Rock out with local music scene Page 6 Your locally owned newspaper, serving North Bend and Snoqualmie, Washington June 12, 2014 Prsrt Std U.S. Postage PAID Kent, WA Permit No. 71 POSTAL CUSTOMER A personalized message published on June 19. See more info on page 9 ADS FOR GRADS! Congratulate your grad! The Snoqualmie Tribe filed a lawsuit May 27 in King County Superior Court seek- ing to recover $1.5 million, plus interest and other fees, on an past due promissory note related to the tribe’s investment in a Fiji (an island nation in the South Pacific) resort and casino project. The lawsuit names Larry Claunch and three of his busi- ness entities associated with the Fiji project as defendants. “We have been trying for months to recover the $1.5 million without having to file suit,” said Carolyn Lubenau, chairwoman of the Snoqualmie Tribal Council. “But no one responded to the tribe’s demand. The note is past due and must be repaid in full.” The lawsuit alleges that representatives of the tribe were approached with a proposal to invest in a new casino/resort project in Fiji in mid-2011 and, based on representations made and recommendations from a tribal delegation that visited Fiji in December 2011, the Snoqualmie Tribal Council passed a resolution authoriz- ing a $1.5 million loan. In February 2012, a prom- issory note was executed by Larry Claunch on behalf of One Hundred Sands, Ltd., promising to repay the tribe the $1.5 million, plus interest, by Feb. 2, 2014. No payment has been made. “Snoqualmie Tribal Council’s primary job is to protect the welfare of the tribe and the Snoqualmie people,” said Lubenau. “Our goal with this lawsuit is to recover the money that was loaned to Mr. Claunch for Fiji so that it can be used to ben- efit our tribal members here at home.” Tribe sues to recover $1.5 million Stars shine outside theater Contributed A group of students show off books that helped them hit their 1-million- word mark. By Sam Kenyon Fourteen children at North Bend Elementary School are put- ting up some serious numbers. The huge stats aren’t hap- pening on any sports field, but rather through books. These children, ages 7-11, have each read more than 1 million words this school year. It’s part of the Accelerated Reader Program, which is designed to encourage more school children to read. A nationwide company called Renaissance Learning has a data- base of more than 900,000 books commonly read by children. The company assigns a point value to the books based on their length and difficulty. After a student reads one of the books, he or she takes a test about the content of the story and is awarded points based on the test score. It’s a program that acknowledges and rewards reading, and it is working. Accelerated Reader has been the most widely used reading program in K-12 schools for years, according to Renaissance Learning. A big part of the appeal of Accelerated Reader for the chil- dren is the fact that there is such a large library of books from How big is a book? Not all books are created equal. Here are the lengths of some popular books, to help give a sense of scale. “War and Peace” — 560,000 words “Atlas Shrugged” — 645,000 words “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” — 76,944 words “The Cat in the Hat” — 236 words 1,000,000 words Students take on reading challenge and beat it North Bend Council addresses city transportation improvements The North Bend City Council held a special work study session June 3 at City Hall to discuss implemen- tation of its 2015-2020 Transportation Improvement Program. The draft plan designates funds and set priorities for various projects that will cost a little under $36 million over the length of the program. Localities are required to update their program at least once per year. Just because an item is on the list does not mean it will actually be built as planned – the council will still need to find money for each project as part of its regular budget process. However, placing a proj- ect on the plan means it can become eligible for grant funding, which can speed up how soon some projects get finished. See READ, Page 3 See TIP, Page 6 By Greg Farrar A series of commemorative stars were recently installed in the sidewalk in front of the North Bend Theatre. Owner Cindy Walker had the stars made to honor donors who helped raise $100,000 last year to update the projection equipment in the historical building. Without the upgrade, the theater would not have been able to show current films.
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Rock out with local
music scenePage 6
Your locally owned newspaper,
serving North Bend and Snoqualmie,
Washington
June 12, 2014
Prsrt StdU.S. Postage
PAIDKent, WA
Permit No. 71
POSTALCUSTOMER
1
A personalized message published on June 19.
See more info on page 9ADS FOR GRADS!Congratulate y our grad !
The Snoqualmie Tribe filed a lawsuit May 27 in King County Superior Court seek-ing to recover $1.5 million, plus interest and other fees, on an past due promissory note related to the tribe’s investment in a Fiji (an island nation in the South Pacific) resort and casino project.
The lawsuit names Larry Claunch and three of his busi-ness entities associated with the Fiji project as defendants.
“We have been trying for months to recover the $1.5 million without having to file suit,” said Carolyn Lubenau, chairwoman of the Snoqualmie Tribal Council. “But no one responded to the tribe’s demand. The note is past due and must be repaid in full.”
The lawsuit alleges that representatives of the tribe were approached with a proposal to invest in a new casino/resort project in Fiji in mid-2011 and, based on representations made and recommendations from a tribal delegation that visited Fiji in December 2011, the Snoqualmie Tribal Council passed a resolution authoriz-ing a $1.5 million loan.
In February 2012, a prom-issory note was executed by Larry Claunch on behalf of One Hundred Sands, Ltd., promising to repay the tribe the $1.5 million, plus interest, by Feb. 2, 2014. No payment has been made.
“Snoqualmie Tribal Council’s primary job is to protect the welfare of the tribe and the Snoqualmie people,” said Lubenau. “Our goal with this lawsuit is to recover the money that was loaned to Mr. Claunch for Fiji so that it can be used to ben-efit our tribal members here at home.”
Tribe sues to recover $1.5 million
Stars shine outside theater
Contributed
A group of students show off books that helped them hit their 1-million-word mark.
By Sam Kenyon
Fourteen children at North Bend Elementary School are put-ting up some serious numbers.
The huge stats aren’t hap-pening on any sports field, but rather through books. These children, ages 7-11, have each read more than 1 million words this school year.
