By Sam Kenyon

Cal Gillard arrived this week in South Korea, where he serves as an ambassador for the United States.

The U.S. State Department sent him to South Korea to learn the country’s language and cul-ture. He is seventeen years old.

The Mount Si junior was accepted into the prestigious National Security Language Initiative for Youth and will be spending his summer in the city of Jeonju, nearly 5,300 miles from his Snoqualmie home.

“I’ve always been interested in other cultures and I’ve always wanted to do an exchange pro-gram or something of that sort,” Gillard said.

After researching the elite program, which two of his high school friends participated in last year, Gillard went through the multitiered application pro-cess. That process included per-sonal interviews in Seattle that lasted more than an hour. Only about 15 percent of the roughly 3,500 applicants are granted the scholarship, and Gillard was one

of them.“I was really excited,” he said.

“I was jumping up and down and yelling.”

The National Security Language Initiative for Youth began in 2006 as a national program offered by the State Department for young citizens to earn a scholarship to travel abroad. The goal is to promote language and cultural learning in countries whose languages most Americans don’t learn. Through sending young citizens abroad to be immersed in lan-guages like Arabic, Mandarin, Hindi, Persian, Russian and Korean, the U.S. hopes to promote the American image abroad as well as facilitate cul-tural exchange.

“One of their big things is they want strong ambassadors for the United States,” Gillard said.

He is a technology lover and has been drawn to Asian cultures for a long time. As he learned more about the NSLI-Y program, he eventually chose to travel to South Korea, where he will stay from June 14 to Aug. 1.

“Mainly, I just didn’t want to sit at home all summer,” he said. “I also wanted to kind of see a world that wasn’t what I was used to.”

After the long appli-cation and selection process, the trip is now under way and his fam-ily is thrilled for him.

“I’m one of the big-gest worrywarts that anyone has ever met, and I’m not at all wor-ried,” said his mother, Lanice Gillard. “It’s the strangest thing.”

“This is an excellent program,” she said. “I just think it’s a wonderful opportunity.”

Before Cal brought the idea to his parents, they had never heard of NSLI-Y or the city of Jeonju. Like their son, they now know what a special opportunity this scholarship offers.

“When he was chosen, all of us were just so excited and jumping up and down,” Lanice said. “It’s a much bigger deal

than I had thought.”The Gillard family had always

known that Cal was a capable and responsible kid, but now the State Department was confirm-ing it.

“The fact that they’re choos-ing kids to be ambassadors from the United States to Korea, it says a lot about my kid,” she

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SnoValley Chamber sets member record

The Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce recently set a membership record when Impact Studio Pro of Issaquah joined the business group on May 22.

The video production com-pany brought the total mem-bership to 330, the highest in the group’s 20 year history.

“We are so excited that Impact Studio Pro gets to be the official 330th member in the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber,” Impact Studio CEO Nathan Bosseler said. “We look forward to meeting all the other members, learn-ing about their services and sharing our expertise on effec-tive visual media.”

Membership reached 329 in June 2009, but then dropped off. A year ago the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber had 265 members.

Chamber CEO Nate Perea said the reason for the growth is twofold.

“First, we have worked really hard at creating a great culture within the chamber, where everyone’s goal is to help everyone else succeed,” he said. “Second, we have assembled an awesome team of chamber staff. Kaylee Hardman keeps us completely organized and Lizzy Billington is out networking and bring-ing the community together.

“There’s great value to being a part of our network and people are enjoying the experience.”

Another five businesses have been added since the record was broken, bring-ing the current membership count to 335.

The chamber’s new tour-ism-based website, exciting new events and robust busi-ness-education opportunities have also helped add value to the membership experience, Perea said.

For more information about the chamber of com-merce, visit www.snovalley.org.

Youth ambassador will spend his summer in South Korea

Cal Gillard

Hospital construction continues inside and outside

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Rep. Dave Reichert receives Congressional Tech Leader Award

TechAmerica, the public sector and public advocacy department of CompTIA, presented U.S. Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA) with its 2014 TechAmerica Congressional Tech Leader Award on June 11.

The award recognizes select legislators for their overall commitment to promoting technology-friendly policy.

Each recipient has shown great dedication to strengthen America’s tech sector in their state, across the U.S. and abroad,

the organization said in a news release.

According to the latest data by the TechAmerica Foundation, the Washington state tech-nology sector employs 190,953 people, with tech exporters supporting 27,400 jobs.

“As a member of Congress, I am privileged to have the opportu-nity to work for solu-tions to support our job-creators and allow them to thrive,” Reichert said in the release. “The technology sec-tor is just one example of American ingenu-ity and success, and it’s certainly an important one in my home state of Washington. I look forward to continued col-laboration on increasing the footprint of our tech-nology sector at home and abroad.”

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Rep. Jay Rodne to host telephone town hall June 25

State Rep. Jay Rodne, R-Snoqualmie, invites constituents of the 5th Legislative District to take part in an hour-long telephone town hall 6:30 p.m. June 25.

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home servicessaid. “It makes me really proud.”

During the interviews for the program, Gillard thought they focused on whether or not the trip was his idea, or his par-ents. He thinks that the program needed people who wanted to go for their own reasons, rather than because of parental pres-sure. Traveling abroad at such a young age requires resiliency.

“Me personally, I’m really adaptable,” Gillard said. “I’m really good at figuring out a situation and making the best of it.”

