Volume 19, Issue 3
March 2016
Maple elder in downtown Fall City across the street from the Post Office (see page 8). (Photo: Ruth Pickering)
March Highlights
IN THIS ISSUE
Sponsors..................... 2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14
Editor’s Note............................................. 2
Fall City Community Association............ 3
Garden Corner.......................................... 5
Next Steps................................................. 7
Fall City Historical Society.................. 8–9
Sno-Valley Senior Center.........................11
Fall City Day 2016.................................. 12
Fire District 27........................................ 13
Fall City Library Plant Sale.....................14
Fall City Elementary School News..........14
Masquerade Gala.....................................14
Fall City Community Food Pantry......... 15
Community Calendar...............................16
Garden Corner
—page 5
Fall City Days
—page 12
Fall City Neighbors
Newsletter Donors (March 2015–February 2016)
Iver & Marjorie Alm
Kristina Anderson
Lola Anderson
Anonymous
Bonnie & Jack Barker
Jon & Donna Driver-Kummen
Noma & Craig Edwards
Janet Ewing
Fall City Historical Society
Judy Gunderson
April Johnson
Teresa Kluver & Glenn Boettcher
Kurt & Mary Komarnitsky
Ken & Liam Meadors
Leslie Morton
Carrie & Robert Schroeder
Sno-Valley Senior Center
*Donations received after February
12, 2016, will be acknowledged in the
April 2016 issue.
Your are invited to donate to Fall City
Neighbors to help us cover expenses
of the coming year. Please make your
check to “FCCA/Fall City Newsletter,”
and mail to: Fall City Neighbors
Newsletter, P.O. Box 1064, Fall City, WA
98024.
EDITOR’S NOTE
Ah, spring! Perhaps my favorite time of year. Trees begin leafing out, flowers burst forth, and fair-weather bike
enthusiasts pull their bikes out of the basement or garage, brush the cobwebs off, and tune them up. Daylight
Savings Time begins (and who couldn’t or wouldn’t appreciate that?) on Sunday, March 13. Don’t forget to “spring
forward” and then stop to ponder the twice-yearly question as clocks are set an hour later or earlier: “Does that
mean I get an extra hour of sleep, or lose one??”
Happy spring, everyone!
Fall City Neighbors, since 1998: Helping to build a caring and connected community of neighbors.
SUBMISSIONS: We encourage submissions, story
suggestions and comments from our community.
We are always looking for writers, reporters,
artists, photographers and idea people interested in
volunteering for this publication.
STORY IDEAS, ARTICLES, SUGGESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR TO
SUBMIT/REQUEST A BUSINESS PROFILE: Del and Nancy
Moore, Co-editors, e-mail: editor@fcneighbors.org
or mail to Fall City Neighbors, P.O. Box 1064, Fall
City, WA 98024, or call 425-441-9150
CALENDAR ITEMS: Andree Hurley at andreehurley@
cbbain.com
SEND DONATIONS TO: Fall City Newsletter, P.O. Box
1064, Fall City, WA 98024
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Fall City Neighbors is a publication of the Fall
City Community Association (www.fallcity.org)
and is supported by local sponsors and donors.
It is published monthly and distributed free of
charge to the community, available at the Fall City
Library, Fall City Post Office (green box in front),
Farmhouse Market, The Grind Espresso, Sno Falls
Credit Union, and the Roadhouse Inn, and online at
http://www.fallcity.org/neighbors.html.
Deadline for submissions is the TENTH of each month.
Newsletter Volunteers
Layout: Del Moore and David Gershman
Distribution: Kristin Minner and the Minner
Family
Treasurer: Janet Kautz
Calendar: Andree Hurley
Interviews: Sharon Brown
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Historical Society: Ruth Pickering
Gardening Corner: Noma Edwards
Natural Neighbors: Alan Bauer
Community Garage Sale: Irene Pike
Stories: Terri Campbell
Photography: Alan Bauer and Marleen Francis
Business services: Christine Johnson
Printing: Printing Control/Cindy Parks
And many others for ideas and encouragement.
February 2016
Community News and Notes
FALL CITY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Highlights of the February 2016 Meeting
POSSIBLE CHANGE COMING IN SEPTIC FEES. King County
Public Health is planning to bring forward a resolution
to the Board of Health in mid-February describing
King County’s need for a septic system management
program under state law and calling for regional
collaboration to identify and monitor such systems,
and to identify a sustainable funding source to do
so. Subsequently, Public Health will propose to the
Board of Health a new $40 annual fee to support an
ongoing monitoring program, which will appear on
people’s property tax bills and would replace three
other fees (a one-time $111 time-of-sale monitoring
fee and a one-time $40 operation and maintenance
program fee charged when a property with a septic
system changes ownership and a $28 annual operation
and maintenance fee that most people do not pay.)