It’s part of the Accelerated Reader Program, which is designed to encourage more school children to read. A nationwide company called Renaissance Learning has a data-base of more than 900,000 books commonly read by children.
The company assigns a point value to the books based on their length and difficulty. After a student reads one of the books, he or she takes a test about the content of the story and is awarded points based on the test score. It’s a program that acknowledges and rewards reading, and it is working.
Accelerated Reader has been the most widely used reading program in K-12 schools for years, according to Renaissance Learning.
A big part of the appeal of Accelerated Reader for the chil-dren is the fact that there is such a large library of books from
How big is a book?
Not all books are created equal. Here are the lengths of some popular books, to help give a sense of scale.“War and Peace” — 560,000 words“Atlas Shrugged” — 645,000 words“Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” — 76,944 words“The Cat in the Hat” — 236 words
1,000,000 wordsStudents take on reading challenge and beat it
North Bend Council addresses city transportation improvements
The North Bend City Council held a special work study session June 3 at City Hall to discuss implemen-tation of its 2015-2020 Transportation Improvement Program.
The draft plan designates funds and set priorities for various projects that will cost a little under $36 million over the length of the program.
Localities are required to update their program at least once per year. Just because an item is on the list does not mean it will actually be built as planned – the council will still need to find money for each project as part of its regular budget process.
However, placing a proj-ect on the plan means it can become eligible for grant funding, which can speed up how soon some projects get finished.
See READ, Page 3See TIP, Page 6
By Greg Farrar
A series of commemorative stars were recently installed in the sidewalk in front of the North Bend Theatre. Owner Cindy Walker had the stars made to honor donors who helped raise $100,000 last year to update the projection equipment in the historical building. Without the upgrade, the theater would not have been able to show current films.
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It was at 11 years old that Andre Feriante, with no experience, first declared impulsively that he would one day be a guitar player.
Almost 40 years later, the memory seems humor-ous to the master class performer.
“It didn’t dawn on me until later that I had passion for guitar,” said Feriante. “That was a little bit of a premonition.”
It would be another two years before the young Feriante would first pick up the guitar, and another five before his first concert.
Yet, since that first concert in Rome in 1979, Feriante has hardly stopped. Having toured widely in Europe and both North and South America, he recently became a staple of the Snoqualmie Casino. His background music can be heard in the Terra Vista, the fine dining
restaurant with a view of part of Snoqualmie Valley, Mount Si and other peaks in the Cascade Mountain range.
He developed a reputa-tion in the Puget Sound area for his romantic Valentine’s Day concerts at Benaroya Hall in Seattle. He was picked for MSN’s celebrity feature, “12 Sexy Bald Men,” along with Andre Agassi, Seal, Vin Diesel, Taye Diggs and Patrick Stewart. He has been a radio host and has released more than a dozen single recordings and several albums.
Critical reaction to Feriante’s presence in the Northwest’s entertainment scene has been as sooth-ing and entrancing as his music.
R.M. Campbell, Seattle P.I. music critic, described Feriante’s musicianship as, “sensitive, articulate, pleas-ing and entirely in accord with his own music. One does not always find this
sort of harmony on the concert platform.”
He was ranked as one of the best local performers by Seattle Magazine.
Feriante was born in Naples, Italy. Trained early on in classical Spanish guitar by such masters as Andres Segovia, Feriante has spent the last few decades branching out into a myriad of styles, ranging from flamenco to jazz. In concert, Feriante draws from all of these styles to form his own unique sound. He blends the styles with his own improvisation.
“I’m into unique sounds, sounds that are new and different,” Feriante said. “We’ve heard all the traditional sounds a lot, and they’re beautiful sounds, but if you’re a creative person, you’re always looking for something interesting.”
In his pursuit for the interesting, Feriante has learned, mastered and per-
formed on several instru-ments, including Spanish and jazz guitar, ukulele, banjo and the oud. He will showcase his talents in a multi-instrument tour scheduled through the Pacific Northwest this fall. Feriante will incorporate 12 distinct instruments in the show.
For Feriante, music is about experience and communication.
“It’s like storytelling,” he said. “I’m interested into giving people some sort of place with the music, or taking them to a place where they see more of the beauty of life.”
He hopes that by giving people this place, he can help refocus them on the present.
“Maybe if [you’ve] been busy, or maybe not in the greatest space in your life, you get reminded that, ‘Oh, whoa, I need to calm down.’ It’s not all about
Contributed
Andre Feriante will play at the Snoqualmie Casino.
Andre Feriante brings his sounds to the Snoqualmie Casino
See ANDRE, Page 5
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Snoqualmie needs Civil Service commissioner
The city of Snoqualmie Civil Commission has an
opening for a new com-missioner. The commis-sion administers the civil service rules, including but not limited to, hiring and disciplinary proceed-ings for the fire and police departments of the city of Snoqualmie.
The Civil Service Commission consists of five members who serve
six-year terms. They are appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by City Council,.
Members meet on the first Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Snoqualmie Fire Department, 37600 Snoqualmie Parkway S.E.
To be considered, appli-cants must have resided
within Snoqualmie city limits for at least one year prior to the appointment.
The deadline to apply is June 18. Applications are available at www.cityofsnoqualmie.org under public participation. Deliver applications to Snoqualmie City Hall at 38624 S.E. River St. or mail to the attention of Tiah Branson, P.O. Box 987, Snoqualmie, 98065.
For more information, please contact Branson at [email protected] or 888-1555.
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which they can choose.“The program allows
them to make their own choices for reading which is a really strong indica-tor of having kids enjoy reading,” said Chrissy McLoskey, a second-grade teacher at North Bend Elementary School for the last four years and the administrator of the Accelerated Reader pro-gram for the last two. “At school, they are often being told what to read, so when they get to make their own choices, they’re much more engaged in the reading and show a lot more comprehension and growth.”