Greg Gillard, Cal’s father, watched his son discover, research, and complete the application process all on his own. Greg has since learned what an intense and elite program of study this scholarship provides. Gillard and his fellow scholarship winners will be studying the language

and culture full time starting the first day they arrive. They will be living with host families who, while they may be able to speak English, will only be speaking Korean.

The entire focus of the program is to fully immerse the students who will then bring back what they have learned to America.

Ideally, this experience will influence their per-spective on the increasing-ly interconnected global economy and society.

“Its way more intense than most exchange pro-grams,” Greg said.

The rules of the NSLI-Y scholarship dictate that Gillard’s parents may not visit him while he is in Jeonju, even though they might like to.

“His life will be differ-ent, for sure, for doing this program,” Greg said. “Who knows where it’s going to take him?”

Jeonju, which is basical-ly the same size as Seattle, is known as the food and entertainment capital of South Korea. Their special-ty dish is called bibimbap,

a rice and egg dish. Gillard is looking forward to expe-riencing all the city has to offer, although he admits he will miss fast food a little bit.

Contemplating his international adventure and what kind of impact it will have on his life, Gillard has some advice

for anyone considering something similar:

“Do not keep yourself in a bubble,” he said. “Try new things. Don’t be afraid to get out of your comfort zone because you’ll kind of find yourself when you do things that you’re not comfortable with.”

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folks around the dis-trict, listening to their concerns and answer-ing their questions. Not only will this be a good opportunity to recap the hits and misses of the 2014 legislative session, but a time to hear more about the issues facing our communities and how we can tackle them in 2015,” Rodne said in a news release. “My hope is we have a robust turn-out because government works best when we have a consistent two-way dia-logue.”

Residents unable to participate in the call, or who need immediate assistance dealing with a state agency or finding a state service, can contact Rodne at 360-786-7852 or jay.rodne@leg.wa.gov.

The 2015 legislative session begins Jan. 12.

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Click It or Ticket catches scofflaws, texters and talkers

During the recent Click It or Ticket, law enforce-

ment officials in King County made some inter-esting stops.

One unbelted driver attempted to flee police and crashed his car.

A stolen firearm was recovered from the vehi-cle and the driver and three occupants inside were arrested for out-standing warrants.

In addition, 13 DUI, one felony and 10 addi-tional misdemeanor war-rant arrests were made during the campaign.

Four minors were arrested for consuming alcohol as a result of a seat belt stop. Five of the six teens in the car were not belted, including the driver who was violating her intermediate driver’s license.

During the May 19-June 1 emphasis on watching for unbuckled drivers, passengers, and drivers talking or texting on cell phones, officers wrote more than 800 tickets in King County. Statewide figures aren’t yet available.

Just in King County, 388 seatbelt infractions were written and 426 cell phone/texting tickets. In the 2013 campaign, patrol officers wrote 387 seat belt infractions and 322 cell phone violations.

Last year, during the

same time period, officers on extra patrols statewide issued 2,963 seat belt violations amongst the 11,666 motorists who were stopped and 1,897 cell phone and texting violations were written.

The annual Click It or Ticket campaign is a part of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission’s Target Zero program which strives to end traf-fic deaths and serious injuries in Washington by 2030.

For more informa-tion, visit www.tar-getzero.com. Additional information on the Washington Traffic Safety Commission can be found on the website, www.wtsc.wa.gov.

Master Chorus Eastside concert celebrates Independence Day

Include Master Chorus Eastside in your pre-Fourth of July plans.

The vocal ensemble comprised largely of local residents returns to Issaquah for its annual Celebrate America con-cert.

The concert starts at 3 p.m. June 29 at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave.

N.W. The chorus, led by

artistic director and con-ductor Linda Gingrich, will perform music of all styles surrounding the Independence Day theme.

There will be selections from the Colonial, Civil War and civil rights eras, as well as early versions of the “The Star Spangled Banner” to recognize the national anthem’s 200th anniversary.

Tickets are $10 to $15 and can be purchased by phone by calling the Master Chorus Eastside office at 392-8446.

Motorists reminded to help keep motorcyclists safe

The state Department of Licensing, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission and the state Department of Transportation are reminding drivers of cars, trucks and buses to look out for, and share the road with, motorcy-clists.

To raise awareness about tragic but prevent-able motorcycle crashes, 17 large road signs will be installed this summer across Washington where

fatal motorcycle crashes are highest.

These signs will remain in place for 10 to 15 years.

“Increasing safe motorcycle riding and cooperation among all road users is essential to reaching Washington’s goal of zero traffic deaths by 2030,” Gov. Jay Inslee said in a news release. “Motorists and motorcy-clists are all responsible for making sure everyone arrives home safely.”

In Washington, motor-cycle deaths are not steadily declining like overall traffic deaths. Motorcycles make up just 4 percent of the reg-istered vehicles on the roads, but account for almost 15 percent of the traffic fatalities (2009-11 average).

Even worse, in 2012, motorcycle fatalities accounted for 19 per-cent (83 out of 438) of the traffic fatalities in Washington.

On a per-vehicle-mile basis, motorcyclists are more than 30 times more likely to die in a crash than occupants of cars, and five times more likely to be injured.

Speeding, running off the road, and riding under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs are

the main contributing factors in these crashes.

Motorcyclists should always ride sober and within the posted speed limits, get the required training and endorse-ment, and wear DOT compliant helmets and protective gear.