This proposal would have to be acted on by the
Board of Health and by the King County Council.
Councilmember Lambert has expressed her opposition
to this proposal.
CSA GRANT 2016. The FCCA has received a Community
Service Area grant to purchase a portable, businessquality projector to facilitate PowerPoint presentations
and other audio/visuals allowing a room full of people
to view materials at the same time. The $900 grant
included a 25% matching portion from the FCCA.
LEADERSHIP EASTSIDE UPDATE. Emily Ridout, during the
February FCCA meeting, summarized many of their
findings. We have been asked to decide whether to and
how to proceed with LE in the near future, since their
community team is reaching the end of its timeline for
this project. (See page 7 for more information.)
BRIDGES AND ROADS PRESENTATION. Rescheduled for the
March 2016 meeting
SNOVALLEY UNITED. A River Runs Through It Update:
Nancy Holste, attending the this series of workshops
on behalf of the FCCA, is pumped about the
possibilities for positive impact on Fall City businesses
and the Fall City community that this attempt to build
a connected local economy represents. The February
sessions cover sustainable tourism, outdoor recreation,
farms and culinary, cultural heritage and art and local
first campaign. The series ends in March with two
sessions: Tools for Small Business, and Building a
Brand. SVU hopes the series will be the kickoff of a
15-year plan for alignment and renewal throughout
the Snoqualmie Valley. Nancy will report again at the
March 11 meeting.
VALLEY RENEWAL CENTER. Jennifer Kirk, director,
reviewed the status of and answered questions
regarding the winter shelter to be moving to the Fall
City United Methodist Church. One unfortunate
setback is that the shower trailer will not be able
to be used at the Fall City site because the septic
system cannot handle the increased volume of water
required. Two additional public comment meetings are
scheduled at the church in February.
KING COUNTY MEDAL OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD.
Jeff McMorris, chief of staff in Councilmember Kathy
Lambert’s office, announced that Del and Nancy Moore
have been selected by Councilmember Kathy Lambert
for the King County District 3 Medal of Distinguished
Service Award. The awards are scheduled to be
presented to all nine district award recipients at the
March 21 King County Council meeting.
2016 FCCA OFFICERS
Ashley Glennon, President
Noma Edwards, Vice President
Laurie Hauglie, Treasurer
Richard Terbrueggen, Corresponding Secretary
Nancy Moore, Recording Secretary
NEXT FCCA MEETING: Friday, March 11
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Fall City Fire Station
33415 SE 42nd Place
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February 2016
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND WHY
BOTHER
T
here is nothing quite like sitting in a lecture
hall and being entertained with a PowerPoint
presentation of tantalizing garden photos. I recently had
the good fortune to attend a talk by George Lasch, the
border supervisor at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.
George is a very relaxed speaker and completely
comfortable sharing his opinions about plants. His topic
title was “The Good, The Bad, and Why Bother” and
was expressly about what is growing in the Northwest
Perennial Alliance border, a perennial, shrub and
tree border that has won numerous awards and draws
visitors from around the world.
As the photos flashed up on the screen I studiously
took notes, hoping
the information
would sink in to
my memory. I
am always on the
lookout for plants
that do well in
our area and even
though Bellevue is
a little warmer than
Fall City I felt that
most of the plants
mentioned would
probably do well in
our gardens as well.
George worked his
way through about
50 plus plants that
reside in the border “Brunera” – Jack Frost
and there were a
number that he found to be outstanding. Following
is a list of several that he mentioned and some of his
comments.
Knifophia ‘Kool Knip’ – “layers of pretty’; Cotinus
‘Young Lady’ – “always looks good”; Daphne x
transatlantica ‘Eternal Fragrance’ – “a good cultivar’
(George stated “do not bother planting Daphne odora
– it will disappoint”); Paulownia tomentosa – “cut
back in February and enjoy the huge leaves that will
develop!”; Amercrinum – “rabbits don’t eat this and
GARDEN CORNER
by Noma Edwards
it blooms late in the summer”; Scabiosa ‘Mariposa
Violet’ – “another one the rabbits don’t eat; it has the
true blue color that is hard to find and there is very
little maintenance”; Hydrangea ‘Invincibelle Spirit’
and ‘Incrediball’ – “after two years prune these to
the ground”; Hedychium ‘Tara,’ H greenii – “a good
choice, orange, hardy”; Dastica cannabina – “long
lasting and interesting” (we have this in our Fall City
Totem Garden); Adiantum venustum – “tough as nails
and spreads but that’s okay”; Billarderia (Billardiera)
– “evergreen vine; can take short periods of 32
degrees and has
bell-shaped flowers
and purple berries.”
