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Residents rescued as fire destroys North Bend home
Several departments responded to a fully involved house fire Friday at a residence in North Bend. - Photo courtesy Eastside Fire and Rescue Jan 29 2013, 5:28 PM On his way to a house fire call around 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, a North Bend volunteer firefighter found it, just a few houses down from his own. The fire was burning at a neighbor's home, in the 13600 block of 432nd Avenue Southeast, and the firefighter contacted a resident on the porch. He learned that another resident, disabled, was unable to evacuate. The firefighter then entered the home and rescued the occupant from the back bedroom, where the fire may have started. All of the other occupants were able to evacuate themselves.
Burn ban lifted for King County
Jan 29 2013, 5:13 PM The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency lifted the air quality burn ban in King County on January 21. “We are lifting the burn bans in King and Snohomish Counties because winds are picking up and temperatures are warming,” said Dr. Phil Swartzendruber, agency forecaster. “But Pierce County is still under the influence of cold and calm conditions, which could cause pollution to build up in areas where wood-burning is common. We need to keep a Stage 1 burn ban in effect to protect air quality in those communities.”
Growing pains: Mount Si girls find lessons, tout team-work in narrow Mercer loss, Totems win | Slideshow
Mount Si sophomore Madi Bevens gives 100 percent in seeking rebounds against the Islanders at home Wednesday, Jan. 23. She stayed scrappy even as Mount Si struggled to hold the lead. - Photos courtesy Robert Wachtendonk Photography Jan 30 2013, 11:49 AM Finding ways to come together and stay on top has been the Mount Si girls basketball team’s quest this past week. The team took the lead but then struggled in the Wednsday, Jan. 23, home match with Mercer Island. But they put it all together on Friday, hosting Sammamish. The Wildcats fell 55-46 on Wednesday. Mount Si led 32-25 at halftime, thanks to strong play by Madi Bevens in the first quarter—and the rest of the game—and a Grace Currie three-pointer. But Mercer Island steadily chiseled into that lead, and closed things out on the ‘Cats in the fourth quarter.
New RR crossing for North Bend’s Main Street
  - Courtesy photo Jan 29 2013, 5:21 PM A smoother, safer ride is the result of Northwest Railway Museum’s reconstructed rail crossing on Main Street in North Bend, finished last week, This fix is mainly a road improvement, says Museum Executive Director Richard Anderson. However, a new welded rail installed as part of the project allows an increase in the warning time for the signals on Bendigo Boulevard. The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission awarded a $20,000 grant toward the welded rail and its installation to allow the increase in warning time for Bendigo Boulevard.
Store-owning, piano-playing cop Paul Eng looks back on 25-year sheriff's career in North Bend
After nearly 25 years on the North Bend detachment of King County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Paul Eng, pictured here by his vehicle in 2011, retires this week.  - Courtesy photo Jan 29 2013, 5:23 PM North Bend’s longest-serving deputy had to make a tough call a few months back, when an old shoulder injury flared up and put him on sick leave. Did he nurse his shoulder back to health and come back for another two years of service in the community he loved and had served for nearly 25 years? Or did he sail off into the sunset of (early) retirement? He chose the sunset, and for a lot of good reasons: He’s planning to follow his own advice of “don’t get old!” Eng’s wife retired two years ago and he’s jealous that she gets to sleep in every morning; and he’s thinking about the future, both for himself, and the King County Sheriff’s Office.
New Snoqualmie salon, Lula Ruby, takes organic approach
Jan 30 2013, 11:07 AM Angela Favero has opened her new organic boutique salon, Lula Ruby, in Snoqualmie. Favero, an 18-year salon industry veteran, specializes in ammonia-free hair coloring and organic styling, in an eco-friendly venue that is as healthy as it is beautiful. With Lula Ruby, at 7329 Better Way S.E. in the Kimball Creek Business Park, Favero aims to create a warm, comfortable, welcoming and safe organic salon environment for its neighbors in the Snoqualmie Valley. Since the beginning of her career as a hairdresser and educational leader at Gene Juarez Salons, Favero says she’s been committed to providing her clients exceptional client service, expert artistry, skill and education.
Wildcat gymnasts best Mercer Island at home
Mount Si senior Daniele Curley competes on bars on Thursday, Jan. 24, at home. Curley scored a 7.1 on floor, her best event.  - Photo by Christy Trotto Jan 30 2013, 11:10 AM Mount Si’s skilled gymnasts handled the Islanders, 170 to 158, at home Thursday, Jan. 24. Sophomore Jenn Rogers led on floor and beam, 9.7 and 8.9, respectively, and took the all-around score, at 34.8. Mount Si’s French exchange, Pauline Kaczmarek, led on beam and vault, with 8.4 and 9.3, and was second in all-around.
This week in Snoqualmie Valley history: Weyerhauser plant supervisor moves on, Tolt Demons, businessmen want on school board
Jan 30 2013, 11:13 AM Revisit stories from the past 25 and 50 years, as published in the pages of the Snoqualmie Valley Record. This week's entries include: • Somebody is going to have a new standing in the league after Friday’s game at Tolt High. The Demons host the Coupeville Wolves, both tied for third place. • Six candidates filed for three positions on the board of the Snoqualmie Valley School District No. 407. For Area 2, a Carnation drug store owner, doctor and farmer have thrown their hats in the ring.
Letter | Terrible fire showed how a community comes together
Jan 30 2013, 11:45 AM On Friday night, January 26, our home of 54 years was burned to the ground by fire. We lost everything. My son is in Snoqualmie hospital, my brother is in Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with burns. We lost two dogs and two cats. But we are thankful. Our family was safe.
Homeward bound: Edmonds portrait artist’s mission of love gets big boost from Snoqualmie Middle School | Slideshow
Michael Reagan’s portraits send fallen soldiers, from around the world, home to their families. His work also helps this Vietnam veteran’s soul come home. He received a $1,652 gift from students at Snoqualmie Middle School this winter. - S Feb 04 2013, 11:17 AM The phone rang at 3 in the morning. Michael Reagan answered it, and met a mom in Scotland. She had learned about Reagan’s work, and needed him to create something for her. Something unique, and something he’s done more than a thousand times. Reagan is the Edmonds, Wash., artist behind the Fallen Heroes Project. For nine years, he has made portraits of soldiers who died serving their country, and sends them to families, free of charge. To date, he’s sent mailed or delivered nearly 3,200 pictures of soldiers in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. For that Scottish mom, and for other families, “I was the first phone call,” he said. “It means these are important.”