Snoqualmie requires licenses and badges for door-to-door solicitors

Snoqualmie requires all door-to-door solicita-tion companies or indi-viduals to have licenses and badges.

Joan Pliego, spokes-person for the city, said Snoqualmie advocates many forms of business and fundraising.

“We believe in entre-preneurship and welcome economic development of our community through retail, professional servic-es, and home-based busi-ness,” she said. “Door-to-door solicitation is also allowed within our city limits.”

The municipal code spells out the law that solicitors must wear a badge issued by the city of Snoqualmie, which

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the duchess and the truck driver.

He worked on that. The only thing the two of them had in common was a grown daughter.

Maybe if he had the duchess visit in America, rather than putting the truck driver in her country on special assignment?

At least he knew how he wanted it to end. He wanted both the duchess and the truck driver to settle down happily and love each other forever. Now, whether they should do it in her castle on the hill or in his double-wide in the states, well, that was still up in the air.

And he’d been trying to sneak in a little literature here and there. You know, write things kinda pretty that might stick with a person who read them, and that might be quoted some-day.

Something like, “The evening sat like a fuzzy lemon upon the weight of his conscience.”

Oh well.You know, there’s something

to be said for having a job and doing it well each day. It puts food on the table, and Dud Campbell is proud of his work.

Then there’s this book thing. There’s that drive in him to make something beautiful. Just once. Just this once.

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The Snoqualmie Valley puts on a good party, especially for good causes — Relay for Life, Tour de Peaks, Railroad Days, Festival at Mount Si, to name a few.

None of these events would come together without the tireless work of countless volunteers at all stages in the process. If you have free time — or if you can carve a few minutes out from your day — get involved in organizing and putting on these events.

Volunteering early means your ideas will help shape the event. So, if you have a suggestion or there was something you’d like to improve from last year, jot it down and show up at an organizing meeting.

If you don’t have a lot of time for planning and meet-ings, call the organizers and tell them you’ll help at the event. Don’t go alone. Take the whole family because even children can help. Many of these community proj-ects are also a great way for teens to earn community ser-vice hours and have fun, too.

Volunteering also offers opportunities to meet neigh-bors you didn’t know.

Below is a short list of upcoming events that could use your help. You can find links for all these events on the North Bend or Snoqualmie city websites at www.north-bendwa.gov or www.ci.snoqualmie.wa.us or the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce website, www.snovalley.org.

Day Out With Thomas in Snoqualmie — July 11-13, July 18-20

Snoqualmie Valley Relay for Life in North Bend — July 12-13

Downtown Block Party in North Bend — July 19Tour de Peaks Bike Ride – Snoqualmie Valley — July 19Concert in the Park — Snoqualmie — July 31National Night Out Against Crime — Snoqualmie

Valley — Aug. 5Festival at Mt. Si — North Bend — Aug. 8-10Snoqualmie Railroad Days — Aug. 15-17Firefighters Annual Pancake Breakfast — Snoqualmie

— Aug. 16Snoqualmie Plein Air Paint Out — Aug. 1610th Annual Boeing Classic — Snoqualmie — Aug.

18-24Gigantic Bike Festival — Snoqualmie — Aug. 22-24Adventure Sports Festival — North Bend — Sept. 6North Bend Jazz Week — Sept. 13Events bring the Snoqualmie Valley’s communities

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School board: Please revisit lunch policy

I am writing to discuss the current school dis-trict policy where after a certain date in the school year, a student without money is refused lunch and the food on the student’s tray is thrown away.

On June 9, my son, a sixth-grader at Twin Falls Middle School, didn’t realize his food account was empty and filled his tray for lunch. In spite of his reminder to me and the emailed reminders from the automated system, I simply forgot to give him cash or add money to his lunch account.

The food service worker took away his tray and gave him a cheese sandwich instead. My kid, being a fussy eater, tossed the uneaten sandwich in the garbage. I’m assuming the food he had placed on his tray couldn’t be resold and was also thrown away.

After hearing about this, I called Twin Falls and left messages with the staff for someone to get back to me about this. I also left voice messages with the Twin Falls kitchen staff as well as with Thomas Soika, director of Food Services. No one has yet returned my calls.

I take full responsibility for my son not hav-ing money. I am also thankful that the district at least provided my son a cheese sandwich. But isn’t it truly ridiculous that all that food was thrown away because a kid’s mom forgot to give him a couple of bucks? Do we really think this is a good way to teach our kids responsibility and values?

There may be a perfectly logical accounting reason for why credit cannot be extended after a certain date, but I can’t understand the logic of taking food away from a 12-year-old and then throwing it out because his mom forgot.

I could perhaps understand it if we had repeat-edly abused the credit system, but we haven’t. I won’t try to venture a specific guess as to how much we’ve spent on school lunches over the years for our two boys, grades 10 and six, but it certainly must be in the thousands of dollars.

I encourage the school administration and the district board of directors to rethink this policy. Certainly, our community can come up with a much more sane and compassionate alternative.

Lori George North Bend

Dud sat at the computer and went over the several hundred pages of his novel for three straight days. Then he had a cup of coffee or two with the guys down at the Mule Barn, and fol-lowed that with a walk around town.

That night, when he got back from work, he kissed Anita, ate dinner and got back on the com-puter. This book. This BOOK!

He has now spent five years rewriting it since it was rejected by a publisher for having too many murders in the first chap-ter. Eight in all.

He’d pared that down to just three in the entire book, which he thought should actually win him a prize.

