted photographs of herself and Hill in the plane on a social-network page less than an hour before the crash.

The NTSB determined that Hill, who had nearly 1,000

Mount Si plane crash pilot was intoxicated

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Larry Lawlor (from left), Juan J. Medina (dressed in the plastic bag monster costume), Stefanie Hawk-Johnson and Bonnie Lawlor stood on the corner of North Bend Way and Bendigo Boulevard on March 10 trying to drum up support for banning plastic bags in North Bend.

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marine mammal biolo-gist and environmental educator, said the group is gathering signatures to present to the City Council later.

“If the council sees that there is support for this,

maybe they will ban plas-tic bags,” she said.

The Issaquah City Council recently banned plastic bags in its city, and the law went into effect March 1.

“Eliminating plastic bags is a healthy step in the right direction for our health and the planet’s,” Hawks-Johnson wrote to the Star in a Letter to the Editor. “In North Bend, we are a group that is proposing

to follow Issaquah, Port Townsend, Bellingham, Seattle and Edmonds in banning plastic bags. At least 20 nations and 88 local governments have passed legislation regard-ing plastic bags.”

She said the group holds weekly meetings on Saturdays. Anyone wishing to help or want-ing more information can email sahawks@uw.edu or bonnienl@ mcn.com.

By Michele Mihalovich During the early morn-

ing hours March 7, nine vehicles in Snoqualmie Ridge were broken into, but police have a lead on who might be responsible.

Capt. Nick Almquist, with the Snoqualmie Police Department, said the vehicles, which were unlocked, were located mostly between Autumn Avenue, Warren Avenue and Ridge Street.

Some people swore that they had locked their vehicles, but there were no signs of forced entry, he said.

Almquist said he knows that a credit card and a cellphone were taken, and that the credit card was used

almost immediately at the Snoqualmie Casino. Officers are viewing casino videos, but as of March 11, no arrests have been made, according to Almquist.

The police depart-ment released tips to help reduce the risk of becom-ing a victim:

q Park in a garage when possible or in a well-lit area.

q Remove all valu-ables, especially garage door openers and GPS units.

q Lock the doors and roll up all windows.

q Use a car alarm sys-tem.

q Install motion sen-sor lights.

q Remember to turn on exterior lights or set

on timer.Everyone is strongly

encouraged to report sus-picious behavior by call-ing 911 immediately. The longer you wait to call, the less likely police offi-cers will be able to locate anyone involved.

Citizens inter-ested in organizing a Neighborhood Block Watch program, or who would like more infor-mation about report-ing suspicious behav-ior or crimes, contact Almquist at nalmquist@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us or 888-3333.

Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

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According to a recent poll, the average gift from the Tooth Fairy in 2012 climbed to $2.42 last year, up from $2.10 in 2011.

The SnoValley Star would love to share pho-tos of your kids smiling and showing off their recent missing front teeth, along with how much the Tooth Fairy left them.

The deadline is March

31. Email photos to edi-tor@snovalleystar.com.

Here are some other findings from the study, which sur-veyed more than 1,200 parents nationwide and was conducted by Delta Dental Plans Association:

q The Tooth Fairy vis-ited nearly 90 percent of U.S. homes with children who lost a tooth.

q The Tooth Fairy left cash for kids in 98 percent of the homes she visited. Two percent of children received toys, candy, gum or other gifts.

q Twenty-two percent of kids hit it rich and received $5 for each lost tooth.

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Issaquah’s 5th District Republican representatives split on a recent vote of a controversial bill.

The Reproductive Parity Act passed the state House of Representatives March 1, mostly along party lines, with a vote of 53-43. Its language would require health insurance provid-ers who cover live births to cover abortions. With those in favor wanting to protect the coverage of pro-choice options and those opposed attempt-ing to protect a provider’s core values, 5th District representatives Chad Magendanz and Jay Rodne played interesting roles.

Magendanz, of Issaquah, was the only Republican in the majority of voters. He took a fiscal view of the bill that sepa-rated him from his party.

“My focus right now is on fiscal responsibility. It’s about responsibly making the best use of what we have,” he said. “Requiring coverage of a particular medical condition or requiring coverage of experimental treatments would both be mandates

that would drive up costs, but all this bill really says is that a health plan that treats a particular condi-tion, pregnancy in this case, can’t exclude legal and responsible treatment options. In fact, abor-tion is both a legal and particularly cost effective treatment option, even if it isn’t for everyone.”

In relation to the rest of his party, Magendanz said they fully understood his personal and representa-tive duty to vote in favor of the bill.

“The question really is who should have the free-dom to choose the treat-ment option, the indi-vidual or the employer?” he asked. “I’ve decided to support the individual’s right to make this deci-sion, and not the employ-er’s.”

Rodne, on the other hand, not only voted against it but added an amendment to the vote, hoping to protect the right of religious institutions and other conscientious objectors from having to offer the services.

“The only conscience clause in the bill was nothing of the sort,”

the North Bend resident said. “It provided an all-or-nothing approach. Insurance providers had to either provide abortion and maternity services or nothing. That, to me, was unacceptable.”

His amendment to the Reproductive Parity Act contained language that would allow employers to opt out of the services. It was then combined with another amendment added by Rep. Eileen Cody, a Democrat from the 34th District, which Rodne said essentially voided the intent of his modification to the bill.

While both amend-ments passed, Rodne said, “It really defeated my amendment.”

His hopes for the bill’s future rely on a state Senate attempt to add a conscience clause, to which he doubted the House would respond well.

“This is not about abor-tion. It’s about protecting religious integrity,” he said.

The bill, designated as SB 5798, will next move to the Senate for consider-ation.

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David Herman, owner of Ambrosia Tattoo Gallery in Redmond, decided he wanted to relocate his business to down-town North Bend — but the council decided March 5 to close a loophole that was allowing the use.

Tattoo parlors are allowed in North Bend — out by the truck stop, but not in the downtown commercial district, according to City Administrator Londi Lindell.

Herman told the City Council March 5 that he had wanted to check with city staff beforehand, to make sure it was a permitted use.

Lindell said Herman was told initially that a tattoo parlor was not allowed downtown, but she said he came back with another proposal — asking if he could operate a tattoo parlor out of his home if the home were located in the downtown commercial district.

Gina Estep, North Bend’s community and economic development director, told the council that the city attorney looked over the city’s zoning laws and saw that there was nothing prohibiting the use under its current home-occupa-tion zoning ordinances.

Home-occupation laws in North Bend require that the

business operator actually live in the home; the business can-not occupy more than 25 per-cent or 500 square feet, which-ever is less, of the total floor area; and a few uses are not allowed outright — automobile-related services, direct sales of merchandise on the prem-ises and manufacturing that involves the conversion of raw materials.

