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North Bend and Snoqualmie police blotter, Dec. 24

North Bend Police

Stolen purses

At 7:50 p.m. on Dec. 13, an employee of the Coach outlet store at 661 S. Fork Ave. called to report half an hour earlier, two young men had stolen three stone-colored embossed handbags worth a total of $1,046 from the display shelf.

The employee said that the young men—who were described as black males, with brown hair and brown eyes, both around 5 feet 7 inches tall and 130 pounds—entered the store and stood at the display case for 20 seconds.

A sales associate approached them and they ran to the center of the store, grabbed the three bags and ran out of the store without paying.

One customer saw them jump into a white Nissan Altima and drive southbound on Interstate 90.

Stolen hat

At 1:45 p.m. on Dec. 9, a security officer at the Slope Style Ski Shop at the Summit West Ski Resort at 1001 state Route 906 in Snoqualmie Pass called to report that a knit cap worth $21 had been stolen from the store four days earlier.

A juvenile took the cap without paying, which set off an alarm. The security officer confronted the boy and the boy pulled the knit cap out of the pocket of his pants. He was released to his mother on the scene and the case was forwarded to Juvenile Court.

Snoqualmie Police

Winter mischief

At 2:38 p.m. on Dec. 11, an officer responded to a complaint that juveniles were playing on a retention pond near 7730 Center Boulevard S.E.

The officer told the youths to get off the ice.

Wanted man found

At 4:34 p.m. on Dec. 11, an officer arrested a defendant who had a warrant out for his arrest in Ellensburg.

The suspect was found at 33729 S.E. Sorenson St. He was not cooperative and required restraint (a type of straight jacket) and spit hood.

Indecent exposure

At 9:09 a.m. on Dec. 12, an officer responded to a complaint that two men were “mooning” passing motorists near the intersection of Southeast Millpond Road and Southeast Stearns Road. The officer was not able to locate the two men.

Candy criminals

At 12:08 p.m. on Dec. 12, an officer responded to a complaint that people were selling candy on the 7200 block of Douglas Avenue Southeast. The officer informed the sellers that they could not sell candy without a business license from the city.

Drunken crash

At 5:03 p.m. on Dec. 12, Snoqualmie officers responded to a report of a one-vehicle collision on SR 202 around milepost 24 in Fall City. The state police arrived and arrested the driver for driving while intoxicated.

False DUI

At 2:25 p.m. on Dec. 16, an officer responded to a caller reporting a possible drunken driver near Snoqualmie Parkway Southeast and Southeast Center Street. The officer located the suspect and stopped the vehicle for speeding and lane travel. The driver was drunk, but was upset and crying and told the officer she was going through a difficult time.

Unemployment brings new challenges to Valley

As 2009 winds to a close, layoffs, foreclosures and debt have wreaked havoc on the financial and personal lives of many Americans.

While experts say that the Snoqualmie Valley is seeing similar hard times, it is an area that has grown accustomed to prosperity, and many Snoqualmie and North Bend residents have been blindsided by sudden unemployment. Read more

Muni League report: land use tensions between urban and rural residents

King County’s rural residents “are not fairly represented” because they must comply with land-use regulations adopted by King County Council members, who overwhelming represent urban areas, the Municipal League of King County said in a report issued earlier this month after two years of study. Read more

Snoqualmie finally opens new City Hall

For the first time in the city’s history, Snoqualmie now has a building designed and built specifically as a city hall.

“This is a landmark occasion in the city’s history,” she city spokeswoman Joan Pilego. Read more

Local rock star offers guitar lessons

His first guitar may have only had four strings, but by the time Everclear guitarist and Snoqualmie resident Davey French started playing guitar at age 13, he could make any guitar sound good, even one missing two strings.

With his guitar at his side, French has toured all over the world, but he chose to settle in Snoqualmie with his wife and 4-year-old son. In his free time, he gives guitar lessons.

“It’s phenomenal that such a small community can have such a high-level rock star,” said Erik Iverson, one of French’s Snoqualmie students. “He’s really a down-to-earth, good human being.”

French grew up just west of Snoqualmie Valley in Bellevue, graduating from Newport High School. In a middle school guitar class, his music teacher made him the teaching assistant “because everything was too easy for me,” French said. “I was playing The Rolling Stones and everyone else was learning a C or a G (chord).”

At the time, Bellevue was burgeoning with rock bands, like Queensrÿche, and French started playing at venues all over Seattle. After graduation, French enrolled in a two-year music theory class at Bellevue College and then took his talent to The Black Halos, a band from British Columbia. Though he still dresses in black today, French joked The Black Halos took the color to a new level.