It had been hard. There were … well, just so many people in the book who needed killing.

And the love thing between

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The Mount Si High School seniors were a bright spot under the gray sky as they filed onto the football field June 13 for graduation. The 334 seniors wore Wildcat red robes and caps to their high school farewell gathering.

“It was great,” said Principal John Belcher. “Awesome. No rain and everything seemed to come together right when we needed it to, so we had a great ceremony.”

The graduating class was honored by friends and family who packed the stands. The Wildcat band played the traditional “Pomp and Circumstance” as the long line of seniors filled in their seats.

“The great thing about Mount Si is that it’s just a closely knit community,” said graduating senior Marcus Deichman. “It’s a very spirited community.”

Deichman was the class Salutatorian, the stu-dent with the second highest GPA after the two co-valedictorians, Duncan Deutsch and Lydia Petroske.

“It’s fantastic how students, especially a single class, can rally around each other,” Deichman said.

The valedictorians, Deutsch and Petroske, teamed up and jointly gave a humorous senior

speech of aspiration and hope that focused on what the graduating class could achieve. It was followed by the school choir singing a beautiful rendition of “All Too Soon.”

Principal Belcher then gave public recogni-tion to individual graduates as well as the class as a whole. The class of 2014 earned $9.8 million in scholarships, up $1 million from the previ-ous class. Belcher also noted that Mount Si is the only school in Washington to earn the Advanced Placement Honor award four years in a row due to the large number of students enrolled in AP classes while maintaining the passage rates on the exams.

Mount Si High School class of 2014

Hunter Justine Abbott-Heutmaker, Ryley Keagan Absher, Erin Ashley Antoch, Jake Hagen Archambeau, Madeline Louise Ashby, Keldon Allan Back, Karinne Nicole Bailey, Wyatt Leonard Baker-Jagla, Jacob Kirk Barrus, Emma Loraine Bateman, Paul William Bateman, Aaron Michael Baumgardner, Brooke Macquel Beatie, Hedin Hamilton Beattie, Kyle Richard Becker, Wesley G. Behrend, Jacob Canyon Black, Alexander James Blair, David Ross Bluher, Ryan Joseph Bolen, Austin Matthew Borgstrom, Abigail Marion Bottemiller, Matthew Brady Boysen, Morgan Hayes Braun, Carson Thomas Breshears, Jason Taylor Brown, Leanna Marie Brownell, Mackenzie Christine Brown, Riley Joseph Buck, Tiana Marie Bursten, David Kaiser Butler, James William A. Calhoun, Matthew Franklinstanl Callfas, Torsten Galbreath Cannell, Gunnar Carlson, Lindsay Ann Carr, Jennifer Marie Carroll, Nikki Marie Carroll, Kyle Blaine Carter, Robin Kaleb Casillas, Krista Michelle Cassidy, David Xe Chang, Jordan Robert Chapman, Bradly M. Christensen, Danielle Marie Clark, Kirsten K. Clark, Nicole Meridith Clark, Randall Scott Clark, Calli Taylor Clay, Elijah Raymond Clure, Logan Michael Cochran, Hunter Clayton Conway, Brandon James Copitzky, Aidan Michael Corbin, Leah Marie Corra, Richard Andrew Cotto, Lauren Elizabeth Creed, Bruce Cameron Crowe, Liam Henry Crozier, Kaitlyn Marie Cunningham, Cara Elise Currier, Thomas Hellesoe Dahl, Madeline Suzanne Dai, Trevor Lee Daniels, Jennifer Lynne Dean, Marcus Benton Deichman, Shelby M’lynn Deluca, Hailey Jo Dennis, Duncan Brian Deutsch, Cierra Marisella Diaz, Riley Howard Dirks, George-James Dixon, Eliza Marie Dolecki, Alexander Daniel Lou Dolewski, Sydney Elise Dore, Tabitha Kirsten Dorn, Calvin Maddox Dummer, Henry Patrick Dunn, Joseph Wayne Dunning, Caitlyn Rose Eads, Willy Sean Eand, Jason Patrick Edwards, Ehren John Eichler, Josiah Grzetic Ellsworth, Anthony Raymond Erickson, Madelynn Grace Esteb, Efrain Estrada, Benjamin Philip Evensen, Guy Wallace Everett, Matthew James Everett, Sean Patrick Fabian-Lowney, Christina M. Fischer, Sean Colin Flanagan, James Paul Fleisch, Jacob Mace Flower, Kelly David Forgey, Jackson Neil Foster, Camden Lehi Foucht, Celine Raeann Fowler, Raymond Charles Gallagher, Joseph Christian Gallegos, William Sebastian Gant, Zachary Lee Gappa, James Norman Gendro, Katie Angela Glover, Crystal Ann Gohlke, Eric Craig Golpe, Carly Goodspeed, Kailie Marie Graciidis, Ryan William Gregg, Graham Hathaway Griffin, Haley Lauren Groth, Dalton Jay Gunderson, Jessica Evelyn Guyer, Drew Thomas Hadaller, Boone Liam Hapke, Bryce Taylor Harder, Jesse Breann Harrington, Hayley Rhys Haskitt, Alexandria Victoria Havas, Alanna Janae Hayes, Scott Campbell Hayford, Sarah Marie Hays, Sean Forest Hecker, Joshua Andrew Helzerman, Chelsea Jeanne Henak, Christian Peter-Arg Henriksen, Nathaniel Lewis Hinton, Aspen Taylor Hirsch, Lianne Hoeger, Delaney Morgan Hollis, Natalie Marie Holmes, Hanna Grace Houser, Kaitlin Breann Howland, Olivia Marie Howland, Katelyn Soffia Hoydal, John Robert Hunt, Adam Veikko Husa, Madeleine Jane Hutchison, Emily Alaine Inman, Ruth Abraham Isaac, Maxwell Allen Isen, Hannah Laikin Jackson, Kira Jerome, Evan James Leary Johnson, Tyler Alexander Johnson, Zachary Ryan Johnson, Marisa Anne Joplin, Kristen Elizabeth Kasel, Zahra Kassamally, Chelsea Anne Kearney, Duncan James Kelly, Samantha Elizabeth Kieffer, Sarah Reily King, Alaina Katherine Kinghorn, Jordan Sara Koellen, Christopher Ryan Kolodejchuk, Natalie Kristen Korssjoen, Laurel B. Kroschel, Hailey Savannah Ro Kuykendall, Makhosandile Noble Lancelot, Andrew Karl Larson, Emma Catherine Larson, Amber Marie Lawton, Natalie Kristen Lawyer, Derek Benjamin