The 14 children who have passed the million-word mark are in second to fifth grade. Some have gone substantially over the million-word thresh-old. The leader in words read is Tanner Swanson, a 9-year-old third-grader who has read 3,659,328 words.
The children help to inspire their classmates with such huge numbers. Rather than describe how many books these children have read, the school uses the word count to inspire the chil-dren with these impres-sive statistics.
“Telling kids that other kids have read a million words, they are like, ‘Holy cow,’” McLoskey said. “And if it’s a peer in their same grade level then they know they can do it, too. Then, they get excited and I’ll see a big influx.”
The notion of inspir-ing more children to
read more is a goal of the Accelerated Reader pro-gram, and is happening across the country.
“Without AR, I would have a much harder time getting students to read,” said Terri Kirk, a high school librarian in Kentucky on Renaissance Learning’s website. “Not only are they learning to read more voraciously, but they’re learning to love reading. They’re also getting the valuable chance to experience things through books that they may not experi-ence in life.”
The most popular books in the North Bend Elementary Accelerated Reader Program are “Harry Potter,” whose first book has 76,000 words and whose last book has 198,000. Other favorites are the “Big Nate” series, “Matilda” and other Roald Dahl books, and the “I Survived” series.
The program is funded by the PTA. McLoskey and the school consider it to be a huge success.
“We’re really proud of them,” she said. “We want the community
to know that their PTA money is really helping by giving us these programs, and it’s really making a huge impact on our kids.”
Reading more than 1 million words over the
course of a school year is an accomplishment for someone of any age, let alone a 7-year-old. It’s a milestone designed to stick in the minds of these children.
“A million is a big deal to this age group, so being able to tell the student body that these children read over 1 million words makes their little jaws drop,” McLoskey said.
“Their eyes get wide and they say, ‘Whoa!’ That is the reaction we want. We want to inspire kids to read and love reading, and we want to recognize those kids who are excelling in that area just like our little athletes are recognized. We want them to know that reading is a great accom-plishment, too.”
Big numbersThe following 14 students read more than 1
million words:Tanner Swanson — third grade — 3,659,328 wordsMorgan Leemaster — third grade — 2,750,431 wordsJory Morrison — fourth grade — 1,752,396 wordsAlec Lawrence — fifth grade — 1,539,581 wordsSydney Yocum — fourth grade — 1,402,278 wordsZachary Long — second grade — 1,396,495 wordsDavid Baerman — fourth grade — 1,283,542 wordsLuke Landreneau — third grade — 1,220,804Preston Taylor — fourth grade — 1,079,254 wordsNevada Simpson — third grade — 1,051,926 wordsSamantha Gilden — third grade — 1,042,443 wordsDallas Daley — fourth grade — 1,016,707 wordsSophia Craft — second grade — 1,011,522 wordsNatalie Null — third grade — 1,008,570 words
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EFR imposes seasonal burn moratorium
Eastside Fire & Rescue begins the annual burning moratorium on June 15. Anyone living within the boundaries of EFR needs to be aware of these guide-lines:
Cooking and recreational burning, permit required (no-fee permit)
q Not subject to the seasonal burn ban mora-torium.
q Cooking and recre-ational fires burning wood shall use only dry, sea-soned wood.
q Propane, natural gas and charcoal fires do not require a burn permit.
q Cooking and recre-ational fires shall not be larger than 3 feet in diam-eter and 2 feet in height.
q Fires (with or with-out food) shall be con-tained in a barbecue pit, fire ring or other approved appliances such as manu-factured portable fire-place units now available at retailers around the region.
q Any fire-using wood is subject to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency burn ban.
q Subject to EFR burn ban moratorium June 15 to Sept. 30.
q DNR or Forest Service property. (EFR does not
issue permits in these areas.)
q Subject to Puget Sound Clean Air Agency burn ban.
Facts about the seasonal burning moratorium
q Outdoor cooking or recreational burning (campfires) require a no-fee burn permit that can be obtained online at www.eastsidefire-rescue.org.
q Puget Sound Clean Air Agency may impose a countywide burn ban for air-quality conditions.
q King County fire mar-shal’s office may impose a burn ban due to extreme fire danger.
q Brush fires signifi-cantly increase during the summer months and can grow quickly.
q You can help protect your home against wild-fires by building a defen-sible space around your home. Learn more at www.firewise.org or www.eastside-fire-rescue.org.
Burn permits can be downloaded online at www.eastsidefire-rescue.org.
Land clear burning
Land clear burning has been permanently banned within King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.
Get more burn ban information from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency by calling 800-595-4341 toll free.
For questions about EFR’s annual moratorium, call 313-3200.
Bridge tolls are going up on 520The annual increase in tolls on the state Highway 520
bridge is set to go into effect July 1. The rate will go up by about 2.5 percent. Peak-hour
rates with a Good to Go! pass will rise to $3.80, while peak-hour rates without a pass will go up to $5.40.
The tolls fund a portion of the construction on the bridge and should raise $1.2 billion of the $4.3 billion pro-jected cost. State and federal funding make up some of the rest. There is about $1.4 billion needed for the project that does not yet have a funding source identified.
This is the third of four annual 2.5-percent rate increases in the works. In 2016, there’s a planned bal-loon increase of 15 percent. No increases are planned beyond 2016 to help fund the bridge replacement, but the Washington State Transportation Commission, which sets the rates, may still implement them if needed.
“What do you figure he’ll weigh now, Doc?” said Steve as Mavis topped off their cups at the phi-losophy counter of the Mule Barn coffee shop.
“A good three pounds, if my guessing is any good,” Doc said, shaking his head.
“Your dog?” asked Mavis.“No, Hon,” Doc said with a
smile. “Ol’ Lunker, that big trout down in Lewis Creek.”
The best fly tying and fly fish-ing have failed to bring O.L. to the net for a long time now.
