Snoqualmie tagline talks tabled by council
March 26, 2008
“It’s very bland,” was one local resident’s verdict Monday on Snoqualmie’s proposed slogan, or tagline, of “Your Place of Discovery.” Read more
Dissecting squid and identifying trees
March 26, 2008
Every year, fifth-grade students across the school district zip up their bags and travel to the Olympic Peninsula for three days of camping and learning about nature. For some, it is their first time away from home without their family and the first time hiking for the fabled Sasquatch. Read more
Four students pass Japanese proficiency exam
March 26, 2008
Nine Mount Si High School students had to say ohayo - good morning - earlier than usual on Dec. 2 for the Japanese language proficiency test at the University of Washington. Of the nine, four passed and two nearly passed. Read more
Flu causes bus delays across district
March 26, 2008
If they were not home sick, students and bus drivers may have noticed a delay in school bus service last week.
Nearly a quarter of the district’s bus drivers were sick with the influenza virus, said Jim Garhart, transportation supervisor for Snoqualmie Valley School District. Read more
Community Calendar
March 26, 2008
Events
The comedy “Open House” is scheduled to run April 4, 5, 11, 12 and 19 at Valley Center Stage, 119 North Bend Way. Show times for Fridays are 8 p.m. Saturday times are 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12.50 for seniors and children. Call 831-5667. Read more
Thomas the Tank Engine returning to Depot
March 26, 2008
Thomas the Tank Engine is visiting the Snoqualmie Depot for the sixth consecutive year this July. Last year, all 18,000 tickets sold out, with people coming from as far as Florida to ride on the blue engine as he chugs down the track to Snoqualmie Falls. Read more
Donate career clothing to help other women be successful
March 26, 2008
Spring is a time of renewal and infamous spring-cleaning.When Cheryl Reed learned Dressbarn was collecting professional wear for underprivileged women, she sifted through her old clothes and donated 14 suits, 47 blouse-like coordinate pieces, six pairs of shoes, a couple of purses and several cocktail dresses. Read more
Youths, adults to ‘connect’ at conference
March 26, 2008
Two adults and one youth from North Bend will learn about networking at a conference in Mercer Island this weekend. Read more
Bears are rousing, and they’re hungry
March 26, 2008
Finally awakened after a winter’s biological shutdown, Washington’s bear population is beginning to emerge back into attention.
“This time of the year the bears are just coming out of hibernation,” said Julie Hayes Hopkins, a wildlife biologist and spokeswoman for the Grizzly Bear Outreach Project, during a lecture given Friday at the Meadowbrook Farms Interpretation Center in North Bend. Read more
Course rough on Wildcats
March 26, 2008
Tam O’Shanter the winner in Mount Si season opener
BELLEVUE - Katie Somers’ senior season got off to a fast start Monday, but it wasn’t exactly the kind she was looking for.
The Mount Si golf standout - along with five of her teammates and six Interlake players - struggled all afternoon with speedy greens at Tam O’Shanter in Bellevue. Somers shot a nine-hole score of 43, seven above par. Read more