Lee, Veronika Legat, Christopher Patrick Lein, Sydney Marie Leonard, Lyric Rose Lewis, Carl John Lindberg, Kelsey Ann Lindor, Peter Dean Link, Elyssa Ann Lopez Enriquez, Kayla Christina Loreto, Eric Thomas Lynne, Gregory William Malcolm, Rachel Christine Mallasch, Kaylee Marie Marcinko, Jonathan Christopher Mattson, Tyler Chad McBride, Dylan Patrick McCann, Parker Craig McComb, Tyler Scott McCreadie, Peyton N. McCulley, Justin Khalil McLaughlin, Kevin Joseph McLaughlin, Kylie Marysa McLaughlin, Aubrey McMichael, Chelsea Heather Louis Meadows, Wilkins Thomas Melgaard, Makayla Alyssia Meran, Sonora Taylor Metreveli, Connor Roland Meyer, Nicholas Robert Mitchell, Edgar Lee Mobley, Kristin Noel Moore, Tristan Barber Moore, Tyler Reid Moore, Siobhan Anise Moreno, Quinn Jonathan Mosher, Madison Carmelle Murphy, Jackson Mark Nelson, Mikayla Alicia Nelson, Sally Lois Nelson, Ashley Irene Neville, Angela Tera Nicholson, Kamira Lennae Nicolino, Jack Harlowe Nordby, Jens Tyler Olson, Kiara Mkai Olsson, Galleon Storm-Mckaye Orton, Ashley Anne Osiadacz, Quinn Ty Oster, Lauren Amber Padilla, Emma Faith Panciroli, Ivy Sunshine Paradissis, Halle Amanda Parker, Ashley Maria Petersen, Lydia Rae Petroske, Bailey Nicole Pfeiffer, Blake Aubery Phillips, Rachael Erin Picchena, Gloria Carroll Piekarczyk, Shelby Nicole Pillo, Joseph Carlos Pinchevsky, Ashley Denae Poirier, Eduardo Padilla Ponce De Leon, Rafael Steve Prieto, Rachel Louise Prior, Jonathan Daniel Proctor, Elizabeth Mae Purser, James Daniel Levi Raley, Christian Ramos-Pena, Nikolas D. Ramstad, Alexandra Joyce Raphael, Ethan Benjamin Reyes, Fabiola Reyes Castro, Joann Elizabeth Richter, Spencer Ralph Ricks, Joseph Dean Riley, Amy Jewel Robles, Samuel Emmett Rockow, Tye Robert Rodne, Vanessa Rodriguez, Karli Elizabeth Rogers, Brennen J Rose, Brianna Jenae Rosentreter, Kasey Wayne Ross, Sophia Hrestu Rouches, Olivia Bailey Roy, Emmitt Niko Rudd, Christina Savannah Ruiz, Rian Nicolle Ruyle, Erin Ashley Rylands, Cheng-Chan Sabrina Saechao, Warren Wilson Sanctis, Allison Marie Sanders, Dylan Timothy Savage, Alexander Thor Schielke, Alexandra Nicole Schwabe, Holly Ann Schwartz, Bailey Edeen Scott, William H. Scott, Kelsey Rose Seiser, Christopher David Sellers, Ethan Christopher Seneker, Beau W. Shain, Devin Lee Sharps, Keara Shelton, Jacob Logan Silvius, Tanner James Simpson, Conner Lewis Skylstad, Brandon Hans Sletten, Melanie Rose Sletten, Samantha Rae Sletten, Jacob Tyler Smith, Mitchell Lee Smith, Shea Elyse Smith, Teanna Lee Smith, Lauren Erica Solene, Christopher William Solomon, Mark Anthony Sorvik, Samantha Marie Sparling, Elizabeth Joyce Spencer, Myia Lou Spiroff, Tanner John Stahl, Britney Nichole Stevens, Hannah Louise Still, Mackenzie Logan Stinson, Jacob Daniel Stoddard, Logan Caroline Stone, Nicole Kathleen Stone, Anais Estella Stubing, Dean Louis Sydnor, Syed Zain Ali Tahirzadeh, Bailey Richard Takacs, Haley Nicole Taylor, Melanie Montgomery Templin, Grant Christopher Thomas, Ella Delisle Thompson, Tyler Austin Thompson, Raisha Diane Tibbetts, Jesse Branson Tidball, Zachary Scott Tidwell, Ezra Dean Torres, Morgan Alexandra Treado, Lexington Marcus Tredway, Gavin James Treglown, Alexander Michael Tuck, Zachery Stahl Usselman, Raeann Van Houten, Rieley Bernard Vancampen, Shane Douglas Vance, Ty Braden Vandiest, Rory Wayne Walter, Abbie Elise Ward, Chase Richard Watne, Devon Marie Wattenbarger, Velvet Snow Weber, Ingalisa Marie Wickstrom, Jacqueline Jene-Nichole Wiita, Abigail Wilcock, Bailey Che Wilkerson-Cooper, Cory Benjamin Williams, Danielle Rae Williams, Kyle Madsen Williams, Ashley Morgan Wingsness, Cameron Justin Wolf, Emily Kristine Wood, Elizabeth Cynthia Young, Maile Rose Young, Sydney Kate Young, Mikaela Rose Zajaczkowski and Andrew Dale Zinkan.

