Class teaches refusal skills to preteens and parents
October 30, 2008
Sometimes it’s difficult to say no to a friend and maintain your friendship. At the final Guiding Good Choices parenting class Oct. 27, Snoqualmie Valley parents and children learned how to practice refusal skills and keep their friends, too.
Renne Billett of North Bend works with her sons Alex, left, and Brandon at a parenting class at Mount Si High School Oct. 27.
Group adds to wildlife in the Snoqualmie Valley
October 30, 2008
Volunteers industriously removed batches of invasive Himalayan blackberry, Japanese knotweed, ivy and holly with Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust this summer. Now, the trust is calling for volunteers to plant native trees and shrubs where the invasive flora once reigned.
Volunteer Andrea Roy of Seattle plants a Douglas fir seedling at the Mountains to Sound Greenway tree planting kickoff at Lake Sammamish State Park Oct. 18.
Classes to help drivers with their automobile lights
October 30, 2008
As nighttime starts earlier and fog mars the sunlight, more people will drive with their lights on as they motor around town. To help drivers get the maximum light out of their headlights, Mount Si High School teacher Jim Adams and his students are holding a free safety event this weekend for cars and trucks.
Snoqualmie to dole out human services money
October 30, 2008
Of nine local community service organizations seeking funding from the city of Snoqualmie, most will receive far less than requested from a recently established fund that allocates 1 percent of general fund revenues to human services use. Read more
State liquor store to open in North Bend
October 30, 2008
The Washington State Liquor Control Board is bringing alcohol back to North Bend.
One year after closing the WSLCB store at 470 E. North Bend Way due to problems with “unpleasant odors,” a new store will open Nov. 7 in the Mountain Valley Center, 320 SW Mt. Si. Blvd. Read more
Lerner asked to resign from Snoqualmie Valley School Board
October 29, 2008
At an Oct. 23 Snoqualmie Valley School Board meeting, two members of the community — Todd Shaw of Carnation and the Rev. Ken Hutcherson — asked Board Vice President Kathryn Lerner to resign.
The men said Lerner’s decision to send her daughter to Mercer Island High School compromised her ability to serve the Snoqualmie Valley. Read more
Farmers grants Two Rivers $1,000
October 29, 2008
Upon receiving a $500 grant from Farmers Insurance, the 15 students in Two Rivers School’s leadership class decided to invest in something sustainable.
A sustainable program would allow Two Rivers students to continue to raise money after they had graduated, they reasoned. After a brainstorming session, they elected to design T-shirts with a Two Rivers twist. The students plan to save the profits earned from apparel sales in an ASB account. Read more
Sullivan to resign from Snoqualmie Valley School Board
October 28, 2008
Kristy Sullivan, a 12-year veteran of the Snoqualmie Valley School Board, is resigning from her post. The board is expected to approve her resignation at the Nov. 13 meeting. Sullivan said she does not plan to attend the meeting.
“I just felt like it was the right time,” Sullivan said. Read more
Mount Si soccer team locks up league title
October 28, 2008
The Mount Si girls soccer team has a well-deserved rest headed its way — and a little something for the trophy case.
With a pair of wins last week, the Wildcats locked up the KingCo 3A/2A championship. As a result, Mount Si will get a bye through the entirety of next week’s KingCo-Metro playoff qualifier. Read more
Hospital to update City Council
October 27, 2008
Rodger McCollum, executive director of Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, will brief the Snoqualmie City Council Monday as to the hospital’s relocation plans, following a decision by King County to not allow a new medical center at the intersection of I-90 and SR-18.
McCollum characterized the briefing as “a quick update.” Read more