Based on advice Herman said he received from city staff mem-bers, he leased a space, applied for a business license and has made approximately $10,000 worth of improvements to the space. He passed out business cards at the City Council meet-ing with his new North Bend address — 230 Ballarat Ave. — and his website, www.tatguy.com, shows a series of photos of the new business space slated to open April 1.

But the City Council was tasked with whether to make some changes to the home-occu-pation code that would close that loophole.

Councilman Ross Loudenback said he felt Herman operated in good faith and did his due dili-gence.

Loudenback said he thought Herman should be issued a busi-ness license, but that the council should remove the ambiguity from the code so such a thing doesn’t happen again.

Councilman Alan Gothelf said the legislative intent to not allow tattoo parlors in the downtown commercial zone was already in place, and he didn’t think the use should be allowed just because there was a loop-hole.

Councilwoman Jeanne Pettersen and Councilman Dee Williamson said they thought Herman may have jumped the gun, since he had not been issued a business license before he went ahead with leasing the space and making alterations.

“No one would move into a home before the deal had closed,” Williamson said.

The council asked Herman several questions during the meeting. Councilman David Cook asked Herman how large the business space was in the Ballarat home.

Herman initially said the total apartment space was 750 feet, and the area that will be used for the business was 350 square feet, which would violate the city’s 25 percent rule.

He later changed his testimo-ny and said the space was only 200 feet, adding that he “hadn’t physically measured the space.”

But with the 25 percent rule, only 187.5 square feet could be used for the tattoo business if the total apartment space is 750 feet.

The council, in a 5-2 vote,

ended up accepting changes to the zoning code, which included adding tattoo parlors, body piercing businesses and “medi-cal marijuana collective gardens or any other use involving legal sales or exchanges of marijuana” as prohibited uses for home occupation businesses.

After the meeting, Herman said he applied for the business license Feb. 11, when the city attorney said his business would be an allowed use.

“I guess I need to call my attorney,” he told the Star.

Lindell said March 11 that Herman’s business license was denied late last week “for a number of factors.”

One was the council’s action at the March 5 meeting, she said, but even if the council hadn’t taken that action, there were problems with his application.

The space Herman rented was used as an architecture office before, had not been used as an apartment and there is no bed-room, Lindell said.

She also pointed out that Ambrosia’s website showed sev-eral photos that depict that most of the space would be used as a tattoo parlor, and that Herman changed what he said twice dur-ing public testimony at the City Council meeting regarding the business’s square footage.

Lindell said Herman was also asked to produce documents

that showed the floor plan, and the city had not received those documents.

According to Blake Ramsdell, a friend of Herman’s who Herman has asked that all future questions be directed to, Herman did receive the denial letter from the city, “but we feel we were covered because at the time he applied for the business license, everything was in place to go forward.”

He said what the city did at the City Council meeting March 5 has no bearing on Herman’s application because he applied for it Feb. 11.

Ramsdell also contends that blueprints were sent to the city, but said the floor plan did not include a layout of the proposed business.

“But, it’s just a matter of moving a wall so that we are in compliance,” he said. “Tell us what you need us to do and we will do that.”

Ramsdell said he sent an email to Lindell and Mayor Ken Hearing that says, “I don’t think this new ordinance applies to us, and we’d like to proceed with the business application.”

He said he hasn’t yet received a response from the city.

Michele Mihalovich: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

Tattoo artists need not apply in downtown North Bend

Dr. Kat Halloran relocates office in North Bend

Dr. Kat Halloran relocated her North Bend office to Park Street Healing Arts at 318 E. Park St., North Bend, on March 1.

Halloran is a graduate of Bastyr University and is a Board Certified Naturopathic Physician. She is also board certified in the specialty of restorative medicine and has been practicing in North Bend since 2005.

She specializes in thyroid and adrenal repair, stress management, bio-identical hormones, autoimmune dis-ease support, immune well-ness, spiritual, and psycho-emotional related health and

wellness. Halloran also practices at her

clinic near Swedish Hospital in Edmonds.

Domestic violence issubject of April’s Lunch and Learn

Learn about domestic violence at noon April 4 at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District’s Lunch and Learn.

Sarah Steininger, deputy director at LifeWire (formerly the Eastside Domestic Violence Program), will teach the signs and effects of domestic vio-lence and how to help promote strong, healthy relationships at the seminar, at the Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E.

Snoqualmie Parkway.Admission is free. Space

is limited, so register early, at www.svhd4.org under the “Community” tab “Lunch and Learn.”

Farmers, apply for county farm pad assistance by March 31

Agricultural landowners who work in King County’s rich river bottomlands can reduce their risk of losses from flooding by building a farm pad or elevated struc-ture, where livestock and farm equipment can be placed in times of high water.

King County is now accepting applications for building new

farm pads or modifying existing structures during this year’s con-struction season. Applications are due by March 31.

“I encourage farmers to take advantage of the valuable tech-nical and permitting assistance offered by our able staff in the county’s Water and Land Resources Division, as part of this program to help imple-ment their project and ease the impacts of flooding,” King County Flood Control District Supervisor and Valley represen-titive on the County Council Kathy Lambert said in a news release.

The Flood Control District provides funding for the pro-gram and contracts with King County to implement it.

Proposals for pads should

be appropriately sized to help minimize the amount of fill that is brought into the floodplain, which can reduce the land’s overall flood-storage capacity.

County staff members have provided technical assistance and permitting help to more than 25 landowners to construct or elevate farm pads in the past six years.

Staff members have also worked with landowners on alternatives to bringing fill into the floodplain for a farm pad, such as constructing an elevated platform that provides the same high ground function of a pad, but doesn’t diminish flood stor-age capacity.

Learn more at www.kingcoun-ty.gov/ag, or call Claire Dyckman at 206-296-1926.

individual applications of medieval chemical experiments.”

Buy some oil paints and some brushes and try to make a blank piece of canvas look pretty. Buy some house paint and try to make the house look pretty. Buy some makeup and try to make the dog look pretty.

That last one is just for 4-year-olds, and if you tell your mom I suggested it, I’ll swear I don’t know you.

The transition from win-ter to spring can almost be summed up by calling it a change from “Why bother?” to “Why not?”

Spring is the reward we get for having cut all that firewood.

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Ahh, the newness and excitement of spring

WEEKLY POLLWith the death of President Hugo Chavez, how much

will U.S.-Venezuela relations change?A. Not much. His cronies are still in charge.B. Plenty. No successor of Chavez will have his charisma.C. Zero. Venezuela still has oil, and that affords it a seat at the big kids’ table.D. Hard to say. The U.S.’ focus seems to be elsewhere.E. Where is Venezuela, exactly?Vote online at www.snovalleystar.com.

Your state representatives don’t think you need to know if your neighborhood teen has been molesting other kids. If you have a burglar in your midst and he/she is under 18, then you don’t need to know that either, even if it’s someone your son or daughter is dating.