Mount Si High School celebrates graduation of class of 2014

Three honored at Transition Learning Center Exit Celebration

Sara Aldrich, Skyler Baker and Tyrell Oliveres were honored June 12 in the 2014 Exit Celebration of the Transition Learning Center at the Snoqualmie YMCA.

The TLC is part of the Snoqualmie Valley School District and serves special-needs stu-dents ages 18-21. The program prepares stu-dents for life after high school and focuses on daily living skills, personal-social skills and occupational guidance.

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Two Rivers School celebrates its graduating seniors

“It is easy to increase numbers of students tak-ing AP classes but hard to maintain your passage rates,” Belcher said after graduation.

AP enrollment was up 30 percent from last year, with 450 students taking at least one AP exam. The year before, Mount Si had a 33 percent increase.

Seventeen of the gradu-ates earned an Associate’s Degree through the Running Start program, and will be entering col-lege as juniors.

“Amazing class,” Belcher said. “They got a lot more money in schol-arships and a lot of other recognitions that make them really significant.”

The class of 2014 list of achievements extends beyond the classroom to athletics. This year, Mount Si won more KingCo league titles across all sports than any previous year.

After the diplomas had been given, the senior class went to the middle of the field underneath the logo of the Wildcat paw. There they tossed their graduation caps into the air, a cloud of red against the overcast sky.

Then the crowd of fam-ily and friends flooded the field for pictures and

congratulations for the graduates.

Samantha Starling, 18, who will be attending Seattle Pacific University next fall, was one of sev-eral graduates wearing a gold rope, signifying a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

“I think the ceremony went well especially since it didn’t rain on us,” she said.

“I had a lot of great experiences,” Starling said of her high school career. “A teacher even gave me a graduation gift.”

Zahra Kassamally, 18, was one of the graduates who will be entering col-lege as a junior. She wore a gold sash signifying a GPA of 3.8 or higher. She summed up her high school career succinctly.

“Chaotic,” she said. “But it was fun.”

Most of the graduating class will be moving on to higher education via uni-versity, college, or trade school. Only three percent are planning to enter the workforce immediately.

The class of 2014 earned a number of hon-ors that were recognized during the ceremony. Belcher and teachers com-mented they hope the class of 2014 continues their practice of excellence for the rest of their lives.

Sam can be reached at skenyon@snovalleystar.com or on Twitter @samuel_kenyon.

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Snoqualmie begins second round of downtown construction

Phase Two of the down-town Snoqualmie infra-structure improvements began recently. Roadwork will be done on Railroad Avenue Southeast between Southeast River Street and Southeast Northern Street.

All downtown busi-nesses will be fully acces-sible during the project. Parking will be available in designated areas. There will be occasional times

when only a single traffic lane will be open.

The project includes new water main, water services, sanitary sewer system and storm drainage system; road paving; chan-nelization; illumination system; new curb, gutter, sidewalk, curb bulbs, street furniture, signage and gateway treatments; instal-lation of a boardwalk; landscaping and irriga-tion; undergrounding of power, cable and phone lines; property restoration; and preservation of legacy trees.

Overlake announces scholarship winners

Peyton McCulley, of Mount Si High School, received one of twelve Overlake Alumnae Panhellenic Scholarships from Overlake Hospital for 2014.

Each recipient was recognized for his out-standing academics, lead-ership, and community service.

Peyton, who plans to attend the University of Washington this fall, received a Certificate of Merit and a monetary

award to be applied towards her educational goals.

Jordan Koellen receives scholarship

Jordan Koellen, of Mount Si High School, was awarded one of eight Local 2878 Professional Firefighter’s Scholarships by the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2878 for 2014. These scholarships are funded by the employees of Local 2878 and are in recogni-tion of the students’ com-

munity service and volun-teer activities.

The students were hon-ored June 3 at an awards banquet with their parents and the members of Local 2878.

Local students make honor roll at OU

Two area students were named to the honor roll at University of Oklahoma, in Norman, Okla., for the 2014 spring semester.

Stephanie M. Rehm, of North Bend made the

president’s honor roll, which requires receiving a 4.0 GPA. Jessica A. Taylor, of North Bend, made the dean’s honor roll, which denotes a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Local students make WSU honor roll

Several Snoqualmie Valley students were named to Washington State University’s, presi-dent’s honor roll for

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Hannah Waskom, who is finishing her freshman year at Mount Si, is the most decorated distance runner in the school’s history with a 4th place in the 3200 meter and a 5th in the 1600 meter at the Washington State Championships. She is the school record holder in both events.“In other words, she is awesome! And best of all, Hannah is an incredible individual and a 4.0 student,” said Sean Sundwall, the distance coach for the track team.