Oh, sometimes he’d investi-gate a fly closely and start a near panic attack in the angler, but then he’d turn back into his hole and let the fly drift on by. It was maddening.
“Maybe he’s just smart,” Dud said.
“Instinct, I think,” said Doc. “I just don’t think any trout is all that smart. But instinct could account for it. He knows what he wants to eat, and somehow, the flies we send him just don’t quite look right, or smell right, or float properly, or sink fast enough. Who knows?”
“I’ve tied my best for him,” Marvin Pincus said, looking semi-depressed. “I swear I don’t know what that fish
wants.”“You’re the
best fly tier in the valley, Marvin,” Steve added. “If your flies can’t do it, I’m won-dering if anything can.”
“Have you tried using bait?” Mavis asked. “My brother does OK with worms and salmon eggs.”
Every member of the world dilemma think tank gave hostile stares at their friendly waitress until she remembered something in the kitchen and left in a hurry.
“Bait? Use BAIT?” Doc moaned.Marvin nodded. “Might just as
well shoot the dang fish.”Life, after all, would mean noth-
ing without standards and values.
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Fly-fishing aficionados refuse to rise to the bait
Since kindergarten, you schlepped books to and from school. You were expected to learn the basics: reading, writing and arithmetic. You hopefully learned how to share, how to make friends, and how to become part of a social and cultural group.
Perhaps you were fortunate enough to delve into extra-curricular activities like art, choir, playing an instrument, drama, sports, debate or yearbook staff. Most importantly, you hopefully learned to be an individual in a sea of sameness, as well as how to be a critical thinker.
For some, high school goes down as the best times of life — the camaraderie, close friendships, being part of a team.
For others, it was a miserable four years — fraught with bullies, no party invitations, eating alone in the cafeteria, breakouts of acne, math that made no sense.
No matter what someone’s high school experience was, the universal truth about graduation is that the moment you toss your cap into the air, everything changes. One chapter closes while another one opens. Not quite adults, but definitely no longer children.
It’s time to start over, reinvent yourself, really discover who you are or who you want to be.
And no two paths are alike.The possibilities are endless for the Snoqualmie Valley
School District’s graduating seniors.Those long past the teenage years look at the young
graduates with diplomas clutched in hand, and can’t help but think of their own high school graduation day. Some classmates wanted to stay where they knew the score, knew the drill and knew what was expected. Others were ready to flee the familiar and face the unknown.
We all faced graduation with mixed feelings. One min-ute we felt like we knew everything and the next we felt a little lost, not quite sure how to behave now that we were adults.
While you hesitate over which path to choose for your future, know that a high school diploma doesn’t auto-matically give you all the answers — particularly to life’s challenges.
But, dear graduates, remember we who have been adults for a while still don’t know everything or have all the answers.
Even though in honest moments we’ll admit that, we will still tell you what to do and give you unwanted advice.
We hope you will go on to many great accomplish-ments and joys. Congratulations, graduates. Continue to make us as proud of you tomorrow as we are this day.
At Washington Bikes, the statewide bike advo-cacy nonprofit, we’re proud to work on all the elements that contribute to our ranking.
What no ranking can measure is how beautiful our state is and how many oppor-tunities we have for all kinds of riding, from bike touring to moun-tain biking, major events to day trips and grocery runs.
After the rankings came out, we had another big win: desig-nation of USBR 10, the state’s first route in the US Bicycle Route System and the first route in the whole USBRS in the Pacific Northwest and West Coast.
Washington is liter-ally on the map for bicycling and we’ll keep mapping more routes: http://wabikes.org.
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the rat race.”It’s this sort of peace
that Feriante craves in his venues.
The best concert he ever played, he said, was at an open-walled Mediterranean house,
the breeze softly blowing through the house and the audience dressed in white to beat the heat.
While not a villa by the Mediterranean Sea, Feriante said the Snoqualmie Casino continues to be an appro-priate venue to showcase his work.
The view and the respite from the noise of the gaming floor give guests a chance to unwind
in comfort while dining in style.
Feriante performs at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, and at 8 p.m. Sundays at Il Bistro, 93 Pike St., Seattle.
Emry Dinman is a student at Bellevue College. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Do scare-them-sober tactics work? The pow-ers behind the simulated DUI fatality crash June 9 at Mount Si High School hope so.
The Snoqualmie Valley School District and the Snoqualmie Police and Fire Departments presented a staged crash to raise aware-ness about the dangers of
drinking and driving.“The DUI mock crash
is a sobering reminder to our high school students of the life altering dan-gers of underage drink-ing and driving. This is a particularly important message around high school graduation,” said Snoqualmie Police Chief Steve McCulley.
Indeed, the annual event is so sobering that parents received email messages the week before the assembly, warning them that the demon-stration was graphic and possibly upsetting. Car accidents are the No. 1 cause of death for teen-
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No one was harmed as these students acted in a mock car crash at Mount Si High School June 9.
Mount Si students see, learn from staged DUI crash
See CRASH, Page 7
By Sherry Grindeland
Like a lot of rock bands, LocoMotive members have a favorite hangout after they’ve performed at Snoqualmie Valley gigs. Even though they frequently play at a local pub and restaurant, their hangout of choice isn’t a bar. It’s the nearby frozen yogurt shop.
The five-member band, all middle and elementary school students, range in age from 10 to 14.
In recent months they’ve appeared at the Radio Duvall event, the Tanner Jeans Bike Rodeo and the Finapalooza at Finaghty’s in Snoqualmie and at a fundraiser for the Mount Si High School Jazz Band.
All these appearances — and the countless rehears-als and lessons — have been just plain fun said lead singer, Bella Mariani.
“I do this as a hobby,” said the Snoqualmie 12-year-old. “Singing with the band is one of my favorite things to do, espe-cially in front of an audi-ence. It is fun to sing to
them, to be with them, to play to them.”
