Local

Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation has new interim president

NEW — 6:00 a.m. Sept. 2, 2010

Carmen Villanueva began volunteering at Snoqualmie Valley schools in 1994.

The same year, her daughter Jasmin took her baby sister Chloe to kindergarten class for show and tell.

Sixteen years later, Jasmin is living in Hawaii, Chloe is a junior at Mount Si High and Carmen is the newly-appointed interim president of the Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation.

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Sports

Mount Si’s Zoe Gogan commits to play volleyball for WSU

NEW — 6:00 a.m. Sept. 2, 2010

A year ago, Zoe Gogan wasn’t sure where she wanted to go to college, but she knew one thing: She wanted to play volleyball for a Pac-10 university.

The Pac-10 is one of the country’s strongest conferences for women’s volleyball. Last year, it was the only conference to send eight schools to the NCAA championship tournament.

This time next year, the Mount Si High School senior will suit up for Washington State University. She has verbally committed to play for the school.

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Schools

Phoneathon will help fund tutoring programs across the school district

NEW — 6:00 a.m. Sept. 2, 2010

As if it were in a 1990’s game show, the Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation wants to phone a friend.

Actually, thousands of them.

The foundation’s second annual Phoneathon is from 4:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 13 and 14. Every family with children in the school district will receive a phone call from volunteer students asking for a donation.

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Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation has new interim president

NEW — 6:00 a.m. Sept. 2, 2010 Carmen Villanueva began volunteering at... Read »

Snoqualmie Valley taxpayers to get a break from refinanced bonds

NEW — 6:00 a.m. Sept. 2, 2010 Snoqualmie Valley taxpayers will pay less... Read »

Snoqualmie Valley School District results are above state average for new standardized tests

NEW — 11:15 p.m. Sept. 1, 2010 The new standardized test scores released... Read »

Woodman Lodge is in running for best steak

NEW — 8:00 p.m. Sept. 1, 2010 KING 5’s Evening Magazine is looking... Read »

EFR considers charges for services, ambulance rides

NEW — 1:00 p.m. Sept. 1, 2010 Call it the fire department equivalent... Read »

Snoqualmie man sentenced to more than four years in prison for racist graffiti

NEW — 11:00 a.m. Sept. 1, 2010 Almost a year after downtown Snoqualmie... Read »

Class to educate landowners about protecting forests

NEW — 6:00 a.m. Sept. 1, 2010 Landowners can learn how to protect forests... Read »

Single-car crash kills driver near summit of Snoqualmie Pass

NEW — 6:00 a.m. Sept. 1, 2010 The Washington State Patrol is investigating... Read »

Police blotter: Car accident, car prowl and a stolen blender

NEW — 8:00 p.m. Aug. 31, 2010 Snoqualmie Dead animal At 8:30 p.m. Aug.... Read »

Back to school

NEW — 1:30 p.m. Aug. 31, 2010 Cascade View Elementary School is pandemonium... Read »

Bernhard Langer wins Boeing Classic with record-tying score

UPDATED — 11:57 p.m. Aug. 29, 2010 Bernhard Langer holds his hands... Read »

Dave Rummells gets three eagles on first hole at Boeing Classic

NEW — 1:10 p.m. Aug 29, 2010 For the third day in a row Dave Rummells... Read »

King County aims to keep former offenders jail free

NEW — 6:00 a.m. Aug. 29, 2010 King County Council members have called... Read »

Positions open on Snoqualmie arts and economic commissions

NEW — 6:00 a.m. Aug. 28, 2010  Snoqualmie has openings on both the city’s... Read »

SLIDESHOW | Boeing Classic opening round

NEW — 2:20 p.m. Aug. 27, 2010 (Click on photo to go to slideshow) Bernhard... Read »

Snoqualmie man sentenced to four years for racist graffiti spree

NEW — 10:45 a.m. Aug. 27, 2010 Almost a year after downtown Snoqualmie... Read »

Snoqualmie police get new operations captain

NEW — 6:00 a.m. Aug. 27, 2010 Steve McCulley (Photo by Dan Catchpole) The... Read »

North Bend City Council approves new finance director

NEW — 8:00 p.m. Aug. 26, 2010 The North Bend City Council has confirmed... Read »

Students take anti-bullying message to the public

NEW — 12:15 p.m. Aug. 26, 2010  Off in a corner of Railroad Days, away... Read »

Parents plead with school board to curb bullying

NEW — 12:10 p.m. Aug. 26, 2010 Snoqualmie Valley parent Kim Baker cried... Read »


Opinion

Ambulance fees worth considering

We all have ancestors stamped with ‘dumb’

Letters: No new license fee; Snoqualmie Casino noise


Sports

Mount Si’s Zoe Gogan commits to play volleyball for WSU

Bernhard Langer wins Boeing Classic, continues winning streak

Bernhard Langer wins Boeing Classic with record-tying score

Dave Rummells gets three eagles on first hole at Boeing Classic

SLIDESHOW | Boeing Classic opening round

Boeing Classic gets underway despite clouds and early rain

Boeing Classic: Golf has its own lingo

An experienced Wildcat football team returns

NCAA considers changing high school recruiting rules


Schools

Phoneathon will help fund tutoring programs across the school district

Snoqualmie Valley School District results are above state average for new standardized tests

Two Rivers School to begin holding Friday classes

Chief Kanim kicks off new school year with welcome back barbecue

Local students win essay contest

Encompass campers create capitalism

Churches spearhead school supplies drive

Teachers log long hours at summer tech school


Community

Mount Si drama teachers meet Broadway greats in New York

EFR honors firefighter, with help from others

Painters bring their best brush to Snoqualmie

Churches spearhead school supplies drive

SLIDESHOW | Bybee Blueberry Farms feeds Snoqualmie Valley

Snoqualmie Railroad Days: A runaway success