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Occasionally, Pliego said, some legitimate solicitors neglect to obtain licenses and badges as required. They should be directed to the city of Snoqualmie.

“If you answer the door for a solicitor who is unwilling to present a copy of their busi-ness license or otherwise causes you concern, you may report it to the Snoqualmie Police Department at 888-3333,” she said. “You may choose to be cautious and not answer the door for any unknown person.”

To learn how to obtain

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Detailed solicitation requirements are in the Snoqualmie Municipal Code, which can be accessed on the city of Snoqualmie website.

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North Bend fire

Accident with trauma

Seven engines were dispatched at 12:02 p.m. June 8, to the 43900 block of Southeast Mt. Si road to provide emergency medi-cal service for an accident that included traumatic injuries.

Many engines dispatched

Six engines were dis-patched at 7:41 a.m. June 9, to the 600 block of Northeast

8th Street to provide emer-gency medical service.

Snoqualmie police serving North Bend and Snoqualmie

The cool dadPolice responded at 1:36

a.m. June 8, to the 35000 block of Rhododendron Drive Southeast to a noise complaint. Teenagers were being loud and the police were called. When they arrived at the scene they found the homeowner sleeping in his vehicle in front of his house with his dog. The man and dog

were keeping watch for the police while his son hosted a party inside his house. Police warned the man that if they returned he could be arrested for providing a location to allow underage drinking.

School children bearly escape

Police responded at 4:04 p.m. June 9, to the 9400 block of Hancock Avenue Southeast to reports of a bear. The animal was seen in the area near where children were getting off the school bus. Around 3:30, the bear approached the kids until they began screaming at which point the bear retreated into the woods. The Washington State Department of Fish

and Wildlife was notified.

Shallow gravePolice responded at 3:00

p.m. June 7, to the 14600 468th Avenue Southeast to a call about a suspi-cious dirt mound. The caller alerted police to the strange dirt mound behind the Edgewick Motel. The caller thought it might be a grave. Investigation revealed the mound to be an ant hill.

ShopliftingPolice responded at 7:06

p.m. June 8, to 330 Main Avenue South to reports of theft. A woman shop-lifted items from the Ace Hardware and took off in her vehicle. The vehicle

has severe damage to the front end. Police eventual-ly caught the woman and took her into custody and had the car impounded.

SquattersPolice responded at 9:28

p.m. June 11, to the 500 block of Ballarat Avenue North to reports of squat-ting. The caller reported that at least two subjects were in a vacant house. When she knocked on the door, the occupants ran and hid. She went inside the house and the subjects ran away.

Vehicle break-insPolice responded at 8:59

p.m. June 11, to 37444 Southeast Winery Road to

reports of theft. Two vehi-cles had been broken into and a purse and iPad were stolen. The thefts appeared to be smash-and-grab style at Snoqualmie Point Park.

The price of gasPolice responded at

6:01 p.m. June 11, to the 400 block of Healy Avenue South to reports of theft. Over the weekend a truck had its gas stolen. A hole had been drilled into the gas tank and five gallons of gas were siphoned out. There are no current sus-pects.

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

Police and fire reports

spring 2014 semester in Pullman.

From North Bend: Kerry Lee Anderson, Jamie E. Brett, Anasaria Alena Cuevas, Alec Matthew Deichman, Hannah Victoria Exner, Patrick Albert Gavin, Katherine Marie Hundley, William Potter Jensen, Keenan Joseph McVein, Matthew Evan Paauw, Maria De Jesus Quilizapa, Mitchell Walker Rorem, Shelby Ann Seydell, Melissa Storm Thomson, Jacob Lee Tweten, Samuel MacClain

White, Johnna Lee Winslow and Taylor Diane Winslow.

From Snoqualmie: Thomas Lynn Kappenman, Alex Neili Morris, Megan Leann Rice and Taylor Richard Yotz.

Share your favorite summer hike, picnic spot, swimming hole and bike ride

Summer officially begins June 21 and it looks like the weather will even be in sync with the season. This means we will all be outdoors more.

The Star is looking for

good hikes – they can be easy or hard – picnic spots, swimming areas and bike rides. Send us pictures with short stories.

We’ll publish the best one during the summer months.

Email photographs and your stories to us at edi-tor@snovalleystar.com. Please include a day and evening telephone number in case we have questions.

Local senator sees signature legislation signed

After working on the issue of health care trans-parency for two legislative sessions, Sen. Mark Mullet

(D-5th District) recently stood at the governor’s side as the bill was signed into law.

“This was my top legis-lative priority this session, and with the cooperation of my colleagues in the Legislature, we were able to become one of the first states nationwide to pass this type of health care transparency legislation,” Mullet said in a press release.