LocoMotive was formed in 2011 at Big Star Studios in Snoqualmie. The members include Bella, Tom Guilbert-Newell, of Sammamish, broth-ers Ethan and Ryan Horn and Jack Dougherty, of Snoqualmie. Tom plays the drums, Ethan the bass, Ryan and Jack the guitar.
The group will be play-ing at Big Star’s second quarter performances June 14 at Finaghty’s Irish Pub and Restaurant in Snoqualmie.
Tom Guilbert-Newell’s mother, Muriel Guilbert, expects there will be crowd for the show.
“They’re getting well known in the local com-
munity,” she said. “They are doing it for fun and they are all passionate about the music.”
The music, said Guilbert and Bella, is classic rock. The repertoire ranges from 1960’s hits to today’s songs. LocoMotive even has some original pieces.
Bella wrote one called, “Moving On.”
“It’s about something that isn’t working out. Don’t listen to what other people say, do what you want to do,” she said. “I wrote the words and the music and we built it into a band song.”
Bella said because she wrote it — as much for herself as an audience — she relates to the words and sings it with passion.
The band, she said, usu-ally has one session a week at the studio with instruc-tor Dan McInerney, and then practices a couple times a week on its own. The students get together at the Horn brothers’ home because their bonus room over the garage was converted into a stage and studio.
Both Bella and Guilbert said the band is a hobby for the five students. They all have multiple interests. Tom, for instance, takes martial arts classes. Bella plays soccer and sings in the choir at Twin Falls Middle School. Others play baseball.
The hardest part of being in a band, Bella said, is the multi-tasking. The
memorization comes easy, but singing to a crowd, working to hit the right notes and hitting them in a way that makes them enjoyable to the audience and playing the guitar at the right time takes a lot of practice.
So far LocoMotive per-forms for free.
“We all just do it for fun,” Bella said. “We’re
good friends and enjoy practicing and playing. We’re always surprised when someone asks us what we charge.”
Being the mother of a musician who is too young to drive keeps Guilbert driving a lot.
“It’s worth it,” she said. “It’s fun to watch them
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The majority of the projects the council addressed were things that had been previously pushed back for imple-mentation. This included plans to improve the con-ditions of Northwest 14th Street and to study issues with the roundabout con-necting North Bend Way and Park Street.
New projects were also discussed at the work study session. These include a proposed project to reconfigure the intersec-tions of East North Bend Way, Southeast Tanner Street and Southeast 140th Street.
In addition, the coun-cil asked city staff to either close or remove a pedestrian bridge in E. J. Roberts Park because it was described as a danger to children and families.
The council is expected to vote on the program at its June 17 meeting.
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If you go
q Big Star Studios Second Quarter Performancesq 5:30 p.m. June 14q Finaghty’s Irish Pub and Restaurantq 7726 Center St.q Snoqualmie
LocoMotive makes tracks in the local music scene
Contributed
The local band LocoMotive performed June 7 at the Tanner Jeans Bike Rodeo at the Snoqualmie Community Park. Members include, left to right, Jack Dougherty, 12, playing the guitar; Ethan Horn, 10, playing bass; drummer Tom Guilbert-Newell, 14; lead singer and guitarist Bella Mariani, 12; and Ryan Horn, 13, playing the guitar. The group will appear at the Big Star Studios Second Quarter Performances at 5:30 p.m. June 14 at Finaghty’s Irish Pub and Restaurant in Snoqualmie.
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agers, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teen drivers are three times more likely than experienced drivers to be in a fatal crash.
The assembly started with a demonstration of a crash and was followed with a video. The film
showed the aftermath of the accident, including a simulation of the emer-gency room scene.
“Parents need to remember that it is against the law to host an under-age drinking party,” McCulley said. “Not only is it illegal, it sends a com-pletely wrong message to our students and also places the parents in a very adverse civil liability situation.”
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Snoqualmie Police serving North Bend and Snoqualmie
He did it his wayPolice responded at 3:37
p.m. May 31 to the 34000 block of Southeast Sorenson Street to a noise complaint. A subject was washing his car while listening to Frank Sinatra at a high volume. Officers spoke to the subject who agreed to turn down the music.
Drunk and disorderly
Police responded at 8:53 p.m. June 1 to the Safeway at 460 Southwest Mount Si Boulevard to a report of a suspicious character. The subject was behind the store and trying to open vehicles. He was confrontational and had a fifth of alcohol on him. After the subject was detained in the police car, he tried to kick out the doors and windows and refused to put on his seatbelt.
Trash pick-up is unbearable
Police responded at 5:03 a.m. June 2 to the 9400 block of Hancock Avenue Southeast to an animal problem. The caller report-ed that a bear had dug through the garbage of sev-eral houses in the area and made a big mess of trash.
One way to get a tee time
Police responded at 10:35 a.m. June 3 to the 9000 block of Boalch Avenue Southeast to reports of theft. Two men had taken a golf cart that had the keys in it and was parked near the pro shop. They drove the cart to the end of the golf course. The caller recovered the cart later, but the keys were missing.
He said he was bored
Police responded at 5:08 a.m. June 6 to the 400 block of East North Bend Way to reports of suspi-cious circumstances. A man was near the side of a store trying to light trees and shrubs on fire. When confronted by police, the subject said he was trying to burn the plants due to boredom.
Police and fire reports
North Bend fire
Vehicle accidentSix engines were dis-
patched at 6:19 p.m. on May 30 to eastbound I-90 to provide emergency medi-cal service to a motor vehi-cle accident with injuries.
H2Oh noTwo engines were dis-
patched at 6:09 a.m. June 1 to the 15100 block of Cedar Falls Road Southeast to respond to a water or steam leaking problem.
Snoqualmie fire
Car versus treeFirefighters responded
at 12:30 a.m. May 31 to a 17-year-old female who was involved in a single-car acci-dent. Her car collided with a tree on Southeast Muir Street. She was evaluated and transported to a local hospital by the aid crews.
