Issaquah pulls away from Wildcats
September 18, 2008
A pair of Mount Si defenders, including Zach Kirchmeyer (44), chase an Issaquah ball carrier during the Wildcats’ 34-20 loss last week. Photo Contributed
Sean Snead had more yards.
Grant Gellatly had more touchdowns — and the win. Read more
Mount Si sets focus to postseason run
September 18, 2008
Wildcats hope to put losses behind them
Two weeks into the season, the Mount Si football team has as many losses as it does outings.
While no one in the Wildcat locker room seems to be happy about that, the team isn’t exactly hanging its collective head either. Read more
Mount Si starts cross country season at Jamboree
September 18, 2008
Mount Si freshman Kendall Maddox makes the turn toward the finish line at the KingCo Jamboree at Lake Sammamish last week. Maddox placed third in the freshman division. Photo by Ryan Piersol
Both boys and girls cross country teams from Mount Si started the season at the KingCo Jamboree at Lake Sammamish last week. Read more
North Bend Library home to new painting
September 18, 2008
Sandy Passeck Robinson, one of three founders of the Mount Si Artist Guild, painted a picture that was recently purchased by the Friends of the Library. Photo by Laura Geggel
North Bend Library is now host to a menagerie of animals, ranging from the amphibious and shelled to the warm-blooded and winged. They’re trapped in the Children’s Section — on a canvas, to be specific — and starring in a painting called “Non-fiction on the Loose.” Read more
Filling up the Valley with words
September 18, 2008
Woman plans to start writing group
North Bend resident Casondra Brewster plans to begin the SnoValley Writers Work Group. Photo Contributed
Writing is often a solitary activity, but Casondra Brewster wants to draw Valley writers out of their writing rooms and into the cafés, restaurants and parks of both North Bend and Snoqualmie for her brainchild, the SnoValley Writers Work Group. Read more
Breast cancer survivor makes strides against cancer
September 18, 2008
This month, Snoqualmie resident Michele Trumbull can proudly say she is five years cancer-free.
As a tribute to her success, Trumbull was nominated by Overlake Hospital Medical Center to be a survivor representative for the 2008 Puget Sound Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5-kilometer walk. The walk will take place Sept. 28 in Downtown Bellevue Park. Read more
Two National Merit Semifinalists in Valley
September 18, 2008
Mount Si High School senior Frances Gill is a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist. Photo Contributed
Before she took the Preliminary SAT her junior year, Mount Si High School senior Frances Gill signed up for a daily SAT question of the day and completed the PSAT as a sophomore.
Chief Kanim sells bulbs for music
September 18, 2008
Sales will go to pay for class trips
The choir at Chief Kanim Middle School performs. Photo Contributed
The Chief Kanim Music Booster Club is putting its students into the bulb business. All choir and band students will be taking orders for the fall fundraiser — Blooms for Boosters — to help raise money for the music program. Read more
Anglers upset over hatchery changes
September 18, 2008
Residents packed the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery last week to ask questions and discuss possible changes at the Tokul Creek Hatchery. Photo by Ed Farrell
If steelhead trout are one of the area’s toughest fish to land, those who enjoy the effort proved to be an even tougher group to hook at a meeting last week.
District recalculates impact fees
September 18, 2008
Snoqualmie Valley School Director of Business Services Ron Ellis recently noticed a calculating error that caused him to lower the school’s impact fees.