The Bellevue
Botanical Garden
is located at 12001
Main Street in
Bellevue. It is
open from dawn
until dusk and is
free! There is a
wonderful gift
shop and numerous
classes are taught
at the garden
throughout the
year. In addition
to the NPA border
there is the Ground
Cover Garden,
the Waterwise Garden, the Alpine Rock Garden, the
Lost Meadow Trail, the Yao Garden, and more. New
paths and walkways have been installed so that getting
around in the garden is even easier now than it used to
be. The property for this wonderful garden was a gift
to the City of Bellevue from Bellevue residents Cal
and Harriet Shorts in the early 1980s.
Happy Gardening!
noma.edwards@gmail.com
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Fall City Community Tool Library
33408 SE 45th St
Saturdays 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
425-441-9150
https://fallcity.myturn.com/library
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February 2016
WHERE WILL OUR NEXT STEPS LEAD US?
LISTENING TO LEADERSHIP EASTSIDE
by Ashley Glennon, FCCA President
I
n some of my past articles I outlined how we are
experiencing substantial growth around Fall City
and that if we do not manage it, it will manage us. I
am not the only one who wants to be proactive rather
than reactive. There are a number of initiatives under
way right now that will shape our future, and I wanted
you to be aware of them.
The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and
an alliance of businesses, individuals, farms, and
organizations in the Snoqualmie Valley have formed
SnoValleyUnited. The SnoValleyUnited effort is, in
their own words, “a grassroots, bipartisan effort to
develop a common vision and brand for the region.”
Starting in February, the SnoValleyUnited team
began offering a series of seven workshops to
introduce and discuss some of the more prominent
themes of the effort. These workshops cover
everything from sustainable and culinary tourism
to building a brand for the valley. By the time you
read this, the workshop series will likely be over, but
SnoValleyUnited has signaled that this series is just
the start of a 15-year plan to “connect the economy ”
in the valley. The FCCA is sending a delegate to all of
the events and will be receiving a readout at the March
FCCA meeting. If you would like to learn more about
this effort, please visit www.snovalleyunited.com.
Another effort that is under way is the Fall City
Recreation Float Task Force. While this effort consists
of a private team, this group of government and local
representatives is working on ways to solve the trash,
traffic, and general usage problems along the river.
The Fall City Metropolitan Parks District is very
instrumental in these meetings, and I expect we will
receive an update from them in the future.
Perhaps the initiative for which you can make
the biggest difference is to help us determine where
we should take the recommendations from our
partnership with Leadership Eastside (LE). Over
the past six months, LE has interviewed citizens
throughout Fall City, led a small session to gather
group feedback and has provided a variety of helpful
documents to the FCCA.
During the February FCCA meeting, LE
summarized many of their findings, which boil down
to these recommendations:
• We might consider hosting at least one meeting
per quarter in the evening.
• We need better and more frequent ways to
communicate.
• To help people get more connected to people and
issues that are important to them, perhaps we
should have a community engagement day where
people can declare their interests and connect with
others who share their interests.
During the February meeting, small groups posed
these additional ideas and questions:
• It would be great to resurrect the Fall City
welcome committee.
• We need even more communication.
• How can we better connect with our neighbors
overall?
• How can we increase our pool of volunteers?
All of this is great stuff, so let me start with just
one of these, which is easily within our control:
communication. Effective Feb. 1, I have stepped up
advance announcements regarding our community
association meetings and I shared notes afterward.
Next on my list is to improve our web and social
presence, and I will bring some ideas and questions to
the March FCCA meeting.
In the meantime, what would you all like to do
about engagement, committees, and answering some
of the bigger questions about our future? Would you
attend an evening FCCA meeting? Can you help drive
a program or an initiative forward?
Now you know that others are starting to move.
Change is imminent. How will you make your voice
heard? I hope to find out during our March FCCA
meeting.
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P.O. Box 293, Fall City, WA 98024
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fallcityhistorical@juno.comwww.fallcityhistorical.org
February 2016
P.O. Box 293, Fall City, WA 98024
fallcityhistorical@juno.comwww.fallcityhistorical.org
Support for our work from King County Heritage 4Culture is gratefully acknowledged.
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Fall City Neighbors
Kathy Lambert
King County
Councilmember
www.kingcounty.gov/
lambert
206-477-1003
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February 2016
March 2016 Sno-Valley Senior Center Events
RIB DINNER AND CAKE AUCTION!