Starting in January 2016, State Bill 6228 requires insurance com-panies in Washington state to provide a tool on the homepage of their website and a mobile app

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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.siviewpark.org

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

q Green Smoothie Workshop with Dr. Kimberly Kohr and Angela Barrus, 6:30 p.m., Park Street Healing Arts, 318 E. Park St., North Bend, RSVP 888-4170

q Competitive Play Drop-In Volleyball, ages 16 and older, 7-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, 256-3115

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

q Snoqualmie 101, Dave Battey’s presentation from the Ice Age to the 1950s, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St. Snoqualmie

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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 Aaron Tevis Quartet, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Drop-In Basketball, ages 16 and older, 8:15-10 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, 256-3115

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q Blues Brunch with The Groovetramps, 11 a.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Snoqualmie Valley Railroad Train Rides, departures begin at 12:01 a.m. from the Snoqualmie Depot, 38625 King St., and 12:31 p.m. from the North Bend Depot, 205 McClellan St., $18/adults, $15/seniors, $10/children, www.trainmuseum.org

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

q Joan Rivers, 7 p.m., 21 and older, The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, $40-74, www.snocasino.com

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q Railroad History Treasure Tour, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cedar River Watershed Education Center, 19901 Cedar Falls Road S.E., North Bend, 831-6780, $15

q Meadowbrook 101, 10 a.m., Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend, 831-1900

q Aging Well Learning Community, book discussion of ‘Her Mother’s Hope’ by Francine Rivers, 10:15 a.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223

q Public support group on school safety and suicide prevention, 2:30 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, 256-3115

q Summer Celebration Barbecue, with entertainment by Glen and Julia Bloomgren, 6:30 p.m., Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S., space is limited, www.mtsi-seniorcenter.org, $25

q Reuel & Danny Play Ellington, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Songwriters’ Circle, 7:30 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

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q Kid Free Fridays, 6:30-8 p.m., Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, 256-3115, $10/child

q Chris Johansen & Jacob Zimmerman Sextet, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Moore of Beck ‘n Kayser, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-2357

q Nalani, 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Volunteers needed: Make a difference in your commu-nity, wide range of options avail-able, Snoqualmie Valley YMCA, 35018 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, contact volunteer-snoq@seattleymca.org for more infor-mation or go to http://bit.ly/1t85VAL for a list of volun-teer opportunities

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q Cascade Republican Women monthly meeting with guest speaker Bellevue developer Kemper Freeman, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club, 36005 S.E. Ridge St., $10, lunch available to purchase separately, RSVP to Emma Herron 922-0049 by June 20

q The Power of Zines, publish your own magazine, 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 Ideal Protein Weight Loss Workshop with Dr. Scott Massengill, 6:30 p.m., Park Street Healing Arts, 318 E. Park St., North Bend, RSVP 888-4170

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

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

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

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q SnoValley book Club: ‘The Three Weissmanns of Westport,’ by Cathleen Schine, 1 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223

q Farmer’s Market, music by The True Romans, 4-8 p.m., Si View Park, 420 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend, www.siviewpark.org

q ‘Jack Chapeau Meets the Gill Man’ puppet show, ages 5-12, 2 p.m., North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554 and 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223

q ‘Beat the Geek’ Trivia Night, happy hour extended, 7 p.m., SnoValley Coffee Company, 7811 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie, 396-0337

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

q Crow and Raven, 7:30 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

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by noon Friday.

THE CALENDAR FOR JUNE 20-26

The Sno-Valley Eagles First Day of Summer garage sale is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 21, with the proceeds going toward free Thanksgiving dinners. Donations may be dropped off daily from 2:30-7 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 8200 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie. Learn more by calling 888-1129.

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Bulleit Bourbon or Rye

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DSHS will be in the Valley July 9The Washington Department of Social

and Health Services Mobile Community Service Office will be at the Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 9.

The food bank distributes food at the North Bend Community Church, 122 E. Third St., North Bend.

DSHS staff will help with applications for food and cash, and can handle yearly reviews.

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www.snovalleyrelay.org

Special DinnerThe dinner at the Road House on July 10 is dinner in the garden! A special 5 course dinner prepared by Chef Benjamen Riggs! And guest wineries will be present., need to contact Road House for tickets.

Snoqualmie Valley Relay for LifeJULY 12/13

TORGUSON PARK – NORTH BENDFUND RAISING IN FULL GEAR – CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR UPDATES .

Donate on line snovalleyrelay.org

Purple Knights Bake Sale

June 21 11-2Sno Valley Moose

108 N Sidney North Bend

Garage Sale June 27-29

Team Dy-no-mites13825 457th Ave SE

North Bend

To The Moon and Back

Every Thursday till July 10

Collecting cans now till the event check website for drop

Spaghetti dinner at Twedes on June 24 6-9.All you can eat $10

All proceeds go to Relay.

Super Troopers Bake Sale6/28 9-4

Ace Hardware

Fall City Road House Every Thursday til July 10Wine about Cancer 5-9$10 tastings

to enable consumers to look up information about how much a procedure will cost from various medical providers in their area. Consumers will also be able to see quality information when avail-able and give feedback on patient experience.

“The goal is to enable people to become better health care consumers,” Mullet said. “I’m often

shocked to find that con-stituents will spend hours finding the lowest prices on products at large retail-ers but will spend no personal time or energy to find out which medical provider has the lowest cost. This law will help give people information that was very difficult to find in the past.”

Governor signs bill to protect domestic violence victims

House Bill 1840, signed

into law by Gov. Jay Inslee, was the only gun safety bill to pass the Legislature this spring.

The bill aligns state law with federal law by removing firearms from those subject to protection orders. Under federal law, when protection orders are issued against domes-tic violence offenders, they must surrender their firearms. State law had allowed domestic abus-ers to keep an arsenal of weapons.

HB 1840 goes into effect Dec. 1.

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