In 1977, the Legislature moved the juvenile justice sys-tem into the superior and district courts, in the interest of access to justice, as called for in the state constitution. Now it wants to limit access to juvenile criminal records and court records in general, ostensibly because the Internet has created unintended uses for those records.

Last week, Substitute House Bill 1651 passed the House, 97-0. Was no one paying attention to its ramifications?

While the names of minors are currently public, this newspaper has chosen to only publish juveniles’ names if they are charged with a felony. Should their privacy have been protected over your right to know?

We believe legislators should be defending the principle of open and honest courts and law enforcement with full accountability to the people. HB 1651 agrees that juvenile court proceedings should be open, but the proceedings should not be disseminated. In other words, you can go to the court hearing, but you can’t tell anyone about it.

The bill explains the repeal based on the “scientifically documented differences between the brain development of juveniles and adults,” yet goes on to allow open court records for juveniles adjudicated of a sex offense. Why the difference, if the goal for both is rehabilitation and pro-tecting their future?

Another option would be to lower the legal age for juveniles. Perhaps all youths over age 14 charged with felonies should be charged as adults — now, there’s a deterrent! What 14-year-old doesn’t know the difference between right and wrong?

The bill now goes to the Senate. Call your senator to let them know that SB 1651 is not in the public’s interest: 5th District, Mark Mullet, 360-786-7608.

Democrats did it“Would you rather people think you’re

ignorant or are you willing to open your mouth/pen a letter to the editor and remove all doubt?” … or words to that effect.

A letter in the February 28 Star, “People need jobs, not cuts,” lays blame for the current mess in Washington, D.C., on the shoulders of Rep. Dave Reichert, our 8th Congressional District representa-tive. I suggest Mr. Joselyn’s dissatisfac-tion should correctly be directed to do-littles Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Maria Cantwell, the do-nothing U.S. Senate and the current occupant of the Oval Office.

In any event, government doesn’t cre-ate jobs. Other than, that is, jobs on the taxpayer payroll. Obama has done pretty well in that regard.

What our “economy” needs is for the government to get out of the way (by eliminating job-killing regulations, for instance) and let the economy grow (Keystone XL pipeline anyone?).

The Democrats control both the Senate and the White House.

To blame the Republican-controlled House for the impending “sequester” (it was Obama’s idea, remember) merely demonstrates writing under the influence of MSNBC/White House Kool-Aid.

George CrottsNorth Bend

Do you feel that itch coming on? It’s time, you know. See the kids out flying kites? That’s a sign. See little green bladelets in the lawn. That’s a sign, too.

It’s almost full spring, and that itch tells us it’s time to do something. This is when we need to forget almost all our sensible resolutions about self-improvement and just concen-trate on fun.

List your favorite things and then take it one ridiculous step further and there you have it, a renewal of hope and fun and insanity to celebrate the return of the sun.

You enjoy fly-fishing? OK, build your own pirogue to fish from. Racing cars is your hobby? Go race them across a mountain range. Are you a seamstress or a seamster? Sew a flag the size of a circus tent and hang it from a giant sequoia.

Spring is the trampoline of the entire year. Our thoughts and plans are now unfettered by trying to stay warm, and we can emerge from our caves, scratch ourselves and grunt something like, “Public teevee good! Tell me go library. Study

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State requests comments about tolling on I-90

The process of provid-ing and maintaining trans-portation infrastructure is being squarely placed on those that need to travel by car and are increas-ingly held hostage over all other systems in the Puget Sound corridor.

We seem to think it is fair to tax 520 and Interstate 90 instead of the government provid-ing infrastructure that we all pay for today. Where is the accountability by our local and state govern-ment? Instead we allow a broad tax on daily com-muters while exempting all of Mercer Island among other special interests including our local transit organizations.

I say no to toll roads — we all use them including the delivery of all consum-able goods that are deliv-ered through our roads and will result in increased costs to the average con-sumer in the Puget Sound

region. Should we toll every new road since these are only in local neigh-borhoods and only serve those living there — sick and tired for being pun-ished as a commuter.

Heinz Holzinger

Leaving divorce wait time alone

An underscore here, if I may, to paragraph six of your well-thought edito-rial.

Much as I’m a firm advocate of faith-based counsel in marriage preparation, there is a mechanical component that I believe missing and necessary on the front-end. It would be along the lines of requiring engaged couples to invest a fixed amount of time in divorce court before their wedding day. Perhaps six months? You know: A common lead-time for contracting a hall, photographer and ordering one’s gown.

This begs the ques-tion: Whose interests are compromised by couples going into marriages as “informed consumers?”

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State approves purchase of 460 acres of forest near North Bend

The state Board of Natural Resources approved the purchase March 5 of 460 acres of forestland in two parcels located west of North Bend.

The $1.18 million to purchase the prop-erty comes from a fund dedicated to replac-ing trust land in the Common School Trust, which helps build pub-lic schools statewide, according to a press release.

“This is an opportu-nity to protect salmon habitat and clean water in the Raging River drainage while gener-ating long-term rev-enue for public school construction,” Peter Goldmark, commissioner of public lands, said in the release.

The state Department of Natural Resources will manage the land as a working forest.

The acquisition from a willing, private seller also enhances DNR’s access to working for-estland on neighboring state trust lands in the Tiger Mountain-Raging River State Forest.

Eventually, the pur-chased land could enhance public oppor-tunities for hiking, fish-ing, wildlife viewing and other types of nonmo-torized recreation.

By Jan Larson, North Bend

This photo was taken on a chilly fall day at Rattlesnake Lake, just as the lake was ‘waking up.’

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By Sebastian Moraga

Fall City’s Nick Mardon — bass player, guitar player and drummer — splits his time between Zero Side Effects (his rock band), Bad Idea (his metal band) and his school’s jazz band.

Oh, and at some point in the next 12 months, he plans to turn 13.

Mardon and Zero Side Effects will participate in a summit of rock bands from Issaquah’s Kaleidoscope School of Music at the North Bend Theatre.

Zero Side Effects has zero middle schoolers other than Mardon. The rest of the group is high schoolers.

“They treat me the same most of the time,” Mardon said. “I get a little slack sometimes. Like if I mess up, it doesn’t really matter as much as when someone else messes up.”

Charles McCrone, direc-tor of the music school on Issaquah’s Front Street, gives his pupil more credit than Mardon lends himself.

“One of the high school bands has a 12-year-old bass player,” McCrone said. “He’s that good.”

The five bands at the summit have a mix of ages, with some ranging between 11 and 13 years old, some ranging from 12-14 years old. The oldest musician is 20, McCrone said.

“This is our first showcase of the year. It’s like their debut, the start of a process. They have five more shows through August,” McCrone said.

It’s the second time the North Bend Theatre is hosting such a summit. The first time was in 2011, when 125 people showed up.