Vehicle rolledFirefighters responded
at 2:46 p.m. May 31 to state Route 202 and Stone Quarry Road Southeast for a single vehicle accident. The vehicle left the road-way and rolled onto its roof. Both occupants were able to extricate them-selves from the vehicle and had no injuries.
Never mindThree engines were
dispatched at 9:24 p.m. May 31 to the 38100 block of Southeast 85th Street but were cancelled en route.
Too much heat in the kitchen
Firefighters were dis-patched at 9:25 p.m. May 31 to the downtown area for a possible struc-ture fire. Investigation revealed that the smoke was caused by a cooking fire that got too big and was extinguished by a homeowner.
The Star publishes names of those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.
Firefighter’s union awards high schoolscholarships
Mount Si High School senior Jordan Koellen won a $500 scholarship from the union that rep-resents Snoqualmie Fire Department and Eastside Fire & Rescue firefighters.
The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2878 represents the firefight-ers and other staff of EFR, Duvall Fire District 45, Fall City Fire District 27 and the city of Snoqualmie Fire Department.
The agencies provide fire protection, emergen-cy medical, and rescue services to much of East King County, including Issaquah, Sammamish, North Bend, Carnation, Fall City, Duvall, Snoqualmie and sur-rounding areas.
The men and women of the organizations also give back to the citizens they serve by taking an active role with many volunteer and commu-nity service activities
each year.In 1999, the schol-
arship program was established as a way to encourage and reward those high school seniors who are involved in community activities. The scholarship program is completely funded by the employees of IAFF Local 2878 and awarded to a high school senior from the seven high schools in the area.
In addition, the son or daughter of a fire-fighter is also selected for a scholarship. The program has awarded more than $52,000 to local students since it began.
Other high school students who received scholarships includ-ed: Colton Green, of Cedarcrest; Elijah Nicholson, of Eastside Catholic; Julia Troy, of Eastlake; Katherine Chun, of Issaquah; Stephanie Hays, of Liberty; and Jordan Boyle, of Skyline. Philip Trubee, of The Overlake School, won the family member scholarship.
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Photos by Greg Farrar
Since the initial photo ran in the May 29 edition of the SnoValley Star, the paper has had numerous comments from readers about what an amazing picture it is. This sequence of photographs (left to right, top then bottom) captures Nellie Joselyn’s run-scoring leap in the second inning of a Sea-King 3A District softball game. The Mount Si High School sophomore leaps over the outstretched arm of Bainbridge catcher Emma Lindsay to score in the second inning on a sacrifice hit by teammate Rachael Picchena. The Mount Si fastpitch team won the game, 16-9.
Be kind, rewind
Si View Classic bounces back into action
The Annual Si View Classic Basketball Tournament will be held June 21 at Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie.
Deadline for registration for the 3-on-3 tournament is June 13.
The tournament is open to boys and girls from fourth grade up. For adults there will be women’s and men’s divisions including open (no age require-ments) and 35 and older.
Mina Rudd, spokeswoman for Si View Community Center in North Bend, the sponsors of the event, said anyone who enjoys the game of basketball will have a good time at this event.
“The goal of the Si View Classic tournament is to offer exciting game opportunities for local players, introduce new players and coaches to the pro-grams, and continue building community pride that goes with participating in Si View Youth Sports basketball programs,” Rudd said.
Play begins at 8 a.m. The championship games will end by 5 p.m.
Cost is $105 per team for youth and $110 per team for adults. The entry fee includes a tournament T-shirt for all participants, a guarantee of three games, and championship T-shirts for division winners.
Rudd noted the Wildcat Travel Basketball and Recreation
Basketball Leagues attract more than 600 players from the Snoqualmie Valley each year.
For more information call 831-1900 or email Aaron Colby, Youth Sports Coordinator at [email protected].
Wildcat Speed Camps accepting registration
Wildcat Speed Camps, designed to improve athletic skills, are accepting registration for the high school, middle and elementary programs.
The annual Wildcat Speed Camps encourage students to work on their speed, core strength, power, agility and flexibility. The sessions include components on injury preven-
tion and nutrition.All sessions are held at the
Mount Si High School Stadium, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie.
Elementary and middle school camps run 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, July 7 to Aug. 13. The high school camps will be held 7:30-9:30 a.m. June 24 to Aug. 14.
For more information, visit www.wildcatspeedcamps.com or call John Zanas at 396-7778.
Snoqualmie and North Bend offer parks, trails and walking maps
The city of Snoqualmie parks
and trails map is available at City Hall, the Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, the Snoqualmie Library, or the Visitor Information Center. You may also request a map by emailing [email protected] or down-load it from www.ci.snoqualmie.wa.us.
A brochure with eight walks throughout North Bend is avail-able at the North Bend City Hall. It includes a color-coded map with routes and distances. This map is good for beginning hikers. The trail descriptions include levels of difficulty, notes about where to find restrooms and benches and even includes a Retail Therapy Walk that includes a swing through the Factory Stores Outlet.
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Discover Pass required for Rattlesnake Mountain Trail parking
Nice weather brings out the parkgoer in all of us.
While parking is free at all North Bend and Snoqualmie city parks, nearby trailheads and state recreational areas require a Discover Pass.
One confusing area is just outside Snoqualmie Point Park. The park is a Snoqualmie city park and the lot inside the park is free.
However the upper parking lot adjacent to Snoqualmie Point Park requires a Discover Pass because it is the trail-head for the Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, an 11-mile hike to Rattlesnake Lake. (For more information about the trail, visit http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/rattle-snake-mountain.
The trail and upper parking lot are on Department of Natural Resources land.
Other local trails that require a Discover Pass are Mount Si, Little Si and Rattlesnake Lake.
