Letters to the editor 1-1
December 31, 2008
Thankful for efforts
during blizzard Read more
Have your say in regard to state budget cuts
December 31, 2008
Editorial:
We’ve gotten a glimpse of what the state’s newest budget cuts could be and it appears the future could be rocky for the Snoqualmie Valley School District, as well as North Bend’s non-profit Encompass. Read more
Forest service plans to clean up contaminated Snoqualmie Valley mine
December 31, 2008
An abandoned copper mine in the Valley that is contaminated with heavy metals is scheduled to be cleaned up by the U.S. Forestry service next year.
The Rainy Mine and an associated mill site are twelve miles northeast of North Bend in the Snoqualmie National Forest. No one lives near the Rainy Mine and mill. The Forest Service report on the mine cleanup indicates that there are no residences within four miles of the area. Groundwater is not used for drinking near the site, and there are no plans to use groundwater as a future source of potable water. Read more
News briefs 1-1
December 31, 2008
City of Snoqualmie to provide containers for garbage
Valley teachers earn national certification
December 31, 2008
Four Snoqualmie Valley teachers have earned their National Board Certifications, more than doubling the number of teachers in the district who have reached certification status.
The teachers — Mount Si High School’s Christine Kjenner and Tracy Petroske, Snoqualmie Middle School’s Ruth Huschle and Chief Kanim Middle School’s Meghan James — join Gayle Smith, Gerald Bopp and John Pinsker at the national certification table. Read more
Senior get pumped up at Mt Si Senior Center classes
December 31, 2008
Susan Hankins used to get her exercise through swimming and aerobics. These days, however, she’s found a better way to keep in shape.
Hankins has joined S.A.I.L. — an acronym for Stay Active and Independent for Life — a program coordinated by the Mt Si Senor Center and the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital. Read more
Community calendar 1-1
December 31, 2008
Events
Mount Si wrestler trying to become school’s first state champion heavyweight
December 31, 2008
When Ryan Ransavage runs out on the wrestling mat, he doesn’t look all that intimidating. He doesn’t look that strong. He doesn’t even look that quick.
Then again, he doesn’t much look like a pioneer either.
Nevertheless, the Mount Si senior is playing all four parts quite well this winter. Using a rare combination of strength and speed, the heavyweight has launched himself to a No. 2 state ranking in his weight class.
Mount Si senior Ryan Ransavage throws around 285-pound wrestlers like overmatched weights.
Suggested state budget could hurt locally
December 31, 2008
Times are financially tight for the state of Washington, especially for K-12 education and the Department of Early Learning.
With a $5.8 billion deficit, a newly proposed budget by Governor Chris Gregoire has a string of cuts amounting to about $3 billion in the 2009-11 state budget. If passed by the Legislature, these cuts would impact both the Snoqualmie Valley School District and Encompass of North Bend. Read more