More than 400 people have been invited to this year’s show, McCrone said.

McCrone put together the

bands, and no musicians are beginners, he said. It can be challenging, as many more people play guitar than drums, for example.

Mardon said he chose to be Zero Side Effects’ bassist because it needed a bass player.

Mardon and many other members of Kaleidoscope dream of being professional musicians. Perhaps surprisingly, the idea of being rock stars is less appealing than just being a professional musician.

“I want to do session work where I can do different styles,” Mardon said.

Sixteen-year-old Claire Burg, from Kirkland, is the lead singer

for Between The Lines, another one of the five featured bands. She wants to be a pro musician or a music journalist when she grows up.

“Dreams have to be somewhat realistic,” she said.

Burg has been the lead singer for Between The Lines for six years. The group plays

all kinds of genres and music, which suits her fine. Burg said she has been singing for as long as she has been talking.

“I have always been a per-former and I love being the cen-ter of attention,” she said. “Just having the spotlight up onstage has always given me fulfill-ment.”

The summit will help the bands show off all the work they have done since autumn, Burg said, and show off all the talent living on the Eastside.

These cats aren’t the typi-cal three-chord rock musicians, McCrone said.

They read music and they command a variety of styles, from pop to jazz to hard rock. The tunes they have learned are a far cry from “Louie, Louie,” he noted.

“‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Hotel California,’ ‘Magic Man,’ by

Heart,” he said. “They started out playing three-chord rock, and it’s amazing to see them now playing “Carry On My Wayward Son.”

Above all, McCrone supports

his students’ dreams, the more realistic the better.

“If you develop good musical skills, it’s more under your con-trol than it is being a huge star,” he said. “It’s less glorious, but it

gives you more options.”

Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.

Teen bands summit at North Bend theater

The rock band Zero Side Effects practices tunes with names such as ‘Staple It Together,’ ‘Crooked Teeth,’ ‘Brick By Boring Brick’ and ‘Nolita Fairytale’ in a music room at Kaleidoscope School of Music on March 10.

Photos by Greg Farrar

Charles McCrone (center), director of the Kaleidoscope School of Music in Issaquah, works with high school students Ryan Poffenbarger (right), of Issaquah, on the congas, and Erick McGee, of Sammamish, on the drum set.

Kayak tours starting soon

Kayak Academy is taking reg-istrations for its annual spring nature tour along the shores of Lake Sammamish.

A professional kayak guide leads the two-hour tour along the shores of Lake Sammamish

and up a portion of Issaquah Creek. During the tour, a state park ranger will present an on-the-water program about the great blue heron.

In addition to the herons, participants frequently see a variety of waterfowl and raptors, such as bald eagles and red-tailed hawks.

Spotting scopes will be available for land-based bird viewing, but participants are encouraged to bring their own binoculars to view birds from the water.

The tours are from noon to 3 p.m. March 17 and 24 at Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road,

Issaquah.The park hosts one of the

largest heronries in the greater Seattle area, with 80 to 100 great blue heron nesting pairs.

Registration is $12 per per-son. Kayak rentals are $12 for a single, sit-on-top kayak and $15 for a double or triple, sit-on-top kayak.

Free dry suits and life vests will be provided to all partici-pants for the tour. Dress for the weather and wear footwear that can get wet.

Pre-registration is required. Call Kayak Academy at 206-527-1825 or 866-306-1825 toll free. Learn more at www.kayakacad-emy.com.

If you go

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q 4:30 p.m. March 17q Doors open 30

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He was born to the late Walter and Jeanette Emmerton on Oct. 1, 1928, in then-Snoqualmie Falls. Glen graduated from Mount Si High School and received a Bachelor of Arts in business from the Central Washington College of Education.

Glen met the love of his life, Joyce Magnuson, while in high school. After several years of court-ing, they were married on Dec. 17, 1949. Glen and Joyce spent the next several years building their family and moving to various states for Glen’s job.

He was a lifetime member of the Elks. After retirement, they spent a few years traveling and seeing the sites around the U.S. in their RV. They finally settled in Bullhead City in 2002.

Weyerhaeuser was the company where Glen spent his entire working

career. After college, he began as a sales-man and worked his way up to manager. Glen received several awards for his excel-lence in sales and was well-respected as a leader in the organiza-tion.

Glen is survived by his wife of 64 years, Joyce Emmerton, and three of his children: Glenda, Douglas and Gregory.

Glen was preceded in death by two children: Sharon and Christine.

He is also survived by his grand-children Kevin, Kathryn, Ryan, Justin, Jacob, Alyssa and Aiden, and by two great-grandchildren, McKenna and Haley Marie.

Services will be held March 23 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrow’s Church, 39025 S.E. Alpha St., Snoqualmie, WA (888-2974).

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Snoqualmie Valley Winter Shelter (www.snovalleywinter-shelter.com).

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TRACK AND FIELDMarch 16 Chuck Randall Relays at Arlington High SchoolMarch 21 v. Interlake, 4 p.m.March 28 at Sammamish, 4 p.m.April 4 v. Juanita, 4 p.m.April 13 Pasco Invitational at Pasco’s Edgar Brown Stadium, 9:30 a.m.April 18 at LibertyApril 20 Mount Si Invitational, 11 a.m.April 25 at Mercer Island, v. MIHS and Lake Washington, 4 p.m.April 27 Shelton Invitational, at Shelton’s High Climber Stadium, 1 p.m.May 2 v. Bellevue, 4 p.m.May 8 10 KingCo championships at RedmondMay 15 17 3A Sea-King District championships at Seattle’s Southwest Athletic ComplexMay 23-25 state championship meet at Mount Tahoma High School, Tacoma, 10 a.m.

BOYS’ BASEBALLMarch 9 10:00AM at Inglemoor High School

March 16 11:00AM at Kamiakin High School

March 16 2:00PM at Kennewick High School

March 18 4:00PM at Bothell High School

March 20 4:00PM vs Peninsula - Mount Si High School

March 26 4:00PM at Lynnwood High School

March 30 4:00PM vs Issaquah - Safeco Field

April 1 4:30PM vs Juanita - Mount Si High School

April 3 4:30PM at Interlake High School

April 5 4:30PM at Sammamish High School

April 8 4:30PM vs Lake Washington - Mount Si High School

April 10 4:30PM vs Bellevue - Mount Si High School

April 12 6:00PM at Mercer Island

April 15, 2013 4:30PM at Liberty High School

April17 4:30PM at Juanita

April 19 4:30PM vs Interlake - Mount Si High School

April 22 4:30PM vs Sammamish - Mount Si High School

April 24 7:00PM at Lake Washington High School

April 26 4:30PM at Bellevue High School

April 30 4:30PM vs Mercer Island - Mount Si High School

May 2 4:30PM vs Liberty - Mount Si High School

GIRLS’ GOLFMarch 13 TBD Away vs. Interlake, Liberty, Mercer Island

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March 18 3:30PM Away vs. Bellevue, Interlake, Sammamish

