Somers scores another top-five state finish
May 28, 2008
Katie Somers didn’t need a whole lot of practice to get ready for Shuksan Golf Course in Bellingham.
McLaughlin leads Mount Si at state
May 28, 2008
Mount Si sprinter Frank McLaughlin finished out a season of highs with a pair of top-five finishes at the Class 3A state track and field championships at Edgar Brown Stadium in Pasco May 23. Read more
White named Coach of the Year in KingCo
May 28, 2008
After leading the Mount Si softball team to a 14-10 record and the district tournament, Larry White has been named the 3A KingCo Coach of the Year.
3A All-King Co teams
May 28, 2008
Softball
Co-MVPs - Stacey Hagensen, Newport; Molly Nelson, Issaquah
Coach of the Year - Larry White, Mount Si
Career Day full of choices for students
May 28, 2008
Software architect Mike Pizzo fielded questions about his Microsoft job April 21 for Mount Si High School’s fourth Career Day. Read more
Obsidian, quartz and sharks’ teeth
May 28, 2008
The television hit “Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader?” could be changed to the second-grade level, especially if the questions cover geology. Read more
PTSA fundraising
May 28, 2008
The School Board honored PTSA members from every school in the Snoqualmie Valley School District at the May 22 meeting. District-wide, PTSA members raised about $250,000 and volunteered about 40,000 hours. Lyn Seydell (left) is the former co-president of WIN, the Wildcat Inspiration Network. WIN is changing its name to the MSHS PTSA in hopes of getting better name recognition. Beth Burrows (right) is the 2008-2009 MSHS PTSA president. Photo by Laura Geggel
Fun in the sun at Si View summer camps
May 28, 2008
Ever since Si View Metropolitan Park District’s founding five years ago, multitudes of children have swum, roller-skated and hiked along with their counselors at the summer sessions of Si View Camp.
Snoqualmie Library receives building award
May 28, 2008
When the Snoqualmie Library was constructed in August of 2007, builders wanted to do more than simply make it attractive. They wanted to be efficient, responsible and organized in their construction.
As a result, the Snoqualmie Library has recived a 2008 Build Washington Award from the AGC, a trade association that represents and provides services to the commercial construction industry.
Representatives from the King County Library System, BNBuilders and Miller-Hull Partnership - the architects for the library - were honored at an awards presentation at the Seattle Art Museum May 21.
“The library system has a tradition of high-quality buildings,” said King County Library System Director Bill Ptacek. “We are glad this generation of library buildings is standing up to the tradition.”
The 6,000-square-foot library was the first of five built with a $172 million capital bond, approved by voters in 2004. The other four, all of which were or are being constructed by BNBuilding, are in Fall City, Carnation, Maple Valley and on the Mukilshoot reservation.
The Snoqualmie Library was a $4 million project. It was selected for award in the category of public buildings, costing less than $5 million. A panel of five judges from across the state voted.
“We have a lot of people apply,” said Liz Evans, AGC Northern District Manager. “We start out with a pretty big pool.”
The factors which helped the Snoqualmie Library win included the timeliness in which it was built, its collaborative construction effort and the use of Building Information Software, which creates a digital representation of the building process to stimulate real-world performance.
“The judges really liked the use of technology in the project,” Evans said. “The reason that technology is so important is because it allows the team to visualize the details, so it brings in a more integrated approach to the building.”
Community Calendar
May 28, 2008
Events
Valley Center Stage presents “Valley Dolls” in a jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. May 31 in North Bend. The trio, made up of singers ages 9-12, will perform a variety of jazz and popular standards with the Cascade Jazz Trio. Tickets are $12.50. For more information, call 831-5667. Read more