LEARN TO TANGO!
Saturday, March 12. Going once, going twice, sold!
Get ready to bid on delicious cakes baked by SnoValley Senior Center members, while enjoying a great
Rib or Chicken Dinner! $15 in advance for dinner and
all the fixings! $20 at the door. Purchase tickets online
at SnoValleySenior.org. NOTE: 4:30 p.m. seating is
Family Friendly and no alcohol will be served. 6:00
p.m. seating is 21 and over and alcohol will be served.
Learn to dance the tango with Diego and Abby. You
don’t need a partner or high heels to enjoy this fun
dance class! For dates, times, and fee information go
to www.SnoValleySenior.org.
LUCK OF THE IRISH RAINBOW BINGO!
Friday, March 18 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Tables are
filling up fast for our Luck of the Irish Rainbow Bingo!
Dress up in your best St. Patrick’s Day costume and
enjoy a fun night of Rainbow Bingo, hosted by the
delightful Sylvia O’Stayformore! $25 includes 12
games, light dinner, costume contest, and “out”-rageous
fun! Purchase tickets online at SnoValleySenior.org!
POTLUCK DINNER AND MOVIE
Wednesday, March 16 at 5:00 p.m. Bring a dish and
join us for a spread of wonderful food and a great
movie on a big TV with comfy chairs. This is a free
activity hosted by friends and neighbors.
‘60s FLOWER POWER RAINBOW BINGO
POTLUCK BREAKFAST
Friday, April 15, from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Make sure
you get your tickets early for our next Rainbow Bingo,
which is ’60s themed! Dress in your most groovy
outfit and come out for a fun night of bingo with a
light dinner, costume contest and the fantastic Sylvia
O’Stayformore! Tickets are just $25 for 12 games and
tickets can be purchased at SnoValleySenior.org!
Tuesday, March 8 from 8:00–9:00 a.m. Bring
a friend or a dish and join our Continental Breakfast
crew for a tasty breakfast full of great conversation
and company!
For more info visit SnoValleySenior.org or call 425333-4152
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Fall City Neighbors
Fall City Day 2016: June 11
by Judy Dix
A
big community thank you for making Fall
City Day 2015 so successful! We didn’t
have as many families in attendance since school
had already dismissed for summer break, but we
were still able to donate over $10,500.00 back to
Snoqualmie Valley youth organizations!
FC Day 2016 will be on Saturday, June
11. School will still be in session and families will
not have left town for vacations, so we are looking
forward to a great turnout.
We are also excited to bring our first car show to the
fair, “Rolling at the River,” sponsored by the Mt. Si
Lions Club. Many classic cars and their proud owners
will be in attendance, so please stop by the elementary
school to check them out!
Volunteers are always welcome and needed, so if
you are interested in helping with any of the following
committees please email Judy at tjerdx@comcast.net.
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Duck Derby—Help collect donations and/or sell
tickets at event.
Communications—Once a month get updates to
newspapers. (No need to come to meetings, we will
e-mail you with information.)
Merchandise Booth—Sell Fall City Day shirts and
hats.
If anyone needs any information on participating
in the Fun Run, becoming a vendor or participating in
the parade, please visit our website: www.fallcity.org.
February 2016
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Paint It Purple for Relay Masquerade Gala
Saturday, March 5, 7:00–10:00 p.m. Piccola Cellars, North Bend
A
n evening of New Orleans inspired revelry, music and hors d’oeuvres for singles, dads, moms, and seniors
to raise funds and awareness to save lives from cancer. Our “Best Masque” contest kicks off at the event: $5
entry per mask. Pre-purchase tickets at Another Hair Place or on our relay site ($20 donation per person). Tickets
are $25 at the door. Dress to impress. Costumes optional. Masks required. For more information, contact Brenda
Potts: rtbp99@msn.com, 425-417-9842, or go to facebook.com/events/994-764-683937725.
LIBRARY PLANT SALE
IS COMING!
Saturday, May 21, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Fall City Library
A
ttention gardeners! We are hoping to expand our
donation section of the plant sale this year. Please
keep us in mind during your spring cleanup. We will
thankfully take your donations of divided perennials
and volunteers. All we ask is that you do your best to
identify them, and hold them until May 21.
Please contact Janice Cannon-Kyte via e-mail
at jandjkyte@comcast.net, Subject: Plant Sale
Donations, for more information or questions. Thank
you for supporting our library!
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FCES News
N
ine Fall City Elementary School students are
moving forward in the Art Reflections Program
to the Washington State PTA for consideration at the
National PTA level. Out of the 30 finalists from the
Snoqualmie Valley School District, 11 entries are by
nine FCES students.
