Editorial: Make a move for the tap, not the bottle
June 18, 2008
Ever since it became popular to purchase bottled water, pundits have explored whether or not consumers would be just as well served with tap water. Earlier this month, the Metropolitan King County Council supplied its answer resoundingly by instituting a restriction on the purchase of single-serve bottled water by all County agencies, departments and offices. Read more
Last day of school meant Play Day
June 18, 2008
What did you used to do on the last day of elementary school? Read more
Letter to the editor
June 18, 2008
In memory of Paul Sills
Paul Sills, one of the founders of the improvisational comedy group “The Second City,” where comedians including John Belushi, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Stephen Colbert and Mike Myers learned their craft, died early Monday. He was 80.
I would like our community to know about this important and influential man and his and his mother’s influence on theater in general and the theater scene here in the Snoqualmie Valley in particular.
Paul Sills was on the advisory board of our local theater, Valley Center Stage. I had the great gift of working with Paul, whose mother is Viola Spolin, the woman whose work he and I have dedicated ourselves to. I studied with Viola for 17 years and was a very close friend to Viola and Paul. Their work has given my artistic career a direction and purpose.
I utilize the work of Viola Spolin to train and direct local players in all our productions. I also have been offering classes in Spolin’s theater games for both adults and kids for several years. The Valley Center Stage has produced two of Paul Sills’ productions, “Story Theater” and our annual Christmas show, “A Christmas Carol, adapted for the stage by Paul Sills.
The Snoqualmie Valley is a richer place because of Paul Sills and Viola Spolin and I will miss Paul, as I do his mother, and will continue to carry on the tradition and art they created.
Gary Schwartz,
Founder ILS,
Artistic Director,
Valley Center Stage
Look of the future
June 18, 2008
City looks into purchasing all-electric cars
The present glided into the future Friday at the city of Snoqualmie’s public works garage as various city officials and town folk were given the opportunity to test drive a pair of all-electric vehicles. Read more
Business grows with biodiesel shuttles
June 18, 2008
Snoqualmie Valley Transportation wants to help you get around town.
And they want to do it with vegetable oil. Read more
Alleged bomb really a telephone
June 18, 2008
A handmade telephone intended as a friendly gift caused a bomb scare at Mount Si High School June 16.
Hospital land to cost more than $20 million
June 18, 2008
State treasurer questions financing decisions
King County Public Hospital District No. 4 is prepared to pay nearly $24 million to purchase 72 acres of land just northeast of the I-90/Hwy 18 interchange in Snoqualmie.
The proposed new home of Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, as well as an extension campus of Bellevue Community College, in terms of land cost alone, will be right at about $331,944 per acre. Read more
Valley teachers move toward possible strike
June 18, 2008
At a general membership meeting for the Snoqualmie Education Association June 11, teachers voted to prepare for a strike authorization vote Aug. 27 if the district doesn’t present an agreeable contract regarding teacher salaries. Read more
North Bend to get 200-plus acre Tollgate Farm
June 18, 2008
Long considered one of the area’s most pristine examples of the Snoqualmie Valley’s dairy heritage, Tollgate Farm, or at least the 200-plus acres located within North Bend, will soon be transferred to local control. Read more
Encompass to expand, get new director
June 18, 2008
North Bend City Council declares June 19 Nancy Whitaker Day
As executive director Nancy Whitaker retires from her 22-year tenure at Encompass, Director of Development Gregory Malcolm plans to pick up the reigns and drive the center into a full-throttle expansion. Read more