“Everything was black when you joined,” French said. “They gave you black Levis, black converse sneakers. If you didn’t have black hair, you had to dye it.”

His career took a turn in 2003 when he got a call from singer, guitarist and songwriter Art Alexakis of Everclear, the 1998 Billboard Modern Rock Band of the year.

Apparently, “my sound guy ended up running sound for Art,” French said, explaining how the two connected.

Alexakis asked him to join, and soon the group went on a whirlwind tour, playing for the Rolling Stones ‘A Bigger Bang’ tour playing “The Tonight Show,” where he met actor Will Ferrell.

In November 2008, Everclear flew to Iraq to play for the U.S. Armed Forces.

“That was the best experience of my life,” French said. “It was great to be able to contribute something to make them feel at home because they’re so far away.”

Back at home in Snoqualmie, Sammy Hudson, whom French had played with in Everclear, connected him with Steve Bell, owner of the recently closed Snoqualmie Ridge Music store. Both Hudson and French began teaching guitar students at the store, and moved their classes to downtown Snoqualmie after the store’s closure.

During guitar lessons, French said he focuses on music theory technique, training people to rely more on their ears when playing, improvisation and real world guitar playing.

“What impresses me about him is he actually has a lot of music theory background,” said Tom Erickson, another one of French’s Snoqualmie students. “Occasionally, I’ll want to dive into that and know what we’re doing, but if you want to know songs, we’ll play a song.”

For French, finding others’ guitar passion makes teaching worthwhile, especially when people connect with music on a deeper level.

“In Everclear, it’s playing what you feel, not what’s written down on paper,” French said.

Laura Geggel: 392-6434 ext. 221 or lgeggel@snovalleystar.com.

Valley residents turn to the earth for their home heating needs

True to his last name, Jack Greathouse decided to build a place of his own, complete with geothermal heating. He and his wife, 1983 Mount Si graduate Melinda Horiuchi, bought property in North Bend near Mount Si Road and have been working on their house for the past two years. Read more

North Bend photo studio offers free portraits to families in need

On Dec. 13, dozens of families streamed into the Encompass building in North Bend.

Braving the weather on a snowy Sunday, they came in dressed to the nines and eager to take their seat on chairs in the makeshift photo studio in the building’s biggest classroom. Read more

Calendar

Events

• The Salish Lodge and Spa is offering a cup of holiday cheer 4 to 6 p.m. daily through Dec. 24 in the library. Treats include free cookies and cider. Complimentary roasted chestnuts and popcorn are offered at a cart outside the entrance. The Salish is located at 6501 Railroad Ave. S.E. in Snoqualmie. For information, call 800-272-5474 or visit www.salishlodge.com.
• Help restart the Grange, 7 p.m. Dec. 28 at Sallal Grange Hall, 12912 432nd Ave. S.E. North Bend. Contact Karen Granger at k.granger@comcast.net to learn more.
• Registration for Falls Little League 2010 baseball and softball is due by Jan. 1. Visit www.FallsLL.org.
• Si View community center and pool will be closed until Jan. 3 for maintenance updates.
• Community Conversations, 1-3 p.m. Jan. 3 at North Bend Library. The group will discuss “Education: our schools, ourselves, our culture.”  Public welcome. Call 831-0033.
• Transition Snoqualmie Valley Informational Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 5 at the Snoqualmie Library. Explore ways to build local, sustainable and resilient communities. Contact at info@transitionsnoqualmievalley.org.
• Snoqualmie City Hall dedication and open house, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan 9 at 38624 S.E. River St. at the corner of Southeast River Street and Maple Avenue Southeast in downtown Snoqualmie.
• There will be children’s entertainment, live music, refreshments, “green” tours of the building and a commemorative gift for each visitor.
• Craving for a Cure, six Snoqualmie Valley restaurants will donate their proceeds to Relay for Life from 5-8:30 p.m. Jan. 11.
• The restaurants include Snoqualmie Falls Taproom & Brewery, Woodman Lodge, North Bend Bar & Grill, Mount Si Golf Course, Ana’s Mexican Restaurant, Uncorked Wine Bar and Fall City Roadhouse. Visit www.snovalleyrelay.org.
• The public is invited to a reception honoring outgoing school board director Rudy Edwards, 3:30-5 p.m. Jan. 12 in the district office, 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.
• Parenting with Love & Logic, a class for parents of children in early childhood and elementary school, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Fridays from Jan. 15 to Feb. 10 at Si View Community Center. Facilitated by Liann Smith. Visit siviewpark.org.
• Annual Preschool Education and Enrichment Fair, 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 23 at Mount Si High School, Snoqualmie. Hosted by Sno-Valley Indoor Playground, the free, annual fair introduces Valley families to preschools, enrichment programs, day care facilities and other services for children of ages 0 to 5. Contact Linda Grez at 425-985-6625 with questions.
• Help plan for the Railroad Days Festival from 9-10:30 a.m. Jan. 27 at the Snoqualmie Fire Station. Contact Sue VanGerpen at 888-3030 ext. 203 or sue@trainmuseum.org to learn more.
• Dare to Dream: Connections 2010, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue.
• The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle invites women for its annual outreach and fundraising brunch and lecture. Alina Gerlovin Spaulding, a Soviet émigré now living the American dream, will speak. RSVP at www.jewishinseattle.org/women or 206-774-2272.