Day passes or annual passes can be purchased on the Discover Pass web-site at www.discoverpass.wa.gov or at locations that sell state fishing and hunt-ing licenses such as Ace Hardware in North Bend. Passes can also be pur-chased by phone at 866-320-9933 toll free. Cost is $30 for an annual pass or $10 for a day pass.
Snoqualmie Valley Trail bridge closed
King County Parks hasn’t yet reopened the old railroad trestle on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail at Reinig Road near Snoqualmie after a fire engulfed the base of the bridge.
The bridge is popular with hikers, walkers and bicyclists.
The rail-trail dead-ends on the bridge not far from the mill pond. Steps that lead up to the bridge deck were set afire by an arson-ist May 27.
King County crews will be assessing the bridge for damage this week to deter-mine if it can be reopened.
Bicyclists, hikers and walkers can avoid the bridge by using a path through the Three Forks Off-Leash Dog Park or exiting the trail at the Mount Si Golf Course.
King County Parks said the bridge will remain closed until it can be inspected for damage.
Schools start lost and found countdown
You know that sweater your daughter said is somewhere in her closet? And the jacket your son can’t find that he thinks he left at a friend’s house? They might be in the school lost and found bin.
Retrieve them soon or they’ll be lost and gone forever.
All lost and found items not claimed in the next few days at Snoqualmie Valley Schools will be donated to charity. Check with your children’s schools for the deadline.
Salish Lodge announces its summer concert series lineup
Music is returning to the Centennial Green at the Salish Lodge this sum-mer in Snoqualmie.
The Salish Lodge & Spa, in partnership with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, recently announced a five-show line-up of local art-ists for July and August.
The lineup includes:July 10 — Shelby EarlJuly 24 — Sera CahooneJuly 31 — Tim Wilson
of Seattle-based Ivan & Alyosha
Aug. 7 — The Horde and the Harem
Aug. 14 — Kris OrlowskiOnly 200 guests are
admitted to the venue, a park-like area adjacent to the lodge. Tickets, $125 a pair, include a Salish sig-nature blanket, a gourmet picnic tote with a bottle of wine and nibbles for two and complimentary park-ing.
Music on The Green guests must be 21 and older. Doors open at 6 p.m.; shows start at 7:30 p.m.
For more information visit www.salishlodge.com/musiconthegreen.
Emma L. Bateman named a National Merit Scholar
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced its collegiate-sponsored winners for the 2014 scholarship program.
Among the winners is Emma L. Bateman, of Mount Si High School, who received her scholar-
ship from the University of Chicago.
National Merit Scholarship winners are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
Shelby Sellers graduates
Shelby Sellers, of North Bend, received a bachelor’s degree in communication studies May 25 from the University of San Diego in California.
Local students stand out at Gonzaga University
Kasea Harbachuk, Robert Rollins and Karly Thompson, of North Bend, were named to Gonzaga University’s President’s List for the spring 2014 semester. Students must earn a 3.7 or higher grade point average to be placed on the President’s List.
Kelly Barry and Haley Chase, of North Bend, were named to Gonzaga University’s Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semes-ter. To be placed on the Dean’s List, students must have a 3.5 grade point average.
Local seniors set to graduate
Eastside Catholic High School announced its graduates for the 2014 school year. Among the local residents are Laurel Meredith and Grace Howland, of Fall City; Rose Young, Zoe Vierling-Coulter, Patrick Hillis, Alex Carter, Shelby Hamilton, Maddie Racine, Grace Howland and Dillon Kampp, of Snoqualmie; and Jacob MacDuff, of Preston.
Mount Si Seniors earn AA degrees at Bellevue College
Sixteen seniors from Mount Si High School earned coincid-ing Associate of Art and Science degrees from Bellevue College this year.
Guy Wallace Everett received his AA degree with high distinc-tion. Kira Jean Jerome and Tyler S. McCreadie fin-ished with distinction.
Others finishing the Running Start program, which gives them a high school diploma as well as
the AA degree, included Jacob Kirk Barrus, Torsten Cannell, Christopher P. Lein, Sydney M. Leonard, Madison C. Murphy, Joann E. Richter, Amy Robles, Rian Ruyle, Dylan Timothy Savage, Ethan C. Seneker, Britney Stevens, Velvet Weber and Abigail Wilcock.
Come to Family Bird Walk June 14
You won’t need cash or a Discover Pass on this no-fee June 14 at Lake Sammamish State Park where Eastside Audubon members will guide an easy walk on level path-ways in search of baby ducks and woodpeckers.
It’s the peak of the nest-ing season, so the group will be on the lookout for nests and baby birds. You’ll also be watching (and listening) for zipping hummingbirds, chattering kingfishers and soaring eagles.
Kids will learn from an Eastside Audubon expert about the variety of birds that use habitats ranging from lakeshore to stream-side to woodland.
Enter through the park gate on Sammamish Road and meet in the northwest corner of the parking lot by 10 a.m. No park fee or Discover Pass required on this special date.
Suitable for children 5 and older. Paths are
easy and level, and you can leave the walk at any point. Dress for the weath-er, and bring binoculars (if you have them) and water.
There will be another walk, mostly for adults, from 8 a.m. to noon June 23.
Eastside Audubon is the National Audubon Society chapter active on the Eastside. The group works to protect, preserve and enhance natural ecosys-tems and communities for the benefit of birds, other wildlife and people.
New and experienced birders are always welcome on birding walks and field trips, and in birding class-es. Learn more at www.eastsideaudubon.org.
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and fun to see them do so well. I’m impressed because they’re at the point now where some days they’re learning two new songs.”
Being a band mother doesn’t mean late nights. They’re so young, she said, they’re usually done play-ing by 8:30 p.m.
Other upcoming perfor-mances besides Saturday’s show at Finaghty’s include appearances at the Snoqualmie Ridge ROA 4th of July Celebration at the Community Park, Open Mic night Aug. 21 at The Black Dog Arts Café in Snoqualmie and at the teen center Ground Zero in Bellevue Sept. 5.