Tuesday, February 11: FCES held the finals for
their “Mini Bee.” Twenty-one primary students (K–2)
competed for the Mini-Spelling Bee crown. It took 17
rounds to determine the winner spelling words such
as “zinger” and “owlishly.” Congratulations go to first
grader Aishi W. for being the winner, Jazlyn Y. in
second place, Kyler P. in third, and all participants.
February 2016
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MARCH 2016 FALL CITY COMMUNITY CALENDAR
(Please send calendar items to Andree Hurley at andreehurley@cbbain.com. Deadline is the 10th of each month.)
Thursday, March 3
7:30 p.m. Mount Si Fish and Game Club meeting,
Snoqualmie Police Department on Snoqualmie Ridge.
Learn more at www.mountsifishandgameclub.com.
Thursdays (March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31)
7:30–9:00 p.m. Adult Co-ed Volleyball at FCES gym. No
registration necessary—just come ready to play!
Second Friday of each month (March 11)
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Fall City Community Association
Meeting, Fall City Fire Department Meeting Room.
Second Tuesday of each month (March 8)
7:00 p.m., Fall City Metropolitan Park District meeting, Fall
City Library meeting room.
7:00 p.m., Fire District 27 Commissioners’ meeting, Fall City
Fire Department.
Second Thursday of each month (March 10)
7:00 p.m., Friends of Fall City Library Meeting. Do you want
to be involved in library support and planning? Join the
Friends of the Fall City Library.
Sunday (March 13)
Daylight Savings begins
Third Tuesday of each month (March 15)
9:30–11:30 a.m. The Moms Group meets at the Snoqualmie
Valley Alliance Church in Fall City. For more information go
to encompassnw.org.
Third Wednesday of each month (March 16)
7:00 p.m. Fall City Water District Commissioners meeting,
FC Water District Office.
Third Saturday of each month (March 19)
Trellis Garden Forum Meeting, 9:00 a.m. For information go
to http://trellis.ning.com.
March Events at the Fall City Learning Garden and
P-Patch
Wednesdays, March 2 and 16, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. weather
permitting. Hands-on Learning Opportunities: We’ll be
preparing beds and planting the first of early spring crops
such as peas, spinach and hardy lettuce. We will be sharing
our extra plant starts with volunteers, and we still have
strawberry plants to share.
The Learning Garden has individual garden plots
available for the 2016 season! Our raised beds have
improved soil and are in a sunny location in downtown Fall
City behind the Masonic Hall.
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Volunteer with the Fall City Learning Garden and P-Patch!
Help grow fresh produce for the Fall City Community Food
Pantry, or share your vegetable gardening skills with other
gardeners, or contribute your ideas and vision by joining
our steering group/core team. Join us for an occasional
hour at the garden, or more. For more information visit
our web site http://letusgarden.org or our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/FallCityLearningGardenandPPatch.
March Events for Fall City Library
Tuesdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 10:00 a.m. Toddler
Story Time. Newborn to age 3 with adult, siblings welcome.
Stories, books, songs and surprises! Help your child
get ready to read with this half-hour story time for our
youngest patrons.
Tuesdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 10:45 a.m. Preschool
Story Times. Ages 3 to 6 with adult, siblings welcome.
Share books, sing songs and have fun! Children will
participate in activities to help them learn to read.
Monday, March 28, 3:30 p.m., Book Swap, Ages 12 and
younger. Do you have some books at home that you are
done reading? Bring up to 5 good condition books to
the library and trade them in for some new-to-you titles
collected by the Friends of the Library! Limit 5 trade-ins per
child, per event. Books should be appropriate for children
ages newborn to 12 and must be in good condition.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Fall City, North Bend, and
Snoqualmie Libraries.
Game On! Thursdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31, 3:00 p.m.
For grades 5–high school. Featuring Xbox 360, WiiU, board
games and chess. No need to sign up, just stop by and
play. Light snacks provided courtesy of Friends of Fall City
Library.
March Events for Raging River Riders
Sunday, March 13, 10:00 a.m. RRR St. Patty’s Day Trail Ride.
Meet at Fall City Arena. Weather questionable? Check
Facebook for status.
Thursday, March 17, RRR meetings: 7:00 p.m. Board
meeting, 7:30 p.m. General Meeting. Discussions include:
trail rides, post-flood river/arena area cleanup, parade ride,
Western playdays and English events. Lively discussions,
door prize and snacks for all. Valley Christian Assembly
Church, 32725 SE 42nd St, Fall City. Front entrance please.
Information: www.rrriders.org or Facebook: Raging River
Riders.