Local

King County sets up free storm debris collection sites

King County Executive Dow Constantine has cleared the way for free disposal of branches, tree limbs and other wood debris left in the wake of recent wind and snow storms, according to a Jan. 26 press release from King County Solid Waste.

“We have made it easy for residents to dispose of debris so they can quickly put the storms of last week behind them and move on with life,” he said. Read more »

Sports

Mount Si basketball star overcomes injury, gets herself back in the game

By Bob Wachtendonk/A Moment In Time Fotography Jordan Riley, Mount Si High School’s 6-foot senior post, puts up a shot Dec. 20 against Nathan Hale High School, won by the Wildcats, 60-39.

 

It was the week after Christmas 2010. The Mount Si Lady Wildcats basketball team was facing off against the Shorewood High School Thunderbirds in the KingCo WestCo Challenge Tournament.

In the second quarter, Jordan Riley had gone up for a lay-in just as a defending player hit her knee from the inside. That’s when the tell-tale popping noise indicated something had gone wrong, and she fell immediately.

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Schools

Orthodontist sponsors contest to recognize local teachers

Essays highlight outstanding educators in Snoqualmie Valley

Contributed Twin Falls Middle School eighth-grade teacher Carolyn Phelps, student Amanda Antoch and Dr. Kirby Nelson celebrate Antoch’s contest-winning essay about why Phelps is the best teacher in North Bend. The contest was sponsored by Kirby Nelson Orthodontics.

About every two months, Kirby Nelson Orthodontics holds a contest throughout the Snoqualmie Valley to get its patients involved with the office.

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