Guilbert advises people to check the group’s Facebook page for updates on appearances. Visit it at www.facebook.com/LocoMotive98065.
To hear the group, go to the Radio Duvall event page at http://radioduvall.org/radio-duvall-presents-locomotive-youth.
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King County has world’s highest survival rate for cardiac arrest
Someone who has a car-diac arrest in King County has a greater chance of survival than anyone else in the world, accord-ing the latest analysis by county officials.
The survival rate for cardiac arrest in King County hit an all-time high of 62 percent in 2013. By comparison, the cardiac survival rates in New York City, Chicago and other urban areas have been recorded in the single digits.
“People are alive today in King County who would not have survived in most other places in the country,” King County Executive Dow Constantine said in a news release. “Our system delivers rapid, high-quality critical care wherever you are.”
King County’s success
in saving lives is based in a coordinated, regional system where everyone — dispatchers, first respond-ers, fire departments, law enforcement, paramedics, urgent care centers and others — is guided by consistent medical direc-tion and evidence-based practice.
The cardiac survival rate in King County has dramatically risen over the past decade or so, from an above-average 27 percent in 2002 to 62 percent in 2013. Strategies that have contributed to the rise include:
q Adoption of high-per-formance CPR method by emergency medical techni-cians to maximize oxygen circulation and increase survival chances.
q Adoption of telecom-municator CPR, whereby 911 emergency person-nel provide instant CPR instructions by phone.
q Increasing public availability of automated external defibrillators, including more than 100
in King County facilities, and placement of them in many law enforcement vehicles, including with King County sheriff’s deputies.
q High rates of CPR training for local resi-dents.
q A regional paramedic training program, funded by charitable contribu-tions, that exceeds nation-al standards for certifica-tion.
Officials also point to the success of the county’s EMS/Medic One System. Introduced in Seattle in 1970, the Medic One pro-gram was one of the first in the nation to provide paramedic services; the program spread to all of King County in 1973. The EMS/Medic One pro-gram has become a model nationwide for delivery of lifesaving first-responder services.
Learn more at www.kingcounty.gov/health/ems.
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q Junior Wildcat Track Club, ages 5-14, 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 11, Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie, $60, www.siview-park.org
q Bob Baumann and Friends, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307
q Computer Class: Excel Level Two, 7-8:30 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554
q Don Williams, 7 p.m., 21 and older, The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, $30-68, www.snocasino.com
q The Snoqualmie/Fall City Family History Group, we help people find their family and complete their fam-ily tree, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., 888-3347
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q Plant an Extra Row, Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank is encouraging those with a green thumb to plant an extra row for their neighbors in need, produce donations are accepted 10 a.m. to noon Mondays and Tuesdays and 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank, 122 E. Third St., North Bend, 888-7832
q Mount Si High School Vocal Jazz Clinic, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307
q CHKWorkshop, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307
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q Father’s Day Brunch with music by The Restless Sons unplugged, noon to 2 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647
q Fathers Ride Free Train Rides, with accompanying child of any age, departures begin at 11:01 a.m. from the Snoqualmie Depot, 38625 King St., and 11:26 p.m. from the North Bend Depot, 205 McClellan St., $18/adults, $15/seniors, $10/chil-dren, www.trainmu-seum.org
q Father’s Day Barbecue, brisket, pork and compli-mentary beer for dad, 4:30-7 p.m., TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club, 36005 S.E. Ridge Street, $38/person, RSVP at 396-6000
q Danny Kolke Trio, 6 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307
q Michael Bolton, 7 p.m., 21 and older, The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, $52-95, www.snocasino.com
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q Fall City Days Fun Run, 10K, 5K and kids run, ben-efits Snoqualmie Valley School District, 7 a.m., starts in front of Farmhouse Market, 33521 S.E. Redmond-Fall City Road, Fall City, register at www.fallcity.org
q Fall City Days 2014 Duck Derby, $5/duck or $20/five ducks, www.fallcity.org
q Parents Night Out, ages 2-10, 4-8 p.m., Encompass, 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend, $15/child, must pre-register, www.encom-passnw.org or call 888-2777
q Big Star Studios Summer Performance, 2 p.m., Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie, 292-3342
q Big Star Studios Summer Performance, 5:30 p.m., Finaghty’s Irish Pub, 7726 Center Blvd. S.E. #110, Snoqualmie, 292-3342
q Paul Green Quintet, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307
q ‘A Hatful of Rain,’ 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, $15/general, $12/stu-dents and seniors, 831-3647
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q Snoqualmie Ridge Kid Play, ages 0-5 with adult, 9-11 a.m. Church on the Ridge, 35131 S.E. English St., Snoqualmie, free, 888-7474
q Sno-Valley Indoor Playground, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Si View Community Center Gym, 400 S.E. Orchard Dr., North Bend, $1 suggested donation, www.snovalleyindoorplay-ground.org
q Jay Thomas and Paul Gabriel, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, 292-9307
q Tween Nights, grades 5-8, 7-10 p.m., Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Dr., North Bend, $5
q Bob Saget, 8 p.m., 21 and older, The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, $30-75, www.snocasino.com
q ‘A Hatful of Rain,’ 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, $15/general, $12/stu-dents and seniors, 831-3647
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q Sno-Valley Indoor Playground, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Si view Community Center Gym, 400 S.E. Orchard Dr., North Bend, $1 suggested donation, www.snovalleyindoorplay-ground.org
q Anime Manga Club, 3-5 p.m., 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 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., 831-2357
It’s time to restock your home book-shelves at the Friends of Snoqualmie Library annual Used Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 13-14, at the Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie. Book dona-tions are welcome during regular business hours. Volunteers for book sale are welcome. Learn more by calling 888-1223.