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Events

q North Bend’s Phillip and Diane Garding will give a talk about their trip to provide medi-cal clinics in Kenya, March 18, Sallal Grange, 12912 432nd Ave. S.E., North Bend. Potluck prior to presentation. Call 888-0825.

q Bubble Man at the YMCA, March 22. Snacks including make your own parfait start at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., suggested donation $10.

q Teen Adventures. Come climb Stone Gardens and have fun with fellow teens, 5-8 p.m. March 22, Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St. Ages 11-17 welcome. $40/teen, par-ticipants must pre-register.

q Valley Animal Partners’ Bunko Party to benefit pets and their owners, 1-4 p.m. March 23, Si View Community Center, 400 Orchard Drive S.E., tickets are $20. Contact VAP at info@val-leyanimalpartners or 466-4621. Tickets are $20. Vendor spots available.

q Bake sale fundraiser, for Snoqualmie Valley Relay For Life, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 23, North Bend Ace Hardware, 330 Main Ave. S. Call Donna Padilla at 922-0685.

q Teen Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt, 8:30 p.m. March 29, Centennial Fields, 39903 S.E. Park St., Snoqualmie. Meet at the picnic shelter. Bring your flashlight and go on an Easter egg hunt in the dark. After the hunt there will be food, bever-ages and a mobile game truck. Ages 12-17. Call 831-5704 or email info@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us.

q Community Easter Egg Hunt, 8 a.m. March 30, Little Si Course at Mount Si Golf Course, 9010 Boalch Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. Call 888-0951. Breakfast will follow at the Moose Lodge, 108 Sydney Ave., North Bend. Show up early, because eggs go fast.

q Egg Hunt and visit with the Easter Bunny, 10 a.m. March 30, Centennial Fields, 39903 S.E. Park St., Snoqualmie. Egg hunts for four different age groups. Children 0-12 welcome. After the egg hunt, meet the Easter bunny when he arrives on a fire truck. Call 831-5704 or info@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us.

Music/entertainmentq Ivan Menchell’s “The

Cemetery Club,” performed at Valley Center Stage, is a comedy where three elderly ladies meet at the graves of their husbands to enjoy each other’s company, directed by Jim Snyder. 7:30 p.m. March 14-16 and 21-23 at Valley Center Stage, 119 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 831-5667. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12.50 for seniors. Check website for upcoming

shows, www.valleycenterstage.org.q Josh Carlson, folk rock

musician, 8 p.m. March 15; Left Coast Gypsies, folk rock and bluegrass band, 7:30 p.m. March 16; Mike Antone and Camelia Jade, folk band, 8 p.m. March 22, at The Black Dog, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie

q Rock Stars Show, perfect for all ages, 7 p.m. March 15; St. Patrick’s Day Party with Celtic music all day, starting at 11 a.m. March 17, Finaghty’s Irish Pub, 7726 Center Blvd. S.E., Suite 110, Snoqualmie. Call 888-8833 or go to www.finaghtys.com.

q Rich Helzerman, blues and ragtime musician, 7 p.m. March 16; live Celtic music, 5 p.m. March 17; Open Mic Night, 8-10 p.m. March 18 and every Monday, Snoqualmie Brewery, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., 831-2357

q Various jazz artists perform Sunday through Saturday, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307. Check web-site for daily performer sched-ule, www.boxleysplace.com. St. Patrick’s day special at 6 p.m. March 17 features Cherlyn Johnson & Heartdance.

Classes q Zumba classes for people

with special needs, 10:15-11 a.m. Saturdays through Apr. 27, $7 drop-in fee or punch-pass fee of $30 for five visits. This class is designed to help people of all ages with mobility, physical endurance and cogni-

tive learning. First parent class is free. Students 8 and younger must participate with a parent or caregiver. Si View Pool, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, 888-1447.

Clubsq Snoqualmie Valley Rotary

Club, 7 a.m. March 21, TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club Restaurant, 36005 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie; all are welcome; www.snoqualmievalleyrotary.org

q Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis Club, 7 a.m. Thursdays at the Mount Si Golf Course restaurant, 9010 Boalch Ave., Snoqualmie, snovalley@member.kiwanis.org

q Mount Si Fish and Game Club, 7:30 p.m. first Thursday of each month, October through May, the Snoqualmie Police Department, 34825 S.E. Douglas St.

q Snoqualmie Fraternal Order of Eagles Women’s Auxiliary, first and third Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Men’s Aerie, first and third Wednesday, 7 p.m. Both are at 8200 Railroad Ave. S.E.; 888-1129.

q Cancer survivor group, 9 a.m. second Saturday, Sawdust Coffee, North Bend Factory Stores mall, 461 South Fork Ave. S.W., Unit K. newellvl@yahoo.com

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

q Washington Freemasons,

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

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

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

q SnoValley Beekeepers, 7 p.m. first Tuesday, Meadowbrook Interpretive Center, Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend, www.sno-qualmievalleybeekeepers.org.

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

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

North Bend LibraryUnless otherwise noted, all

events are at 115 E. Fourth St. North Bend, 888-0554.

q Infant and Family Story Time, every Monday at 11 a.m., newborns to age 3 with adult; older siblings welcome. Sing songs, play rhythm instruments and hear short stories for young children.

q Home School Gathering, 1 p.m. March 18. Homeschooling families come together for

library time.q Talk Time, every Monday

6:30 p.m. Improve your speak-ing and listening skills while meeting people from around the world.

q Toddler Story time, every Tuesday, 10 a.m., ages 2-3 with adult.

Preschool story time, 10:45 a.m. March 19, ages 3-6 with adult.

q Tax Prep Assistance, Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 20 to April 10. Free tax preparation for all ages and incomes.

One-on-one computer assis-tance with trained tutor. No appointment necessary, drop in between 1 and 3 p.m.

q Book Swap! 4-6 p.m. March 20. Bring in up to five used books for trade in. Ages 5-12, limit five trade-ins per child.

q Family Story Time, 6:30-7:30 p.m. March 20. Wear your pajamas for Pajamarama Story Time.

q Study Zone, 3 p.m. March 21, drop in for free homework help in all subjects from volun-teer tutors.

q Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club, 7 p.m. March 21. Learn to play or start a game of chess. All skill levels welcome.