North Bend Theater

North Bend Theater showtimes for this week.

• Wednesday, 1 and 4 p.m. “The Princess and the Frog” 7 p.m. “It’s a Wonderful Life” Free.
• Thursday, 11 a.m. “The Princess and the Frog” 2 p.m. “It’s a Wonderful Life” Free.
• Friday, Closed
• Saturday, 2, 4:30 and 7 p.m. “The Princess and the Frog.”
• Sunday, 2, and 5 p.m. “The Princess and the Frog.”
• Monday, 2, 4:30 and 7 p.m. “The Princess and the Frog.”
• Tuesday, 2, 4:30 and 7 p.m. “The Princess and the Frog.”
• Wednesday, 2, 4:30 and 7 p.m. “The Princess and the Frog.”

Classes

• For health and fitness classes at Si View Community Center, check www.siviewpark.org or call 425-831-1900.
• Mount Si School of Karate, Mondays and Wednesdays, Si View Community Center. Classes for ages 7-8 are from 4-5 p.m., ages 9-11 are from 5-6 p.m. and 12 and up from 6-7 p.m. Register at www.siviewpark.org or call 425-831-1900.
• The Umibushi Self-Defense Academy AAU Level 2 Karate Club classes, 6-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, Twin Falls Middle School, North Bend.

Classes cost $60 per month and are open to ages 7 and up. For more information, see www.umibushi.com.

• Al-Anon Family Group meeting, 7 p.m. each Thursday, Mount Si Lutheran Church in North Bend.
• Teen drop-in program, 3-5 p.m. Mondays and 1-5 p.m. Fridays, Si View Community Center, North Bend.
• For more information, contact Ryan Daly at rdaly@siviewpark.org or 425-831-1900.
• Hopelink ESL classes, 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 5-Dec. 14, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., North Bend. Walk-ins are welcome. Classes will also be held in Carnation and Fall City.
• For more information, call 425-333-4417 or visit www.hope-link.org/gethelp/adulteducation.
• Spanish classes, 3:30-4:30 p.m., every Thursday, Sno-Valley Senior Center. Classes cost $5 and are on a drop-in basis.
• Food Addicts Anonymous meeting, 7 p.m. Thursdays, North Bend. For more information, please call 425-888-0314.
• Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program meeting, Si View Park, 2:30-3:30 p.m. every Monday through Thursday. Cost is $4.
• Alzheimer’s Association caregiver support group, 6:30-8 p.m. first Thursday of each month, Holy Innocents Catholic Church, 26526 Cherry Valley Road, Duvall. For more information, contact Irene Olson at 425-868-4889.

Volunteer Opportunities

• The King County Library System Traveling Library Center needs volunteers to share their love of reading with someone who cannot use the library.
• Volunteers must be at least 18 years old, have reliable transportation, and can select, deliver and return library materials to one shut-in patron at least once a month, for one year. The time commitment is 2-4 hours per month. For more information, contact Susan LaFantasie at 425-369-3235 or 877-905-2008.
• Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum seeks volunteers from 1-5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday April through October. Training provided. Call the museum at 425-888-3200 or Pat Kelly at 425-888-1557.q The Senior Services Transportation Program seeks volunteers to drive seniors around North Bend and Snoqualmie. Volunteers choose the times and areas in which they’d like to drive. Own car required.
• Mileage reimbursement and supplemental liability insurance are offered. For more information, call 206-748-7588 or 800-282-5815, or e-mail melissat@seniorservices.org. To apply online, go to www.seniorservices.org/vts/vts.htm.
• The Mount Si Senior Center needs volunteers for Web site design and maintenance, thrift store sorting and sales, reception and class instruction. The center is at 411 Main Street in North Bend. For more information, call Ruth or Janet at (425) 888-3434.
• Adopt-A-Park with yourself, your family, neighbors or club. Adopt-A-Park is a program for Snoqualmie residents to improve public parks and trails. An application and one-year commitment are required. Call 425-831-5784.

Submit an event, e-mail the details (when, where, who, why) to editor@snovalleystar.com.

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