Snoqualmie LibraryUnless otherwise noted, all

events are at 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie, 888-1223.

q Preschool story time, 1:30 p.m. March 18 and 10:45 a.m. March 20, ages 3-6 with adult

q Young Toddler Story Time, every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Ages 6 to 24 months with adult; bouncy rhymes, stories and songs

q Study Zone, 3 p.m. March 20, drop in for free homework help in all subjects from volun-teer tutors.

q Snoqualmie Valley Genealogy Group, 10 a.m. March 15, join us to research your family using library resources.

q Aging Well With Consciousness Book Club, 10:15 a.m. March 16, come to discuss “The Art of Growing Old,” by Marie Hennezel. No need to read the book before-hand.

q Anime and Manga Club, 3 p.m. March 20, watch Anime movies, eat popcorn and prac-tice your drawing.

q Friends of Snoqualmie Library meeting, 6 p.m. March 20. Open meeting to discuss fundraising and other ways to support the library.

q Family Story Time, 7 p.m. March 21. Wear your pajamas for Pajamarama Story Time.

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Shut up already!Police received a report at

1:48 a.m. Feb. 22 of a white van idling and honking its horn for five to 10 minutes on Sydney Avenue North.

Underage drinkingPolice were called to an apart-

ment at 5:57 p.m. Feb. 22 for a 16-year-old boy who had been smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol under a bridge earlier and started vomiting.

Parents were called and the boy was taken home after Eastside Fire & Rescue gave med-ical care instructions.

WarrantPolice responded to a report

at 4:09 p.m. Feb. 22 of a drunk-en woman stumbling through traffic on Northeast Sixth Street and Ballarat Avenue North.

Police arrested her on a North Bend warrant and transported her to the King County Jail.

Jealous much?Police received a report at

5:09 p.m. Feb. 23 about an ex-boyfriend coming over and

slashing the bicycle tires of the new boyfriend. The suspect was gone when police arrived.

Trail checkPolice were checking the

Snoqualmie Trail at 3:26 p.m. Feb. 22 when a deputy saw a boy walking down to the under-pass under Interstate 90.

The boy said he was waiting for a friend, but said he would go home and wait for the friend. Police found 4.6 grams of mari-juana wedged between the con-crete blocks after the boy left.

TheftPolice received a report at

12:50 p.m. Feb. 26 from a Stride Rite employee who said she sus-pects that a woman who used the store’s bathroom stole her credit card, debit card and $300 cash. The employee immediately cancelled her cards and then received a call from her bank saying someone was trying to use the card at a North Bend gas station. Police will review the security tape.

Heroin overdosePolice and paramedics were

dispatched at 9:15 a.m. Feb. 26 for a possible overdose by a 30-year-old male. He was trans-ported to the hospital and police found heroin in the bedroom.

WarrantsQFC employees contacted

police at 10:50 p.m. Feb. 26 about a man who had been in their bathroom for a while. Police found the subject and arrested him on three domes-tic violence warrants and one assault warrant. He was trans-ported to the King County Jail.

ShopliftA Sunglass Hut employee

phoned police at 3:15 p.m. Feb. 26 to report that five suspects came into the store two hours earlier and stole multiple pairs of sunglasses.

Medical assistancePolice at 1:28 p.m. Feb. 28

found a 59-year-old homeless man sleeping in a ditch near the 800 block of West North Bend Way. The man said he could not hold down food and was dizzy. He was transported to the hospi-tal for treatment and evaluation.

Homeless guy in the yardA man who lives on Sydney

Avenue North reported to police at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 that he noticed a homeless man between his home and an abandoned proper-ty nearby. The homeowner told the man to leave and the home-less man mumbled and raised a stick above his head as he

walked away. The homeowner hoped the police presence would prevent the man from returning.

ShopliftingTwo deputies were at QFC

about midnight March 1 when a contractor working on the build-ing reported he saw a man put-ting deli items in his backpack. Police stopped the 36-year-old man and found two liters of Dr. Pepper, a block of cheese and a package of little smokies inside. The man was arrested for theft and transported to the Issaquah Jail.

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Homeless check?Police checked for transient

activity at a park on Southeast Park Street at 6:11 a.m. March 5.

Vehicle accidentPolice responded at 8:17

a.m. March 5 to a two-vehicle accident with no injuries at the 7400 block of Fairway Avenue Southeast.

Intoxicated studentsPolice responded at 12:37

p.m. March 6 to Mount Si High School on a report of two pos-sibly intoxicated females. Both

had a .000 percent reading on a portable breath test.

North Bend fire callsTwo fire engines responded

to a vehicle accident with inju-ries at 3:41 p.m. March 6 on Interstate 90.

Five fire engines responded to an unauthorized burning call at 5:03 p.m. March 7 in the 11700 block of 434th Avenue Southeast.

Snoqualmie fire callsFirefighters responded March

4 to the Northwest Railway Museum on Stone Quarry Road for a fire alarm. The building was unoccupied but the alarm was sounding. A faulty detector was found; the alarm was reset.

Firefighters responded March 6 to a report of a smoke smell in a Snoqualmie Ridge house. Upon arrival, the smell had dis-sipated. They advised the home-owner to have their furnace pro-fessionally checked.

In addition to the above calls, firefighters responded to 18 medical aid calls, bringing their annual call number to 185.

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

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hours behind the controls, flew

into the side of the mountain in the dark. Both wings and the rudder were sheared off the Cessna 172 by trees before it slammed upside down into the steep hillside, board investiga-

tors found.“This just so sad,” said Casey

Malone, a friend of Redling’s. He said nearly 1,000 people showed up at her funeral.

“This was not an accident. It

was a crime,” he said. “Losing a friend like this is difficult.”

Mike Carter: mcarter@seattletimes.com or 206-464-3706

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By Sebastian Moraga

It’s all business for Mount Si High School this year.

After a high-flying regular season that ended in a stunning loss to Juanita in the playoffs, the team is bringing an ironclad attitude to the 2013 campaign.

“Our goal is always to win KingCo,” head coach Darren Brown wrote in an email. “We know it is tough and it will take a lot of hard work.”

This team arrives to the sea-son opener March 12 having eight players who graduated last year. On the other hand, after a tryout of 70 boys, the squad settled on 18 varsity players, and great chemistry.

“It’s been incredible,” Brown wrote. “My three captains, (Alex) Censullo, (Kody) Clearman and (Hunter) Malberg have been out-standing from day 1. They are leading in a big way, setting the

tone and expectations.”Seven players are under-

classmen, six sophomores and a freshman, defender Reid Howland. Eight players, includ-ing all three captains, are seniors.

The team circa 2013 plays fast on and off the ball, Brown wrote.

This team can run. One of the top speedsters is Makhosandile Lancelot, a transfer from Shorewood High School

“He will play a factor this year,” Brown wrote.”He has another gear to him.”

Not only will the team run, but it will score, Brown wrote.

With Clearman and Censullo returning, the team will feature the No. 2 and No. 3 scorers in KingCo. The chase is on for the KingCo crown.

“We want to go into each match like it’s our last,” Brown wrote. “Strictly business!”

Mount Si boys’ soccer team is ready for season

By Sebastian Moraga

Varsity senior midfielder/forward Robin Casillas speeds away from a JV player during a scrimmage March 8. The team’s velocity will be a big factor this season, varsity head coach Darren Brown predicted.

By Michele Mihalovich

Last year, Mount Si High School girls’ varsity golf coach said the phrase that all coaches dread, “This is going to be a building year.”

For the 2013 season, Coach

Brandon Proudfoot is singing a different tune.

“This year, we are fielding one of the strongest teams that Mount Si has seen since I have been coaching, and probably for some years before that,” he said.

There are several reasons he’s

so optimistic.One, freshman Caitlin

Maralack joined the team.Maralack came away from

her first state golf championship with a second-place finish last

By Sebastian Moraga

These folks want to take you for a ride. In a good way.

The Snoqualmie Valley Vélo Club, the brainchild of several cycling enthusiasts, looks to keep the lovers of the bike and their passion in the Valley.

“We felt there was a large base of riders in the Valley,” one of the club’s eight co-founders, Andrew Leon, wrote in an email. “And, we live in some of the most beautiful ter-ritory for biking. Many of the other clubs come here for their rides, and we felt there should be a way to bring the commu-nity together here.”

The club was started this winter, gathering cyclists of all skill levels, from children to adults, and their unmistakably colorful kits.

“Our mission is to create a cycling community for all lev-els of recreational and competi-tive cyclists,” the team’s web-site stated. “And, to support the sport through advocacy, education, fitness and adven-ture. “

The Vélo Club also wants to become a presence in the community beyond the bike, another of its co-founders, Luke Talbott, wrote in an email.

“Supporting the Mount Si High School Mountain Bike team, and events such as the Tanner Jeans Bike Rodeo,” wrote Talbott, a self-described “adventure guru.” “Riders are coming together in a com-munity to ride, support and foster cycling in our Valley’s youth.”

Leon agreed.“We also see our focus on

youth cycling and advocacy as an important part of our mis-sion and something that sets us apart from many of the clubs in Seattle,” he wrote. “We’re doing as much as possible to supplement costs, donate, pro-vide scholarships for the club, educate and provide resources to help younger riders.”

Leon wrote that it’s not uncommon for cycling clubs to refer to themselves as vélo, the French word for bicycle.

More than 40 riders reg-istered in the club’s initial weeks. As of March 9, mem-bership had grown to about 60 people.

Talbott added that the club’s high school-aged team has started practices and has six members.

“I think we have a pretty good chance of being in the

Snoqualmie Valley welcomes cycling club

See BIKE, Page 13

By Brandon Proudfoot

Mount Si High School girls’ varsity golf team takes a break from practice March 10.

Mount Si golf coach optimistic about season

See GOLF, Page 13

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top three teams in the state,” Talbott wrote. “Provided we find some girls, because team scores include the highest female score.”

The search for girls

continues, but the search for sponsors has been over for a while. Attachmate, a private software com-pany, agreed to sponsor the team the first week of February.

The team suited up with uniforms in late February, and they are still taking in members on the team’s website, www.svvc.sites.teamsnap.com.

“We are very excited for all things to come,” Leon wrote. “We are already planning both member and public events here in the Valley that we believe will bring organic growth to cycling locally and help attract other cyclists to come to the Valley.”

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summer.She won the

Washington Junior Golf Association district tour-nament to qualify for the state competition July 23-27 at the Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent.

The Snoqualmie girl has been playing since she was 5, and started tournament play at 8.

“She brings a strong sense of competition to the team and has been a great addition to our internal team competi-tions,” Proudfoot said. “She also brings experi-ence in tournaments that she can share with the less competitively experi-enced players.”

He also said the team has two very strong returning players in junior Tabitha Dorn, who went to state last year, and senior Danielle Burns, who went to state as a sopho-more, but was out with a wrist injury for the second half of last year’s season.

Proudfoot said he’s also been impressed by another freshman, Bianca Backman.

“She is a strong athlete and I expect her to con-tribute to the team this year and have been very impressed with her work ethic,” he said. “I expect

to see her scores dropping soon and she may be the unexpected player that we need to put the team over the top.”

Last season, the girls won only one match, but Proudfoot said he expects to win matches this year.

“I expect us to be stronger in our match-es against every team this year than we were last year. Our biggest test will come against Mercer Island, and we have to face them at their home,” he said.

“This year’s team is proving to be the most motivated group that I have coached to date,” Proudfoot said. “I expect that this year we will only get stronger as things move towards state, and this should be the first year on an upward trend for the Mount Si girls golf-ers.”

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“I expect us to be stronger in our matches against every team this year.”

— Brandon ProudfootCoach

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By Sebastian Moraga

A state champion will be crowned April 20.

It won’t be in a gym, or on a court or a diamond. It will be inside a middle school.

Chief Kanim Middle School will host a You Be The Chemist competition, the first one of its kind in Washington and one of only 10 in America.

The winner of the competi-tion, meant for children grades five through eight, will represent the state in the national contest later this year.

“Their goal is to make chem-istry attractive for the kids so they can pursue some career in chemistry,” said Ram Rathnam, co-organizer of the competition.

Rathnam and Siva Padisetty formed Science Infinity, a group where teams of teens and pre-teens work on science competi-tions, while being tutored by high school students.

“We were looking for some competition and avenues where students can participate,” Rathnam said. “At the national science bowl, we can only send up to three teams.”

The You Be The Chemist competition is for individual students. More than 25 have signed up so far, mostly from King and Snohomish counties.

Sign up by emailing Rathnam at ybtcseattle@outlook.com.

Rathnam said he hopes this becomes a signature event for

Chief Kanim, a school that has won science achievement awards several times.

“We have math competi-

tions in the region,” he said. “It would be really nice to get known for having a signature event that we can host year

after year.”School authorities, including

Principal Kirk Dunckel, were very open to the idea, Rathnam said.

The contest will test knowl-edge, not necessarily speed.

“It’s not about who presses the buzzer first,” Rathnam said. “They all will get a chance to answer. It’s not who answers first, it’s who answers right.”

Some of the material is not covered in school, giving chil-dren a chance to showcase their chemistry knowledge.

“It starts with the basic chemistry, the core of chem-istry and the periodic table,” Padisetty said. “Then, proper-ties, different elements, basics of atomic structure, forces of attraction.”

From there, it moves on to the definition of bonds, how they are connected, how bonds are formed, balancing chemical equations and the basics of stoi-chiometry, the area of chemistry that deals with quantities of reactants and products in chemi-cal reactions. (You bet we had to Google it.)

“The focus is on educating them,” Rathnam said. “At the end of the round, you tally up, you move on to the next round. That way, it’s a friendly knowl-edge bowl kind of activity.”

Chemistry competition may become tradition at Chief Kanim

By Sebastian Moraga

In a corner of a Snoqualmie Middle School classroom, Gary Larson is drawing the father of our country, twirling on the dance floor by himself, clutch-ing his knees.

The caption reads, “George Washington: general, president, visionary, break-dancer.”

It may look out of place in a place of learning, but this is Tom Burford’s classroom: coach, teacher, salesman, goofball.

“He’s energetic,” eighth-grader Gavin Gorrell said of Burford, the 2013 Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation’s Middle School Educator of the Year. “He makes class entertain-ing and you never know what to expect.”

Classmate Max Bonda agreed, saying that with Burford, “You are always learning new stuff.”

Proof of that is in the corner opposite the one with Larson’s cartoon, a cardboard cutout of John Wayne carries the Duke’s quote, “Life is tough, a lot tougher when you’re stupid.”

“I only know that quote

because of you,” eighth-grader Katie Larson told Burford, who teaches social studies, normally a subject associated with excite-ment the same way cardboard is.

Students like eighth-grader Sidney Huntley said Burford makes class memorable.

“You’re not just reading from a book,” he said. Larson — Katie, not Gary — agreed.

“His class is really fun. It’s serious and you get the work done, but he does it in a light and understanding way,” she said.

Burford stepped into another room while his students talked about him. Then, from the same room, he dissected his relation-ship with his charges.

“I enjoy working with the kids,” he said. “It keeps me young. Some teachers say it makes them old. It makes me young. They say the most incredible things.”

What Burford enjoys the most about the job is what he calls watching the light bulb pop on.

“That makes my day,” he said. “When they understand something, when they make the

connec-tion, I love watching that hap-pen.”

Burford called him-self “hum-bled” by the foun-dation’s award.

“I don’t teach in a vacuum,” he said. “I have great people working with me, pushing me, cajoling me.”

A onetime copier salesman in the Midwest, he left that career in 1990, he said, when he would not transfer to Minnesota, “the frozen tundra” as he called it.

By then, he had coached baseball and other sports for 10 years, so when his friends suggested a career change, they didn’t have far to look.

“They said, ‘Why don’t you become the teacher you have always been?’” Burford said.

As a copier salesman, he said, he learned one valuable lesson. After hundreds of cold calls, standing up in front of a room

of eighth-graders looks easy.“I’m still selling a product,”

he said. “It’s an intangible prod-uct called education.”

His career as an educator started as a teaching assistant for a junior kindergarten at a private school in Missouri. In a way, he has never left that first classroom. The only differ-ence is, he said, he can’t put the children he teaches now on a timeout.

Dealing with children is easy, it’s dealing with federal and state requirements that make the job tough, he added.

“The tail is wagging the dog sometimes,” he said.

Nevertheless, the frustration disappears quickly from his voice. He has stories to tell. And stories about the stories.

“Nobody got hooked onto history by reading a textbook,” he said. “That’s the reason I tell stories.”

Stories abound in another corner of his room, the one with the airplane barf bag, the som-brero, the pig in Alcatraz stripes and the stuffed bird from the Galapagos Islands.

Burford tells his students leaving class early to go on vacation trips that they have to come back with something for their teacher. The stuffed bird is called a booby, which always draws snickers from the roomful of middle schoolers.

“I always try to start with a bit of humor,” he said. “There’s always something stupid going on in the world.”

And if nothing is, chances are something was. This day’s lesson talked about the Andrew Jackson era and the preamble to the Civil War.

“You watch out for this guy,” Burford told his students about the seventh vice president of the U.S., secessionist John C. Calhoun. “He’s crazy.”

His students may disagree as to who’s crazy, but they kept listening.

“He makes the class actu-ally fun,” eighth-grader Alexie Walker said. “We actually under-stand what happened and how it happened.”

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By Sebastian Moraga

Makena Brand (from left), Koa Roberts, Rahul Rajkumar and Riley Ovall study convecting currents at their eighth-grade science class at Chief Kanim Middle School.

Tom Burford is the Middle School Educator of the Year

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Nothing is more satisfying to these studious, well-spoken fel-lows than to hear their school name bathed in dread.

That means they are good. It means that the person say-ing it, usually an opponent of their school’s strong Speech and Debate teams, knows it.

Mount Si High School’s Speech and Debate teams are closing a great season by send-ing two debating duos to state March 22 and 23 at Tacoma’s University of Puget Sound.

During the season, they have heard with great relish oppo-nents drop gems like, “Oh my god, we are hitting Mount Si.”

Hitting means “going up against” in speech-and-debatese.

Like the athletes they are — athletes of the mind — the two duos of debaters credit their off-season work for the good show-ing this year.

“Over the summer, I got bored of not debating,” said Ryan Hartman, who teams up with his brother Andrew. “I put a lot of effort into improving

myself and I dragged Andrew into that.”

Andrew agreed, saying much of the success comes from the research and case studies they worked on during summer.

Jeremy Knight, who teams up with William Richards, said many debate teams drop debat-ing entirely the day the season ends, only to pick it up cold the day the next season starts. By comparison, both Knight and Richards attended summer debating camps, including one for college students in Bellevue.

“That was interesting,” Knight said. “At that point, I had been doing debate for three years. I had been around a while. Then, I went to this camp and I felt like I was a beginner again, like a freshman again, getting my butt kicked.”

Richards agreed.“They speak so fast, you don’t

understand what they are say-ing,” he said.

The work began paying off, nowhere more than at Whitman College in Walla Walla, site of a prestigious debate tournament, where the two duos did some

butt-kicking of their own.

The Hartman brothers and the Knight-Richards duo shared first place.

“It’s the biggest tournament in the Pacific Northwest,” Knight said. “Little old Mount Si beat powerhouses from Portland, Newport and Gig Harbor. All that meant that we had advanced as a team.”

Throughout the year, the Hartman brothers won at Auburn-Riverside, Newport, Eastside Catholic and shared the top spot at Whitman.

Knight-Richards finished third at Auburn Riverside, shared first place at Whitman and made the quarterfinals at the University of Puget Sound’s regular-season tourney.

And then, came all the times when the boys debated all-girl duos, an experience in and of itself, they said.

“When you’re debating girls, they get a lot more sassy and catty,” Richards said.

The judges follow suit, some-times, he said.

“You have to watch your step, or they might think you’re a chauvinistic pig,” Richards said. “You can lose a debate because the judge thinks you are a jerk, and there’s no way of knowing. You have to be on your toes.”

For the most part, it worked. A few judges told the Mount Si debaters they are good enough for the national circuit. Without false modesty, these Wildcats would agree.

“I can look at myself and hear myself talk,” Andrew said, “and I can hear how much bet-ter I am this year.”

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Mount Si speech and debate teams head to state competition

By Sebastian Moraga

Andrew Hartman (from left), Ryan Hartman, William Richards and Jeremy Knight are members of the Mount Si High School Speech and Debate team.

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